Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-03-25

under the years of 8, 9 or 10. may be found
advisable. Let two Common Schools be estab-
lished for boys that age, with male teachers,
and two for girls, with female teachers. The
branches taught in these Schools should be
specially restricted, and oil the higher branches
be taught only in one High School for boys, 10
be under the charge of male teacher, and one
for girls, under female teacher The studies in
the High Schools should be so arranged as to en-
brace none of those pursued in the Common
Schools The pupils of the High Schools should
consist of such only as shall, upon examination
to be made by the teacher of the High School,
under the direction of the Committee, at stated
periods, be found 10 have made a satisfactory
proficiency in all the studies pursued in the Com
mon Schools.
By this arrangement, without additional ex-
pense laroe addition to the amount of nstruc-
ton conveyed, would be secured, and actual
High School established, instead of one where
single teacher is expected to attend to all branch
cs, from letters to Algebra, from syllables TO
Philosophy.
1t is believed also that great benefit would be
derived by the public from an arrangement with
the Trustees of the Bath Academy, by which the
High Schools should be kept in their Building, in
consideration of which, and of a certain sum TO
be annually paid by the Trustees, additional
teachers should be employed in those schools, and
the languages taught therein.
In this way the advantage would be secured to
the poor well as the rich, Of giving their chil-
dren an education sufficient to qualify them for
any employment.
Should the plan suggested prove acceptable,
the only action required on the part of the town,
would be to unite the village or town, as might
be thought best, into district. All the details
would be within the power, and would be most
deliberately arranged, by the Committee
Per Order,
B. RANDALL.
The above Report recommitted to the
same Committee, with instructions to Report
upon one two points more fully at the annual
meeting in 1871 or previous if deemed practical
BILE The Committee at the annual meeting on
Monday last, through their Chairman Hon. Mr.
Randall, made the following additional Report,
which together with the Report of the year pre-
VlOuS, was Idlu OH tile IdDle, lOI lIHdl dSloh oi
the second Monday of April.
The Committee appointed to Report on the
method Of improving the system of Town
Schools, TO whom was recommtted the Report
made by them on the subject to the last annual
meeting, offer the following additional
REPORT.
| The object of the recornmitment is understood
to have had reference chiefly to the suggestions
relating to a connection Of the Town High
Schools with the Bath Academy. On this point
the Committee further Report, that such connec-
ton, although believed to be very desirable, is
not at all essential to the proposed system
Whether the union can now be formed has not
been ascertained nor is it thought material that
it should be done before determining on the ex-
pediency of adopting the High School System.
The Committee are of opinion that no further
action need be had by the town, than to unite
the village, or so much of the town may be
advisable, into one District. The Committee
to be appointed for that District will then have
power by the existing laws to establish High
Schools, and determine the qualifications necessa-
ry for admission to them. They may also, if
the town wish il endeavour to make such
i ragements for the present year, with the Irus-
tees of the Acadamy will justify the introduc-
ton Of the study ofthe Latin, Greek and French,
or other languages, into the High School
Should the experiment succeed for this year, it
will doubtless lead to more permanent arrange
ment hereafter.
Further reflection has led the Committee
confidently and earnestly to recommend the pro-
posed change, as the cheapest and most effectual
method of affording the highly impoi tant advan-
tages of good education equally to all classes of
society. For this purpose il is recommended that
the subject be postponed to the time to which this
meeting shall be adjourned, for the purpose of
having warrant to alter the School Districts in
the manner required.
CLOSE OF OUR FIFTH VOLUME.