Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-26
MAINE ASSOCIATION
Of College and Preparatory
Schools in Annual Meeting.
President Charles [. White of CcIbv,
Delivered Principal Address.
necent Legislation on Educational Subjects in
New Hampshire Discl-sed.

""'' hitttiI2 ot the Maine ASS8cia,i.p
Vi colleges and Preparatory Schools
was held in Representatives hall ot ,b,
state House, last evening. PresiJ.n,
Nililam Dewitt Hyde of Bovdoin col
ieSS Wds present and called the meet
, i.iS 10 order shortly after O'Clock. In
| MS opening remarks he expressed his
, appreciation of the large attendance
ana referred especially to the generous
slilhklih5 OF ladies who We're presen,
- representatives of the various rpI-
irSes ana preparatory schools Of the
Sta't Mr.. Hyde also complimant.d
me 'cmr'ttee on legislation On the
aoi2 manner in which it had dis, harged
its duties
Att"r the reading of the records
or the last session by the secre-
tary, Prof. J. w. Black of Colby Col
lc%e. Pm stdent Hyde introduced Prof
II. NJ. Estabroolle of the University of
Maine. who reported in behalf of thr
above mentioned committee. Prof. T.
tabrnoke's report was brief and cor
else. Hle reviewed the work of tho
commute" in connection with the leg
iSlduon of last winter in relation
'duc&tion3I matters. He tuId thos-
abandoned the idea III obtaining III.
enactment Of Legislation upon tn yuh-
rCi ~ 1dncN. IT, said they fear. i
tnat il tt.n much was attempted as i
beginning the c>ult might be thu loss
Of ground already gained. They there
fore decided 20 devote their entire al
tcnti"n 10 the subject of a general
academy laW. the result of which is al
ready known Ia the pecpl" throughout
the state
President Charles Lincoln Whit. of
Colby toll, ge Watervi!le. was then
presented as the principal speaker ot
the evening. President White. Who
IN: but recently left New Hampshire
70 accept the presidency If Colby de-
voted nearly all his remarks to recent
lc2isla tiun upon education in that state
After a brief Introduction he said:
The interesting report to which Mc
have just listened has been made. pos
Sible by the fact which we All admit t-
that the State should he Interested in
education. 1t provides laws which
creat". encourage and regulat.. the
lower schools. II encourages with ii
runciaI help. academies and high
schools of a certain grade. 1t ruuips
normal schools and pays The salaries
Of their teachers. 1t has established
the precedent Of an appropriation i"r
a higher institution of college grade.
ana might bc logically asked to treat
other colleges i'll our State in tn. SAM,
manner. If lands We're originally
granted for tn higher institutions uf
D. IA ~
money be granted now to aid III their
legitimate enterpriseS2 To max. this
plan safe there would naturally h- ap-
pointed state examiners who would
make th,- college entrance examination
Of q standard quality. and the work
which the colleges accomplish thorough
and satisfactory To government insprc-
tors.
The report which we have just heard
rIoveS that the Legislature uf this
State looks naturally to educators for
the latest and best suggestions.
For several years my residence has
been in the state Of NcW Hampshire
where the principles which have out
lined have rome to permanent fruitasc.
The state OF New Hampshire has one
normal school located at Plymouth
which is supported by gifts from the
Legislature. III. icultural College
at Durham. believe. i maintained by
stat" Grants and United States govern
mvut assistance. But it iS recognized
that the Legislature must be logical
anG consistent in its actions. and last
Year quite a sum Of money extending
into the thousa andS of dollare. was Vot-
"a to Dartmouth College. The stat"
has also literary fund law. which pro-
vid4s that an taxes collected hy the
state upon tia deposits. stock ANA at-
tending accumulations Of GepositorS
ana stoc<holders Of savings banks.
trust companies. loan ana trust COM
p"nirs. lean ard banking companies.
building ard loan assoc tations. dud
other similar corporations. who d" not
reside in the state. or whose residence
is unknown. shall be known As IN"
literary fund. The stat" treasurer Sh;tlI
assign and distribute in November "t
each wear this literary fund among the
towns and places in proportion to the
number Of scholars not less than I'VE
wears Of age who snail, hy the last re-
pprts Of III. school board returned 70
thp slIpcrintenGrnt of public inStruc-
ton appcar To have attended the pub-
lie schools in such towns ana places
not less than two weeks within that
year. The portion II the literary iuni
50 received by any town or place Shall
b.. assigned to th" districts AS otn"r
school money and shall hr applied /"
the maintenance of the public schools
during the current year: one-hith part
thereof may BE- applied by the school
board to the purchase of blarhb"ardS'
dictionaries. maps. Quarts anu
school apparatus. All money hrlS-
inc from the taxation and licensing
,T dogs remaining in the treasury 81
amy Town or city on the first daN oi
ArriI. annually. which is not que !"
InlderS uf orders given FOR loss ~ or
damages to domestic animals ~ dneS'
shall be applied to the support "i the
rubiir schools. ard shall be assigned 7"
the districts as other school money
This law. in brief. assists every
,;chool district in the State.
At the last session. however "i the
New Hampshire State Legislator" an
act relating to high schools and acad-