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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
ALL SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
IMPROVED

Augustus schoolhouses are fit"
When the small army of youngsters
return to their classrooms on Mon
day morning, they will find many
changes have been made in the build
ings. Some of these alterations may
not, at first, be visible to the eye.
but their effect In the way of greater
comfort and greater efficiency will
be quickly apparent.
Not a building in the city has been
neglected during the long vacation
now closing. From Cony high to the
most distant of the rural schools,
every effort has been made to bring
the structure and the furnishings up
to a point consistent with the de-
mands these schools are to meet.
Since Cony high carries the largest
single enrolment of pupils. it is but
natural, in surveying the work that
has been done, to find that extensive
work has been done here. The big
gest single job at Cony has come in
the improvement of the rooms de-
voted to the domestic science depart
ment. What was formerly the lunch
room has been completely remodelled
and made a perfect, sanitary up-to-
date cooking apartment, while what
was formerly the cooking room has
been converted into a lunch room.
In addition to this, the working
capacity of the chemistry room has
! been increased fully so per cent. by
! the addition of a new work bench
equipped with water and gas.
For furnishings. Cony has received
| Sc new table armchairs for the ply
! sizes room, new chairs for the book
| keeping room and two new teachers
| desks.
While this work has been going on
! inside, the, exterior of the high school
has not been neglected because ex-
tensive repairs have been made to
the slate room and some of the brick
work and painting of the woodwork
! has been completed this year.
That the Williams school is to have
a new fire escape will be gratifying
| news to everyone, for an iron one has
been contracted for to take the place
of the wooden one condemned by the
chief of the fire department.
! At the Williams school. too. new
copper gutter has been installed or
the south side of the building and q
portion of the roof has been shingled
All the rooms in the building have
been thorouChly cleaned. and seats
desks and other woodwork have beer
vanished and shellaced by the jani-
tor.
Repairs made on the Webster
school have been the most extensive
of any New cutters have been put
in place and the entire rof has beer
reshingled while the masonry ant
brick work has been put into first
class condition.
The Leighton school building has
been entirely remodelled to meet the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

determined to have at least a high
school education rather than to drop
out of school before completing the
high school course.
There were enrolled in the grade
schools last September 1891 pupils
and 1t is thought the number this
year will be raised to near the two
thousand mark.
There is no radical change in
policy contemplated" said Super
intendent Burrill in discussing the
outlook for the coming school year.
I'm the grammar schools. there will
be some changes in the courses of
study SO that more time and at
tention may be given to geography.
The text books for the study of
arithmetic and grammar have long
been antiquated and these have
been changed in the grade schools
50 that modern requirements may
be better met.
THE policies originated by Miss
Collins as primary supervisor will
be continued. The work of the
supervisor has greatly elevated the
standard In the primary grades.
"One thing we are determined
upon and that is to develop the
rural schools. They must and shall
receive the full benefits OF the city,
educational system so far as this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
Grade Schools
Smith School

Ada F. Edgecomb,
Grade "a (princin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

A small army Of young people.
nearly equal in numerical strength
to a regiment of infantry on a war
footing, will enter the schools of
Augusta when they reopen next
Monday morning.
While 10 detailed figures are
available for the whole city. con-
sentative estimates place the num-
Der at around $500. which is huge
gain over the enrolment OF Sep
TENDER, 1922.
Few families have moved away
from the city. Notwithstanding the
lack of housing facilities. new
families have come in and young
children have grown to school age.
In every school there will be an
increased enrolment.
When school opened in the fall
of 1922. there were enrolled 53S
in Cony high. OF these there were
100 in the freshmen class. 12S
sophomores, 10 juniors and 81
seniors while seven returned for
postgraduate work. The estimated
enrolment for this year is 1GS in
the freshman class, 172 sophomores,
107 juniors and 80 seniors with four
to take postgraduate work. This,
in the opinion of those familiar with
conditions indicates that more
young men and young women are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
TEACHERS IN
AUCuSTAF0R
1923-1924
Superintendent
Fred w. Burrill
Cony High School


