Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-16
Annual Report Of State Super
intendent Luce.
Arguments Presented Against
the District System.
Marked Improvement in The Uniformity Of
Text Books.
Bad Record OF rruants Criticism OF
wastefui Manae eement and Other Per
tinent Suggestions.

! rNHhisiN III Nllt Ntalts .lss lnt decrease, tha-
Number of different scholars attending
school during the year, lit,95S; decrease,
1oi; relative per cent of the whole number
attending to the whole number in the State,
.6s. The average decrease for the decade
past is GIL ss against decrease of 10, ,iOs
| for the preceding decade. II would seem,
| therefore, that the almost constant dimuni.
ton in school population and corresponding
decrease in SIZE of schools which have mark
ed the last two decades, may soon cease 10
appear, The exhibit here made is one TO be
regretted for while almost one IN every three
of those entitled to school privileges is not
in school and almost one IN five of those who
do attend is a t,ua"t. There would seem to
be something wrong either in the schools, or
/ the homes. or both The corrective To be
applied is TO abolish the school district sy,-
ten; To awaken parental interest where
wanting, and To meet parental greed by the
penalties of our efficient iruant law says
Su crintcnlcut Luce.
The average length of the schools was
twenty two weeks and two days, and the in.
crease of weeks for the year was l31 The
superintendent SAYS the length of schools
outside She graded schools Ia the cities ard
larger villages, should be materially in-
creased lie does NOT th'nk II would be nee
eSsary to make more liberal appropriations
tn secure TINS eni' but would adopt less
wastcful system of management. dispensing
with the needless small and poor schools,
and put mt" the administration OF our school
Il
AFFAIRS business principles and methods Hy
mat method w" weeks "ouli De added To
th' average annual l'hg'h OF the schools
lie wnuli ais" eqnaliIr the length of the
schools which cannot be done under the dis
trict system
ne nnmher oi female teachers employed
al the spr'ng ana summer terms was ibt3. n
decrease OF 90 IN inl' aud winter $50, an
increase 'i -. me whole number OF
"h'I'ts '"p'pl'" ~ H'' rPrlhR ana summer
was l''""' decrease "' 2'' tnll ana WIN
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