Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
STATE HOUSE.
of Examination of OFF,
GERS Elected for Militia.
Prison Inspector Gilman Believes in
RehabiIitating the Criminal.
Superintendent OF Schools Stetson Arranging
for Meetings-0ther News.

The Il officers who took the eXami-
nations submitted. Tuesday, by the
State examining board. passed. with
the exception of George w. Tenney of
Company Fl. LIST Regiment.
There will be an examination of field
officers, later, sometime after April "a,
when elections will be held in the 1st
Regiment to fill the places made va
cant by the death of Major Bryant and
the resignation of Lieut. Col. Storer.
W. w. Stetson. superintendent of
schools. left for Portland, Wednesday
afternoon. where he will attend the
convention to be held there. Thursday.
Mr.. Stetson is making arrangements
with the superintendent of State
schools. to be held at some time during
the present spring or coming fall. 1t
is his purpose to have the meetings so
that none of the superintendent will
dividing up the State into sections ar
ranged on this general basis The OBJ
ject of these conferences is to give OPP
portunities for talking over the sub
jects regarding the handling of schools
and school work. and continuing some
methods for their improvement. The
meetings promise to be most success
full and will undoubtedly be very pro-
titable
j. +. Alexander returned Wednes-
day. from shooting trip. down the
river. He says there are many geese
dying over. and reports a good season.
He had most enjoyable time, getting
eight geese and a duck. Mr.. Alexander
is one of the crack shots in the State
The Rumford Falls & Rangeley
railroad commissioners to make an in
spection of their road to Rangeley
lakes, preparatory for the opening of
business, May II. to deliver passengers
at the foot of the lakes. This accom-
mediation of service will be appreci-
ated by the many who go there to fish
during the season.
A w Gilman of Foxcroft, one of the
State inspectors of prisons and jails
on business. Mr.. Gilman is Il most in
teresting talker He is certainly a hui
mantarian, and believes in the rehab
ilitation of the criminal. and especially
of the young criminal. He wants to
give the misled and mistaken youth
every chance in the world to get up
and ahead. Where a criminal has
transgressed. and has sentence to
live out. Mr.. Gilman holds that every
effort should be made to have that
time best employed, in a work that
may be congenial. In a conversation
with Journal reporter. he spoke most
highly of the way in which wardens
appreciated the necessity of getting
the right work for the right man. and
especially in making that work pleas
ant while in prison.
He mentioned Rev. c. A. Plummer
of the State prison. as fine example
of this type He has such a powerful
and sympathetic way he said. of
drawing a man out of his worse self
into the better For everyone has that
better side. and all that is wanted is
1 -
ciate it
| Mr. Gilman has taught schools pretty
much all his life. He has made human
nature study. and especially in the
younger men, and, he says, the more
| he sees of them. the more he realizes
the importance of development, in the
| light of Interpretation which inva-
riably leads upwards and to apprecia-
| ton by others.
! The prison inspectors. of which there
are three. Whitman Sawyer, Augustus
| Bailey of Gardiner, and Mr.. Gilman.
are required to make monthly visits to
| the State prisons, and to each of the
county jails, every three months. Any
prisoner has the opportunity of hear
| ing before these inspectors, irrespec-
tive of wardens, or any of the prison
officials The law provides him this
| opportunity of expressing any griev-
ance.
Mr.. Gilman and Hon. o. b. Clason,
visiting committee from the Gov
ernor,s Council. were at Thomaston,
Wednesday, on official business, Mr..
| Gilman being in Augusta. on his re-
| turn home.
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