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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10
GHAPTEE SO.

cAAPTEH SO.
Act to amend Sections Seventy
ee and Seventy-four of Chapter
teen of the Revised Statutes, and
ton Seventy five of Chapter Sin
II of the Revised Statutes, as
Iended by Chapter Sixty-seven of
Public Laws OF Nineteen Hun
d and seventeen. rela ting to the
ssi1ca ton Of High Schools.
!. Section seventy three of chap
sixteen of the revised statutes is
by amended by striking out all of
ne sixteenth line thereof and in
1g in place thereof the words Jun
High School. This class shall in
, such schools as maintain a diver
1 program OF studies approved by the
superintendent of public schools,
iuch grades or years as he shall
ribe, throughout a school Year Of
asst thirty-s six weeks, provided. that
last two years of the elementary
1ls and not more than two grades
sars Of the high school may be in
d in such school, and provided
The cost of maintenance may be
I from high school funds, or from
school FUNDS and common school
$ colnbi~ed, in proportion to the
Of maintenance of the serera |
IS. \ school of this class may be
tanned in connection with or as a
Of high school as provided in
4 Of this section, so that said
Oil, when amended, shall read as
US:
?. =. No school shall be regarded
high school within the meaning of
Of the provisions Of this chapter
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to be an appliance which gives warning
OF the approach Of train and which IS
either audible and visible by day ami
BY night, or audible or visible, as may
be determined by the commission. -
'(Approved March ~
cHAPTEz lit.
An Act to Amend Section One Hundred
and Four of Chapter Sixteen of the
Revised Statutes, Relating to the Re-
ports Of Academies and Private
Schools.
Section one hundred and four of chap
ter sixteen of the revised statutes s
hereby amended by striking out all Of
said section and substituting therefor
the following. SO that said section
when amended. shall read as follows:
Sec 1G4. Every educational institution
receiving state aid. and the officers and
teachers of every academy receiving
money from the state, and of every
academy or private school approved for
attendance or tuition purposes, shall an
nually, on or before the first day of
August, report to the state superintend-
cnt of public schools the total and av,
erage attendance, an account OF tho
moneys received and expended during
the preceding year, the number of In
structors, and such schools as are ap-
proved for state aid or tuition purposes
shall report such other items as he may
require. Such reports shall be published
in the annual report of the state su-
perintendent of public schools. Every
such educa tional institution falling TO
comply with the above requirements
shall forfeit whatever aid or assistance
1t would otherwise receive from the
state. Wherever in sections ninety
eight to one hundred and four, inclusive.
the word academy" occurs. it shall 10
construed to include seminary or in
stitute". - Approved March ED
CHAPTER 1Is.
An Act to Amend Section Eighteen OF
Chapter Eighty-six of the Revised
Statutes, Relating to Service Of Ger
tain Kinds of Writs.
Section eighteen of chapter eighty 81 K
of the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Sec. is. Where the process is oy
original summons, wherein the law does
not require a separate summons to be
left with the defendant, service by read
ing the writ or original summons to the
defendant. or by giving him in hand, or
leaving a t his dwelling house or last
and usual place of abode, a certified
copy thereof, fourteen days before it is
returnable, is sufficient, except in case
of replevin. The writ of replevin shall
not be served by reading, but service
by giving the defendant in hand, or
leaving at his dwelling house or last
and usual place of abode, a certified
copy thereof, fourteen days before 1t
is returnable, is sufficient -(ApproveI
March 80
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CHAFTEE 100.
AN -act 10 Amend Section Sixty-one of
Chapter Eight of the Revised Stat
utcS, Relating to the Maine Forest
rY District Tax

