Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-21
RALLY AT JUNIOR
HIGH IN OBSERVANCE
EDUCATION WEEK

Education week was held at the In,
NOR High School building last evening
| with good sized audience in attend
ahce' the purpose of the meeting
was explained by E. G. Glover, SUPER
| intendant of the waterville schools.
| who said that the week was being OBJ
served throughout the country and
Waterville. instead of having exercises
| at each of the schools, had decided
| upon one general meeting for which
| invitations had been sent to some 1900
| people.
| There were six speakers, all prom
fnent citizens Of Waterville, on the
program. An enjoyable feature of the
evening was the presence of the Sa-
NOR High School orchestra under the
direction of Mrs. H. c. Marden. The
selections which were played between
the speeches were much appreciated
and the orchestra was roundly ap-
plauded.
DR.. John G. Towne was the first man
called upon to speak by Mr.. Glover.
The doctor said that as the week had
been sponsored by the American Le-
gion, of which he is member. he
would consider the patriotic side of
| education. He pointed out the large
sum of money expended each year for
the education of the younger genera
ton but he added that it was cheap
at any price. In this country, the
doctor stated, more than in any other,
the future of a young person rests
largely with himself or herself and
he pointed to President Calvin Cool
idge as an example Of this. In the
event of another war he declared him
self in favor of a universal draft act,
and act which would include labor and
capital as we'll as the citizenry of the
country. The Legion. he said, stands
for compulsory education of all and
he said that 1t was the aim of that
organization to install in the minds
of the young the meaning Of the sac
rifices that have been made by their
fathers in the history of the country.
In closing the doctor urged the cult
walton Of the common English Ian
guage and patriotic exercises IN the
schools.
DR.. Paul r. Baird, mayor Of Wa
terville, was the next speaker. His
address was of particular interest In
that he pointed out the large majority
Of the children in the United States
who never carry their education
through the elementary grades. DR..
Baird named two reasons for children
leaving school at an early age and
they were poverty and restlessness.
With the great wealth of the country
and the vast sums that are each year
expended on education he did not
think II right that any child be
forced to stop his education so that
his parents could profit by his wages
In introducing ex-Mayor Leon o.
Tebbetts, Mr.. Glover said that it was
because Of his ability to look far into
the future when he was the mayor
Of the city that the new Junior high
school building came into being. Mr.
Tebbets' address dealt largely with
the history of education. Education
he said, Is long process, beginning
with birth and endin only with
death and in 1t parental influence is
one OF the most important factors
HeI stated that Switzerland at the
spresent time has one of the finest
systems Of education in the world
and that in many ways 1t is superior
to that in this country. His discus
! sion OF the rise of education in the
United States was of the utmost In
terest and he said that today here
are but few countries so far advanc-
ed in education or so eager to make
, progress as is the case In this coun-
try.
Carl Dubord, the next, speaker, q
l
considered the work that Is done BY
a school board and the responsible.
ties which confront 1t. He charac.
terized the work of providing educa-
ton for young people as the mos
important work man has to do. Mr.
Dubord told of the state laws that
govern education and their relation
to the working of school board. TIC
| the speakers mind there were three
} matters of vital Importance which
rested with the board and they are:
proper housing facilities for the
schools. the choice of an able anG
wise superintendent and the raising
, of finances to carry on educationa
work.
Carroll N. Perkins said that hi
: could find at first no reason why he
should have been placed upon the
program but after thought on the
. matter he decided that it was as g
! parent with children lin the schools
of the city. He said that parents
, should at all time cooperate with the
! teachers and officials Of the schools
and to his mind intelligent coopera-
, ton between them was an absolute
, necessity to the successful carrying
out of any school program.
Arthur j. Roberts, president oil
Colby college, was the concluding
speaker of the evening and he was
listened to with much interest. DR.
Roberts address considered the
: training received In elementary and
. high schools especially in its rela-
ton to college and later life.