Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-30

number of children are Obliged to at
tend schools in different cities. because
their parents frequently change their
| places of residence. Probably you
have been embarrassed many times,
and much of your time has been wasted
by trying to decide. with some degree
| OF justice, how to classify the children
who have come to you from other
cities. Even when this work is done
| with the greatest care. there are many
! cases where serious injury has been
done the children by putting them in
a class that is too far advanced, or in
one that is below their attachments
There are many other questions con-
nected with our schools. ch are of
special interest to superintendent,
members of school boards and private
citizens of our cities. These questions
SO seriously concern the welfare of the
schools that it has been decided to
ask the superintendent of the city
schools, and one or more members of
each school board to meet in the Office
of the State superintendento of schools at
Augusta, on May 10, 1896. at 1890 A. NJ,
for the purpose of discussing. and
coming to some agreement, if possible
upon the following topics: A minimum
course of study for the primary. gram
mar and high school grades of the
cities of Maine. A uniform system of
designating the grades, or classes, in
these schools. A minimum test for
promotion from one grade to another.
especially from the highest grammar
grade to the high school.
1t is not proposed to have lectures.
or addresses. 1t is believed that the
better way is to have the subjects dis
cussed in conversational way. each
superintendent. or member of a school
board, being allowed to express himself
upon the topic in which he has Il
special interest. without feeling that he
must make a speech upon the
subject. BY this plan we can save the
time that is usually occupied with for
nal intrOductions and closing exhOr-
tations. and these omissions will per-
NIT each member to express his best
thought upon all the subjects.
feel that these are matters of impor
lance. l hope you will make a special
effort to be present. and bring with
you the member of your board who is
most interested in these topics.
Two of the State House officials OF
high position, and closely connected
with the machinery of the States BUSH
ness, We're away. Wednesday. Search
as diligently as he could. Journal re-
porter could find no traces of them.
neither could he learn anything of their
whereabouts excepting certain rumors
that they had gone fishing somewhere
over in the Auburn section.
1t goes without saying that their re-
turn of course surmising that they
will return, is awaited with deep inter-
est and not little curiosity as to what
will come of it all Some pretty good
sized fish stories have been told but
all past productions in this line, not
excepting those Of the late lamented
Munchausen. will sink into the tame.
forgotten past.
The New England Typewriter Com
pany has been organized at Portland,
FOR tie purpose of manufacturing and
selling typewriters, with 100000 cap
ital stock, of which nothing is paid in.
The officers are: President, Douglas
Smith; treasurer. Granger Farwell.
both of Chicago, Ill.