The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-15
Parents and Teachers Meet
in High School Room
for Conference
NEED OF SUITABLE
HALL EMPHASIZED
Appointment of Advisory Committee on
Matters of Athletics Announced
Free Use Of Auditorium for School
Concerts Urged.

The meeting of the parents and
teachers in the high school room last
evening was not largely attended, but
those who were present gave evidence
Of great interest in everything pertain
ing TO the school work of their chill
dren. Mr.. Smith, the principal, was
very thoroughly alive to the best in
terest OF the school After his remarks
a general talk-fest took place. which
was participated in by both men and
women. That which elected the most
spirited discussion was the inability to
find place for gymnastic work among
the pupils, and there was very preva-
lent opinion that Festival hall should
be available for the purpose
The general topic was Cooperation
Of Parents and Teachers. Mr.. Smith
outlined some of the difficulties which
were perplexing somewhat at this time.
Among these were the demand for
speeding up in order that the school
year might end earlier and release
many for farm work; and the counter
demand TO close. and shorten, etc, so
as to save fuel, and keep later into the
summer. Obviously il is difficult to do
both. The present plan is to shorten the
Easter vacation TO 10 days and close
school June - To do this they will
keep school four of the intervening Sat
urdays.
Mr.. Smith spoke of the Students
Activities society, to which every sehol-
ar belongs and which exaets a weekly
tax of five cents. two cents for the
treasury and one and a half for the
Dial and one and a half for athletics.
They have charge of the social func-
tIons (Which are eurtailed this year).
the junior Red Cross work. which was
largely successful, the Rifle club. Latin
club. and the various drives He en-
dorSed athletics very strongly and hoped
for much assistance from an advisory
committee consisting of Rev. ID. f.
Trout, Charles F. Mann. H. E Stiegler.
4 F. Schwenk and Hiland Tasker.
He spoke of the great need of a gym
nasium and hoped it might be brought
about after the war. He thought per
haps this advisory committee might agi-
tate it earlier.
Postmaster Moran endorsed strongly
the principals attitude toward gym
nastics and athletics as did c. +. Mann.
DIR. ". r. Moves. Mrs F. W Nichols.
Mrs W. a. Gilbert, Mrs. f. B. Smith.
and others-with the proviso that It
should include the girls as well as the
| boys
| There was strong feeling on the
part of all that Festival hall should be
opened for the purpose even though it
had been recently painted % and-even
though it was heatless. Judge Sehwenk
thought it might be brought before the
| town meeting
Frank NJ. Cram made a plea for the
free use of the Auditorium for high
school chorus concerts, in which parents
could hear and understand what their
children were doing in music "without
having to pay for the privilege - The
suggestion was made that this commit
tee endeavor to bring this about.
All of this comes about, of course.
| through the lack of a suitable hall
owned and controlled by the village in
| stead of the town, and it is greatly to
be hoped that some provision for the
physical culture of the boys and girls
shall be made.