Everett V. Perkins Principal
Roland Cony... ....... History
Edna NJ. Chamberlain. . English
Louise Peck.
History and English
Edna A. Briggs. ...... Latin
Christine Hooper. 80. French
The other members Of the
faculty will be as last year and
will be made up of the follow
ing teachers:
Harrison c. Lyseth. 49,. Science
Frederick A. Remission.
Mathematics
Alice NJ. Nickery... ..... Latin
Ieora f. Prentiss... French
Florence A. Day. Mathematics
Jeanette Croxford... -. English
Hazel Gibbs. -. .Engllsh >.
Commercial English
Elizabeth Cooper.
English and History
Elizabeth Norris.
History and Science
Norma WHITING. -. French
Lottie A harrington.
Mathematics
Vera Driscoll Varney.
Stenography
Vera T. Leland. ..Stenography
Ethel NJ. Raymond.
Bookkeeping
Supervisors
Edith NJ. Tetreault. Drawing
Florence Nichols.
Physical Training
Maurice Narney.
Manual Training
Beatrice L. Mathewson,
Household Arts
A. Blanche Webster,
Household Arts
Dorothy Smith. Household Arts
Clinton r. Thompson.
Physical Training
Gertrude Thorne. Music
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
new FAMILIES
SWELL TOTAL OF
SCHOOL PUPILS
In Cony High and Grade Institu-
tons About $500 Children Will
Be Enrolled This Year; No Rad
ical Change In Policy

according the enrolment of pupils at
High school and in schools of Augusta will be
families moving into the city
their children the 81 the eitys educational
believe that 90 the of publicity
obanab the city, for indicates responsiveness and de-
termination al facilities second
State"-Superinendent Of Schools Fred w. BurriI.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07

can be done and a great step, in
this direction is found in the en-
ployment of normal school teachers
OF experience for the rural schools"
Evening star., 1923-09-16
President Coolidge's Silence Worries
Democrats and Unfriendly Republicans

pie. 1t would be only human nature" Here
he is suddenly elevated into the presidency
by fate, and Immediately becomes the most
conspicuous figure in the land, with people
desirous of knowing about him and learning
what he proposes to do.
But he says that the public will know
what he proposes and what are his policies
when Congress meets. 1t is his conception of
ethics and the proprieties that since Con-
gress will be called upon to legislate on his
suggested policies, it is only right and meet
that Congress should have the first intima-
tion of them.
Meantime he is going right along, saying
little, but Saving wood" on his presidential
job.
There was a concidental gathering of
several "higher-ups" in the democratic lead
>ership at the New Willard few evenings
ago. 1t was not at all premedtated. They
just met up with each other" as they say
out in Pike county Missouri. One was in
town on departmental business, another was
en- route east to bring his family home from
vacation, another was stopping at the hotel
and another was invited in when the party
got together. 1t is not permitted to give
their names, because they had no official
rank or status. They gabbled about the dem
ocratic presidential candidatorial possibili-
ties.
One of the very potential ones brought
up the subject of Mr.. McAdoo's candidacy,
to which he is not supposed to be at all
committed, and he made this observation to
the others:
you cam, beat somebody with nobody
and at present Mr.. McAdoo is very much OF
a somebody. He is going to get away with
that nomination unless the field unites on
some one and begins campaign"
X X
The upshot of it was the name of Oscar
Underwood was brought forward as likely
to be the man who will shoulder the brunt
of the fight against Mr.. McAdoo. 1t is
realized that if there is too much OF the scat
tering of strength for fayorite sons, while
Mr.. McAdoo goes steadily on playing for his
Evening star., 1923-09-16

