Ellsworth American., 1920-03-24

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M. Y. McGown of the school board
was called upon, and stated his DO
sition briefly, without entering into
the argument.
Rev. k. b. Mathews said that he
mad come to the meeting purely as a
cltlzen interested in the schools and
IN the city, and not as a supporter of
either set of appropriations asked
Tor. He simply wished to support
the pfincipleto make the pay suf-
hcient to give the best teachers, and
to give them sufficient salary to meet
the necessities of life. He expressed
the hope that the day would come
when all the teachers would have
normal training. With all credit to
the young women who have done
such splendid work in our schools,
he thought we should say to them.
go to normal school and make
proper preparation. and we will give
you enough to make it worth while
for You to stay in Ellsworth. If any
OF our teachers are inefficient, there
should be eulling out"
While the board of aldermen did
not proceed to the making of ap-
preparations at this time, in answer
TO the intimation from Mr.. Whiting
that Supt. Stevens might like to
know at this time the sense of the
board as to increasing pay of teach
ers at the spring term. in order to
hold some teachers who were enter
tanning offers from other towns, one
of the aldermen expressed the
opinion that an increase should be
made now.
MUSIC OUT OF THE SCHOOLS.
In answer to question earlier in
the meeting, ,Supt. Stevens said that
the school board had voted to dis
continue instruction in music in
the schools.
Aid. Dunleavy asked for further
| information on this. He said the
mistaken impression had gone
abroad that the board of aldermen
was responsible for this change, and
he would like to have it appear on
| record that it was not the work of
| the board of aldermen.
| Supt. Stevens said he was in favor
| OF music in the schools, but one OBJ
| lection to it here was the way the
| work was handled by unframed
! teachers; teachers without normal
| training. I'VE have" he said, but
one or two normal school graduates
in the city. After training teachers
| by experience, or after they go away
for normal training, someone else
hires them. Unframed teachers can
| handle Mrs WaICh
| music teacher, did good work. The
| blame must be placed upon the un-
| trained teachers. The inability of
our teachers to carry on the work,
makes the course of no value"
OTHER BUSINESS.
This closed the discussion of
school matters, and the board pre-
ceeded to other business.
The printed rules governing previ-
| Gus boards We're adopted as govern
| ing this board
1t was voted to charge an inter-
| est on taxes at the rate of one-half
of / per cent. a month, beginning
| August /, which is the same as at
present.
Aid Smith of ward l reported
that he had attended to his duty as
a committee of one to notify M. H.
Clement of the action of the board
in relieving him from service at the
engine house.
The finance committee reported
that it was in correspondence with
several auditing firms, but had not
as yet engaged a special auditor to
go over the city accounts, as voted.
Aid Small called attention of the
board to a vote of the previous board
to put a wire fence around the city
farm. He understood that the wire,
had been purchased, and was at the
city farm. He moved that the
action of the previous board be
rescinded, and it was so voted unani-
mously. The matter of disposal of
the wire on hand was referred to
the committee on city property.
The matter of needed repairs to
the city truck was brought up by
Aid Dunleavy. An estimate had
been made that repairs would cost
about $400, and if made now. the
truck could be sold to better ad-
vantage later, if it was so decided,
than il sold in its present condition.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on city property.
Joy Young of Lamoine appeared
before the board in regard to com
pensation for horse, which he lost
in a bad hole on the Lamoine road,
as reported in The American last
week He said there were four or
five feet of ice water and slush
where the horse went down. He
placed a value of $25 on the horse
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on accounts and claims
A recess was then taken to We'd
nesday evening at 7.30, when the
budget of appropriations will be
taken up