Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-14
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there, and / am glad to see him, ana
commend him Tor 1t.
The speaker then paid high tribute 70
DR.. Rownes. the late principal OF tne
school, and continuing said: IL Is schooi
f6kt we ought to be proud OF and tnat we
ought to sustain. our norman scnoois alc
doing great work and they VIII do bet
Ter IN the future New normal schools
will he needed IN Inc iuturc. My pus,.
meas 70: the past 10 years has been 10 WISH
every t>wn IN New England ana WISH tne
schools throughout these States. Know
every e iucator IN New Engiand' Dig anu
little. ! say to you that the conntry
schools OF the grand old state OF MAINE
are behind those OF the other stases. ~
the lar ger places the schoois are a.. lisne
but the difficulty IN the state OF maine Is
In the old red schoolhouse On Enc Hiiisiue
and In the valley. They nave aeterioia.c ~,
They must be brought up Iha6 can oiiiy
be done by giving them tralheu 'eachcfs,
and these must come from QUIZ norman
schools.
= Massachusetts has Spent thousands upon
thou ands OF dollars IN repuiiaihg 1ne
schools that she has ana thousands niore
in building new schools. Connec..o u,
has me the same. maine must ho' nc
behindhand IN TINS matter. "he.her w
have been altogether wise III some ol .ne
appropriations made earlier IN ehe sesslun
should not Keep US from DONG now one
things that we ougnt TO ao'- even = W.
have done some OF innings eha' We ousnO
not to have done
Mr. Day OF Penobscot said Inao ne Was
glad to hear the senator rom nasnins. VOL
get up and say that ne approveu u 'ie
course OF action OF az least one ncau Vi
State INSTITUTION ID coming 10 'I1 o.aeo
House TO present ms case. ne Mas
heartily IN favor OF tne resoiSe, anu
hoped That tne Inotlon oi INC 'el"'of
from Fianklm wouid prevail, 81,
Mr. Walls OF hnoS, sald tnao Inc ma
jority Of the committee We're saolsi,eo
that the school needed more accoml'ioua-
tion, and that more space snouia pe pro
yiuSds he sta.ed that tne puilulns was
nm old one, buiit IN an oia- iasnioneu way,
ana that IN ms OPINION IL wouiu 10. NC
good policy 70 patcn- n.up py inahlhs au-
sdtttOns to u, put wouid DC pescer 70 oct',
II down ana builu anew, ne cohsiuereu
That that this S6oOo amenament Wouio pc
o simply throwing away Oh money
Continuing, ne said me norman scnools
are the salvation u our state IN uhe cdu-
cational way A good teacher VIII anyways
have a good school, and TO have good teach-
ers you must have good normal scnoois.
1t would be Just as silly ior young man
to 90 Into the courts and practlse law
? Without studying II as IL Is LOT anyone W
start In teaching without having learned
how. Teaching has become a sciences
now, ana IL - mporoahc Una. .c',ontrs
should have some idea OF what their duties
are, and there Is no place where they can
learn this except IN our normal schoois.
l,can TESTIFY rom my own opservaoioh
Tint these schools nave been great piess-
ing to lis In this State. ..i.
MY idea IS that we had petter not ap-
prp :ase dollar for this school II we
cannot put 1t In shape. NO business man
would think OF repairing thls ola pulia-
Ing, end think II would DC poor way
OF In esting the money OF the State.
hope the motlon OF the SENATOR iroiii
Franklin will prevail .1..
MI. Hume OF washington linen onerea
Senate amendment A, which was auopteu,
and on motion OF Mr. stone Oh r rankiln
the resolve was then read a second time
and passed 20 DC enSrossed us ahienuco'
under suspension OF the rules:
Senate document NO. w, Dill reia1ips
to the adoption OF mempcrs inso inc
Penobscot tribe OF Indians, spechily as
signed Tor To-Day was taRen from 'he
table.
Mr.. Higgins OF York, ana Mr.. savage
OF Androscoggin, stated that they ala not
desire to press their objections TO THIS
bill, and 1t was accordingly passed TO De
engrossed.
House document No. "a, an act 10 IN
corporate the Rumford Falls Sluice and
Improvement Co, specially assigned for
today, was taken from the table, and
read first time.
Mr.. Higgins of York moved that the
rules be suspended, and that the bill take
It's second reading at the present time.
Mr.. Savage of Androscoggin, MIR. Hume
Of Washington, aud Mr.. Shaw of Aroos-
took asked for information regarding this
bill, and for statement of the reasons
why 1t should pass.
Mr.. Harlow of Oxford l should like
to say Just word on this bill. Bum
ford Falls Is one of the toughest and most
dangerous places on any stream in this
State. The drop there is 1876 feet in one
mile. and It is a matter OF fact that this