Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-17

were: MeSSrS Baxter. BOynton Eat
on, Gowoll, Hastings, Howes, Kellogg,
knowiton, Looney, Macomber, MILL
ken, Mnott Mullen, Reynolds. Shaw,
Theriault, Warren, Wheeler, Wyman
90.
So the motion was lost.
On motion by Mr.. Eaton of Wash
ington the resolve was finally passed
on motion by Mr.. Shaw of Kenne-
bee, Senate Doc. No. 3l4, An Act to
provide for the State examination ana
certifcation of all teachers of public
schools was taken from the table.
Mr.. SHAW of Kennebcc: Mr.. Prcsi-
| dent: | tabled this Act simply that
| | might know more about 1t, and m
vcstigate it, as to some of the matters
| that | thought existed. 1T struck me
| as An Act that would create hard
| ship perhaps, upon many of our bright
Young high school girls that are teach
| ing in some Of the smaller schools,
and are earning money that they may
| pursue their studies at the higher
| schools and academies. 1t also Gre
| ates Il board of two additional eX-
! amincrs, in addition to the State super
| iItCndent, to examine these teachers.
ANY teacher after 1911 must possess
| n State certificate in order to be eliSi-
! BILE 10 teach school in this State. As
many of you senators know we have
small schools in our rural towns, and
! it is quite difficult to procure teachers.
Some OF the high school girls who
have finished their high school course,
make the best teachers we can get foi
I those schools. 1t would be difficult,
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state examination, such as the State
superintendent might prescribe 1t
would also be difficult for the towns
to hire teachers, or find teachers to
| teach those schools, and if this class
of teachers were cut out so, it would
add very materially to the cost of
teaching, and still would bring about
| additional advantages or results,
| simply because many of our small
schools contain from eight to u
small scholars, and those teach
| crs are simply able to teach them,
| although we could not get q teacher
| holding n State certificate to teach with
out practically doubling the expense
| of teaching; and it was for that reason
| that | wished to hear this matter discus
| sed. 7 certainly. am not opposed to
| education in any way, or to the raising
| Of the standard of the schools. | had
| to work my own way to get what little
| education I got; and l am certainly in
| favor of anything that IS along the line
| of advancement; but l do not wish to
| see this class of our bright young girls
| and boys handicapped i'll any way, so
| that they would be cut off from deriv-
| ing the revenue which they otherwise
might derive if allowed to teach in the
| schools.
The bill also carries. 7 see, an addi-
tiona expense-a sum is appropriated
| for 1909-$1000, and for 1910 $500.
That would not be a very material point
$500, but still it is to lie taken into
| consideration. We have Just passed to
second reading, An Act increasing the
salary of the Assistant School Superin-
| tendcnt, and also added an additional
amount for clerk hire; and if we add
| this matter, We shall vote to add two adj
| ditional examiners to this Board and
| raise $500 further to carry on the work
| So, while I will refrain from making
| any motion, it does seem to me, that
! this might work a hardship to our
| smaller rural schools, of which, Of
| course there are a great many of the
State of Maine
Mr.. KNOWLTON of Piscataqus: Mr.
| President: ] am not aware of the con-
| dition Of things existing at the present
| time, as / have been temporarily absent
| The PRESIDENTS: The Senator from
| kennebcc, Mr.. Shaw, moved to take from
| the table Senate Document No 314 can
| Act to provide for the State examina-
| ton and certifcation of all teachers of
| public schools" There is no motion
| pending before the Senate for considera-
| ton.
MIR. HAMILTON of York: Mr. Presi-
dent: l move that it be indefinitely
postponed.
| The PRESIDENT: The Senator from
| Piscataquis has the floor.
| Mr.. HAMILTON: I understood tho
Chair to state that there was no motion
before the Senate.
| Mr., KNOWLTON: intended to
make motion if it had not been for
the intense activity of the Senator from
York lie is younger than ] am.
! l do think this is a matter of ire
| mendouS Importance and / move that
| Friday next be assigned for discussion
| of the subject / certainly think. Mr..
| President, that there can be nothing be-
| fore this Senate of so vital importance
| as this particular one thing Shakes
peare says: Gle who steals nv purse
| steals trash but he who steals time.
| the only time of a boy or girl who is
! being educated, steals life itself. There
| are tides in the affairs of men that TAX
| en- at the flood lead on to-SuccesS Those
t1deS never return. Consequently
| certainly feel assured that no subject
| can be of so much Importance to the
| state of Maine. | assert further that
teaching that is unworthy of the name
| has a harmful effect upon the student
| that he can never recover from. SO
move, Mr.. President, that the subject he
| laid upon the table and be assigned for
| Friday.
The motion to lay upon the table was
put.
Mr.. HAMILTON of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent: | am opposed to the motion to
| lay thus matter upon the table fer Fri
| day. We want to get home soon for
| the states sake. We have got the Mat
| ter about licked clean Thero aro o,,..