Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
CAPITOL NEWS.
Circulars Being Sent Out
from Educational Department.
Secretary McKeen Holding Farmers Institutes
Other News and Notes.

which will be read with pleasure by
the educational people of the State.
They are as follows:
A careful perusal of the following
decisions WILL in many cases, prevent
school officers from committing errors
and will render unnecessary much of
the present correspondence with this
department.
The following expenses, only, may be
paid from the Common School Fund
viz
L. Teachers wages and board.
>. Janitors' services.
s. Transporting scholars to and
from school when ordered by supern-
tending school committee.
4. Fuel
). Necessary apparatus and appli-
ances (not text books for the use Of
schools.
Money raised for the support of COM
mon schools cannot be used for the
maintenance of free high schools.
The expense of school superinten-
dence. of textbooks, repairs, insur-
ance, etc. etc, must be paid from other
sources than the Common School
Fund.
Towns can draw from the State in
aid of Free High Schools. one half Of
the sum actually expended for teach
ers' wages and board not to exceed
$3.50 in any one year.
Attention is called to the following
sections in the school laws of Maine,
and to the penalty attaching to towns
for not expanding their school fund.
Section 6. Every town shall ra;s .
and expend. annually. for the support
of schools therein. exclusive of the in
come of any corporate school fund, or
OF any grant from the revenue of funds
from the State. or of any voluntary
donation, devise. or bequeSt or of any
forfeiture accruing to the use of
schools. not less than eighty cents for
each inhabitant, according to the cen
SuS by which representatives to the
legislature We're last apportioned, I'M
der penalty of FORGETTING not less than
twice nor more than four times the
amount of its deficiency
Section I. When the Governor ana
Council have reason to believe that =
town has neglected to raise and cl
law or faithfully to expend the school
money received from the State, they
shall direct the treasurer of state 10
withhold further payment to such
town from the state school fund and
mill tax until such town satisfies therl
that it has expended the full amount of
school money required by law
The powers and duties which
primarily inhere in the board of su-
perintending school conlfnittee the ex-
ercise and performance of which it may
properly impose upon the superinten-
dent. either absolutely OF under such
conditions and limitations as it may
prescribe, and (which powers and du-
ties sthe superintendent can not exer-
cisasand perform except when directed
by the board are as follows:
l., To examine. certificate, and en-
.Dloy teachers.
q To select and purchase textbooks
and appliances, and to have care OF
The same.
3. Tosprovide fuel and utensils for
the schofls.
4. Te.have custody and care of
schoofhouses and superintend au-
tiioiiASH u cloiti :.
80 direct truant officers in the
neff6fmance of their duties.
To determine what description
pf s. holars shall attend each school,
classify them. and transfer them from
school to school.
The powers and duties nherinC in
the board which it cannot properly ex-
ercise and perform through the su-
perintendent, are:
/. To suspend the operation of
schools when the scholars to attend
are too few for its profitable main
tenance and to authorize the trans
portation of those scholars to other
schools at the public expense.
p To determine the number, begin
ming and length of school terms.
3 TO dismiss teachers who prove
unfit, or whose services they deem I'M
profitable.
4. To eXpel from the school obsti-
nately disobedient pupils
;. TO recommend the abolition or
change in the location of schools.
6. To improve plans for new school
houses.
T. To fill vacancies.
When vacancy is filled as provided
in section Sc of the school laws, the
person so elected shall be entitled to
serve for the remainder of the term for
which the member of the board was
chosen whose place he was elected to
fill.
Il. Walker Mckeen, secretary of the
state board of agriculture has been
busy holding farmers institutes, this
week Monday, one was held at North
Wednesday, at Oakland and, today.
one will take place at South China
No more institutes will probably be
held until the roads are in better con-
dition for travel. or perhaps not until
the first of June.
Colonel f. c. Stevens, inspector of
buildings, was on the sick list, yestcr-
day.
Hon. S. w. Matthews will leave, to-
day. on few days trip to Aroostook
county, combining business with pleas
ure
Colonel l.. H. Kendall of Bddeford,
commander of the 1st Regiment, was
at the State House, Wednesday, on