Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-29
SuPTS. SCHOOLS
Meet at State House and
Form Organization.
A Legislative Committee VIII
Ask For Raise Of Standard.
Pavson Smith Elected President and
c. W. Pierce Secretary.

Ten superintendcnts of schools in the
STATE. met in the Educational depart
melt at the State House yesterday and
formed the Maine Association OF Scho"t
S,lpcrintendents, a permanent or@alllZ-
alton for the benefit Of its members ana
Tor the advancement Of school WORK
Payson Smith, superintendent OF
schools of Auburn, was elected prcsi-
dent, and c. W. Pierce, superintendent
of schools for the towns of Yarmouth.
North Yarmouth, Cumberland and tdI-
mouth. was elected secretary. James
Otis Kalor, superintendent Of schools
for South Portland. II. II. Randall, Su-
erintendcnt of schools for It"cki"ni,
and r.. l.. Palmer, superintendent OF
schools for Dexter, We're appointed 4;
committee to drat Il set OF bylaws ana
perfect the. organization.
The superint ondentS met ut the cal!
of G.. w. Pierce of Yarmouth, and in
accordance with plans laid II the an
nt,al convention of the Main" Teachers
Association, held at Lewiston in ocin-
opr Cards were sent to every super
jntendcnt in Maine ana favorable re-
plies were received from all but one.
With that as basis upon which to
calculate the Attendance, the small
number present was somewhat dlNap-
pointing but the fact that all travel
and hotel bills were bnrnr by III" in
diyit.l!als ami that this is On" ~ the
Iaisieat seasons of the school year. ac-
counts fer this s'hn"Ml hat.
state Suucr.int.ndcnt W, W. Si'i son
has expressed himself as in hearty az
cord with the Irni'.rt, BAT vs. uid!I'
ia he IlrS.nt owing to the severe Ill
n.ss If Mrs St,tSon. The secretary
was instructed to draw NJ resolutions
EXPRESSING the sympathy If lin dSS"-
citation ANA send them to Supt. i -
son.
one Gr the members Of tfI'' nj" or
ganiZation, On being asked /" Stat" u $50
Inject. said: 1--WE are getting in liIi'- t."
do what we can to help the S''lrt"ii ;iili
incidentally are to ask the Legislature
10 raise the standard Required n can
didat,s for positions. oth-r states aFr
Going this ana fixing tn" STANDARD "A
nav also. but we are not going u N"r-
nv ai,nut that. l'h" pay viii i|k" c''i"
of itself if tine standard IS raised At,':t|
of us are. cGllrg" men ANA possess It.
cr..cs conferred bv reputable iI.5'+'u-
lions of learning. htIt we took oar '@-
animation with til. rest, ana s, NpitlI
Ike 20 see it made i Iiti" more So
Icie."
A LcgiSlativ" committee %"il+i-tIil% I'd
PavseA Smith of Auburn. {. M. PItir"
of Yarmouth and Jnin' $ otis Irnirr OF
south Portland will look after TIL" m
tnrcSts of the n"W organization AZ the
next session and il is not milk " that
a man of recognized ability in this lin"
ar work will be secured To argue tnClr
case. if need be. 1t is unGcrstH"d how
ever. that both parties are i'm faN"" 81
raising the standard of school super
iuteu,lcnts. The committee is 70 meet
To perfect it's plan Of campaign, WIN
James Otis Nalur at South Portland.
Saturday. Dec. -.
Those i'll attendance were II. Fl. Ian
dali of I:orltland. James btiS hal"f
Of South Portland. l. g. phillips "l
Lewiston. NJ. +. button of Augusta. r..
l.. Palmer of Dexter, ID. l.. WornW""i
of Orono. ID. T.. Bowman ol Water
vile, Payson Smith of Auburn. Pm
cipal II. NJ. Moore of Yarmouth High
school c. w. Pierce of Yarmouth ana
Charles w. Sewall of PASSPORT.