Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-14
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1919.

Portland. went to college and has
taught for the past IL years. She
urged the right Of The deaf to an cd :
ication and thought no parent should
ch.,cct. although loving parents often
dreaded and mated 20 part with their
children even for school. She saiu
in closing: Better the school when
young than the prison when old
The matter was left with Trustee
Plummer to redraft. so as to provide
for compulsory entrance 10 the >scaooi
of children from s to Is years and
making provision for exemption of
children being educated in private,
with few other minor changes.
Rep. O'Leary of BanS.: appeared
in behalf Of making Columbus Day,
Oct. -. an annual school holiday, in
the interests of regulating and max
ing uniform system of holidays for
schools, banks, etc.
State Supr. of Schools a. y. Thorn
as and A. w. Gordon. agent for
schools in unorganized territory
spoke in behalf Of the act asking
$4,000 for the work, an increase OF
$1,000 over the las; two years. The
work includes about ~ per cent OF
the territory of Maine. in - unor-
ganized townships, with the islands
and lighthouses along the coast it
enters IL counties and the property
III these towns represent over $780,
100000. which pays into the State
for school purposes about 100000 OF
which but $4,000 has been spent
there. The buildings are in bad con-
ditioE and need repairs or. replacing
The reorganization would provide for
transportation and full charge Of all
schooling, thus providing educational
facilities for many who do not now
have any. through the limitations OF
the present law
E. r. Woodbury., principal OF
Thornton Academy. and Sen. Deer
ing appeared in behalf of teachers
pension for Lydia NJ. Chadwick, who
taught for AZ years in the school but
who is barred by the present law
from pension. She is Il years OF
age and deserving. having taught
the samet class of citizenship as
! taught i'll neighborins High schools
said both gentlemen.
Sen. Thornton of Aroostook. DR.
j. D. Phillips and Selectman G. f.
! Fuller Of Southwest Harbor and Rep
G. A. Phillips of Bar Harbor favored
! an increase of teachers pension for
Mary \. Carroll of Southwest Har.
! Dor, who taught for 48 years in the
Hancock county schools but had re-
tired when the law went into effect
She wrote letter 10 Sec. Farney
which lie read. She is 50 years cid
and now receives Il half pension, S12.
annually, and is wholly dependent on
that or charity.
T.. ?" Libby of Litchfield asked the
state to reimburse LitcIlfield to the
amount Of sl33.S4. being amount los,
from the State school money through
delay in paying it's full amount ,l
tuition to LitchfleId Academy in 1911
Resolves to reimburse the town OF
Union TO the amount Of s29J.Sf. on
account of an error in the school CEN
sus report was explained by RI. A
Allen, who said the claim was a just
one. Rep. Overlook Of Washington
spoke for a similar case for his town
ror in reporting amount Of school
money expended in 1915. Mr.. Allan
thought the claim a just one.
Supt. Thomas explained q bill TAX
en- from the table relating to trans
portation of school children. 1t pro-
vides that any patron Of school
desiring transportation for his
fcllildren may apply to the superln-
tending school committee and if de-
MED. within 10 days. by putting uI
deposit Of 500. can appeal to the
it's merits. either for full or partial
transportation. Supt. Thomas said
the department had much trouble
over transportation and this bill
would no Goubt relieve il from much
of the work. which 1t was. however
perfectly willing to act upon. He
was neither for or against it. al
though he didn't thing il would en-
tire relieve the defects of the law.
: which would eventually need recon
struction.
1t was introduced by Sen. Walker
at the request Of Skowhegan par
ties who had had several cases OF
difficulty with the present law. II
was tabled to permit them to state
/, their case.
The act to authorize cities. towns
and plantations to place tablets in
schoolhoLses containing the address
of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
in November. 1865, was passed for the
present. ..