Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

$5S,625.00
$45,625.00


A general discussion of the budget
| followed and Hon. f. w. PlaisteG final
| ly made the motion to fix the amount
of the school appropriation at $4,000,
| an increase of $4,000 over last year,
which he said he considered to be a
very liberal amount.
Frank e. Smith moved that the meet
ing appropriate the full amount asked
ior s45,G25 Judge Benedict F. Maher
stated that he was in favor of the
original budget, and not of pairing off
| the small amount of $1,000. Who was
to say upon what item the pairing
should i1cp ~
The motion Of Mr. Smith was carried
by practicallya unanimous vote
Lewis A. Rurlegh. the member of
the Board of Education from Ward 2.
called the attention of the meeting to
the act of the last Legislature regard
ing the appointment of school ply
sicians and medical inspection and urg-
ed that the board be authorized to
adopt the provisions of the act Frank
l.. Dutton though as the act was a
new one, and so many new matters
had come up lately and been adopted
IL might be well to wait another year
before adopting it. Eugene G. CARL
said the Board of Education could we'll
take advantage of the act at the pres
ent time. Stephen s. Lancaster thought
there was no objection to turning the
matter of school inspection over to the
city physician. Judge Maher thought
| the presence of the city physician in
the schools might stir up antagonsm
to the law
l.. A. Burleigh informed the meeting
that the act Of the Legislature reia-
tive to the appointment of school ply
sicians was introduced at the last ses-
sion by, Representative Hyde of Bath
reported unanimously by the educa-
tional committee and received unani-
nous passage by both branches of the
Legislature. It's provisions We're taken
from the present Massachusetts law
now in successful operation and it
was move in the right direction.
Judge Maher moved that the Board
Of Education he authorized to accept
the provisions of the act, but that the
| matter of appropriation be left to the
city council of Augusta.
Hon. f. w. Plaisted suggested that
the sum of $3.50 be appropriated from
general budget. and then Judge Maher
Withdrew his motion and the motion
in accordance with the suggestion OF
Mr. Paistcd was adopted.
Judge Ma1ier suggested that some
arrangements should be made for the
truant officers to perform their duties.
At present the matter of looking after
truants was left with the police. who
were too busy to attend to it, Super
iittendent LaRue said that an arrange
ment could be made with the janitors
OF the different buildings to look af- |
ter the truants.
The remainder of the meeting was
devoted to a somewhat discussion inl
regard to the removal of pupils of
Grade IN to the Cony High school
building.
The matter was preached by Judge !
Maher, who said there should be no
movement towards transferring pupils |
of the elementary grades to the High |
school without calling a special meet
ing under thu provisions of the act es-
tablfsing the Board of Education.
Chairman Brooks of the Board of Ed |
ucation said the reason the step had !
been suggested was because the ele-
mentary school buildings were over
crowded. Judge Maher argued that the |
mere question of the cost of repairs up
on the elementary school buildings
should rot be a motive for the change |
He believed the older pupils should be
segregated from those of younger age. |
City Clerk Frank G. Harrington said
he failed to see that there was anyI
| more reason for calling a special meet
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