An ACT to Amend Section Sixtv-ons of
ohapter Eight of the Revised Stat
rY District Tax
Whereas the forests situated main
~ III TIE plantation and ullorganized
townships are one of the chief sources
~ "eaith OF the state. and the protec-
Won OF such forests from destruction
nE nfc is or the greatest importance;
70 TINS end it Is a parauou duty of
TINS legislature to have funds piovid-
81 without delay for such protection
Delay III the providing OF such funds
would expose such forests to danger
OF obstruction by fires, preyentable by
adequate precautions. In the iudg-
ineht Of THIS legislature. the facts eX-
pressed in the above preamble con
stitute an emergency, and the measure
hereinafter set forth is Immediately
necessary for the preservation Of tic
Public peace, health or safety, now
Sec Section stzty-ono of chapter
eight of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking cut the words
one and nne-talf mills" in the first
IRE or said section and inserting III
place thereof the words one ana three.
quarters mills. so that said section, AZ
amended, shall resd as follows:
:. sec. 81. An annual tax of Que and
hereoE assessed upon all the property
IN said district, iucludiug rights in
public lots, TO be used for tie protec-
tlon thereof. Said tax shall he due
and PAYABLE at the date of the assess
ment OF the state tax. in the years
when the legislature is in session, and
tor other years it shall be duo and
PAYABLE IN one year after the date of
such assessment. The valuation as
determined by the board of state as
SCISSORS, and set forth in the statement
MED by them as provided in section
eieveh OF chapter nine. shall be the
basis for the computation and appor-
Ionment of the tax hereby assessed,
The tax hereby assessed shall be valid
aShd al remedies herein provided shall
scrlbed with reasonable accuracy.
whether the ownership thereof is cor
rectly stated or not
Sec. 2. In view OF the emergency
cited In the preamble, this act shall
rSss eH M.. Ehen approved.-(Ap-
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GHAPT'ER los.

An Act to Amend Paragraph Nine of
Revised Statutes. In Reference to
tns assessment of Taxes on the Es-
tates of Soldiers and Sailors.
Paragraph nine of section six Of
chapter ten, Of the revised statutes is
hereby amended al follows BY in
serung after the word service" in tho
following: and the estates of ali SOL
oiers and sailors who served in tho
war OF eighteen hundred and sixty-one
ana nve. the war with, Spain and the
war with the Imperial German gov
eminent and it's allies and were hon
orably discharged. who shall have
reached the age of seventy years and
whose property shall not exceed the
value OF hve thousand dollars, so thai
said paragraph. as amended, shall read
as follows: 0''N
TX. The polls and the estates of
persons who by reason of age, infirm-
t tGa or asI poverty' are in the judgment Of
toward the public charges; and the
polls of all soldiers and sailors who
receive state pension; and the polls of
al soldiers and sailors who served in
the army or navy of the United states
in the war of eighteen hundred and
sixty one and five and were honorabjy
discharged from such service and the
estates of all soldiers and sailors who
served in the war of eighteen hundred
and s.xty-one and five. the war with
Spain and the war with the Imperial
German government and it's allies, and
were honorably discharged, who shall
have reached the age of seventy years,
and whose property shall not exceed
the value of five thousand dollars:
provided, however, that any such
soldier or sailor who desires to pay
said tax may. on or before the first
day of April, in each year. notify in
writing the assessors of the city, town
or plantation in which he resides OF
his desire to pay said tax, whereupon
said assessors shall assess said tax
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CHI APrrn

cruing subsequent
proved March Isl
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section, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
widowhood, orphan children under
twelve years of age, orphan minor
are partially or totally disabled by
accident or chronic sickness or the de-
pendent child. parent or sister of any
soldier or seaman deceased. are en-
titled to the same pension as is pro-
yided in tho preceding section and un-
der similar conditions; provided. that
not more than twelve dollars a month
shall be paid one family. Approved
March 27)
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against said soldier or sailor. and said
soldier or sailor shall be legally holden
to pay said tax.-(Approved March
27.)
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to be an appliance which gives warning
OF the APPROACH Of a train and which IS
either audible and visible by day ami
BY night, or audible or visible, as may
be determined by the commission -
'(Approved March ~
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PEDDE INSTITUTE.

