Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-17
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL, TUESDAY JANUARY II, 1922.

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possible without thought of the con-
sequences to our government, our
State or CITY,"
Mr.. Berry explained his statement
by saying that men who had been
whole heartedly patriotic during the
war, began to look out for them
selves the monet the war closed
instead of standing by the country
as they should, but if they had done
SO. there would not have been the
industrial upset that occurred.
Here tonight" Mr.. Berry contin-
ued, sis where. we must take stand
and start anew. The success of
the Chamber of Commerce must
be spelled CON F-I-D-E-N-C-E.
Without the confidence of your fell
low men, you cannot succeed. Civic
pride should keep you from display
ing Is cent articles on dollar day
sales as it will do Waterville no good
and works irreparable harm outside.
81 ami not in favor of interference
by this Chamber with the city gov
eminent and its activities except by
kindly suggestion. My minds goes
back to the days when Waterville's
political future was in the hands of
the old Canibas club. Again I see it
on Silver street, again transferred to
Common street, and want to see no
usurping of the law-giving rights of
the voters to select their own repre-
sentatives. Let us clean house and
take care of those industries already
established. so we'll that they will
attract outside capital and people to
our doors.
Improve what you have and
chase not visionary things. ! am
impressed with the good coming
from the open formu meetings. The
summer school with two or three
hundred teachers cannot fail to be a
benefit to Waterville in the SUMMER
months and should receive the hearty
approval of this Chamber, as it has"
Mr.. Berry suggested an improve
ment in the facilities for carrying
the mail to and from the railroad
station to the postoffice. He said
that many times there is a loss of
80 to a. minutes time to merchants
and citizens alike in receiving val
liable mail on account of inadequate
means of transportation.
Il am in favor of one open forum
meeting to be held at the City build
ing for the education OF all as to the
menace of electric wires and auto
traffic. School children should be
frequently taught to never meddle
! y>-irn OIL Oft Ia
cited one or two accidents to bear
out his suggestion, and added that an
understanding of the handling of
automobiles and pedestrians rights.
would save many an accident.
Carroll N. Perkins
Carroll n. Perkins. who spoke on
"Waterville and Her Schools said
hat as there has been some talk of
the school situation, so that it seems
as if everyone is aroused to the ne
cessity of more room but that he
would go over the facts briefly and
tell his hearers the exact situation.
In the Redington street school, he
said. there were two half time
schools at Pleasant street there were
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school in February and cannot do SO
for want of time, at the North Gram
mar school the kindergarten will
have to be suspended and the rooms
used for other purposes and this is
true of Grove street. at the Brook
street school there are 20 pupils, 81
of whom go to school in the forenoon
and - in the afternoon: and it looks
as if one of those would soon be a
double grade. At the Walnut street
school the kindergarten will be sus-
pended and a double grade put in.
In the High school which was built
for 800 pupils there are at present
80. The teachers room has at last
been taken for school room purposes.
The school will graduate 80 this year
and 100 will enter making 400 in a
building built to accommodate 300.
I'VE have simply come to the end
Of the rope" said Mr.. Perkins. IF
we can get broom building on the
old Plea SAINT street school lot, it will
give room for the three grades. Z,
and 9 and help out on the Hig ia
school.
President Roberts
Pre- sidcnt Arthur j. Roberts of
Colby college who talked on Water
Vile and Colby College" said that the
college is the earliest chartered in =
stitution in Watervillc, being here for
years before the Lock wood company
and 10 years before the railroad. In
all these years, President Roberts
said, has been steadily influential in
making Watcrville a good place to
live in and to do business in.
He spoke of hearing sometimes OF
the exemption of taxes the college is
enjoying. but pointed out that for
merly the college campus extended
from the kennebec to the Mesa
lonskee. $50 acres and if that amount
OF property were exempted the city
might demur Einety-five per cent.
of all the money contributed for the
support of the college comes from
the outside. There are this year 40
students from Watcrville in the col.
lege and their families are saving
$4,000 over what it would cost them
to send their boys and girls away
for their education. DR.. Roberts said
that he was gratified personally to
know how kindly the feeling is be-
! tween the college and the city.
/. 81 assure YOU" he said in closing,