The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-04
MAD|SON'S SCHOOL
BUILDING
Poppy Session---Offer
from Wooden Co.
RouSing Meeting Held At Madison
and Citizens Participate In Lively
Argument

/ ~
! A rousing meeting was held Thurs |
/ day evening in the hall in the Me |
! Kenzie block in the interests of the |
| Madison High School Memorial build |
! ing. Tile town had been placarded
for the past few days and small bills !
! put out announcing the meeting as an
! effort to bring the warning factions
| together if possible on some line of
action that would result in the needed
accommodations for the High School
and not have what has been termed
| by some of the voters as an architec-
| tural monstrosity in place of the pro-
! post on as voted at the first special
| town meeting but turned down at two
later special town meetings. Out
| standing features of the meeting were
the announcement of a conditional
gift of $4,000 voted at the annual
! stockholders meeting of the Madison
Wooden Company held in Madison
Thursday, and a scathing speech of
denunciation of petty politics in the
matter by FIR. James A. Farley. The
| meeting was preceded by an open air
concert by the Boys School Band un-
der the leadership of Prof L. f.
Towne. Banners We're carried by
other boys with the following inscrp
tions: Freshman class 100 strong
Back his for proposition Number
One; 1--WE need gymnasium Give
us Proposition One
The meeting was called to order byl
Harry Merrill, who stated that he
was a new conner and did not know
much about town matters but he
would endeavor to carry out the pro-
gram as outlined to him. The first
speaker was Rev. William Wood who
in opening discussed the right of the
clergymen to take part in town af
fairs and challenged his hearers in a
most forceful manner to bring for
ward valid arguments as to why they
should meet. Mr.. Wood urged the
audience to think in terms of public
interest. He told of the present in
adequate supply OF school houses and
in closing stated that he was strongly
in favor of proposition Number One,
believing it for the best interest of
the town. The next speaker was
George II. Viles who gave statistics
showing that as a matter of fact there
as only a difference Of SO cents per
thousand in taxes between the build
ing now contemplated and PROPOSE
ton No One involving $150,000.
DR.. w. II Kennson spoke in be-
half of the American Legion support
ing proposition Number One and said
the Legion did not ask for any me-
mortal but if the town was going to
build one that they felt that the first
nronoeitiop va tho only ono that
would no real memorial and If
would rive the Log ON much needed
accommodations
Al this time the meeting was
thrown onen IN All fer general dis
: cussion BERNARD Gibbs who has been
tho leader in tho onposition TO the
first nronosition stated that he had
not hafn uslea to address the meet
ING In, would lil5o to say a few words
Mr. Gil,he ef,ted thai as vet he had
NOT seen ang reason given why the
town should change rs policy for the
| r,o,n ovrrns.3o bnild.rp which ALI
c.a.,la f.., ta#s.r lie $50 sid ho d'd
me- a.5f.. d.. .l.ar. u, general
) l(,.o,51d ba,l, nm any such uoliev but
tb.t tboro ,ras - rift in Tho c1ond Inv
which the desired building might he
secured Mr. Gibbs then told of the
vot NV thn diroctors of the Madison
wooden Comnany Inv VII oh tbev would
ae,roa =, contrihnto s500O nrovidod the
,s,,o,. ,.,,rr,aratians ,ronId Grant tbo
- ,,.,,,i,,,,i,,,.to .n,a,,+ ocoording
,' t,,afn ,,aI,a,iane Mr. Cihhs 4gurod
49, 49,. ,,'l,,i1 ,,,o,, or 400 frar, Tho
Gaaat Northe,, panor comnanv &1O
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