Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05
STATE HOUSE.
Made Of
Equalization Fund.
Towns and Plantations, Receiv-
ing Under This Fund
In Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Saga
dahoc, Somerset and Waldo.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, THURSDAY. Sept. 10, at 10 Am.

Iouncti, lhurSCdy. sept. ~, at 1U AM.
The State department of education
is sending out notices to the superin-
tendents of schools, announcing the
apportionment of the equalization
fund, in accordance with the provi-
sions of Chapter 1873 of the Public
Laws of 1909. as amended by Chapter
1872 of the Public Laws of 1911. This
equalization fund is designated for the
purpose of aiding those towns, where :
in II rate of taxation, considerably in
excess of the average rate for the
State, fails to produce a school reve-
nue. sufficient to secure a reasonable
standard of education efficiency.
The fund to be appoftioned in 1912
amounts to $4,000 and is additional 70
the school and mill and common
school fund. This year approximately
275 towns and plantations have been
recommended by the State superinten-
dent of schools as those which should
receive apportionment from the equal
ization fund. In some cases the State
superintendent recommends that it be
applied to length of school years and
in others 10 increase of teachers Wag-
bS. Fftt.DN lHS Is ii tiSl u TIE low IFS
and plantations in the counties of
Kennebec. Knox. Lincoln, Sagadahoc.
Somerset and Waldo, receiving under
this fund, with amount which they
will receive and the purpose for which
it is designated:
Kennebec-Albion, S99.S2, length of
year: Chelsea, SSH, length of year or
wages; FaYette. s54.06, length of year
or wages; Manchester, 5000, length
of year or wages; Mt. Vernon, $S3.46;
length of year; Oakland. S1SS.42, length
of year or wages; Randolph, s101.96
length of year or wages; Rome. $44.27
length of year; Sidney, SS7.45, length
of year or wages; Vienna. 46.0S,
length of year; Windsor. $685., length
of year or wages; Unity Pl., 1913.
length of year.
Knox-Appleton. $3.50. length of
year; Gushing, 5000, length of year;
Friendship, SLIP, length of year;
st. George, $21263 length of year;
South Thomaston. sl49.S6. length of
year; Vinalhaven, s26s.51. length of
year OF wages; Criehayen Pl.. 81,
length of year or wages; Matinieus
Isle Pl.. $751;, length of year.
Isineoin-Alna, SAL, length of year;
Bootbbay. s1S7.59. length of year; Bris-
toll S231.6S. length of year or wages;
Edgecomb. s5l.16, length of year; JEFF
ferson, sl0595, length of year: New
castle, s9543, length of year; Noble
boro, $67-13, wages; Somerville, 1852,
length of year.
Observation-Disclosures 1924, length
of year; Georgetown, 5000 length of
year; Phippsburg. sllS.29, length of
year
Somerset-Anson. s2l916, length of
year: Athens, $9434, length of year:
Bingham, $l05.95. length of year or
wages; Cambridge, $2s75. length of
year or wages; Canaan. $500, wages;
Concord. S27.21, length of year; Corn
Vile. $57.33, length of year or wages;
Detroit, $37.37. length of year; Madi-
son. s2S5.2s, length of year or wages;
Mercer, s3S46. length of year; Mos,
cow 1861, length of year or wages;
New Portland. $10877, length of year
or wages: Norridgewocl<, $165.46, length
of year or wages; Palmyra, $3.50.
length of year; Ripley. $29.75. length of
wear; Scion, sl02.69, length of year; st,
Adams. sl1l.40, length of year; Starks,
sSI SO. length of year; Brighton Pl..
s2s10, length of year; Caratunk Pl..
$23.22, length of year; Pleasant Ridge
Pl., 1852, length of year; The Forks
Pl., $1s.S7, length of year.
Waldo Belmont, $362S, wages
Burnham,. s744.02. length of year;
Freedom. Si1, length of year; jack
son. 1852, length of year; Lincoln
vile. s112.12. length of year; Monroe.
1898. length of year; Montville, SS.-
744i, length of year; Palermo. $3.50,
length of year; Swanville, $iS.26,
length of year; Troy, 5000, length of
year; Unity, $6676, length of year;
Winterport. $l44S.77, length of year.
The recommendation made for an
an increase in salary in connection
with the apportionment is made by
the State superintendent for the pur-
pose of improving the instruction of
the schools and is not to be considered
as an award to teachers regardless of
their worth. Supt. Smith suggests
that the amount be applied either to
securing a higher grade of teachers
or to some definite plan that would
increase the efficiency of teachers al
ready employed by making the in
crease depend upon some specific re-
ouirement of the local superintendent,
made with a view to securing better
,vacnlng.