Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-22

with and the several certificates have
been properly made out and signed.
The required blanks will be fur
nished by the State Superintendent
upon application by the parties inter-
ested."
The law entitled An Act for the
Better Education of Youth passed by
the Legislature of 1903, was designed to
aid pupils residing in towns in which
no high school is maintained.
Under this Act pupils are not en-
titled to have their tuition paid by the
towns in which they reside until they
have passed final and satisfactory eX-
aminations in common school studies,
declared their intention of pursuing one
of the courses in an approved secondary
school and received Il certificate signed
by the school officers Of the town in
which they reside stating these several
facts.
Pupils who hold certificates, or tli-
plomas, stating they have completed
the course of study i'll grammar schoC
of standard grade and pupils who hav"
maintained satisfactory standing for a /
least one year in secondary schools
Superintendent should be granted Ger
tticates of admission to these schools
without examination.
The State Superintendent of Public
Schools has authority to decide whether
any town is complying with the require
ments of the free high school law and
whether, or not, any given school is of
standard grade.
1T is suggested. that before any eff
fort is made to solicit students in towns
to which this law may be thought to
apply. the solicitor first consult the
school and municipal officers of the
town and secure. if possible, their APP
prevail and cooperation.
1T is also suggested that it will be
unwisc to solicit students in the ter
ritory lying within the acknowledged
jurisdiction of the smaller secondary
schools.
You are in Il position to appreciate
the Importance of having the law so
administered as not to be offensive to
citizens of the smaller towns.
ut is recommended that no bills for
tuition he contracted before April 1,
1904, without the consent of the officials
to be made.
You will realize that it would be
unfortunate if the number of students
enrolled from any town should prove to
be large enough to make the payment
of tuition fees burdensome to the tax
payers.
Cordial cooperation will assist
in making this law acceptable to the
people and beneficial to their Children >
These will be interesting, in connec-
ton with the Teachers Convention
which will begin at the State House at
P. NJ. tomorrow and will furnish val
liable information to any parties who
may not have received them.
The New England Collection Agency
has changed its name to American Col
lection Agency. The following corpora
tons has filed certificates of incorpora-
ton at the office of the Secretary of
State:
Queen City Planters Company or
ganized at Augusta for the purpose of
doing general agricultural and develop
ment business. with 100000 capital stock
of which nothing is paid in. The officers
are President. F. L. Button of Augusta;
treasurer, f. F. Whittum of Augusta.
The Canadian Oil and Gas Company
organized at Augusta. for the purpose o1
dealing in oil and gas, with $500 600 oapi.
tai stock of which nothing is paid in.
The officers are: President. j. Berry of
Augusta; treasurer, A NJ. French of Win
throp.
Norris & Company organized at Port
land for the purpose of carrying on gen
eral mercantile and manufactures
business. with $1,000 600 capital stock OF
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President Willard w. Baldwin of
Portland; treasurer. James J. Herman OF |
Portland
Transportation and Hotel Auto Elec-
trio Company organized at Portland for
the purpose of doing transportation and
hotel business with 100000 capital stock
Of which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President. Willard w. Baldwin of
Portland: treasurer. James j. Herman of |
Portland.