Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-08

Well I remember crawling up into the
tower to place that brief inscription
beside the others there"
He continued: while you tear down
the mortar and brick and wood of a
building. you cannot tear the beloved
memories that surround it from a
mans heart. That old board will
serve to keep those early memories
alive"
Mr.. Harrington commented on the
crowded conditions which must exist
until the completion of the new school
building, and of the responsibility
that rests upon the students to i'm
prove their opportunities during this
congested period, and see that the
discipline of the school is maintained
until the enlarged quarters are ready
for occupancy. He stated that pres
ent-day magazine writer's often assert
that the youth of the present are i'm
patient of restrictions, not amenable
to authority, and asserted his belief
that the boys and girls of Augusta are
not to be so classcd. Il have fire.
quently heard young people assert
that it is easy to do wrong, easy to
commit sin. but this is not So" as
serted Mr.. Harrington. In order to
uO AiViS we nave " lid IlIpiC WI
science under our feet, stifle the still,
small voice that tells us what is right
and what is wrong, and tear down the
wall that a loving father and mother.
and even God Himself, have erected
for our protection. I tell you. it is
difficult thing to do wrong
You will have a new Cony, but
don't forget that ii is the old Cony
as we'll. the spirit that impels each
one of us to do our level best as Cit
liens of the school, so that in the years
to come We may be better citizens of
the State and of the world"
Orin 3. Frost president of the Cony
Alumni Association, also spoke brief
ly, bringing the greetings of the school
alumni and saying in part:
After as fine a vacation as I know
you have all had, it is good to return
here for your winters work. And
when I say work l don't mean the
word so often used and associated
with the idea of orudgerv. | mean
joyous work. strict application to
pleasant tasks which will be assigned
by your teachers"
He spoke of the responsibility of the
students to the parents who have sac
rificed to make it possible for them 20
dtNtHu StHOOI, anu tuOltu from an ar
ticle which recently appeared in The
American Magazine which stated:
THE unframed man goes to work at
IA and reaches at 80 his maximum in
come of $1,000 per year Between the
ages of IA and 60 he earns about S45,-
GOO. Not more than $4,000 is earned
in the four years that would have
given him a high school education. On
the other hand, the high school grad
uate goes to work at IS. passes the
average unframed man within seven
years, rises steadily to his own maxi
mum d $1,000 at 40, and continues at
that level for the remainder of his
active life. His total earningc from
IS to so are about $4,000. The SS3, 900
difference between his lifetime earn
ings and those of the unframed man
represents the cash value of high
school course"
Principal Perkins explained the ar
engagements which have been made to
assist in conducting the classes under
the present conditions. He said that
as the school day must be cut to four
hours, the periods of home study
would need to be heightened. The sem
Tor, Junior and sophomore classes will
be held from 8 to 1890 A. NJ, and the
freshmen will be handled during the
afternoon, from 12.45 to p. NJ.
At present it appears likely that the
new building will not be ready for
occupancy much before the fall of
1927.