Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

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sary, but ! do want to cite 10 you'd JUS
far moment what trey say here sir
relation to this matter. which is to hC
/ found Oh Page - of this document:
| The results of the method, as well a.
! the principles underlying it, have not
/ yet been fully realized in practice and
| that ii is desirable that more time b.
| taken for the understanding of its re-
suits before any change is made"
The committee also recommends in
| this report that the equalization urin-
.ciple be continued and that the fund
appropriated for this purpose be in
creased To $685. 900. understand at Ihe
present time that there is an eeualiza
ton fund of 100000. That amount is Ia
go into the schools of the rural sections
that have not the means by which thr,-
can raise funds for their own schools.
| When the State superintendent the ada-
cational department of the State. goes
into those sections and finds that thor.
is school that needs a little morn
funds they can place it there from this
fund. Now il was right and propcr
that that should be done.
On Page 20 of this report. unde, he'd
oil General Propositions" the commit
tee says:
nile the committee recommends
that no change in the general method of
distribution be for the present adonteI
IL Is agreed that the following propcst-
tlons should be given careful consider
llon in any future proposals that NAV
De made to change the basis of distrih,-
lioh 1t should be understood that
these propositions are entirely distinct
from the foregoing recommendations
The principles of the recommendation
foregoing depend upon the continuance
OF the present plan and are not neces-
safllS TO be connected with any of tina
following propositions"
Also on Page > the committee SAYS:
The plan of aggregate attendance
including all schools and ELIMINATING
special aid to secondary schools for any
purpose whatever is one that shau,d
invite the careful future consideration
of the people
Now, Mr.. Speaker, l think that those
matters should be carefully considered
by this House before We vote upon this
question In regard to changing from
the present method to that of the az.
gregate attendance. ! wish to cite YOU
a few instances from certain sections
or the state, and | will state that these
figures are for the year 1911 In ny
own town of China, with an area OF
90 square miles, the total school fun
is $4,000, amount paid for Transports
ton sl1S2.25. loss under the proposed
method Of about 5000 The town OF
Fairfield with IS square miles, a total
school fund of s5706. paid for trans.
portation s2054.S5. being a loss 10 that
town of sS29.
The town of Fairfield. 55 square miles.
paid for transportation 1853 TO- which
amounts TO a loss of $3.50 for that town.
The town of Monmouth with 30 square
miles, as chool fund of $3i93 and loss
of $500 To that town and no transpolta-
ton is given here in this list which 1
have. The town Of Mount Vernon. IA
square miles. N465. n loss OF sl60 In
these towns which | have enumerated
is made of $9lo7. or nearly one-third ct
the total loss of Kennebec county.
| have another schedule showing where
there will be a gain made The town of
Randolph with l-a square miles, and
they Will gain ssos, with no Transports
ton. The town OF Brewer, with ~
square miles and their appropriation is
s7l22, and they would make q gain OF
S993i. their transportation being 500. Tue
town of Orono with 81 square miles,
sS774. transportation 500. a gain of sl97l.
Afachias with 20 square miles. school APP
preparation 1854 and they will have a
gain of sl4l6. Lubec. $685.. and they Will
receive Sl002, no transportation. and
making gain of s3itl.7S. PASSPORT. with
$9555 and no transportation. would make
a gain of $780,. Now. those towns have
no transportation to pay, and it is the
outlying sections of the State which need
the most money. The transportation
question is a very important item to be
-eafsidered. The cities don't nave to bear
thai expense. and for that reason there
liz great gain in the cities. ] am not
'fllfding any fault with the cities. They
make large appropriations, and the
towns make as large appropriations as
they can under their present financial
conditions. You should consider these
methods In all their bearings and give
them full consideration. Give them as
much weight as you in your hest judg-
nfenI see III. nope liidt tiic Iepoit VI
the committee will prevail
Mr. BOWLER of Bethel Mr., Speak.
ef, j am aware that we have long
calendar for consideration, today, amt
that the House will want 10 hear but
very little from me. only have g
WoFt think il is fitting that the pa-
&ftson of the committee should be ex-
bInlucd. THE gentleman from Berwick
Gi4f0xered that five m anbert of the
x6vei1 members of the committee on the
rart of the House got hit by the biiL
we do not feel that il is necessary Il
defend that proposition on the floor or
this House. and | will simply say that
we did not know that we had been thus
hit when we passed upon this bll. l
did not know it. and ! doubt II the "th-
el members of the committee knew IL.
we tried 10 take this matter up IN a
broad way and treat il from broader
standpoint than how 1t might affect my
little town or your little town. Or even
some county, or some wild land area
or some metropolitan center.
while / am not going TO defend or
snpport the bill, | am simply going 10
sllx I'm.