Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-29
EDUCATION BOARD IN DRAWN
OUT SESSION over RESIGNATION
OF TEACHER OF LONG STANDING

Mr.. Patten was called on but said he
had nothing to say. Following some
discussion among this members Of the
board. Mrs. Julien asked to speak. Mrs.
julien was teacher In Watervil.c
schools up to five years ago and has
substituted several times since. She
mentioned once when she was called
to the high school to substitute in
freshman English she found conditions
different than she had anticipated She
said that with Mr.. Patterns approval
when she taught English there course
of study was mapped out In English
with so much ground for the teacher
to cover each year. Mrs. Julien said
she went there the first of February
at that time TO substitute. and she
found the students had not been given
any work In English composition and
could not even tell the difference be-
tween prose and poetry She said that
she did not feel her sister was get
ting q square deal 20 have person
over her younger and with much less
experience.
Mr.. Merrill, principal of the Junior
High school. presented his schedule OF
classes and explained that Miss Friel
had oeen given the classes of junior
English simly TO facilitate the work.
ing out Of the schedule so that the
teachers would have as nearly even r
number OF hours each as possible. Mr..
Hilton. . member Of the board. spoke
at this time. saying that 1t seemed as
though they had chance 10 arrange
the classes before The school opened.
Mr.. Patten declared he sid believe
teacher was expected 20 work through
the summer preparing schedule, ind
besides that it was impossible 10 work
out a satisfactory schedule until the
conditions could be seen as they .ct-
ually were. Ie also said that he would
be somewhat worried Of the wisdom
of granting Miss Friers request, as
other teachers Nigh: coQe In with
similar grievances. He said that he
had no personal feeling and would DO
nothing about the matter.
The hearing was declared closed 10
evidence and Mayor Leon C. Teb-
belts came before the board and pre-
scented four dates on which the
Chamber Of Commerce would like to
efthe auditorium of the new Jun
ioY High school for an entertainment
course as follows:
November 8, Grace Kerns
January 16. Cotter's Saturday
Night.
February l3, Mary Potter
March II, Russian Cathedral Sex
tette.
The board voted to allow the
Chamber of Commerce to use the
auditorium for these entertainments
and further voted that all entertain
mcnts or lectures of a clean, whole
some nature would be allowed in the
auditorium at a nominal cost. Fol-
lowing this the board went into eX-
ecutive session for an hour and rem
dered their decision concerning Miss
Fricl.
The following other business was
taken up at the meeting: The roll of
accounts was passed. 1t was voted
to hold school on Columbus Day with
appropriate exercises. The matter of
getting the automobile room of the
Junior High school ready for classes
was discussed and it was voted to
allow Supt. Patten- to find out the
costs of such procedure and report at
the next meeting. 1t was also voted
to move the school conveyance limit
on the second rangeway from the
middle to the eastern side.
The members discussed the ring
ing of the electric gong on the new
Junior High school which has awak-
ened the citizens on several different
nights during the past few weeks
and it was voted to allow City En-
gineer Crawford to have a key to the
building and so in at any time, day
or night.