Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-24
CITIZENS DISCUSS
CROWDED CONDITION
OF. THE HIGH SCHOOL

The court room in the municipal
building was allied Wednesday eve
ming with citizens who had gathered
at the call Of the skowhegan school
board to consider the contested con-
dition At the high school building ana
to discuss ways and means OF remedy
ing this regrsttabie condition.
Leslie =. Jacobs Of the school board
presided and presented the object for
which the meeting was called in a
concise and plain manner. Ernest L.
Savage presented plans for an addi-
ton to the present high school build
ing. containing three floors. These
plans were discussed more or less
after they were explained by Mr.. Saw
age from the drawings. which were
placed in position 10 that everyone
present got . good view Of them.
Superintendent Walter B. Woodbury.
stated that in line Of the value Of de-
rartmenta1 work 1t was desirable to
have the 7th ana sth grades in the
same building with the high school
He also stated that the State law now
requires physical training and point
ed out the lack Of room to give this
training at present as 1t should be
given. The great need Of an assembly
hall to accommodate all Of the pupils
attending the high school at least at
one time was emphasized both by NJ.
Woodbury. and Professor Ralph w.
Leighton. the principal of the high
school .s--.
Among the speakers were Attorney
VIM. Folsom Merrill. who spoke Of the
naturally expected growth OF the
town and that it was necessary that
the town take a long look ahead before
deciding what is the wisest thing to
do. whether to build an addition to
the present high school building at a
cost estimated by Mr.. Savage at be-
tween $4,000 and $35.o0o. or at what
Merrill said he thought would cost
$4,000, or to build a new grade build
ing as 1t was stated that the present
high school building would accommo-
date high school pupils alone aside
from supplying the much needed as
sembly hall.
L. II. Apnleby expressed his mind in
regard to the matter and stated that
he thought the high school building.
which Is located on the island, which
10 fast becoming the manufacturing
center Of the town. would soon have to
be abandoned. and he thought it best
to build a new grade building and had
plans for such building which he
estimated to cost $4,000.
The discussion was very free and
was taken part in briefly by several!
At the suggestion Of Col Roy L.
Marston. Mr.. Jacobs called upon First
Selectman Clyde H. Smith, who stat
ed that the limit which the town
could raise for either an addition or
new school building was $4,000.
Hon. Lyman l.. Walton spoke from
years Of experience as member OF
the Skowhegan school board and NOV
, ed that a committee numbering Is of
the taxpayers of the town be appoint
cd by the school board and the select
ment to consider the matter from all
points and decide upon one thing 10
present to the town at the annual
town meeting. first presenting it to
the committee OF 20 who go over the
articles in the town warrant before
they are presented to the town at thu,
annual meeting. This motion was
seconded and it was left that the prob
lem best be solved in this way.