At the Y, M. C. A. meeting held at
Peddie Institute. Hightstown, N J.,
last week. the Peddie students had
the pleasure of hearing Jack Hart
of the University Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Hart Is one OF the religious directors at
that university and has also had charge
OF religious activities at the West Point
Military Academy. His subject at Ped
die was 1.-THE Naturalness Of Religion"
David r. Porter, actively engaged in
student Y. NJ. c. A. work among the
various preparatory schools and COL
leges. delivered a stirring address be-
fore the school in the chapel laet Sum
day evening.
Headmaster r. w. SHETLAND left dur
ing the week for a two weeks absence
from the school. He will attend the
Baptist Convention to be held in Dem
yer, Col.
The annual intrascholastic track meet
was held on May 81. The various
classes and fraternities OF the school en-
tered their teams in the competitions,
which were previously outlined by Coach
John d. Plant. The winner of the events
win receive the Doctor SHETLAND trophy.
On account Of n heavy rain the base
ball game with the Atlantic City High
School had to be called off on NSatur-
day, May H. as we'll as the tennis tour
nament with the Pennsylvania Cniver-
sity freshmen. The tennis team so far
has not been able to play of any Of its
scheduled tournaments because OF un-
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Contest chorus singing at Horace Elementary School,

method even. but that the natural spon'
taneity of children which is fostered
and encouraged by the Horace Manr
system OF training made it all easy fol
her. She said that when children are
allowed 10 act spontaneously and nat
urally 1t eliminates self-consciousness
and makes seemingly wonderful. but
really only natural. results possible. All
children would be spontaneous and nat
ural were they not dominated and forced
by parents and teachers and made to Al
into system instead of making the
system fit the child.
And speaking of spontaneity. when
Mr.. Hall after a little speech finally
awarded the banner again to the fifth
grade. there was spontaneous combus-
ton all about mo- Such cheering and
clapping. such happy grlns then at n
lifting OF the hand perfect quiet until
the speech was finished.
Grand opera Is magnificent. but a
couple OF hours spent listening to these
children is quite as interesting and in
structive, and the audience felt CRATE
full TO Mr.. Pearson and Miss Latham Tor
a very pleasant diversion.
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PREPARATORY. SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES

the chapter since It was established at
Poly In 1909, five had given their lives
In the service Of the country and were
represented by gold stars on its service
dag. The other graduates for the same
years numbered about 400: among these
eight had fallen. 1t would not be fair
to insist too much on these statistica
but they do furnish a pretty e'ear indi-
cation of the patriotism and general ef-
fciency of the high standing man, and
go TO support the old though sometimes
disputed belief that the boys who take
their studies most earnestly and do best
In them have the best chance Of leader
ship In other and more important things.
In any case. membership in this society
is q coveted honor at Poly Prep and
the announcement of the chosen few is
eagerly awaited as the end OF the senior
year approaches. This year the sue
cessful ones are Theodore Dreier. Ed
ward Musgrave Sutton, William Lee
ming Jelliffe. Edward Malcolm Bancker,
Joseph Henry Scholtz Jr.. Thomas Hen
~ Cullen, Jr., and for distinguished ex-
cellence in the last year only, John Mar
tin Whitaker.
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PHILLIPS EXETER.

Clifford Pinchot. Ill. D., the leading
authority on forestry and conservation
in the couhtry. addressed the students
OF the Phillips Exeter Academy. Exeter.
y. H, Saturday evening. May II. on
Government Service" Mr.. Pinchot was
graduated from Exeter in 1884 and his
lecture was one OF the best and most
interesting OF the year.
His talk was the last in the vocational
series which has been held at Exeter
this year. The series was started in tho
winter term with the object OF assisting
the students in making an early choice
OF their life occupations. Lectures by
prominent men on medicine. journalism,
ministry. business and law have made
this course most successful and bene-
fetal. Last year a somewhat similar
course was held on important subjects
of the day, such as socialism. the negro
question and capital and labor.
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favorable weather conditions. George
c. Atkins OF Newburgh, N. Y, has been
elected captain of the latter team.
On Wednesday, May II, the Peddie
baseball nine tourneyed to Lawrence
Vile and there met its second defeat at
the hands OF the latter team by score
OF 20 In a splendidly played contest
Inc game as whole was fast and clean,
consuming but one hour ana forty min
utes or time for the eight and a half
innings Lawrenceville scored its first
run In the second frame. when Conklin
look second on wild pitch by Cobb and
scored when Chamberlin at short failed
TO stop Spargos sharp grounder. It's
next tally came In the seventh on a mix
ture of hits and a base on balls. Ped
dies big rally. seemingly. came In the
next inning when Cobb and Chamberlin
singled over second In succession, Ander-
son drew pass. Jefferies then came to
Dat with three on and two out His
best effort was TO hit n high fly to the
shortstop. Lee OF Lawrepceville famed
the Peddie side in succession in the
ninth. The fielding and hitting of Fiem-
ing, the Lawrenceville third baseman,
and the fielding of Mahon featured for
the home team. For Peddie, the hitting
OF Cobb and the fielding Of Terry in left
were features although the entire Ped
die outheld played a snappy game. Lee
heid the visitors TO four safeties, while
Cobb or Peddie gave his opponents elev-
en- hits but kept them well scattered.
The game was one of the best ever
staged between these two teams in sew
eral years except last year, when Law
renceville overcame Peddie in a close
fourteen inning contest by a score OF
FL.
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M0NTCLAIR ACADEMY.

