Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-09
STATE HOUSE.
New Maps Of The Penob-
scot River Basin,
Trustees Of State Normal
Schools Make New Ruling.
hearings Ordered by Fish and Game
Commissioners.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 10 A. M.

! ~ 'ie otdte survey ComnlS-
| ZION IN cooperation with the United
| states Geological Survey. Those is
| SUED IN the past for this basin have
| covered the PenObscot river from Ban
Sor TO North Twin Lake, the. East
branch from its mouth to First
Grand Lake, the West Branch he
tween Ambejejus and Chesuncook
| lakes and the Mattawamkeay river
from its mouth to North Bancroft.
The special lake maps in this sec
ton have covered the following bodies
OF water: Baskehegan. First and Sec
"nd Grand lakes, Schoodic. Sebois.
Endless and Mattawamkeag lakes
and Pleasant pond. A set of MAPS
that have been found of great value
| in the International negotiations be-
tween Canada and this country over
the use of the St. John rive., have
been the sheets covering the lakes at
the head of the East Branch, namely.
AIR cash, Chamberlain, Telos. and
Webster lakes and Round pond
The final series of maps for the
present, at the head waters of the
Penobscot river will be ready in a
few days for distribution from the Of
flee of the State Water Storage Com
| mission at Augusta. These maps in
two sheets on a scale of inch to 1000
feet, are OF the upper West Branch
of the PenObscot river from Chesun-
| cook Lake to SeebOomook dam
Maine, always in the forefront of
the other States in the Union in the
investigation and conservation of it's
| natural resources, has, as is well
known, two departments working
along these lines with special refer
ence to water powers. These two de-
| partments known as the State Water
Storage Commission and the State
Survey Commission, are working in co
operation with the United States Geo
logical Survey. They are maintaining
during the present season, various
surveying parties in the field. The
| regular topographic parties this sea
son, under the special direction of the
United States Geological Survey. are
operating in the western part of the
state. one party has already prac
ticallv completed what is known a,
the kezar Falls Quadrangle, started
last year. Other topograp hic parties
are mapping the I.Vernore Fats
quadrangle and the sheet to the east
ward of this one.
Special river and lake survey par
ties are working in various sections of
the state. Their resulting maps are
| for more special use and interest of
| people contemplating new water pow
er enterprises This season there are
| parties mapping the Rangeley lake,
| kennebago lake; completing the Dead
| river survey and completing the Pts
ho 81,
Further lines of investigation by
this department are the very valuable
stream measurements or purely ny
1ralic work The results as published
by this division show the amount of
water passing down the various rivers
in the state every day in the year.
Accurate measurements of the stream
flow or run-on and of the precipita-
ton to determine the water yield OF
a given territory are the Indispensable
preliminarieS to all study of regula-
ton by water storage, and constitute
the foundation of the entire structure
of computations and estimates Whch
determine in every case to what extent
the construction of reservoirs can be
justified on engineering and economic
grounds.
The state Water Storage Commas
sion is maintaining an office IN Au-
gusta where general supervision rs
had. through it's district engineer, OF
the various activities of field work out
lined above The office has ALREADY
collected and is continuing the col
lection of a great deal OF valuable
data bearing on the water resources
and possibilities of the State. 1t is
planning to present to the legislature
and to the people of the state. next
winter early in the session OF the leg
islature. a report covering results OF
it's Investigations to date
The trustees of the State Normal
schools at a meeting held on FRIDAY
August 5, voted that beginning wiz.
the fall term of 1912 no students siiai'
he admitted to the schools ullleSs theS
are graduates of four years coui st
of a standard secondary schooi' vi
can pass an examination IN the
branches offered in the secondary
schools. 1t is believed that thlS ac
ton will enable the state Norman
schools to pay increased attehliol "
professional work. AS malter vi i"N.
the majority of present norman schooi
students are graduates OF high sc''''i9
and academies. but for the smal per
centage not graduates the schoois mus
in mart repeat the work of the secoiiu-
AIRY school. ..;o, ,.n,
Th,, present High school tuition law
makes it possible for any student qua
iced to attend secondary schooi ~
take the High school or academy
course without any tuition expense
whether or not he lives in town sup
norting a High school. Under THESE
conditions it is believed the Norman
schools are not justified in duphca''ns
High school work at the expense VI
o,ofessional standards.
The action of the Normal scnooi
trustees is step in the dlrec'ioh %
tho more logical relationship OF the
,,arions parts of the public schooi sSsS-
The two years notice is given III VI
aor that students contemplating the
,oroal school course may nave op.
nortnnitv to provide for the required
preparation.