HomeMy WebLinkAbout2346 Memorandum of Howland Holmes et al. concerning the proposed new schoolhouse "for the Adams District", January 10, 1859To the Building Committee
appointed to erect a new school-house in
Adams District.
Gentlemen
Having heard with equal surprise
and regret that the Committee called a
Building Committee, and appointed at a Town meeting
holden on Nov. 2d 1858, to carry into effect the Report
read by a Committee on that day, in favour of building
a New school-house in the East Village, intend
to build a house somewhat similar to one recently
erected in West Cambridge, & called "Cotting Academy", -
We the undersigned beg leave to say that such a statute
does not at all come within the letter or spirit of our
Report, in our opinion, and is not calculated to further
the interests of the town ; and while we disclaim
having any right or desire whatever to dictate to
said Building Committee, who are abundantly
competent, we think, to manage their own affairs,
we also feel it a duty which we owe ourselves to
state so distinctly as to make misconception impossible,
that it was no part of our intention to advise the
erection of a new building which should not
contain three spacious school-rooms, the least
eligible of which should be far superior in every
particular to the one now occupied by Miss
Nash.
We moreover regard our Report as
clear and definitive, leaving no discretion with
the Building Committee with regard to the general
plan of the house, but only as regards recitation
rooms, closets, &c &c
Howland Holmes
Sidney G. Davis
N Fessenden Jr
Hammon Reed.
Webster Smith
Sullivan Wellington
Lexington, Jan. 10th. 1859
Remonstrance
of
Dr Holmes
1/10/1859
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