Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-25

ton possible. If it cost 500 to graduate
good teacher, let it cost $3.50 lsn't il money
well invested? III cost $240 let it cost
$40. Cannot the State Of MHiae afford to
educate these teacbers well? Now, who
are these teachers lareelsf They do not
come from your wealthy families. They
are young men and young ladies who are
going out to earn living. il possible.
They are fitting themselves for enc Of the
most important trusts that can be placed iu
the hands Of any young lady or young man.
Now. shouldn't they be well fitted for 1t?
And II the demand Of our schools for .
better class of teachers is growing greater
and greater every year, and il that demand
makes necessary larger appropriation of
funds, then isn't it 3 proper appropriation
for part of the school funds that they
should 60 to these normal schools for the
very purpose of helping the common
schools themselves? That seems 10 me to
be the proposition. l can't see it in any
other light. 1 only know personally of
the school at Gorhsm, and l know
that that school is doing good
work. know, being personally acquainted
with the trustees, that every dollar that
comes into their hands will be well and
properly expended. Well now, granting
that, 10 it bad economy to furnish every
dollar that can be properly expended in the
maintenance OF our normal schools. all the
time increasing in their grade, all the time
enlsrgiug the benefits they are giving on,
to she teachers Of this State?
Mr.. Stone--I would like to say in regard
to this mill tax that there seems to be
some Misunderstanding somewhere. The
mill tax for the last 10 years has been as
sessed on the amount of property we had
in 1880, and our mill tax has been appor.
toned on the number Of scholars we had
last year. Take my own town. for in
stance. In 1880 our valuation was $685..
goo. Our mill tax was S26 800 At that
time we had 405 scholars. In 1890 we had
29l scholars and our mill tax was just the
same. consequently our school tax, that
came from the mill tax, was cut down
great deal more ia proportion than il was
throughout the State, because the cities
had gained in the number of scholars and
the back towns had fallen of. Nov, in re-
gard to these normal school teachers.
What has been the increase in the last
ten years? There were about 4l4 in 1880,
crease Of about $50 school teachers that
come from the normal school. L. has cost
the State Of Maine $500 900 to get $50
teachers extra. Well, now, the female
teachers tina. are educated in the common
schools teach in the country towns for 81 90
or s. 90 week and do not think it is
right to take this money from the common
schools and pay 1t into the normal schools.
hw Gvr,t u, ii 1t
word in regard to the appropriation for the
normal schools, taken, as 1t is, from the
school fund. As l understand it, we have
always taken the appropriation for the nor
mai schools from the school fund. 1t was
but few years ago that we took from the
school fund for the normal schooh
the amount Of 1929, loco At that time. as at
present. the normal schools were con.
sidered part Of the common school sys.
tenn. Well nov, TO answer to the objec-
tons OF those opposed to the bill. 1t takes
only $4,000 more for the normal schools
than we have taken in years past, when it
was established at SI9, 600, and with that
small amount in excess Of previous years
taken from the common school fund il
seem, to me, considering the large increase
ofthe appropriation to our common schools,
That there can be no objection to taking
this from the common school fund The
gentleman who made the motion tina. the bill
lie upon the table or somewhere el.e re.
ferred to the passage Of an act taking from
the common school fund the appropriation
for ell the academies. Hc was little
mite muddled on that, as / understood the
matter.
Mr.. HAYES of Deering-I would like t,
ask the gentleman from Norridgcxock IL it
Is not true that the appropriation for the
normal schools has not been taken from the
common school fund for yesrss
Mr.. Hsrriugton-I SO understand it, Mr.
Speaker.
Mr.. Hswes-That being the case, thi, /,
nothing new. Why is all this objection
made?
The question was then upon the motion
OF the gentleman from Sesrsport to table
the bill pending its passage to be enacted.
The motion was lost.
The bill WAS then passed to be enacted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion Of Mr.. Savage Of Auburn,
bill, an &C. relating to the Thomson
Houston International Electric Company,
tabled for prirtins pending i.s third reading,
" o9 eoAth AAua tic LtDtt. given Tvs tulru
reading and passed to be eosrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Chsdbourne of Bidde-
FORD, bill, an act to incorporate the Lisbon
Falls Water Company, tabled pending it's
passage to be engfossed. was takea from
the table and passed to be ensrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Mullen OF Oldtown.
the report Of the committee on legal Affairs
reporting ought rot to pass on bill, an at
to make valid the organization and doings
OF the First Universalist Society in Oldto VI,
tabled pending acceptance Of report, was
taken from the, table and recommitted TO
the committee on legal Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Savage Of Auburn,
bill. al act to amend the charter Of the city
OF Auburn, tabled for printing perding frs.
feadirg, Vas taken from the table, read
twice and assigned.
On motion Of Mr.. Savage Of Auburn,
bill, an act TO amend chapter 1856 Of the
Private and Special Laws Of 1875, entitled
'An act to establish . municipal court In
the city Of Auburn" ~ amended BY chap
ter 1856 Of the Private and Special Laws Of
the same ysAs, and chapter 81 Of the Private
and Special Laws Of 1881, tabled for print
ing pending first reading, was taken from the 4
table, read tsice, and on motion Of Mr.
Savage the following amendment adopted:
Amend by striking out the word
second" 10 line 4 OF section 10 and insert.
ing in place thereof the word "foufthp
Mr.. Savage--I will state, Mr.. Speaker,
that u IL misprint In the printed copy.
What IL section 2" should be ''seetion Ia,
and what 10 s'section g. should be s'section
TO-" The bill - amended Vas then a.
signed for third reading tononow.
On motion OF Mr.. Porter Of Bangor,
resolve providing fer the purchase and
Ct Cofiia's Supplementary
Digest OF the Maine Reports tabled
pending second reading, vas taken
from the table aud given IL SEQ
ond reading. On motion Of Mr.. Porter
the rules we're suspended. bill given iu
third reading and passed 70 BE- snsSosssd.
On motion Of Mr.. Noble Of Lsvi,ton,
Adinuyn>d -