The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
Chapter 299.

CnapCer 1885,
AN ACT to amend Section thirty-one of Chap
ter eleven, Revised Statutes of eighteen hum
bred and eighty-three as amended by Chap
tiers one hundred OF the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two
hundred and twelve of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine and two
hundred and sixteen of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-three, defining
course of study in Free High Schools.
Section thirty-on is hereby amended by in
serting after the word studies and before
the word Especially" in the third line of said
section the following words, which are taught
in secondary schools and by striking out in the
tenth and eleventh lines of said section the
words, ION such attachments OF scholarship as
shall be fixed by the committees having super
vision thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof
the following words, who have such scholastic
attainments as will fit them to attend such
schools with profit, and the superintendent or
experimenting school committee having super
vision thereof shall make such examination Of
candidates for admission to said schools as they
consider necessary; SO that said section thirty
one when amended, shall read as follows:
Section 81. The course of study in the free
high schools shall embrace the ordinary English
academic studies whichare taught IN secondary
schools especially the natural sciences in their
application to mechanics, manufactures and
agriculture; but the ancient or modern Ian
guages and music shall not be taught therein
except by direction of the experimenting school
committees having supervision thereof. SUCH
schools, when established by any town or union
of towns, shall be free to all the youth In such
town OF towns who have such scholastic attain
ments as will fit them to attend such schools
with profit, and the superintendent, or super
intending school committee, having superyis-
ion thereof shall make such examination of
candidates for admission to said schools as they
consider necessary.
When such school is established by any pre-
cinct or union of precincts, it shall be free in
the same manner to the scholars within such
precincts, and open also to scholars passing the
required examination from without such pre-
cincts, but within the towns in which said pre-
cincts are situated, on payment to the agent OF
the precinct in which such school is located, of
such tuition, to be fixed by the experimenting
school committee or committees having super
vision of the same, is equivalent to the cost
scholar of maintaining hschool, after deduct
| ing the aid extended by the state. Whenever
| in the Judgment of the experimenting school
committees having the supervision Of any free
/ high school or schools, the number of pupils in
| the same may be increased without detrment,
/ scholars from without tie towns directly inter
| ested in such school or schools, may be adlliit-
| ted to tho same on passing the required eXalii-
nation and paying such tuition as may be fixed
| by such committee, to the treasurer of the town
| in which the school is kept, when the school is
maintained by town or union of towns, or to
the agent of the precinct in which the school is
kept, when such school is maintained by pre-
| cinct or union of precincts
| IApproved Mar. 2S.