Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
Indications Point 10 Increased
Valuation Of the State.
The New Dog Law Not in Effect
Until July z.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, May 81, at 9. 80 A. M.


ton IN the educational line and which
can be had on application to the edu-
cational department. The opening par
agraphs of the pamphlet, relative to
the rural school, read as follows:
1T would be difficult to Overestimate
the Importance of the position held BY
the rural school in the educational sys-
tenn of Maine. This Importance is clear
ly indicated by the fact that of our en-
tire public school enrolment nearly
one-haf is to be found in the country
schools.
Much has been done in the past dec
aGe to draw the attention of the peo-
pie To- rural school needs and condi-
tons and to increase the nteres- in
them. 1t is of supreme Importance
That this class of schools continue to
hold leading position in the minds of
our people and in the study and attan-
ton they will give to improvement of
all educational conditions The Coun-
try schools should not be a close imi-
tation of other schools.
I'm tn" schools OF large towns and
cities peculiar problems Of administra-
| ton are encountered. These arise from
the necessity of dealing with large
numbers of children and with condi-
lions that are, to some extent, artificial.
Some Of the methods employed. in
| city schools may possibly be adapted to
| rural schoo: conditions. but it is a
mistake to ACCEPT the city school as q
| pattern for the rural school to cory.
The latter presents its own peculiari-
ties: and individuality. 1t SHOULD be
neither superior nor inferior to any
other kind of school 1t should be
treated us a distinct type. It's special
| needs Should receive attention and it
| should be made the most effective in
strument in it's own peculiar field. 1t
| is entitled to all the careful study that
| is given to other classes of schools. but
| it will be WOrthier of respect for being
itself, rather than a weak imitation of
a city school,
| Other matters considered in the PAM
| Dhlet are the school in its relation to
The community. the courses OF study,
| supervision Of the school! consolidation
and transportation, the rural school
Teacher the building and its equipment
and the support Of the school. In the
summary the essential points of rural
school efficiency are given as follows:
| |. a we'll trained and adequately
paid teaching force.
| :. Well built schOlhouses with suta~
bic grounds and with a reasonable
equipment of all the tools of education
3. Professional guidance under eX-
pert and busine-s-like supervision.
| T. A simple AMI definitely arranged
course of study.
;. community interest, cooperation
and support.
| 8 Reasonable consolidation of the
smallest schools, under conditions that
will promote the educational welfare of
the pupils concerned.
In conclusion the pamphlet says.
| The welfare of the children enrolled
/ in these schools depends upon the at
| tentien given by the people of Names
rural towns to these considerations
| Whether the future of one of our most
| important classes of educational insti-
| tutions is to be worthy of it's honorable
past viii be answered by the response
| given by our people to It's actual and
| pressing needs"
| Reports received from the Office of
| the Board of state Assessors relativ.
| to the valuation of the state are of
| a very encouraging nature, and while
| of course it is much too early to Sc
cure anything definite in the way of
| figures from which close estimate
could be made there is q general indi-
| cation that when the State valuation
| is secured it will show an increase
| The returns from the local boards of
assessors of the various towns of the
state are coming in well. about 200
| out of the 81 having been received. and
| so far as the reports have been re
| ccived Il general increase in valua-
| ton is Indicated AS the local boards
| are allowed until Aug. to make their
returns it will be seen that matters
along that line are progressing Well.
Another report that is made by the 10
| cal boards of asse ssors at the same
time as the report on the valuation of
their respective cities. towns and plan
| tations is that of the number of deaf
and dumb blind. feeble minded
idiotic and insane in those places.
These latter statistics are by the State
board reported to the Governor and
Council but are not made public.
A matter which is the cause of a
great deal of speculation among owners
of dogs in various sections of the
State centers in Chapter 222 of the
Public Laws of 1909. which is entitled
AN Act for the licensing of dogs and
for the better protection of sheep,
and is resulting in quite an increase
in the correspondence at the office OF
the secretary Of State. One of the
chief points of interest in the law is
section 8, which reads as follows:
section 8. Every owner or keeper.
OH the first day of April, of dog more
than four months old, shall annually
before the tenth day of said April,
cause it to be registered, numbered.
described and licensed for one year
commencing with the first day of April
aforesaid in the office of the clerk of
the city or town where said dog is
kept, and shall keep around its neck
collar distinctly marked with the
owners name and it's registered num-
Der. and shall paw to said clerk for
la license the sum of one dollar and
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