Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-21
STATE HOUSE.
Some of the Educational De-
pts. Literary Products.
Reports Of misunderstanding by
Fish Commissioners.
Report Of New York Insurance Commissioner
on Mutual Reserve Fund Company.

1t is not matter of great surprise
for a department to find after a few
years of hard work that it has Il great
time OF its being prepared for the use
of the public it does not seem that
at the close Of n few years and looking
backward and seeing the many books
and pamphlets which are issued one at
a time. it is found that the work has
really been an immense one.
This is the case of the educational
department. Superintendent Stetson
has been at work during the past five
years. issuing in addition to his annual
reports such circulars and pamphlets
from time to time as he thought was
for the good of the department ana
the Maine educational world. Some of
these as the list which will be given
later will show. have really been long
treatises requiring the years of study
and observance that Professor Stetson
has given. hence they are Of great
value.
Some of them treat of interest to the
superintendent. taxpayers and patents.
others are of more interest and i'm
portance to the teachers. but everyone
can find food suggestions in any of
them.
Because of the great number and
varied character of these documents, it
synopsis of the more important of
them, that those who wish to make
use of the information or suggestions
given in these papers may select and
order inteligently those desired. 1t
viii be remembered that these docu-
ments can be obtained free of charge
of the educational department.
First of all in the list is "A Study of
the Condition of the Schools of
Maine" by the local superintendent
with comments by the State superin-
tendent. This is a pamphlet Of SO
pages.
The next is "A Study of the Rural
Schools of Maine by the State super
intendent. This has As pages.
"A Study of Waste and Kindred
Evils Existing in the Administration
of Our Public Schools" by the State
superintendent of 81 pages. Among
others are, "A Study of the Needs of
the Schools of Maine" by the State
superintendent. containing 30 pages;
sketches. Designs of Plans for School
Buildings. School Yards and Out
houses" of GO pages; "A Course of
Study for the Elementary Schools of
Maine" 104 pages: "A Study of What
Is and What Should be Taught in the
Common Schools Union of Towns
for the Purpose of Employing Super
intendents of Schools" The Schools
Improvement League anu All IN
change" "A Study of the State of Lo-
cal Interest in the Local School and
the Means for Promoting and Directing
Such Interest to Right Ends" "A
Study of the Schools of Northeastern
Maine" Simple Science Lessons,
Teachers Syllabus and Note Book; -
and with all these there is a list of
leaflets and cards with mottos and
other things of the sort
| The call on the department is great
| for all matter Of this sort. The teach
ers. superintendents and parents are
constantly writing to the educationa
department for advice on one subject
or another, and with this will come &
request that literature of one sort OF
another be sent. With the synopsis
in the hands Of the superintendents ol
each town, and also in the hands o
many of the teachers, they can order
what they think would be of the most
interest and value to them.