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

pestTSQ primarily Tor certain cotton and
wooden mills out after looking it over
ne wanted to oppose it as an attorney
| for it opened doors and so changed the
whole law on the subject that the en-
| ployers would entirely revolutionize
| practice. He further said that the whole
matter was more easily adjusted by a
| harmonious relation between the en-
ployer and employe. The matter is tax
| ing care of itself very acceptably I'M
der the present law. The speaker closed
| by asking why the lawyers of the State
We're not present in some degree to ia
vor the law, il the law is such a good
thing.
Constitutional questions We're raised,
in regard to the bill by Herbert NJ.
Heath of Augusta and Judge Cleaves.
Judge EnOch Foster of Portland Or-
posed the bill from the standpoint of
| lawyer, saying that it wiped out the
decisions of 81 years and that law which
already exists. I'VE have an established
law in this State" he said, land l OBJ
jcct to this striking at the very roots
of all our law"
A. s. Littlefeld of Rockland objected
to the bill on the same grounds as
Judge Foster. He appeared in behalf of
the granite industry.
The committee on legal affairs Thurs
day afternoon gave hearing on two i'm
portant measures, the prize fight bill and
| the bill to regulate the fitting of eye
glasses.
The petitioner for the first bill was the
| Rev. Claude +. Prddy Of Portland A
bill was drafted under his petition, but
| Mr.. I'ri6dy came before the committee
with numerous recommendations for
amendments to the original Graft. These
| embraced among other things that there
| SHOULD not be more than five pounds dit
| ference between the contestants, that
there should be no decisions rendered and
that the contests be limited to four three
minute rounds. These changes were rec
uInme!Idcd. he said, by Terry Martin of
| PhiiaGelpkia, a wel-known boxer, Steve
Mahoney and James Mccain, two we'll
| known promoters of contests and man.
ayers of boxers.
The optometry bill is act recom-
mcnied by the Maine Association of OPP
! ticians to regulate the practice of OPP
| tometry and to provide for a board of op-
| tonetry. Joseph Williamson of Augusta
iiuu SDdI VI tIt pItSCitullOIl VI tIic
| case for the proponents and called upon
Albert N. Wentworth of Portland. pres
| ident of the association; H. w. Jones Of
| Waterville, J. NJ. Chase of Bangor and
| f. E. Swift of Portland, who appeared
in favor of the bill.
benedict F. Maher and Arson NJ. God
dard of August appeared as the attorneys
| for the remcnstrants against the bill and
| presented as witne sses DR.. E. E. Holt OF
| Portland, DIR. John w. Bowers of Port
land. II. T. Clough and Dr. w. l.. Hunt
of Bangor, DIR. o. w. Turner of Augusta
| and DIR. II. T.. Gribben of Rockland.
| The bill TO create a State Board of Ed
ucaticn was the principal topic before the
| joint standing committee on education
| Thursday afternoon. Great interest has
| been manifested in this bill. as it is a rad
ical departure from anything that Mains
| has had in the past in connection with
| her admittedly very excellent school syS-
| TEN.
| Dennis e. Bowman, superintendent of
schools of Watervile, who was the au-
thor of the bill. was the first speaker He
reviewed the provisions Of the document
very ably. He said in part:
THE idea of a State Board of Educa
| ton is not a new ore: it has been advo-
| Gated among school men for long time.
| There are men in Maine who have devot.
| ed their lives to the cause of education
| in this State and they can tell us that fol
half of their lives they have looked for
ward to the time when the educational
| system in this State should be placed
| upon a broad and adequate basis.
"If constructive work is to be done, II
| there is to be progress along new lines
| an agency must be supplied capable OF
| doing it. 7 conceive that for this seevral
| things are necessary. First: There must
be power of initiative. the ability to seF
| conditions ana an agency capable of car
| ry!ng them into successful execution
There must he an executive head. Sec
| Ond: When there is original work to be
| done plans must be carefully considered
and revised before they are adopted.
| There must be a board of control. Third
This hoard should represent the differen;
sections and conditions of the State ard
| the different grades of instruction.
| This is the fundamental idea that has
been adopted in the framing of this bill
| 1t is not copy of any other state sys-
| TEN. IL Is designed TO meet the CondlUfonS
| Of tho State of Maine. / believe that this
| educational committee has within its
| power q movement which is destined tc
do rs much for the State Of Maine as
| ever has been done in any other com.
monwealth."
Mr.. Bowman was followed by G. r
| Purington of Pennington Normal School
Snpt Palmer Of Dexter, Supt J. o. Kale,
| of South Portland. Supt Pennell OF
brunswick and Prof. G. Knowlton OF
Pennington, who spoke heartily in favor
| of the bill. Supt. Russell of Gorham and
| W. A. Walker CT Castine opposed the
bill on the ground that the proposed
board would he without authority.
Supt Payson Smith of Auburn advanc.
ed a proposed additional aid for schoo
| districts or q union of superintendent
His idea was that up to $500 the State
should give the towns an amount equa
to its appropriation for the expense Of
superintendent He thought that the to-
tai cost of such n proposition to the State
would be about $1,000.
| "A lively hearing was held before the