The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
MORE STATEMENTS
OF DRAWING SCHOOL
Continued from first page

which briefly was as follows: The schol.
ars were doing good work in the various
grades OF drawing and modelling the
three rooms occupied were considered in
adequate, that although the school was
not supporting the management did
not want 1t discontinued, that the ltal-
ian citizens had in many ways done much
to keep the school in operation, for thew
realize that the results of such a school
are worth some sacrifices. that some OF
the best of our younger expert carvers
We're ex-pupils of that school, that our
Italian citizens were to be highly com
mended for their forethought and energy,
and that they were teaching a lesson
that all other nationalities in the COM
munity or the city would do well to learn
and profit by, for if there is any city in
need of a thoroughly equipped drawing
school, that city is Barre.
The granite cutters at that meeting,
while giving all credit to our Italian
citizens for what they have already done,
or are willing to do, realize now, as they
did several years ago, that it was the
duty OF the city to in some manner
support that school, or open another
one with sufficient room accommodation
and other equipment so that all desir-
ing education in that line could be ac-
commodated.
The Central Labor union was request
ed to call meeting of all union men
interested, to exchange views on the
questions OF a drawing school. and sew
eral crafts were represented at that
meeting Wednesday evening, and it was
the unanimous opinion of those present
that such a school was necessary and
would be as beneficial, if not more so,
than some of the courses being taught in
our day schools. committee from each
ward was appointed to interview the
school commissioners. and prospective
commissioners of their respective wards
on the matter. and later to interview
the board when they organized after cleo
ton, at which time it might be decided
to call special city meeting, if neces-
sary
II often happens that in union meet
ings such as the one | have lust men.
toned that the question under discus
sion is of such nature that If reporters
make their appearance no objection is
raised to their presence. but that cannot
honestly be construed as meaning that
we were anxious that the public should
he informed Of orr action In interro-
eating the nominee for school commits
sioner at the ward one caucus, | said
no more and no less than | said on the
question on Wednesday evening.
| was very agreeably surprised when
Mr.. Bugbee informed us what the man
ufacturers had done. and were doing. to
make an evening drawing school posi-
Bile, the more so as ! had in mind "if my
memory serves me right" that they were
asked to take up this same question sew
eral years ago and although nothing was
done at that time. individually. the
with few exceptions sub
scribed literally TO a paper passed
amongst them for the benefit OF the
school on Granite street.
I'm criticising the action the laboring
men We're taking on ths question Of
drawing school, Mr.. Bugbee was both
unfair and unjust. inasfar as he said we
knew, or ought to have known. that the
had the question well in
hand, while he himself admits that they
had not published that information, any
more than the information that they
were the authors of the soldiers monu.
ment plans. He said the granite cutters
committee were in conference
with the manufacturers committee on
this question, and it appeared to him
that the labor men, so called wished
to take the matter away from the man
ufacturers and. if so he was quite will
ing they should, If they could do any
better than what was being done
Now let MS see how far this is correct
After the ward caucus was adjourned,
several of those who were present went
to our union headquarters, where our
executive committee were in session. |
Sec Smith emphstically denied that he
had ever received a letter from the board !
Of trade or the manufacturers relative |
10 a drawing school Our executive COM
mittee was as emphatic that they had 1
never been invited to, or taken any part 4
IN. conference on that question
In face OF such facts, and his own /
admission. how can Mr.. Bugbee make out /
hat we knew what was being done by 1
The manufacturers or desire to take out ,
1f their hands something we did not 4
know they possessed
At the granite cutters meeting Of 4
october 10, last year letter was read (
rom one who was not then in town, with I
he information that he understood the /
board Of trade and manufacturers asso-
'iation had taken up the question Of a
lrawiug school and advised the cutters
10 take action also. Now let il be
'learly understood that the author Of
hat letter was neither a manufacturer
,r a member Of the board OF trade, and.
my wav. IS the contents OF the letter
we're matter Of hearsay only, the
granite cutters did what any well-regu-
ated society would DO with it-laid il
m the table; furthermore, Pres. Mich
,ls, who is a member Of the board Of
rade. informed Ms at that time that
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