Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-15
SUPT. GLOVER'S TALK

Inc I6Ct, as Drought Out Dy gu
perintcndent Glover OF the Water
members OF the Cony High school
Fathers club Tuesday evening at the
High school building. that of the 100
students graduating from the Junior
High school in that city at the end
OF it's first year. hut 12 failed to en-
ter the Senior High school at the
beginning Of this year. seemed above
all others to he the point that would
recommend this type of school to
the members Of that club. This was
strongly brought out By the trend
OF the questions which were asked at
the. close of the speech both OF Su-
pfrtntendent Glover and OF Principal
Merrill OF the school, who was also
present.
Mr.. Glover spoke of the events that
led up TO the building OF the school
and OF the manner in which it is
conducted and gave many interest =
ing sidelights upon the results Sc
cured.
He stated that Waterville was con-
fronted with n conrested condition
both in the gra mmar ard The hiGf
schools. TO solve this problem am,
ui'ti SI cot ltdi III STUDY IL Was
thought that the 63-3 plan would
meet the needs of the city in the most
satisfactory manner. This 6-3-3
plan Is simply that a student shall
put In six years in the elementary
school three years in the junior high
school and three years in the sen
Tor high school
In February 1929 the waterville
city government appointed COM
mittee To have charge Of the con
srliction Of Junior High school and
at the next meeting this committees
was authorized to build a school
building which should not exceed in
cost the sum Of s900,0o0: $40. 900 of
this was at once appropriated that
Tn" bctual work might be immediate-
~ commenced and the remainder Of
the amount was raised by an adlI-
tional iax Of three mills per annuln
Tor term Of five years. This made
The WaterNille tax rate for last year
~ mills. OF which three mills was 10
defray the expenses of tn. new school
building. In this regard Mr. Glover
said that it il interesting to note
mat many people in that city are In
iaSor OF continuing this additions
TAX beyond the five year limit so
mat funds for further Improvement
IN the school equipment might be
aNallab bic without II bond issue or
some other Method of raising the
necessary money.
Work was began on the hiliI,iiup in
he spring Of "a. aud it was finished
IN slightly over Wear at Il cost of
$l2".00n. The ituiidins contains i
class rooms and $.atS so students
',He auditorium seats over 200 and
there IL large SN.lnnasiUm textile AMI
nome economies depa rtmcnt. auto shop
ana manual training department. AT
'ot present tine thCr" are about 80
students attending the school The
speaker declared that il had reen found
that where at hrst thought 1t would
seem that with a faculty Of - mem
hers this would he n great additions
expense TO this city. as > matter of fact
hut TWO more teachers are employed
by the city than before
u has been found that when the SIM
dents leave the grammar school after
me sixth grade and go into junior
h'Hh school the transition is easier
IMAM when they wait and go from the
elementary school directly to the SEN
Tor high This is due in part TO the fact
'h"t me students upon entering the
Junior high find that they have differ
cnt instructors In the various depart-
merts, instead Of the one teacher rs
In tho elementary school. and as 70
suit they are not "habicd: so much.
They quickly develop n community
spirit which helps them to n marke
degree
In the first year at Junior high they
are required Ia take English mathe-
n III
natural science, penmanship ard como
music. manual training for the boys
ard household arts for the girls. There
are no elective studies the first wear.
The second Year they are reouired
to take about the same course. hut in
ADDITION they may elect French or
Latin course Of - weeks Of manual
framing and nine weeks in the auto
school for the boys. or n domestic arts
course for the kris
In the third Year the course ,s vary
similar to that OF the freshman cIass
IN the regular high school, preparations
oehg mede for the scientific and arts
course at college and for commercial
work ""
The students proceed from wear IA
year by studies as In an ordinary high
school. and IL child fails in ore
STUDY he may proceed with his other
s"a'es anu make up his deficienoy in
that study the following year. In The
same way. IL student goes to the sem
Tor nigh with deficiency in some
srade In the Junior high he may make
it ur.
one result that has been very appar.
emf I" the teachers was the great i'm.
provement in tie discipline of the SIN.
dehts through this method of hand,irs
the children OF watervile