Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-26
SKOWHECAN.
New High School for This
Town Is Discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Staples
Celebrate Silver Wedding.
Real Estate Transfers..0mar Dag.
get Injured by Ice longs.

The first definite move was made on
Saturday toward obtaining for this
town a new High school building. Rep
resentative citizens of the community
met the School Board at the munich
pal building and discussed the matter
quite thoroughly. The School Board
was pronounced in its recommendation
that some action be taken to have
new one. A letter from State Super
intendent of Schools Payson Smith
was read, and was received as a re-
suit of a recent inspection of the
building made by the State depart
ment. He said: THE usefulness
of the school is in large meas
ure limited by the unfavorable con-
ditions under which both teachers and
pupils are working. The building is
far from modern and even with the ef-
forts which have been put forth to
improve the heating and ventilation,
the crowded condition both in study
hall and class room is a serious mat
ter"
1t was admitted that the town at
present was laboring under some diff
ficulty with its present membranes
as result of needed improvements
such as building bridges and erecting
a City building, but it was also dis
cussed that even with the expenditure
of the amount of money that 1t would
cost TO erect a High school building
the taxes on each thousand dollar val
uation each year would not be notice
ably much more,
The present High school building,
now located on the Island, Is crowded
In with no play ground, located in the
noise and din of the heavy traffic, the
noises of the mills and lacks the con-
veniences that a High school building
requires.
The present building was erected in
1871 and has had no material changes
since then. Grade TX has in the last
few years been crowded into 1t with
the High school, which has increased
in numbers and the rooms have been
partitioned off, causing more incon-
venience, poor light and bad ventila-
ton Some considered the matter or
putting additions onto the building to
modernize it but even advocates OF
| this idea, when learning the true con-
dition of the building decided it would
be impracticable.
The question of available sites was
considered and 1t was decided that this
matter would be fairly easy to settle
when a committee took it under ad-
visement. Lots on both sides of the
river were discussed that appeared
suitable with ample grounds to meet
the requirements of the State school
department.
1t was finally voted for the school
committee to frame an article to be
placed in the annual town warrant
which in substance should be to see
if the town will vote to appoint COM
mittee to purchase a site and build
new High school building. the price
not to exceed a certain amount which
should be determined at that meeting.
1t was Gentlemen's night at the
meeting of the Town Improvement So
ciety Friday evening in Library par
lors. The program was in charge of
Mrs. Ella T. Holt and consisted of: A
paper. wild Flowers of the Pacific
Coast" by Mrs. Mary Gurns; paper.
california Deserts" Mrs. Susie ia
cobs; piano duet, the Misses Mildred
Weston and Mabel Ross; vocal solo,
Gertrude Towne of Madison accom-
panied by Mrs. Alice Lamb Mitchell;
address by Hon. L. L. Walton on his
late trip to the Western coast; stere-
opticon exhibition of pictures of the
Pacific coast by Mrs. Ella T. Holt Re-
freshments were served and the host
esses were Mrs. Laura Dinsmore, Mrs.
Georgia Wilson and Mrs, Georgia
/ Goodwin
The day operators of the Maine Tel
ephone Co. were splendidly entertain
ed at a candy pull at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Reed on Jewett street
+ Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Staples were
graciously remembered Friday evening
when about 300 people helped them TO
observe their 25th wedding anniversary
| in K of P. hall, Norridgewock. The cou-
pie were again married. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. R. L. Sheaff
pastor of the Congregational church
Harry Staples, son, was the best
man and Mrs. Maud Jones of Halo
well. a cousin of the groom. was
! bridesmaid and Miss White flower girl.
The informal reception was joyful
feature of the occasion and the words
/ oI Bood Ielip"Siip ny 'ioh' L. II. oi
som. f. A. Barker and William Long
ley and others made the program COM
plete. Refreshments of cake, coffee
and oranges were served and the cele-
bration closed with dancing, music be-
ing furnished by Jones' Orchestra. Mr..
and Mrs. Staples have been residents
of Norridgewock for many years,
where they have won host of friends
They were married in Minnesota and
have two children. Harry and Russell,
Russell being employed in Bangor. Mr..
| Staples is a member of the K. of P.
Lodge and Mrs. Staples of the Sis
terhood.
Somerset Real Estate Transfers.
Following are the recent real estate