solini's demand that the two coun-
tries come to some settlement, q re-
ply which has been so long delayed
as to stir the ire of the italian
premier
While spreading oil upon troubled
waters to the east Of the Adriatic
Poincare is declared to have ap-
preached Premier Mussolini indirectly
and urged moderation and prudence
in future Italian actions. He pos
sibly conveyed to Mussolini Serbia's
desire for peaceful settlement and
lack of desire for war. 1t also is
significant that Premier .Mussolini. in
the past few days, while affirming
the desire to protect Italy's interests
nevertheless foreswore any desire to
wage war upon Belgrade.
In the council of ambassadors the
British have backed the French ef-
Italy agreed to evacuate Corfu on
September %. But the feeling against
England has grown bitter In Italy in
recent weeks despite former avowals
of greatest friendship and there is some
uneasiness in London that Poincare
may be successful in weaving away
italian support Of che Baldwin pol
icies designed to effect general set
tlement in Europe. II Italy should
align herself with France the pre-
dominence of the French political in
fuence on the continent would be
sustained for an indefinite period.
Most certainly would England's polit-
ical future be insecure, so much so
that it would be extremely doubtful
If the whip hand in continental af-
fairs could be recovered by London
for decades-possibly not until there
is another great military upheava1
such as usually brings new political
alignments among nations.
However, Italy's present antipathies
may be transitory. AS In many cases
in the past, cooler moments may
direct continued close affiliation with
Downing street in continental polit-
ical affairs.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

own hand, he will go into the convention
with enough delegates on the first ballet,
while the favorite sons are splitting the other
delegations up, to present a showing OF
strength which might impress the oppor-
tunists, who are always lowering in the otfing
looking for the prospective winner.
X X X x
One statement came out of this casual
conference which is contrary to widely pre-
vailing opinion. 1t was that Senator Ralston
of Indiana is causing embarrassment to his
supporters by spirit of dfhdence which
has come over him. He is described as "be-
ing backward about coming forward" for the
nomination. 1t is said they cannot get him
to come out and declare himself.
Such an attitude, of course, would prove
another arrow in Mr.. McAdoo's belt. His
hackers must be highly gratfed to hear of
these shy violets who want the Office to seek
them. The aforesaid hackers, meanwhile,
being of the hard-boiled variety of poll
ticians, are blowing and seeding and culti-
waiting in anticipation of harvest of dele
gates pledged to McAdoo first, last and all
the time
x x X x
The latest suggestion of convention city
been made in high democratic quarters. 1t
may may not be significant that Oscar
Underwood was born in Louisville and that
Senator Ralston was born in southern In
diana, just across the Ohio river. Republi-
can odds are still in favor of Chicago. 1t is
said Fred Upham has enough pledges from
national committeeman to give him safe
majority when the committee meets in De-
cember to make the selection.
x X X X
What does President Coolidge intend to
say about the world court in his message to
Congress?" lots of people are asking.
There are conflicting stories about it,
voiced with more or less assumed authorita-
tiveness. But here is the queer thing about
it: number of members of his cabinet
do not know what his actual attitude will be-
Is the President playing favorites and hold
ing OUT on his cabinet or is there mind
reader IN our midst?
Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

