Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-07

but = summary Of conditions Win Which
yo,, "a re- already taHiiiaI. A., ,eot
~ ~ ,nnropriation by tax Tor me schooi
for 1850 was Tess s tiiah lor ~, .,ie
We pa VI t,Sa- h. more than 5000, and less
r. - Considerable sum than for many
~, Wy I'be State appropriation was re-
!Ssucad nv % names in the school census:
G'he income from tuition remains about
4 ne M / have had the reduced funds
atu in mind when ASKING your ap,
'r",isi for the purchase or supplies, ana
-, have understood, | DeleVe, that
~. endeavored to make me dehclt ~
nrnaIl ms possible. respectfully rcfer
Com en- TO the figures. of the clerk OF your
board and Of the ei,y ,rvas' COMMITTEE,
to NY care have been made as light as
osaiile for two reasons: flfst, because
we have had so little MONEY i p niisce t.
"a 90. Seem to me wise TO rep>lr to any
80 .'1,t extent the Old buildings which Will
be sold if we are 10 nav INV scn iio
Win the exception OF the BudWeil school
boIsc the interior OF whlch would nave
hoen I,llsomincd had not toe estimated
coef been 70 great for consideration, the
I,,jtninas have been made fairly comfort
able. ,-a,.,,.g ~ M achi,g
rorrc this wear. Gid not in all cases give
s,tisfaction Since the close of the ial
."r,r, changes fer the better have been
roadc. ana ! believe that u earnest re-
'""A,,s, 10 made 10 efforts put forth by the
~, NJ Teachers the remaining two terms
III mo school year VIII be profitable 70
pnniis and satisfactory 10 parents ana to
thc school board.
,o.,,,t IN most of our common schools. In
mnc class only has there b,en real dihi-
cIfItv with regard 10 discipline. y com
Isrgtint Of unfortunate conditions, N
school ana uu;, mas madc GOOD Work III
his cIa.,s wolI-uirh impossible in the last
tyvn ,pars 10 the remaining seven
o., mar Grades. / am prnud 10 cap your
oil. a liz
aide by sid" with Ike grades IN amy town
OF equal privileges and hdVJht12t5 VIZ
our own. The greater ntlh'tF n olt
TEACHERS are wake 10 the meaning 81
their work and to them Is due great
praise TOR the condition ~ these Hcho"lA.
If there still r, main" much 20 b' done,
1T me assure yuu that these teachers arc
following closely atter Improvement an
'-''' rsgrrt that / Am sim unable to report
tho Kind of WORK which We wish 20 sec
III ,u. urinary schoOlE. The teachers
hcrr work AS faithfully NJ ihe t'ach' -
Of the grammar Hradr-i. nut tttJ ar"
wholly anahlr WIN s4,,, ,IA. IL n
the work which We ~ou'I ne 10 accom-
t,llsh in given tine. In fis '"1ilt' tioli
.uow mo u anain can your attention ~
The immediate need Of further change III
sradfr.- me .Ncclieurs. nf tho work done
In The grades which were taken itum the
primaries. one aHd tao 5c-rs ago, proves
thal ~ mistake were den MAGE. Ihc
removing Of tire e two Ga .s">. however.
.gtth nratIicHlly no change tu thc r"I4:rF-
. lnrut~ of the primary ht H"pir, VIII Hhl
TWO , ear ~ the common .th"'i coiIS-
Df va continue ma present lHla ~ work
There Will. indeed. De opportunity TO.
double promotion. Tor the apt pupil. r.
FORE the seventh grade. but "" must not
rpnllirp "A regular course ot II years
1h.r. IA Il STRONG sentiment. NJ pFe-e nt
iu favor ~ a Degrade system III the com
mon schools. The average plIh more
readily masters advanced studies az tho
ages or Il and T. than at Y and T..
IN cities whore tEis fact II beng scEl-
Dusty considered. work Us given either ~
"a Ieth grad. IL the 0OmEuu schools. or in
"A ATM or preparatory year IN Inc High
school the WlstSt way Tor MS. as II ap-
pears 10 me. is ~ arrange our work fur
10 years In the common schools. IianHinA
a course brad enough 70 make the me1-
;at discipline ana attainment ttmmtr-
surate with the Time given The work
which row rCuIires three years IA tht
primary schools can be- done MI TWO yeara
If y,e NAV hav. another primary school
/ | would suggest securing room for the
second and tuiT3 grades, auc then taking
the Warren street scHoolhnGSc Tor ihirI
viii lee easily settled when the new
schooihousc Is built. The problem for us
is to provide temporary arrangement III
order TO meet the urgent uecas Of the
little children as quickly as possible.
In order to raise the schula rShip To that
attained in the usual le-erade system Us
have still something Ia 90 in the gram
mar grades. We have added greatly To
the strength OF cur course by the recent
gradines, ARA those new classes. AZ they
reach tire higher grades. Will be able 70
take more advanced work than any class
which mas preceded them. We can then
require from the pupils Of the Iakcnan
Grammar school some knowledge Of AZ
zebra geometry and bookkeeping. This
will be The more easy To 90 because there
will be gradual Cr.N in all these
branches from the lower grades by the
use OF the NiCkois aritnmebcz. intro
duccd this year into the schools SINCE
entry bookkeeping. as a separate course.
can easily he added 10 The 10Th grade a.
We come to that
IN thcpast two years We have intro
ducod the study Of history in II, line oi
supplementary reading. | have nope
that We may soon have a graduatci
course OF history throughout the common
school grades,
/ trust that vou VII bring before the
proper authorities. i'm due time, thc great
need of an appropriation large enough u
re-uStahlsh drawing ia the schools. do
not venture Ia ask for music. though
believe we shall. sometime. deeply regret
our neglect To provide this accomplish
nent FIR our boys ANA girls.
| wish once more to express my ap-
proyal nf tire work which nas been given
10 the High school this NtIr-thg CuUrs-
In tloc3tion and physical culture. I'm
pTDVcncUt IN shown in figure. carriage
and manner IF the IUDilS-gSpeCially H.
this trtio ~ the girls. ! trust that thn
parents VIII endorse this course. which
is second 70 none in Importance 10 our
youth.
Tho work If this Year has gone on with
little interruption from sickness. and
with very little friction. VI difficulties
have sometimes come, 50 alSo have come
courage and thn rewards tnat always rot
low work with Noung prCpIt. Allow me 10
express my gratitude to YOU. and through
You to Other friends of TIM schools. for
allowing me the privilege Of helping in
tGi- great work.
Respectfully submitted.
EMMA @. FRENCH,