Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-15
SK0WHECAN
Public Meeting of the Board of
Trade to Consider New High
SchOol-Lincoln'S Birth
day Observed
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
-OTHER LOCALS

4 public meeting q r.e Si-w began
Board % Tra6- TaS n-lL Fgiz2y even
.EE q co1s!5e- I-.e building o. q -eT
High school building There ras o==n :
change O: sentiment n tbs proposition
il 10 I.as- taw months. Practically
eTe-yto5" ncw agrees that rne ;oa- :
.! Jire ned @ different building Ero:n
what il now las ans Ih= only thing thai
-er.a:rs % - decided row j whether q
not !, i better % remodel ne oil o-i.--
ing Or tl-.9 { TX ore.
Discussions Of various kinds took p.ace
q, t.e meeting by prominent citizens
an' NAM Of tier. were IN Favor OF re-
-ne3=l.rg 1h= old building. Letters read
from contractors showed nat tEI= cost
q: ou!iii:.z ,.ew structure would X
rom $50 W. -ot !ncl1--Eg -ae .ots.
CorJractc-s Is whole ac- c-l..E 70
information. are adverse to Ia rvIE.o@..-
ing D Old buildings IS they claim lhG-
y practically every instance = costs
more than i usually .eckorei OF and
1-Ae- COMPLETED Is I5Ys- satisfactory. l.
< understood iaat five E2enoe-s OF lie
cor.rn;tLee OF sven appointed ay r-4 Baa-I
0: Trade after Investigation are q The
opir.on tat : IL. High scaoo! SHOULD
- built.
There being on,y SIX per cant Of tire
pupils il the grate> that enter tie l.St
school taere Mere discussions taaI more
attention should 5e paid 20 grade build
ioS. There are now I'VE CLASSES berg
housed II present outside q school
buildings FOR ne lack ~ room. Another
meeting Will % held ny the Board o.
T-a1e 10 further discuss this prolos.-
ZION 70 be at the call o. he president
and then the whole matter VIA t.
brought before the a-nua. TOWN rlecc-
ing.
Linooln's Birthday vas observed b.
the Congregational Working League,
Friday evening Fario- ani dining room
were beautifully decorated with flags and
pictures Of Lincoln, and tne supper
under the charm lasaip OF Mrs. Carl
Curtis was serve5 An entertainment
followed which consisted Of: Song. Car
ro:. Goodwin, accompanied by Miss Ma
ron Lord: reaGing. Mrs Elizabeth Me--
I'LL; reading. Margaret Patten; vocal
solo ~. 5. II. Cover: reading. Carolyn
Cover: violin solo, Harold Lord, accom-
panied by Helen Lord; reading, Lang
don Jewett: Anecdotes Of Lincoln,
George Paddock. Gettysburg address,
3. ooks Savage; singing by audience,
My Country It's of Thee.
Another interesting meeting Of the
Parent-Teacher Association. the sub
5ects being in regard 70 a. New High
school building and a grade building and
Medical Inspeot ton, was held Saturday
evening leslie Jacobs, chairman o.
the committee on school buildings sent
in a report which was read by Mrs.
Ma.ga-e, Goodrich in which he took Up
the need OF a grade building. Of new
High school, and Of repairing the old
High school and brought ont the good
features Of each plan. While he did not
definitely come out in favor OF any one
OF the three, il seemed from MS re-
port that he thought the only possibility
at the present time wiuE De to enlarge
and remodel the old High school George
Cover favored the plan Of en!arglng the
present High school. E. F. Merrill
thought a new grade building with re-
pairs on the old High school wiuid be
best r. T. Patten spoke on he sub
ject and Carleton Merrill represented
the Board o. Trade on the question DR..
J. E Wadsworth explained the duty
OF Medical Inspection in the schools, the
good that came from il and gave com
parison Of inspection in this town WITH
other towns. A snort entertainment pro-
vided by the Garfield and Weston SCHOOLS
consisted Of: Song, Helen Lord: sing
ing, pupils; reading. Langdon Je"ett'
song. Lavina Murray: reading, Carolyn
Coi1a KaSHs
One Of the most humorous enter
tainments will be mock trial 70 90
given under the auspices Of the High
school, Feb 20. This will take the
form Of a breach Of promise suit in
which action VIII be brought against
Hon. G, P. Merrill The plaintiff viii
be Mrs. Maud Jewett. George ".
Cover. Esq, will be the presiding JUS
tice. Merrill & Merrill will be attor-
neys for the defendant. and Col, Eaton
Of Boston for the plaintiff.