Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-10

of the revised statutes unless such
school shall be included in the follow
ing classes:
Glass A. This class shall include
such schools as maintain at least one
approved course of study through four
years of thirty-six weeks each and of
standard grade, together with ap-
proved laboratory equipment, and shall
employ at least two teachers, provided
the town, precinct or union maintain
ing such school shall appropriate and
expend for instruction therein at least
eight hundred and fifty dollars annu-
ally exclusive of all tuition received.
Glass 2. This class shall include such
schools as maintain one approved
course of study through at least two
years of thirty-six weeks and of stand
ard grade together with approved
equipment, provided the town, precinct
or union maintaining such school shall
appropriate and eXpend for instruction
therein at least five hundred dollars
annually exclusive of all buttons re-
ceived.
Class c.. This class shall include
such schools as maintain at least one
approved course of study through four
years of thirty weeks each; provided
the town, precinct or union maintain
ing such school shall appropriate and
expend for instruction therein at least
four hundred and fifty dollars annu-
ally exclusive of all buttons received.
Sec. 2. A town, precinct or union
maintaining a high school, as defined
in section one of this act, shall be re-
imbursed by the state for two-thirds
of the amount paid for instruction in
such school; but in no case shall more
than five hundred dollars be paid by
the state to a town, precinct or union
in any one year.
Sec. 3. \ town, precinct or union
maintaining a high school, as pro-
vided in class A of section one of this
act, shall not be obliged to pay tuition
under section siXty-three and sixty-four
of chapter fifteen A town, precinct or
union maintaining a high school, as
provided in class B of section one shall
not be obliged to pay tuition for any
pupil until he has completed the first
two years of the course of the class
B school, and for only two years of
subsequent work. A town, precinct or
union maintaining a high school, as
provided in class c of section one,
shall be obliged to pay tuition for such
portion of a four years course as may
be determined by the state superintend-
ent of public schools.
Sec. 4. All schools of secondary
grade receiving state aid shall be in
spected annually under the direction
of the state superintendent of public
schools and for this purpose he shall
be authorized to expend not to exceed
two thousand dollars annually, which
sum shall be paid from the state APP
preparation for the support of high
schools; and he shall determine what
schools are included in the classification
Of section one of this acts what schools
maintain the courses of study, what
schools are entitled to state aid and
what schools maintain approved
courses for the reception of tuition
scholars.
Sec. 5. After this act takes effect
all other state aid for high schools as
provided by law shall cease.
An Act Additional To Chapter Seventy
One OF The Public Laws Of Nineteen
Hundred And Nine, Entitled IAN
Act For The Improvement OF Free
High Schools"
(Chap. 1856, p. l.. 1909
State aid to free high schools under
the provisions of chapter seventy one
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nine shall be payable annually
in the month of December.
The other pages of the blank con-
tain a number of questions to be an
swered relative to entrance require
ments. teachers, attendance and
courses of study, and also others to
be answered if application is made for
approval as a Glass A, Il or c high
school.
The approval of the application will
determine the standard of the course
of study for purposes of tuition: it will
not guarantee the payment of State
aid at the end of the school year. The
first classification of High schools I'M
der the provisions of Chapter II will
not be made until after the annual re-
ports are made by the towns on July
!, 1910