Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-22
- 4mr BOOK Law.
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s.oehusendent Of Schools Lucs rs q
u. desk bussly engaged In answering letters
,heu The Journal reporter called u his d.
,.,.msrt yesterday. These lessess for ths
~, psrs contain queries regarding the op-
.,.,isa Of the new ,eI; book Law. Tbrcush
a. tindpem Of Mr.. Luce the Journal 10
.bla to present some Of the most pertinent
~ these queries snd the answers to them,
,h;eh At this time will doubtless b. Of in
nfsst
One Of the first questions that would
,.,u,ally be asked 10, Who makes s<lec-
doc Of bookss
The old lar IL unchanged which required
.chool committees to select books. Moth
ios ike state uniformity Is expected Or
a4dsed.
10. {. the change made In regard to
books already In use!
Unles. such books have been In use for
I've Years, they can only be changed BY
,ose Of the to~n authorizing the committee
\ make such change.
Nov much money will il be necessary
far the town to appropriate for the purpcsef
il. question contained 10 on letter.
The substance Of Superintendent Luee's
,eol7 10 that in the average town having
so,y ordinary schools and ordinary stadents
sAs very maximum Of expense will be o. 80
IA, towns 10 which there are large villages
,i,h 4 Graded system and with . hi <h school
sr,nr for college the maximum for each
seholsr will be about 81. This 10 on the
Imposition that an entire new set Of books
vill be bought. II the books already In
ne hands Of the pupils be purchased by the
osn. A. may be yell 10 many cases, or II
~ LIT Of books be changed 90 that intro.
duesory prices may be had, the expense, -
A matter Of course. will be somewhat less. |
Another party wants 10 know what are
he usual regulations for distribution ard
u,esentaton Of the books.
Where the town system prevails each |
shooi house should and probably will be |
p,ovided With receptacle tor keeping
books during vacations, or under the to~n
sv,,&m the books can be kept 10 the school
house. Where the district system prevails |
II viii probably be found necessary Ia most
essss, In order to preserve the books have
thsm returned from the schools to some |
central place of keeping where they will
b. under the charge Of the school commit |
~.
The committee will be authorised 70 |
make regulations for the care and preser-
ystion Of the books in the schools. Those
regulations may and generally do allow
pupils to take books home for study duriog
term time. requiring them to be returned
10 the teacher at the terms close. the
teacher being accountable to the school
board. The committees may in special
eases allow the books to remain in the
scholar, possession during vacation II the
committee deem proper.
required to replace it at once. otherwise
10 value will be collected from the parent
or guardian under the provisions Of the
hv.
Writing in or marking upon. or In any
way defacing book, is considered mater
slly iojurlng IL. Some system for keeping
record Of all the books in the school 10
equally provided for. by which it can be
known at any time in whose hsnds books
are. For these records blanks will proc
ably be furnished by the State. As Is the
case Nth other school blanks.
The notice below isa specimen Of what
oil be pasted in the text books used 10
thi. city, and similar instructions will prob
ably he used elsewhere
CRY OF AuGusrA.