Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-21

q gymnasium large enough Tor ath.
letic contests. With the gymnasium
will be connected locker room
equipped with six showers, towels,
soap and plenty Of warm water.
Work will be done in strengthening
the body through physical culture
cEtsses. athletic contests and general
health talks. There will be rooms
where all sorts Of games pleasing to
Youths Of the ages above mentioned.
There will be motion pictures and
entertainments given by the boys
themselves. Athletic contests will
be arranged between the Waterville
Boys club and other organizations.
1t is hoped that arrangements can be
made to have branch of the public
library in the building.
Mr.. Goodrich spoke OF the wonder
full work being done in boys work
in Massachusetts and he declared
shat the citizens of Waierviiie are
10 be congratulated in the institution
o. this club which is the second O.:
It's Find in the State.
Superintendent Glover was the
next speaker. He said that he was
going to suggest some things that
Rotarians can do to further educa-
tion in Waterville.
First he asked. how many fathers
were going to the public schools to
see what was being done there. He
said that he had asked each principal
concerning the attendance Of the ia
theirs at the schools and he found
that during last year only about IA
men visited the Watervilie class
rooms and the principals seemed to
think that that number was above
the average. He declared that 1t was
a fine thing to invite the school prin-
cipals and officials to the Rotary
meeting but it would also be a fine
thing for the fathers to visit the
schools once in a while, to go before
the assemblies at the Junior and
Senior high schools and give talks
on their particular lines of business
and the needs of education from their
view point.
Mr.. Glover declared that the phys
ioal conditions in some of the schools
would' be changed if the fathers real
lied about some of the schools where
their sons and daughters are attending.
Frank financial standpoint the cit
liens ought to be Interested" declared
Mr. Glover. "for $155,O00 is being spent
each year. You should see for your
selves how the money is spent"
The Superintendent declared he could
think of nothing sadder than a boy
within college walls with no object, no
idea as to what he was going to do in
life.
Another feature which Mr.. Glover
declared was important was publicity
and advertising. l believe in advertis-
ing anything that is good. | would
hail with the same delight the propo-
sition that the Rotary Club buy half
Il page day in a local newspaper for
4 week and print pictures of the school
buildings and stories concerning the
work done in these schools
MI Glover spoke OF ride he took
with Mayor Tebbctts recently about
, the city and the suggestion by the
mayor concerning the excellence of a
| site for modern freproof school
building that would Go away with two
or three of the older school buildings.
lie complimented highly the mayor tor
:, ms attitude toward the public schools
FanEhis progrcssiveness along educa-
tional lines
He declared that the MAYOR was
looking ahead - and perhaps even so
years. and he wished that every Rota.
rian would unite with him and give the
same kind of interest.
President Arthur ]. Roberts of Col
by College was introduced to speak on
the subject of the Responsibilities of
the Teacher"
President Roberts declared that the
Tree public school does more toward
! the Americanization of the foreign-born
; ana increasing OF the patriotism of the
, hatlte-born than any other institution
! in the United states.
The free public school is the most
| successful of all our democratic insti-
, tutions. said President Roberts. He
mentioned that the English language
has stood prominently for human
freedom for almost 1000 years and the
annals of American history are the
| most glorious of any nation on the face
! of the earth.
| He affirmed that no one is more de-
| voted to his or her task than the
teacher In the free public school.
! The final speaker of the meeting was
/ DR. Herbert {. Libby. district governor
OF the club, WHO gave a brief talk on
| the aims and accomplishments of Ro.
tary. The meeting closed with the
! singing of america" while everyone
| present faced the flag.