Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

State and would be liable to a fine and
| imprisonment.
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens of Portland, Rep
| resentative Mckinney of Bridgton and K.
Q. Everhardt of the Anti-Saloon League
| then spoke in opposition to the measure.
| after which Representative Murphy Of
Portland. George Z. Vose of Waterville.
Senator Barrows of Penobscot and F. W.
Buchanan Of Skowhegan supported the
| measure. Rev. II. L. Pringle of Water
| vile spoke against it and then Rep Toll
man Of Portland and Mr.. Ryder Of Ban
| gor spoke for the bill.
The committee on education went out
| on train II this morning bound for Van
| Buren, in the county Of ArOostook, where
| they will visit st. Mary's College. They
will not return until Monday morning.
| The following members of the committee
| composed the party: Senators George w.
| Stearns of Penobscot, II. Herbert Rice
| of Franklin, E. l.. Philoon OF Androscog-
| gin, and Representatives Carl z. Mill.
| ken Of Island Falls. Edwin H. Gleason
| of Mexico, William S. Knowlton of Mon
| son, Fred S. Hawkes. of Windham. Will
| liam Il. Kendall of Bowdoinham and Ed
| ward w. Murphy of Portland.
The committee on eduction gave a
hearing Thursday afternoon on the fol-
lowing bill to establish a State Board
of EductiOn:
Section There shall be a State
| board Of education consisting of the
Governor, eX- Of1iciO, and six other per-
| sons. one of whom shall be appointed
annually i'll May with the advice and
consent of the Council for a term Of
six years; but in May next following
the passage of this act six persons shall
be appointed in the same manner for
terms of one. two, three, four, five ami
six years respectively. Appointments
shall always be such that not more than
three appointive members shall be
members of the same political party at
one time. Vacancies may be filled by
the Governor and Council at any time.
Section 2-The office of State super
intendenr of schools heretofore exist
| ing is abolished and all the powers and
duties pertaining to that office and all
the provisions of Chapter Is of the Re
vised Statutes and acts amendatOry
thereof relating to that office are trans
ferred and made applicable to the State
board of education.
Section 3-The board shall appoint n
State superintendent Of schools who
| shall not be n member of the board and
whose duties shall be prescribed by the
board and by laws Of the state. The
board may also employ such agents
and may provide such clerical and 9TH
| err service as may be necessary, subject
to the restrictions hereinafter provided.
The State superintendent and such
| agents shall not be pecuniarily inter
ested directly or indirectly in the pub
LEGATION and sale of any textbooks,
| school book or article of school supplies
| used in the public schools Of the
State.
Section 4-The State superintendent
| shall be the executive agent OF the
| board. 1t shall be his duty to make
himself familiar with the educational
| interests of the State; under the d.
| rection of the board he may call meet
| ings of the teachers of the public
schools of the State, Of school superin-
Itepdents and of school committees and
of education generally, and at such
| meetings ne shall devote himself TO the
| eliciting Of information relative to the
| condition. of the public schools the full
| fillment of their duties by the school
| committees, of towns. cities of unions
| of towns and the condition of educa-
| tional progress; he shall visit as often
as convenient different parts OF the
State for the purpose of arousing and
| guiding public sentiment in relation to
| the practical interests of education
| and for the purpose Of better OrganiZa-
ton and harmonious development of
| the public school system throughout
| the State; he shall become familiar
with the school laws of the State end
shall interpret the same freely TO the
benefit OF those concerned; he shall
publish for genera. distribution an ali
| nual report OF the dOfDgS and the do
| ingS of the board, and shall prepare
such other publications and reports as
the board may authorize; and it shall
be his further duty to suggest to the
board ways of improving the present
| system of public schools.
| Section 5-The members of the board
| shall serve without pay but their in
cidental and travelling expenses while
in the performance of their duties shall
be paid by the State with the approval
OF the Governor and Council. The sal
aries Of the State superintendent and
special agents shall be determined by
the board but the total amount paid
for salaries shall not exceed $4,000 an
nualy. An allowance for incidental
and travelling expenses of the superin-
tendent and such agents may be made
under the direction of the board not
exceeding $1,000 annually.
Commissioner Sargent has issued the
| following tabulation. showing the num-
Der of petitions that have come in in IA
/ vor of the good roads bill:
Z :