- LIQUIDS of war in the Balkans
are drifting away over the
horizon Whether they will
be forced back again by
treacherous currents to obscure the
sun of peace and progress Is ques-
ton that now is uppermost in the
minds of European chancellories. For
the moment, at least, there Is a
feeling that the various crises Of the
past few weeks have disappeared.
The Balkan countries are victims of
ingrained jealousies and national
prejudices. Political trends are as
stable as houses builded upon sands,
The larger powers know not at what
moment local conditions. local crises,
may instantly fan antipathies into
bloody conflict. For this reason any
So called settlements of the moment,
! in so far as the Balkans are concern
ed, are looked upon with skepticism,
First they must undergo the acid test
of time before they are believed to
be established fact.
France and England Uneasy.
1t Is not strange that while Eng
land, and notably France, express
pleasure that the tense situation has
abated a bit through the private
agreement of Jugoslavia and Italy to
peaceably adjust the question of
supervision over the harbors of
Fiume and Susak, they nevertheless
continue on the uneasy seat. Any
untoward step, any hasty action, any
too perfervid statement of national
iistic feeling by responsible officials,
might serve as q match to touch off
the political tinder and engulf the
whole of southeastern Europe, If not
the rest of it, in a struggle which.
from military, economic and social
standpoints, would be suicidal
to the oft-expressed hope of all ma
tions to adjust their affairs in line
with future progress and advance.
The so-called danger hour between
Italy and Jugoslavia has passed.
Italy's "ultimatum' was to have ex-
pired yesterday with fulfillment of
Mussolinis pledge "of suitable ac-
tion," did not Belgrade listen to
Rome's behest.
Both Rome and Belgrade now deny
that there ever was an 'ultimatum."
1t is just as well. Attempt by Italy
to enforce 1t at this juncture would
have been a serious breach in the
eyes OF other European nations, and
surely would have been resisted by
Belgrade. The announcement of the
Serbs that they never had officially
interpreted the Mussolini request for
an early settlement of vexatious
Adriatic problems not settled by the
treaty of Rapallo as a defiance to
Jugoslavia is a remarkable step for
ward. 1t indicates that after heads
grew cool common sense once more
came to rule, and both powers now
will endeavor to bring about all solu-
tions of the future of Fiume and
Susak to the best interests of all.
Had defiance continued with the
marshaling of troops on the Italian
Serbian frontier on the Istrian penin-
suala, had Italy dispatched further
forces and her fleets to the region of
| Fiume. with subsequent Serbian ac-
Evening star., 1923-09-16
INSTABILITY OF BALKANS
HOLDS TINDER OF WAR
Settlements of Moment May Not Last.
Franco-Italian Situation Wor-
ries England.

ton designed to counter the Italian
purpose, and had public sentiment in
both countries been further infiamed,
there is little question but that a
struggle of far-reaching proportions
would have come. The Fiume ques-
tion has too long existed for peace OF
mind Of either Jugoslavia or Italy,
and public sentiment in either coun-
try is such as to sharply assail any
existing government not protecting
national interest to the fullest. With
cool heads in Belgrade and as cool
ones in Rome. however, a settlement
can be reached, and undoubtedly will
be, when the hideous results of any
show Of force on the part of either
country are fully realized
The position Of Premier Poincare
has been pronouncedly prominent in
easing the sitaution in the Balkans.
This Is certain. Whether or not
Premier Poincare Intentionally has
begun a systematic attempt to wean
Italy away from England. gaining
her support on the question of the
Ruhr. is not known. but he Is most
certainly by indircetion capitaIizing
the feeling in italy against England
because Of the Corfu incident.
Through all the negotiations that
have SO far transpired is seen the
hand of Quai d'orsay in Paris.
Poincare Steps In.
According to advices which have
reached Washington, Serbia was
ready and physically able to battle
for Fiume and Susak in case Italians
initiated untoward moves. But
Premier Poincare's influence in
Belgrade came into play. Jugo-
slavia and France are so close to-
gether that local politicians in Bel
grade desiring to break the chains
of larger power domination. have
stated that Belgrade's courses are
Frances. At any rate France was
instrumental in forming the little
entente, the policies of which she
is in a position to mold. Being
under obligations to France, with
Paris pledges of guarantees for her
new found liberties. and forseeing
even more assistance, Jugoslavia can
scarcely fly in the face of any request
made from Quai d'Orsay.
1t is surmised that when Premier
Pachnich Of Serbia appeared before
Premier Poincare in Paris, at the very
height of the present trouble, the
French premier cited Frances pledg-
es to Serbia and incidentally mem
toned the fact that Serbia's present
excellent military position is entirely
due to the French. Likewise he may
have stated that were the issue
not settled in accordance with the
wishes of France, Serbia could not
expect French government or bank
ers to extend the large loan, for
which Belgrade has petitioned. This
in the final analysis is the real test
It is significant that when Premier
Pachnich returned to Belgrade dur
ing the early part of the week. he
announced to King Alexander that
there is every assurance that the
Serbian government will receive a
loan of 3eo,ooo.Ooo francs. It like
wise IS significant that two days SUBJ
seuuent to this announcement
Belgrade should initiate tenders of
moderate character in answer to Mus
Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

DRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S policy of no:
making speeches or public addresses
4 is proving to be somewhat disappoint-
ing to certain political and factional
interests. Take the democratic national COM
mittee for instance. 1t is in fine stew be-
cause the President is not saying anything
that it can lay hold of and come back at him.
The committee does not know his attitude
on several important questions and policies
beyond his simple iteration that he would
carry on with the Harding administrations
policies.
"Oh, that mine enemy would write
book" saith the psalmist, which appeals to
the democratic managers. "You said it,"
they echo lugubriously, wishing that the
President would open up and speechify some.
He has US stalled" is the expression ap--
plicable to his silence. 1t is pretty hard to
ambaste fellow without cause to do so.
x x x
Likewise is his abstention from discourse
embarrassing to other potential candidates
for the nomination. They haven't leg TO
stand on when it comes to starting out to
contest the nomination. All they could say
now would be that they wanted the plum
themselves, and would not be able to show
cause why it should be awarded them. Pres
ident Coolidge has not given single open
ing for any one 10 essay breaking in.
Senator Hiram Johnson has no excuse for
getting into the ring, since the President has
not said or done anything, or refrained from
doing the necessary thing, which would give
him handle for contesting. Same with Gov.
Lowden, only more SO, since Gov. Lowden is
regarded as friendly with the present admin
istration.
Looks like President Coolidge had them
Stalled also" said politician.
X
Another thing; there are evidences that
the people are observing and approving this
silent, Industrious man in the White House.
who foregoes all opportunities to get before
the public. Indeed, at that, he might be held
justifable in introducing himself to the peo-
Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

| TIME United States Coal Comm
sion. created by act of CO
Eress a year ago, goes out o
existence next Saturday after
having completed one of the most
| thorough and valuable pieces of work
ever done by--a government agency.
Under the terms of the act creating
the commission II was instructed to
report its findings to the President
and to Congress. Its report on an
thracite is already made to the Presi-
| dent and much of the report on btu
| minous has been submitted also. 1t
remains for the Chief Executive and
Congress to translate into legislation
the recommendations submitted.
President Coolidge has announced
that he Will commend to Congress
the suggestions of the commission.
Under the threat Of nationwide
strikes, and under strike conditions
| themselves, efforts have been made
for several years to obtain legisIa-
| tion which will help to assure the
people a steady supply of fuel. Now
| that the fact-finding commission has
| made it's report, it is expected that
at the coming session some legisla-
| ton will be enacted. Senaor Borah,
chairman of the senate committee on
education and labor, has been giving
careful study to the coal problem and
the suggestions of the commission
| during the recess of Congress, and 1t
is expected meetings of his committee
xx-i1l ha ha1 NJ he
opens and an effort made to put
Body Appointed Year Ago.
The Coal Commission was provided
for by an act approved September %
year ago. The members of the COM
mission were appointed by the late
President Harding October II. and or
ganized October Is with John Hays
Hammond as chairman. The commits
sion got down to work promptly and
has been devoting its whole time
since to a study of what has been re-
garded as one of the most complex
| Industrial problems that ever con-
fronted the country. The Congress
originally appropriated 100000 for
the use of the commission. and later
| added 100000, making a total of
100000 available.
The commission was created under
the spur of the strike of 1922. The
word went forth that the people
would not submit again. if they could
| possibly avoid it, to the conditions
| which caused so much suffering and
| discomfort in the fall and winter of
1928. The commission was instruct
ed to have its report on the anthra-
cite industry completed in time to be
| of service in the framing of a new
| agreement between the miners and
| operators OF the hard coal field. the
old agreement expiring August 81,
1923. This the commission did, and
the data obtained made use of.
The agreement in the bitumfnous
| field does not expire until April of
next year. The data collected with
| reference to the soft coal industry is
! now in hand and will be available for
use by the operators and miners In
reaching a new basis of operation
next year.
| The Coal Commission has played, in
fact, more than the part of a mere
fact-finding commission. 1t has been
an adviser of the President in the re-
cent anthracite crisis. 1t sought with