Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-05
Sebasticook & Moose
head R,R. Co. files Report.
New Ruling for Admission 10
State Normal School.
Two National Guard Officers Placed
on Retired list.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun.
Gil Friday, Oct. %, at 10 A. M.

The annual report Of the Sebasticook
e. Moosehead Lake Railroad Co..
which was FLED at the Office of the
BOARD of Railroad Commissioners
Tuesday shows that during the past
wear the operating revenues We're $751;
6So4O; operating expenses, $20,464.1S;
net oDerating revenue, $17,216.22; freight
revenue, S24,Z7529; passenger revenue,
sS30O53; mail revenue, $760S0; express
revenue. S260i.12.
The operating expenses are divided
as follows: Maintenance OF way and
structures, $9230.19; maintenance of
equipment, $1267.19: traffic expenses,
$23L91; transportation expenses, $S034.-
A. general expenses, $1600.4S.
Other items in the report are as fol-
lows: Number OF passengers carried
earning revenue, 23.017; number of
passengers carried one mile, 216,317;
number of passengers carried one mile
per mile of road. II. 425; number Of
tons carried of freight earning revenue,
51,2O1; number of tons of freight car
ried one mile, 5SS.912; number of tons
of freight carried one mile per mile of
road, 39261; sewerage number of pas
scngers per car mile II; average num-
Der of passengers per train mile. IL;
average number of tons of freight per
loaded car mile, 1888; average number
of tons of freight per train mile, 31.45.
The following letter. relative to the
admttance of students to the State
Normal schools, has been sent out this
week by state Supt. Smith of the pub
lie schools to the principals of the
Secondary schools of Maine:
"An important action taken recent
Iy by the board of trustees of State
Normal schools is of widespread edu-
catiOnal interest and is of particular
moment to High schools and academ-
les, In accordance with this action,
beginning with the fall term OF 1872.
students are not to be admitted to
normal schools without the equivalent
Oh a standard secondary course.
Graduates of standard courses will be
admitted to Normal schools without
examination. Others must pass exam
ination in the branches offered in these
courses.
"Ry this action the Normal schools
will be able to devote themselves more
directly to professional training and
there will be .entirely removed any
competition as Well as any duplication
of courses between the normal and
secondary schools.
ut is highly important. however.
that there be no reduction in the mum
Der of trained teachers available for
the elementary schools of our state
There should rather be an increase of
such teachers. The Normal schools
must in the future receive practically
all their students from our secondary
schools.
lyon can he of very great and direct
assistance both to our normal and
cpmnlon schools by directing and en-
couraging properly qualified students
to continue their courses. after Sradu-
ating from your school, in one OF the
state Normal schools. / shall he glad
to assist you in any way in placing BE-
fore YOUR students the objects ana
plans cf the normal schools with the
advantages of the training they offer
The principal of the Normal school
nearest your school VIII also be at
your service in informing students re-
earding the work OF the institution he
represents. With the immediate CO.
operation of all our secondary school
principals and teachers the recent ac-
ton of TIN, board of trustees will.
confidently belicAg, - atty strengthen
all parts of our public school system.
General orders No IS. which has
been issued from the Office of the ad-
jutant gener; l. reads as follows:
Tnon personal application and in ac-
cordanCe with the provisions of Sec
ton So, The Military Law. the following
named officers and persons Who nave
served as such in the National Guard
of the state of Maine. are hereby
placed unon the retired list with the
rank set against their respective
names.
Henry w Way of Portland. with
rank of First Lieutenant Service:
second Lieutenant, Company y, FIRST