On Thursday afternoon, May %, at 3
o'clock, services of dedication for the
Charles A Fulle memorial tablet will be
held In the gymnasium of Montclair
Academy. Montclair, N. ]. This tablet
is in memory Of the academy boys who
gave their lives in the recent war. The
unwilling itself OF the tablet will take
place In the academic Building. Since
the affair is a matter OF general interest
no invitations will be required for ad-
mission.
The tablet bears the following names
Ralph Forbes Bogert, Harold Bartlett
Bradley, Harold George Dagner. Nor
man Delafleld Du Bols. William John
Hallimond, Kenneth Brown Hay, Sydney
Francis McCreery. Paul Gannett Os-
borne. Charles Putnam Searle, Robert
Parker Stats, Neal Staunton and Ed
ward Ilsey Tinkham.
The programme is as follows: In the
gymnasium-"The Star Spangied Ban
ner," prayer. DR.. Charles s. Mills: the
roll of honor. Frank L. Dyer. president
Of board Of trustees: for the town of
Montclair, Mayor Louis f. Dodd
memorial address. Starr ]. Murphy
Battle Hymn OF the Republic" In the
academic building - Organ interlude,
Andante Cantabile (Tchaikowsky), Mark
Andrews; unwilling of memorial tablet.
Charles A. Fulle; acceptance on behalf
of the school. Frank l.. Dyer America"
The sun., 1919-05-25
POLY PREP.

Thd Poly Prep Alumni Association
held its annual reunion and dinner yes
terday at the new school at Dyker
Heights, Brooklyn. N. Y. A num-
Der of special features were provided
that lent additional interest this year
to the reunion. At 8 80 there was q
meeting of the Alpha Delta Tau (the
honor scholarship society in the school
library. AT 4, o'clock. this years cham
pionship swimming team. led by Captain
Leeming Jelliffe, gave an exhibition
of their aquatic skill in. the pool. AT
6 30 the dinner. which took on the char
acter of victory banquet in honor of
the Poly Prep men who saw service In
the world war, WAS held In the Commons
Hall. Altogether. the reunion was a
most enjoyable affair.
The new members Of Alpha Delta Tau
from the graduating class were an
nounced recently. The Alpha Delta Tau
Society, 1t should be explained, was
founded at Tome School IN 1906, to be
for the secondary schools OF the country
what the Phi Beta Kappa Is for the
colleges--the society of high scholar
ship. Three or four years ago the con-
stitution was changed so as to admit
girls as well as boys and the society
was, rebaptized as the Cum Laude So
ciety. Poly Prep is a conservative
place. and has retained the old name for
its chapter. The new members-are nomi-
mated by the school authorities, on the
basis OF the work OF the last two years.
Only those attaining a high average,
usually about one-tenth Of the gradual
ing class, are chosen. In announcing
the names this year the president of the
chapter pointed out that Of the nifty
five men who have been elected into
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.THE students OF the Barnard School
for Boys, New York city, have
had several recent opportunities
to ind out what kind of men they may
expect to become, judging from the
previous graduates Of the school. To
add to the previous alumni of the school
and the great war who have addressed
the boys Lieut.. Arthur Crane, who re-
turned member Of the Rainbow Dr.
vision, spoke recently upon his adven-
lures while in khaki. He delivered a
ringing philippe in favor of compulsory
physical instruction. and brought back
ing and dead, who went with the A.
e. F. to help to make the world safe
for q safe and sane democracy.
Major Ivy Lee, who has been the right
hand man Of H p. Dawson at the
head OF the Red Cross, addressed the
boys on the work of the society among
the doughboys and added greatly TO the
schools interest in this phase Of ma
tional activity.
The school annual, the Bernard Brio
has appeared and the general critical
chorus halls 1t as the cieverest and
worthiest effort OF It's kind in the last
dozen years. The brilliant touch of the
editor in chief, I. McCrosky, '19, shines
on every page the worthy work of his
board. consisting Of X. Pattison, 10;
S. Little, 20; r. Laidlaw, 20; b. Hub
bell. 20. and T. Prigge, ri. has COM
pleted volume of rare historic and
satiric value. from the takeoff on the
psychological test to the mordant Field
ston Flapdoodle." the senior prophecy.
Best OF all, the efforts of c. Bolles,
20, business manager, and his assistant.
@. Backer. 20, have placed the annual
in a comfortable financial position.
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ST. JOHNS SCHOOL.

