Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-09

VI schoois were tnen taken I,
Judge Lancaster who not.
that in 1920 the average ~.
There were Is superin,s,.
$500: IL at 5000: eight =.
II at $140O: ID at $500: "a,
II at $1,000; three at so50c.
$500; -one at $4,000. 1T rou,s
pear from the report tina, =
had no superintendent IN Ioau
we did have one last year" :.
speaker.
He then referred TO n. :.
of MassachuseHs superin,..
showing that there wen
$500: two at $1,000: IL at syss
at $500: seven at $500. ~
$1,000: five at $500: 10 at sa;0n 49,
were for 90 cities. The hirb.I
$4,000 and the lowest. saS1
I'VE are the capital city ana ~
ways have to pay for IL" ~
Mr.. Lancaster. MY position !.
We can only so just so far ". =
only go UP TO n certain poin,
we must stop or go on the ro...
is my feeling that we are so -
ing on the rocks that we e,S
the roar of the breakers novS y
Judge Lancaster then spok. =,
penditures for schools in Mas
sets cities which he said
near like our city as could /.
For instance. the principal OF -
at WATERFOWL. Mass, was paia -
at Plymouth. $3.50. The az
raised for schools In 1920 -
some of the Massachusetts -
Northampton. Sl23.6S34i ~
cost per pupil OF $3.50; p.,t,
/ Si26, III. 81 with a cost per mn, X
S43.5 30: Methuen. slId.S7a0, ~
cost per pupil OF s4i2i Reu,Ej
the tax rate OF MassaChuset,,
he said the highest was sNs
$1,000, and the lowest, slSN
$500.
The school budget tits VI, II
1851 ,1OO32 which is SGGGa..S n.
than last year and We spent las
S16320f.a1. Comparing these hs u
he said he could not explain 4 ~
asked II there must he CONT,
fund. The cost per pupil a, -
High school was $50. 81. and IA,
per pupil average attendance, s.
Judge Lancaster then procee.k
take up what he referred 20 a.
little things" lie referred 70 n
portation AZ the Bolton hill 81,
given as Sl7O0 and the averar
tendance as II 80 pupils.
must have ridden In limouisines
judge declared. 40 the Howe q
the salary last year was S9l3.I,y
this year. SIii. ~ the Jewett q
the salary last wear was SI3ie,
this year. Si.i3 ~. X,
Lighting was another matter
Cusscd Ivy the speaker. who sh
that in June when there are the
est days OF the year. 'lls6s
charged to that account In AuI
land ] didn't know We had So
in August this stem amounted
SSi.io. Transportation In
amounted To 500: in August 70
The school sutvev was then
cussed at some length by Judge y
caster and he commented on u-
phases OF the printed matter n
A. w. Brooks Seconds Mo,stl
A. W. Brooks then stated ths.E
wished 20 thank Judge lancas;rs
the fine exposition which he lad
the meeting. and that he did no.
there could he n better argumsr \
the shool appropriation than
Judge Lancaster said.
He said that when the School a
was organized in 1907. he was q
the honor OF being made Chair
and he could remember with
embarrassment In the FIRST ,v
three years the Board went befor-
meeting 10 ask for the appropris
Of $4,000. $4,000 and $4,000
spoke OF the various Boa rds In q
of the schools before thcv wer.
fed in the Board Of Education Il
was "A time so years ago whGh
could see OK teams In the city sd
We don't now. DO We want
back To that period? don't
! SO" said the speaker.
He pointed out that bv compit
OF the City Of Augusta with
cities Of tho State. we find that
Susta is about on the average n
cities about this size in tho per
ita cost OF education. And tho 81
or referred 10 comparisons mad
tho school survey beginning on
| 1873 He said that he was CONT
in his own mind that bv Compa1
with other cities not only In "
but in New England the per q 1
cost as well as the efficiency q
ministration Of the schools wod
very complimentary TO the BoaS
Education.
In closing. he referred % 'hs
that the school budget is very +
fully made up each year. and N
that lie took pleasure IN secondinfv
Eandall's motion for the adoriht
the budget
5udss. Adopted (
! Tho question MS then put n
ana II was voted by a large NAV
TO adopt tho budget as prcsen,,t
the Board or Education.
Safer Exits for Cony Hi9hy
The matter OF providing safer
Tor the new part OF Cony High q
building was the question In Att
OF the school me- ling warrant
The matter was explained by s
intendent stuart. who said thai
new addition TO Cony High .
made in 1900 is a three-story bgi
He spoke OF the exits from the \
ing and OF the FIRE escapes whlesI
be reached through two ante rooms
spoke OF this fire escape as Of "A
poor construction because az the