Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-02-13

Denents from tnese institutions lnere are out
tnree teacheis from Cumberland IN tne institution
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anu Cuhoerlanu represent one-thrd oil tue Vaiua-
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a. Inn a. an, 1. inst,tr,ions ,iye w. a,'r
scbonihon.ss cau opr ronutry r,Ils v,;,h tha,,,1 ~
MIR. NAyo of Eden confessed mat when the
subitct of estab.hiny another normal school was
first brought TO hi, attento on il had not struck him
r,vora hly. and had tho vote hoen taLon a,
maj line he sbonId have voted against The prn.
i,ct Among the first objections raised in hi. own
mind was whether the 1eople demanded another
institution in this line of instruction Hpt upon
due consideration he believed that $50 pppils are
as many as ought to be in one school F,om
what he had been able to learn he anticinatei hat
within one year from the establishment of the
proposcd normal school at Golham it womb have
as many "A, $50 pupils without reducin, the mum
Der IN either of the other two And il mivht he
necessary to send nuplls from the eastern mart of
the State to GoIham. lie had not liked the idea
of six month training instead of two wears
But this matter rested with the trustees who
would do nothing to iniurc the other two 81 hools
Commodious buildings are to be niyen. and the
only expense to the State will be the compensa-
appropriation, but will he taken from the public
school fund. lie referred to the Eastern Normal
school, aud testified to the good work il ha done
Tor ms section Of the State since its orvaniza
ton more than one thousand students have been
connected with it, From stats les. it i, believed
that more than 95 per cent of the graduates have
taught since graduation
Mr. kIMBALL If Waterford did mt intend
making any argument but simpy desired the
privilege of recording his vote AGAINST The meas.
ute.
Mr. AUSTIN of Milford declared hinselr
frieuu to education and exmes.ed n belief that
the bin under consideration was for the hest inter
est OF all the people of the STATE lie believed
money expended in the cause Of education was
well expended
Mr. PIERCE of Portland, said the bill was a mat.
ter in whlch hi, cty was greatly interested Port.
laud has / 900 scholars under the instruction of
10 teachers but two of whom had normal school
uainipr The need of normal school teacher.
was pressing upon his section. The people who
became teachers were too poor to 90 to Castine
or Pennington. 1t had been demonstrated in
Mass. that scholars will not 90 more than forty
miles to such school. Portland paws a State
tax Of S90,0 900. On the mill tax for the support
of schools she pays $50 900, of which the State
pays back $4,000. The savings banks of Port
land pays a yearly tax of $4,000. one half of
which !, contributed to the schools in the State.
OF that fund his city received back about s. 900.
This year the proposition was to raise five mills
on "A dollar and Portland would nav $50 600 As
given back enough of her school money that goes
to Ihe rest of the State to pay the teachers of a
normal school. 1t weuld take from the children
of the Satste but half days schooling.
Mr. HILL of Exeter, also advocated the bill.
Upon the floor were members from every section
OF the state, and it was but natural for each TO
give prominence in his mind to the interest
OF his own section. But there was Ganger of this
feeling hiding the interest of other localities. and
the general welfare of all. The great qnestio Is
how to sub,erve the interest, of education. For
upon education depends the welfare of this coun-
try in the future, to great extent The State
now established. Very little is asked by the bill
IN COMPARISON to what has been contributed to
Others. lie regarded the school as being for the
general cause of education, He hoped the matter
point, but from from a standpoint of what is for
the general good of the State.
! The yeas and nays were then ordered and taken
resulting IN the affirmative as follows
! GEA-Messrs Adams OF Deerlng, Allen, An
| ure"s' Ausun pe"lIe' niu' p'iss, pIun'; ~
! eft, Briggs, Browne, Buck, Burgess, Chapman,
/ Clay, Coffin of Shapleigh, Cole, Coombs, Gran
/ DON Crosby, Culrsn, Cutler, Dana, Dickey, Drink
water Dyer OF Strong Friend Fuller, Garceon,
Te,.'su' It ii'i li"'"' in-b,n '', VI Ha,b
/ Knight of Lincolnville, Leighton, Lincoln.
| Lord OF Charleston, LORD OF henne-
bunk, Mayo McCobb, MGLeughlin, Meserye of
! Brownfeld, Meserve OF Hollis, Moody, Moore
of TLomaston. Moore of Bidde!ort, Morrill, OF
( Glenburn, Morrill, OF Sebec, Mouton, Murray,
! Norris, Nowland, Otii, Otls, Parkhurst, Pickeu'
! Pierce, Pilsbury, Plummer, Porter OF Caribou,
/ Pratt, Purington, Reynolds, RICHARDSON, Robbins,