The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-28
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II was the intention of the commission
ers later TO discontinue the ninth grades
rs most cities and towns of Vermont
have done and as has been done in most
states OF the union.
ID, J. Sullivan then called attention
to the "fallacy of the four-room build
ing idea" referring to the Ayers street
building, which is not large enough to
accommodate the pupils in that section
so that they have to go down one hill
and up another to the Lincoln building
for the upper grades.
John Mcdonald favored the high school
addition and thought il would relieve
much of the strain on the other parts
of the city. John Bjorn thought the
city ought to provide accommodations
so that the children could go to school
all the time, instead of half-time. r. s.
Currer harked back to the time when
he was commissioner eighteen years ago
and even then the Beckley street build
ing was considered inadequate and with
poor heating equipment. If the Beckley
street building was unsatisfactory then.
how much more ought it to be now
He thought the city should afford full
sessions, and he said the commissioners
had studied the problem thoroughly and
ought to be supported in their request.
Coming down to the vote on the mo-
ton to support the commissioners in
their request for the new building in
the North End, the opposition failed
to register vote in the viva voce meth
cd; aud the motion to instruct the COM
missioners to buy a site and erect
building was declared carried.
Size of the North End Building.
On the question as to the size of the
proposed building, Frank Caslani moved
that it be a twelve-room structure, big
enough, the speaker said, to aceommo.
date all the children in that section. |
F. f. Langley moved to amend by au
thorizing an eight-room building.
In the discussion, James Adie asked |
the school commissioners about their |
statement that an eight-room building |
could be filed at once. c. w. Melcher |
declared himself in favor of twelve
room building. Alderman William Brown
was not in favor of large building in
the fourth ward believing that for a
twelve-room building to be filed it would
require that children be sent from far
distant sections of the city notably
from the fifth and sixth wards, com
polling the children to cross steam rail
road and trolley lines and running into
dangers. which had been protested against
by mothers writing to the newspaper.
Along the same line was the argument
Of City Clerk Mackay, who stated that
about one third of the school children
are located in the fifth and sixth wards
and there is only one schoolhouse in
those two wards. He said there are not
enough children in the fourth ward to I
fill twelve-room building, and so he c
favored an eight room structure there i
as sufficient John Bishop also favored [
an eight-roo building. William Nc !
Donald was opposed to erecting large l
building on the proposed site, saying it t
Is too near the sewer outlet. the very i
worst location for school in the city.
Replying to the objection to the site, n
+. A. Walker said the location is on t
land go feet higher than Main street
and about 400 or 500 feet back from p
Main street. Commissioner Jackson then h
added a word, replying to the state o
ment that the growth had not been a
marked. He said the average annual
in Barre is 2sS and very few
Of the children die. Therefore, he thought
the building was needed
On the question of the amendment
to authorize an eight-room building. the II
motion was carried viva yoce, with no
votes in opposition; and then the main
question was passed, giving the commits X
;ioners authority to proceed.
The Spaulding School Addition.
On the fourth article OF the warning,
o provide for the addition to the Spauld- a
ng building, +. +. Langley moved that it
,e dismissed; and c. W. Melcher sec.
,nded the motion
Several speakers voiced their opinions
hat the motion to dismiss ought not to a.
,revail H. H. Jackson said that already u
here was great need for the addition, OF
nd the need is increasing. r. S. Cur 81
Ter opposed dismissal, as did Rev. j. w. Is
,arnett, the last named referring to the ga
esirability of an assembly hall and
lace where the school children could Ell
meet ga
John Tierney asked how much of the M
rowdad condition Il dino n npnils from of
inside the city. Commissioner Woodruff Ia
aid he had expected such question to
nd was ready to state that 90 pupils Pc
! the high school are from outside the pr
ty. about half of them from Barre :,
own. The outsiders are charged yearly pih,
lition of $3.50, and the returns from that oil
iition are approximately $500. He me
ad asked Principal White to make a I'M
borough inquiry and see how many, if M
ny, teachers might be dispensed with OF
-ovided these out-of-town pupils should IN
e excluded; and Principal White had WI
ported that they might be able to get sta
ong with one less teacher. Then, said TN
Woodruff, basing the sal II
" of that teacher at 81 100, the salary
ext to that of principal, the city would Ter
saving 81 100 and losing $500 by the
,cluding outside pupils. He added that iro
e tuition fee in Spaulding high school ioc
next to the largest in Vermont.
After this, the motion to dismiss the RI
ticle was voted down; and II. II. Jack
m moved that the school commission
s be authorized to build the proposed
dition to the Spaulding building. The Tee