The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-06
Commissioners Recommend
Large Structure at
North Barre
ALSO AN ADDITION
TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
Cost of the System for the
Past Year Was
$50,431.72

q Declaring that the need is imperative
the Barre school commissioners in theil
annual report just submitted recon mend
the construction of ten-room Oh
twelyeroom school building in the north
end Of the city, preferably near tho
location of the present Beckley street
building, and also an addition to the
Spaulding school building.
Concerning the need for the former
structure, they say:
"We have therefore called attention to
the rapidly approaching need Of addi-
tional school accommodations, and the
| time has now come when new building
is needed to replace the fourroom wood
en- school at Beckley street. The num-
1 Der Of children in that section Of the
city has been increasing for several years
and with the beginning of the present
school year double grades were estab-
lished at ward five, Brook street, Beck
ley street and Summer street, to accom-
modate the large entering classes. To
remedy this overcrowded condition, we
shall soon recommend to meeting OF
the citizens the erection of new build
ing, to be located near the present school
and which shall have from ten to twelve
rooms and an assembly hall, thereby
providing for the future growth Of this
section of the city"
The attendance at the high school is
increasing so rapidly that the school
already is badly cramped, as they point
out as follows:
''The need of additional aeeommoda-
tions at the high school is as imperative
as the need at North Barre. The at
tendance at the high school has been
growing steadily, the attendance this
year being the largest on record. Tho
class to enter next fall is a large one,
and the attendance next year will prob
ably be approximately 100 more than
this year. We need an assembly room
that will accommodate the entire high
school, with due allowance for the future
growth of the school. At the present
time the chapel is entirely inadequate
for the present attendance, and only by
seating two pupils i'm seat intended
for one can the three upper classes be
seated at one time.
"AVe have no facilities for school as
semblies, entertainments or other school
functions; when our boys play basket
ball they have to hire hall down town.
We need an assembly room that can also
4. Il.
the school. With the rapid growth of
the high school, we are short OF proper
recitation rooms; our laboratory is in
adequate and more room is urgently
needed.
1--WE shall, therefore, present to the
citizens at a meeting to be called
little later, plan for an addition to
he Spaulding building which shall pro-
vide permanently for the needs of the
nigh school. In the meantime, we wish
hat the voters Of the city would visit
he Spaulding building and investigate
or themselves the conditions that at
present exist there, and which, in o,Ir
Judgment, made additional facilities nee
ssary at this time"
Turning TO the administrative affairs
i Barre's system, the commissioners as
ert their satisfaction as to the manner
II which they have been conducted.
hey pay tribute to Q. ID. Mathewson,
rho resigned the position of superin-
cndent and principal of the high school
asst June, and commend the new super
ntendent, f. NJ Roscoe, and the new
rincipal, c. H. White.
Tuition in the public schools (for nom
esideut pupils was increased from IS
o SO per term in the grades and from
10 to $40 in the high school, thereby
laterially increasing our income from
his source" they report
The commissioners deplore the preva-
nee of truaney and urge parents to
Sert their efforts to cooperate with
zen in keeping boys and girls in school
ntil the children are 10 years old; and
ley express pleasure that the inereas-
lg attendance at the high school indi-
ties a growing purpose TO stay in
hcol even leuger than the law requires.
tendance at moving picture shows aud
iblic dances. the commissioners dopre-
tic, believing that il is harmful as we'll
retarding 10 progress OF the pupils
school work They speak highly of
Ie evening drawing school.
The commissioners close their report
ith the following commendation of the
achers:
we here record our appreciation OF
e services Of our faithful and efficient
aehers many Of whom have served this
ty with exceeding faithfulness for
any years. and through times of stress
ID epidemic have stood Loyalty by and
we given OF their best TO this city and
our children. We have a body of
achers to be proud Of. and We ought
citizens 10 appreciate the character
the work they are doing more than
, do. Nav they have your whole
arted cooperation during the coming
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