Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-17
NAMES SCHOOLS,
Superintendent Stetson Re-
ports Upon Work Of 1899.
Improvements on All Lines--New
buildings and Better Attendance.
hesu'ts OF the Workings Of Some Of the
Special Endeavors.

II IS matter Of public common,
that There is existing thrnucbo,lt "a,
state am interest in the scho,l., which
= peculiarly encouraging ana is 4 sur,
prophecy Of great improvements in tn,
future, says Superintendent W. "
H''ISon i'll his annual report which hi.
Just been issued. This is one of tn,
"peElhS paragraphs of his comprchen-
SIVe report. The work, this year. is ;
broad one and shows the wide scope
covered by the superintendent in hi.
work
10 80 through the outline Of tn,
work and mention briefly what il con
talns, he first speaks Of tn, good that
mas resulted from the exposure Of tn
sl1ckneSs in the schools in 1885: then
H. dcNotas chapter to the evidence.
oi Improvement. OF the new buildings
ne has descriptions Of the Eastpurt
grammar school. the Parker SpofforI
grammar school. of Buckspurt. the
Upper FrenChVille school building. the
Pcjepscot school of Topsham. The
Fairbanks school of Farmingtcn. and
The grammar school building of Ninll-
haven
Following this comes an article III
IN" work being done ny the school i'm
proVem"2t league nf Maine ana the
fun circular relating t. the league. 4
.-i'it- 'f school legislation makes an
ARTICLE that in itself is worthy of a
book Of its own. This was compiled
by Prof. w. J. Corthell. Then Prof.
St"tSon touches upon tn, union of
towns for the purpose of employing
supolintendents of schools.
\ synopsis of docun .nts issued by
The department is given ana then fol
low articles relating To the teachers
institutes ana TO summer schools.
as we'll as examinations for teachers
certificates Schooling for children
in unorganizcd townships" is treated
ana then the work of the Federation
Of Names Womon's clubs for the good
of education is taken up. Following
all this are the reports Of thc normal
schools. as well as detailed reports
and statistics of all other schools If
Maine.
The brief preface. if such it may ~
called. that Prof. Stctson has placed
in the first part Of the book under TIL.
Htdt ~ ilt ! l-t4l 81 inc W pIh. IT
"ne Of the most Interesting parts Of til"
entire work. in il he reviews The work
Of the past 1--WE years and contrasts the
changes that have taken place. H.
points with pardonablc pride To- the
way the people of Maine have received
his criticisms ON this he lays tn"
basis OF tn" eight pages OF interesting
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