Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
MAINE TEACHERS
Continued from Page One.)
ms. mo- donht. and the largest $500.

Eight men receive $500 or more.
The fifth and sixth tables relate to
teachers in public high schools. In
these there are employed 253 men and
203 women. The highest annual sal
airy paid a male teacher is $1,000, the
smallest is 500, the latter applying to
one of the high schools conducted for
a short term only. Ffftysix receive
$1,000 or over. One hundred receive
$500 or less. The highest annual sal
airy paid female teachers in hlgh
schools is $500. two teachers recelV-
ing that amount. 8S receive $500 or
more, 1O2 receive $500 or less. In all
cases these tables show salaries out
of which teachers pay their board.
Table No. is table of special
statistics for the twenty cities OF the
state. 1t shows the population, school
enrolment, number of teachers
amount expended for schools, ana
other interesting data. Portland WIN
nearly S1SO,OOO expended for common
schools leads in amount spent. 10
Bangor. however, belongs the credit OF
the largest amount raised per scholar
which is 1906 followed closely by
Portland with 5000. Oldtown leads in
percentage of valuation assessed for
school with .OO3 Ito Auburn, Bath,
EastpOrt following with .003 10 and
Bangor at .O03 lilo. The percentage IN
number Of cities falls below .OO2.
These are Lewiston, Rockland. Angus
ia. Ellsworth and Hallowell, while
Biddeford with only 900 ITO holds the
smallest percentage. All the cities eX-
cept Biddeford raise from $50 to $94.-
600 in excess of the legal requirement.
This table shows that four cities have
a school year of rs weeks. one OF 81
weeks, eleven of 80 weeks, one of IS
weeks, two Of "a weeks and one of 80
weeks.
Table No. S covers for all the towns
Of the state the same points covered
for the cities in the fifth table. The
towns are arranged in groups accord
ing to valuation. the first including
towns having an assessed valuation
under 100000 and 50 on in order to
the highest
This table is especially valuable in
that it shows that many smaller towns
of the state are taxing themselves at
double the rate that the larger and
weather. towns employ and that even
then the school year is shorter and
the salaries are lower.
For example. Greenfield with per-
Of .OO9 $40. nearly three times
the rate Of any city or wealthy town
can even then support schools only %
weeks and pays an average salary of
$500. a large number of similar in
stances are found and the smaller
towns as n class appear to burden
themselves more willingly for schools
than do the larger ones. Many ex-
CeptiOns are, of course, to be noted.
This table affords opportunity for any
community to compare itself with
others similarly placed.
The ninth table includes returns
from 10 cities and towns outside
Maine. These range in size from
Conn. $4,000 popD down
to BaIton. Conn. 457 pop.) and afford
to observe in limited
way what conditions obtain in cities
and towns in the other New England
states. The points are the same as
are covered in the other tables show
ing salaries in the high and elemen-
tary schools, assessed valuation per
cent. raised for schools. weeks in the
SchoOlyear, etc, etc.
Table No. 10 shows items of cx-
pcnse for teachers, as for example,
cost Of preparation. amount expended
for books on teaching. educational
agazines. etc. These returns are
made up from forms sent in by about
200 teachers throughout Maine.
The eleventh table gives miScellan-
eouS figures on different topics as
for example. No. of teachers board
ing at home, percentage of trained
teachers. No. without previous expert
ence. etc. About 20 items of this sort
are covered by this table.
Table No. II shows comparison of
wages received by teachers and those
paid in other lines of employment.
The 18th table includes all the spec
ial statistics gathered from the re-
turns made by the state Superinten-
dents throughout the country.
The entire report is made entirely
III the spirit of investigation. No at
tempt is made in it to draw cOnjec-
tural conclusions. The committee has
evidently applied itself solely to the
task of getting the facts and setting
them forth in accurate and accessible
form.
1t is certainly 4 valuable addition
To our statistical records and will, no
doubt. have the careful study of those
who are interested in the maintenance
IF a high standard of education for the
children of Maine.
Supt. Payson Smith Of Auburn, was
elected president; VIM. H. BrownsOn of
Portland. vice president; NJ. P. DuttOn
of Augusta. secretary and treasurer,
and Miss Mary A. Stevens of Lewiston,
secretary. The place of
the next meeting was left with the
executive committee for settlement.
The teachers convention then closed
with addresses by Miss Laura Fisher,
supervisor of kinderGartens of Boston,
and Ralph l.. Baldwin, supervisor of
music at Hartford, Conn.
Their subjects were respectively
ASPECTS of Education Common to
Both Primary School and Kindergar-
ten" and Music in Education" There
was an attendance of fully 1000 people
at the afternoon meetings.