The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-28
CLOSER BONDS
|. WITH SCHOOLS
Urged >w'eople Of Barre in
Sports of School
- Officers
81
VISITORS DAY" IS
ONE PLAN APPROVED
School Commissioners Pre-
sent Some Figures on
High School Annex

Every phase Of school activity is COW
cred by the school commission in its an
nual report to the citizens. Under such
subdivisions as Fairgrounds" "Physi-
cal Exercise" "spauding Addition and
North Barre School" Parent Teachers
Associations" Home Study and Social
Distractions" "school Lunches" etc,
practically every department in the city
school system is discussed. In the finan-
cial statement reference Is made to i
total expenditure Of Slll,955.77 during
the year, of which SAL ,323.4S went for
teachers salaries. Reports OF the school
superintendent, the high school principal,
supervisors Of music and drawing, and
the evening drawing school principal are
also summarized below.
improvements at the North Barre
school dating from the occupancy OF the
building at the beginning OF the year are
noted. An experiment in the way of
engaging a principal for the graded
school in the north end has worked out
successfully, says the report, which goes
on to breathe the hope that some ar
rangement between the city and the
Womans club may permit the use of
well-adapted land at the school for play
ground purposes in the summer Work
on second schoolhouse project, that Of
the new Spaulding annex. is described in
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six bids on the work had been rejected,
w. +. Jackson Of Montpelier was en-
gagged to supervise the work at a fixed
price. II Is stated that more bricks
were used in the sehoolhouse eonstrue-
tion than in the hotel OF hospital. the
total number being well over 100000.
The contract for heating and ventilating
both the old building and the annex was
let to Boston concern for Sl6,527. Peck
Bros. of Montpelier got the plumbing
contract for S2.s9s, and the wiring and
lighting contract has been let to the
Barre Electric Go. for $1,000 1t is pre-
licted that exceptionally good results
sill accrue from the heating and ven
.ilating plant.
Public Use Of School Property.
Turning TO the subject Of Fairgrounds,
{ is hoped that wider uses will be ac-
orded the large tracts of land at Lin
olR and North Barre schools and that
ew simple pieces Of apparatus will be
Installed. Systematic gymnasium work
or high school students Is advocated and
With the opening OF the new annex il is
'elieved that facilities for some con
tructive program OF this kind viii be
valuable Stronger bodies and better
lassroom work are cited as some Of the
ossible results Of a program Of physi-
n culture exercises With the opening
{ the annex and gymnasium it is
bought that the building may be more
.idely used by the community at large.
n auditorium seating 673 people may
e available for the uses Of the Woman's
ub, the Board Of Trade and other civic
nd semi-ciYic organizations.
Distractions in School Life
Recommendation are made for the
.nation Of parent teacher associations
henever practical An instance Of how
.is cooperative plan can be- made 10
ork out satisfactorily il cited in
eetng Of the parents and teachers az
c North Barre school last November.
be commissioners bold that the parents
o. do much IN The way of promoting
gular attendance. punctuality and obe-
ence la the schools The necessity
home study for high school students Is
Iphasized in one chapter Of the report
"a prepondcrauce of social distrac-
ne s deriorei in almost the same par
raph. The custom 81 clubs and other
calling On pupils II the
POOLS 90 participate In pmvs, cantatas
other entertainments b discouraged
the report. which explains i iu these
.riss "Thc reason 3 that such = prac-
= teuds io prevent tie ehildren paftiri
ting n entertainments FROM doing
1d work in school duing rehearssls
q aftHrearls. Parents sh0ah guard
time of their children -o that if nav
expended % tie trst possible advuu-
.e and mi te wasted ou things of
sing Interest
.peatiug af fstlng dsF the rrport
s a0Hr dar last vear uas aef auart
ttsslnr fay aa.d M fhis day more
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hsFfn then hn HHt Other taF Is the
.wF af tle sipoIs FauHts are
ri astr ana ofrs scnir ~ tist tiie
aeis fierrig fehtrHire the iaad of
utfeh tferv trsahar ear
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in aeh s Hfar e. ls kroVu Hs
fur sr heaffiif ar1~rtfd hT fie
ra ssannrff DE aarE ri the evening
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