Commencement at ST. Johns School,
Manlius. N. Y. will be held this year on
June IL, 10 and IA. This is also the
fftieth anniversary of the founding OF
the school. The senior class has It's
plans nearly completed to make this r
red letter commencement. one beftting
both the class and the anniversary.
New rife pits have been constructed
and are now ready for use. The corps
will be out on them as soon as the
weather permits.
The Government inspector. Brig. Gen.
Sehindel. expects to he here the 31st of
May. 1t is hoped that the Inspector will
find the work here as satisfactory as
last year.
Monday the st. JOHNS baseball team
added another victory TO its list when
they defeated Utica Free Academy at
Utica, to 0. Knox held Utica to a
no hit no run game. while Manlius
scored ten hits.
Tuesday, ut Cornwall. the ST. Johns
track team defeated the New York NIL
itary Academy. 81 to so. Two OF the
New York Academy records were broken
by Manlius men. Sherman broke the
quarter mile record and Morrison broke
their record for the discus with a dis
lance OF 1856 feet 6 inches. Subway
scored second in the pole vault and
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Summer Camp Advantages

accomplishments Moral training should
pcrmeate all education in the home
the school and the camp.
The application OF ethical principles
and the forming of good habits are
natural and essential characteristics OF
camp life, with It's intimate associations
and many activities Such desirable
qualities as courage, self-reliance. adapt
ability. unselfishness and generosity are
developed in large measure.
There are hundreds of camps for
boys and girls in our country; n large
majority are located in the Eastern
States.
THE general characteristics of the
various camps are much the same, but
there are differences OF location, equip
ment. personality of director and coun-
sellers and emphasis on the various
phases Of camp life which make some
camps more desirable than others for
particular boys and girls.
The predominant object in 'all good
camps is to provide, in the largest
measure possible. for our boys and girls
a happy. wholesome and profitable vaca-
ton.
THE meetings OF the Camp Directors
Association OF America are held the
third Saturday OF each month. excepting
May. June. July. August and September.
at the Faculty Club, Columbia Uni
versity. New York city"
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KINGSLEY SCHOOL.

The Tuskegee Singers who entertained
Kingsley School, Essex Fells, N. j., re-
Gently, gave a very successful perform
ance. The voices were of good quality
and gave evidence OF having been care
fully trained. On Sunday last at the
regular evening service William Ellis OF
the Yale Rescue Mission spoke to the
boys in very interesting and effective
way about his work at Yale. Mr.. Ellis
always has a hearty welcome at Kings
ley. where he il well known. having been
one OF the regular speakers for number
of years.
Capt Francis Miller. formerly well
known 7. NJ. c. A. man, who for the last
two years has been in the artillery
branch of the army, was at the school
Saturday last.
The final examinations OF the year
begin on the goth of May and last for
four days. 1t is hoped that the good
standard OF scholarship which has been
In evidence at the school this year will
show itself In the results Of these exami-
nations.
The school tennis tournament is rap
idly reaching its close. The wet weather
has interrupted II several times. Not
withstanding this the Junior tournament
has been advanced to the finals. Lyafl
won from Jahries in two we'll played
sets. score g.. 6-4; Montenecourt won
from e. Carrier by score Of Go, 6-3.