The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-02-23
The Ancient School ssDeestrict."

NM
is subject for legislation at this session
that is more closely related to the daily
home life OF the people than the public
school. Parents with youngsters whose
infant minds are now being trained Of
course are Immediately interested in any
marked change in the educational system
Of the State. Old maid aunts and bache-
lor uncles are known to have pronounced
views on the subject of the teaching of
other folks children. SO thew as we'll as
the parents, will be interested in the bin
system which, without being uncompli
mentaly to Eve good old times has, like
many other relies Of those days, outlved
its usefulness. The new system which
has received the endorsement Of the com
nlittee on education. is provided tol ia tile
following bill:
IN Act to abolish School Districts a I'd to
provide for more efficient supervision If
Public schools.
81 Il ,aactfd. eh.
section The school districts in III
towns in this stare ale hereby abolished,
Provided, however, that school districts
organized with special powers hy act u
The legislature, may retain such organize
tien. Int said districts shall annually. on
81 ln.t@le the tifst DAY at Jane, TN their
agents. trustees Oh directors submit w
the school committees Of their several
towns estimates of the amounts required
toi He maintenance VT the schools thele
I'LL @thel THAN free ltigll schools ion Tire
ensIyiug school Year, and Shall be entitled
to such portion "i the common school
funds uf the town as said committees
shall determine, Which sum shah not be
less than is necessary for maintenance ri
their schools ion a period equal To That of
the other schools 81 the town.
Section = Immediately after this act
Shall have become a law. towns shall take
possession OF All schoolhouses. lands, APP
palatus and other property owned and
lised by the school districts hereby abol-
i>hrd. which districts may lawfully sell
and convey The property Sc taken shall
forthwith be appraised by the ;lSSessnr>
Of said town. and at tile first annual as
sessmemt thereafter Il Inn shall be levied
upon the whole town, or such part there
OF as is included within the districts ahol-
$780, 49, ~ ~ ""''i' ~ n'i' =" l'Fi''>
~ ''ii' lai'i Si'ait - lei.i''e" - l,iN ~
P"NtlS VI c"ri' "i san' '''S'ii'ls- 'i'e s'io
tFli"ist" H"tu' ~ ~ property So tahfh.
~ ease " ul>til'tS comprising PARIS 81
~ n "iolt l'N ~ 'ht 'SSes9"iS - sdiu
towns Shall Jointly appraise the school
property belonging 10 said districts, and
shall determine the part thereof belonging
to each OF the said towns amt each town
shall remit to tile t;tX-l,avels,i in lis Mart 81
Sicl dlSili'l fhe part :" dt'tfhtn'a- III
ne sa'le manner Us III case 81 "lStllcfS
Nf"iiF Nit'liil s''a Town,
3e"'' NJ ~ "Nt sll'li li'l ahollsl ~
H''ahgr lhe i"Tall"h ~ any Sfi'A'i ieg2ilN
est'ipilSiled at inc tlne OF IT. passage; Rlit
any l'"ii ~ ~ ah'l't'i meel'hG' 81 ~ z
mttilhT sauce TT l1F pHlpthSe, may nr-
teilhille 'hG iii'h"'r aid location "l lls
Schools ana may 0iSc"i't llae lhcih ~
tlltli1f tt''l i''N"'A'l- pay sltSH tiiNtoil-
iiiltaiFe "A FliallAf ~ l"'atl1l' Hlf1l 4"
indf@ "l''N "il A3lT Miio,eh l'N'hi h'ia7
'l4'l "l 'l'g S4'le- intending Sci"'I com
i"Ae'''' illi on ''i'''i' 'iiN Il,'l''t =" i'le-
7 N3 I'M lu9' ll- - aiia l'li @i ti5e
HlAthiN'dl's 1"l N''se IMhNill Nltth 9ehf9Ml>
H'iV e90'l 'liNll'''' !fPN l'"''- h@"eN'r ui''l
va '"NN "l amy : i'"' H''Nii as now '+>-
NthliHiteh 81 "lilGh >ilail itlehilef h1Nt
t"@ leM Nfll"llIS lfl t'~ Rl"ht2hie h'lh
teii"A'"' ill' experimenting Sfh""i tNin
iAl''ve may >@>pehH tlie operation oi ~itch
4 - l'''t'' !'l tol ih"ie tilili 4'e Ar'i' W.,
i5NS ''llSt" lS' iiiSli i''N'" DN WIS l"Mh. ahl
in3N PI"Ni@ l"l l'e r''i"l'l~ l't!"h4lll-
th'fet" IN "tHVi Sc o"fS' l'F when rtl-
lNSe meg may II ny ti'VH lH"4emenl nee
esS'lN' hi"HUFe t's conveyance ~ siIi't
SelotafS lo sINA Nlllef schools. ana Pay
l9l .4'p SUM nom 'i'e S'li"'l moneys 81
Hit ~" H.
9ee}. 4. ne corporate powers 81 every
sell"~l 'lStlie' sAAli continue ''ndtr TINS
A'' ~ ~ - 't' sdile n'aA ~ necessary
i"I lhe i'lfetin9 "l lla ilaplil'lrS ana the
enforcing "f its llShlS' ana any property
1tlH lA ifh>t ~ any seilnol dlstiff by
NiItn. "' 4 Alii. deNlse "i request Tor the
helti' Oh SAD alstnct, sinai continue to
10, hei' 'iio aseo according 10 'lie terms
Oiele"l'
SECT 4. he school moneys OF every
le"h Si''Ii ne 5" expended as to give as
nearly as pfactlcable the same annual
length 81 terms IN All ITS schools. ami
every Town slail make provision fol the
maintenance OF Az JUS sehools Tor not less
man twenty weeks ahhually Any town
iahlhS 70 MAINTAIN lts schools as provided
IN inns section, shall be debarred from
craving us Sta'e school money TIL II shall
nave made suitable provision tor SO main
tanning them thereafter.