The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-24
SCHOOL MATTERS
AT CITY MEETING
Commissioners Make a Brief Statement
of What Is Hoped For In Line
of School Development.

Editor, Times In causing the arti-
Gle to be put in the warning regarding
the Gospel village common, so-caiied,
the school commissioners hope that
vote viii be passed which will result
in this valuable piece Of land becoming
the property Of the city Two years
ago, in recommending the purchase OF
Ind on Camp street for school site
and playground, il was also recon-
mended that the city secure posses
sion of the common.
At that time vote was passed IN
structing the city council to purchase
the land at a price not TO exceed VI ,oOo,
provided a satisfactory title could be
given. Ihe committee acting for the
Congregational church, which owns the
land, offered to give quit claim deed
or longterm lease but the city
council was unwilling to accept any
other title than straight warranty
deed At different times the titles by
which the church holds the property
/ have been examined by different law
yers and reported perfectly valid, and
/ Il is the opinion of these lawyers and
others who have carefully examined
the situation, that quit claim deed
will give the city good and sufficient
title to the property.
1t is very desirable that the city get
possession of this land in order TO
1 complete the laying out OF walks and
approaches to the Lincoln school At
very small expense improvements
could be raade in connection with the
school and playground and also IN
connection with the cemetery, all owned
by the city, and all bordering on the
common. which would mako it beauty
spot and a valuable asset TO the civic
betterment and wealth of the city.
The Proposed Gymnasium.
The modern high school building
makes provision for large assembly
room. a gymnasium and rooms for
manual training and domestic science,
Cur present high school building. built
many wears ago and used originally
largely by the grades, is deficient IN
these four requirements.
To overcome these defects it is pro-
nosed TO erect Immediately in the
rear of the Spauldng building on
land now owned by the city building
which can be used as an assembly
room. which vii provide gymnasium
and which may also be used for manual
! training, domestic science, and, II Its
! growth warrants it, for the evening
drawing school if the latter Is author
ized by vote Of the citizens.
1t should be borne in mind that oul
high school has been growing steadily
for several years; the class entering
, the coming fall will number nearly oI
} auite 100 students. II must be re-
membered that we have no hall suit
able for school games, school entertain
ments or school exhibitions. The oi'
Church street gymnasium which ma
been used for athletic purposes Is u
no way suitable either in room, heat
inn. ventilation safety, and with tn
: increase in numbers in the schools ant
with the increasing interest OF the pup
lie in school activities seems neees
: sarv that some adequate provision p
made for the development OF our higl
! school along these four lines.
In this connection it should be takel
into consideration that many towns an
cities in Vermont have already estab
lished courses in manual training AM
domestic science and that most of tn
larger towns and cities have provides
gymnasium facilities for the use o
students in the public schools We he
lieve the time has come to conside
this matter seriously and, perhaps, t
( authorize the construction Of the pro
; posed building We have, therefore
/ caused an article to be inserted in tn
; warning for the city meeting on Tues
t day evening and in view Of the i'm
portance Of this project we hope ther
/ NAV be a large attendance of the voter
( at that meeting
School Commissioners.