Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-06

passed last winter; providing that
every city and town in Maine have one
commissioner, with one additionally
for every 5000 inhabitants, no one city
to have over six. Bangor will have
four. and only that number, it is UNI
derstood. has made application. Port
land will have six. Augusta is en-
| titled to two. Three applications for
this have been received up to date in
the persons of c. w. Jones, Nj. S. Hol-
way and w. II. Fisher None have yet
been decided upon in any case.
There are so or more applicants to
the position of custodian of the East
ern Maine Hospital building, which
list will doubtless require considerable
boiling down before an appointment
can be made. But, that number is not
a circumstance to the disclosure COM
missioners list, as this latter includes
names sent in from all over the State
and the papers make q pile a foot high.
Hon. w. w. Stetson, the State super
intendent of schools, is preparing cir
cular to be sent out to teachers in re-
gard to summer schools. He is very
much encouraged over the prospects
Last year" he says, '"There were 1000
teachers, who attended the schools.
There are about 5000 teachers some
thing less than thatI believe. in Maine
Now, the results of last seasons at
tendance, as / look at it, will be a very
much increased number to go this
year When each one of those 1909
teachers returned home, last summer
g IA n that thaV talked
one of them at least once. with the
rest. That personal communication
together with the regular announce
ment, / believe, will result in a much
larger attendance, for not only those
who went last season will be there,
but, others also"
Right in this line, too, | find he
continued, THAT the demand on the
part of instructive reading matter
from teachers-instructi that is on
their special line of works. greatly
increasing. The pamphlets which have
been prepared by the department have
had wide circulation, and have
aroused a demand for more. They are
continually writing in for information
on certain matters of teaching.
During my recent trip into Eastern
Maine, in fact, for some little time, l
have noted a great advance in this line
a fact that is. indeed, gratifying, and
which surely will in time, make great
mark The county teachers aSsocia-
tons are all doing great work; great
work And some of my visits to other
states during the past few months
have assured me that Names school
,aaabarc cchpplhouSec and schools are
comparing very favorably with others:
and | invariably return home, much
encouraged.
Mr.. Stetson says that his recent Wild
ly exciting expeditions across the
swollen st. Johns river have been
great incentive for life insurance men
to open up on him in regard to taking
out policies. He says he carries no IN
surance; but this last experience made
him think a little along the line for one
SPELL He likes excitement of that des-
cription. the admits. but the liking SEN
salons do not come until the excite
ment is over.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Stet-
son has never yet attended a ban
game: nor has he ever ridden bicycle
He is contemplating dong Dotn, put
has not yet made the final arrange
ments. He is still in some doubt when
would be the more dangerous for him
ia ride raging rivers, or a bicycle.
81 do believe, little as | indulge in
athletics" he saws, that the man, who
has not some personal active interest
in some line of out-of-door sport, IS TO
be sympathized with. rather than con-