Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15

"e part VI the CANADIAN Pacific
hailroad which extends from the west
Inc of the State to, said part of the
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad.
A hearing will be assigned on. the
three petitions later.
The following Associated Press dis
patch was sent out yesterday regard
ing the above:
Bangor, Me-, April 14-President
Crarn or the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
ROAD stated today that the proposed
branches of the road are intended to
open UP the rich agricultural districts
along the st. John river valley in the
north of Aroostook county and the wen
settled section in the center of the
county 1t is probable that work on one
of the branches will commence this
summer and be rushed to completion.
The officials of the road cannot state
which branch will be put through first.
1t Is considered here that the new mile
age Will be great boon to Aroostook
county and to Bangor.
At the annual meeting of the State
Board of Health held at the secretary's
office Monday, DIR. c. D. Smith of Port
land was reelected president The fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing
year were appointed:
On Finance-F. c. Robinson, c. D.
Smith, and Richard H. Stubs.
On Circulars and Other Publications.
r. II. Stubs, q. NJ Woodcock, and
A. G. Young.
On Sewerage and Drainage and the
Disposal of Excreta.-E. c. Jordan, F.
c. Robinson. Richard II. Stubs, and
G. NJ. Woodcock.
On Ventilation.-E. C. Jordan, w. X.
Cakes and +. c. Robinson.
On Summer ReSOrtS,-W. X. Cakes,
f. G. Jordan, and c. D. Smith.
On Water and Water Supplies-F. c.
Robinson, w. Il. Cakes, A. G. Young
and E. Z. Jordan.
On School Houses and Hygiene
G. Robinson, r.. H. Stubs, and A. G.
Young.
Ga Quarantine-C. D. Smith, w. X.
Oakes, G.. NJ. Woodcock, and A. G.
Young
On Lcgisalion--A G. Young, +. C.
Robinson. w. X Cakes and Richard
Fl. Stubs.
On Disnfecton and Disinfectants.-
r. c. Robinson, c. ID. Smith and A. G.
Young
on the Production and the Use of
Vaccine Lymph, AntitoXin, and Other
incubation MateriaI.-C. d. Smith.
On Supply of AntitoXin to local
boards of Health.-A. G. Young, c. D.
smith. and G. NJ. Woodcock.
On Operation of Laboratory.-A. G.
Young. r. G. Robinson, G. NJ. Wood
cock and Richard II. Stubs.
Much of the time was spent in dis
cussion of the new legislation relating
to the public health and in planning
work under the new laws. The board
has been in correspondence with the
manufacturers Of antitoXin and spe-
cial committee was appointed to make
the final arrangements for the supply
and distribution of diphtheria antitoXin
for the use of the various towns in the
state.
Plans were also made for work under
the provisions of the new law relating
to tuberculosis
The secretary was authorized to
make some additional expenditures for
the purpose of adding to the travelling
'Ati'JitS vi Tic DodIG,
adapting them as an exhibit to be
shown at the agricultural fairs and at
teachers Institutes.
resolution IVES passed condemning
the practice of the use OF common
drinking cups aboard railway trains
and elsewhere as conducive to the
spread OF tuberculosis. diphtheria grip,
anu various other dangerous Infectious
diseases. Individual drinking cups
were strongly recommended.
1t was planned to give the Bulletin
of the board as large Il general dstri-
button as possible even if it should be
necessary to cut down the size and
number of the reports to enable the
boarG to do so. the wish of the board
is to bring it's work as closely to the
people as possible and to make it as
helpful to all classes of the public as
may BE practicable.
cne of the most interesting and prac-
tlcal sessions of the coming meeting Of
he American Institute to be held at
CaStiife. july 6, j, and s, will be the
session on Industrial education. The
speakers at this session will be per
sons who are actually achieving prac-
teal results in the line of industrial. ed
ucotion and they are expected to tell
what they are doing The speakers al
ready engaged are Prin Henry S. Wea-
Yer of tn" Pr;Htical Arts High School
Of Boston, who will handle the domes-
tic arts and sciences; Prin. Charles II.
Woodbury. of the Fitchburg High
School. where an interesting expert
ment in the cooperation of the high
school and The machine shop is being
worked out; Supt. George II. Whitcher
of Bcrlir. N. H.. where the manual
training idea has been worked out en-
iirely within and throughout the regu-
lar high school; Miss Mary S. Snow
formerly superint rndent of schools in
Bangor and now of the Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn. n. Y. who will speak on
The Adjustment of the School to
Manual and Vocational Training" 1t
is expected that a speaker on the agri-
cultural side will he announced later,
Julius f. Warren, agent of the Massa-
chus it's State Board of Education.
will be il charge in the rural schools
section. which is assurance of an emf
| nently progressive. vital and practical
program in that section.