Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
KINDERGARTEN
PETJT|0NED FOR
NORTH GRAMMAR

Inc regular meeting OF the Board Of
Education was held in the council rooms
at the City building Wednesday evening
the feature of the meeting being the
presence OF number of ladies to ask
that kindergarten be established at the
North Grammar school The meeting WAS
called to order at o'clock by Chairnia
knight and he called on Mrs Frank
w. Alden to state the request of the la
dies. She asked in behalf Of the people
soon as the Brook street school was able
to go back to its regular rooms a kin
dergarten be established in the Norti,
Grammar school. In response to oues-
lions she said that there would proba bly,
be 70 children to attend it. After a gen.
eral discussion 1t was voted on motion
OF Mr.. Brown, member from Ward three,
that the kindergarten be established and
also Oh motion of the same gentleman
that the committee on teachers be en-
powered to buy the apparatus and hire a
teacher
The regular roll of accounts carrying
$5215.o3 for the common schools and s1435. So
for the High school was passed.
The report Of the committee on
teachers was read announcing the hir-
ing Of Miss Hazel Daley and Miss
Mary Beckett. the granting a leave Of
absence for the remainder of the year
to Miss Louise Mathews and Miss Mel
lie M. Lightbody and the acceptance of
the resignation of Miss Jessie Bradley
to take effect Dec. Is. The report was
accepted:
The committee on janitors reported
recommending the hiring of Moses l..
Mosher as janitoI OF the Walnut street
and Myrtle street buildings and the re-
port was accepted.
A special committee which was ap-
pointed to see about getting lower
rates on the street cars reported no
progress.
superintendent Perkins reported that
the schools contained about 200 more
pupils than last year. the number last
week being 1913 more than the CORES
ponding week Of last year.
He reported on the changes OF pupils
whereby the congestion at the South
Grammar was relieved and announced
tnat IN accordance with the vote OF
the board he had printed some of the
"a Ssuuy. t1o announced that he
hoped to be able to occupy the Brook
street school on Dec 4. He also report
ed on the work Of the ungraded room
at the Pleasant street school.
1t was voted to allow the High
school to join the Maine Athletic AS
ISOLATION Of High schools.
1t was voted te hire Mrs. Amos Win
ters as the school nurse for this year.
1t was voted that there be no school
on election day in the school buildings
where there is voting going on, but
tnat the teachers put In the day visit
ng other schools. The buildings af-
fected are the Myrtle street, North
Grammar. Western avenue and Red
ington street.
The question of an extra teacher in
the High school was discussed, Mr..
Perkins reporting that there was one
teacher for each 20 pupils in the school
which is a better average than any
other High school In the State. The
matter was put over for the present.
1t was voted that the committee on
janitors, buildings and grounds have in
charge some necessary repairs at the |
Pleasant street school and that the |
superintendent look after some minor |
repairs at the Grove street building.
A discussion on athletic association
finances at the High school followed |
and then It was voted to adjourn.