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Evening star., 1926-05-16
STRAND-"Thc Bat"

1.-THE Bat" one of the greatest
comedy-mystery dramas of the day,
will he the screen offering at the
strand Theater for four days begin
ming today. This thriller of thrillers
by Mary Roberts Rirehart and Avery
IIopwood is adapted from the stage
play by the same name. Fun OF
smashing surprises, breathless crisis,
and cascades of laughs, The Bat .
fans every audience into tremors OF
fright and spasms of Glee. The cast
includes Jack Pickford, Louise Fra
zenda and many other well known
screen favorites.
Commencing Thursday, Brown Of
Harvard" will be the attraction, fea-
turing Jack Pickford, Mary Brian and
William Haines and others, with sup
Elementary features to round out the
prOgranl.
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Superstition and the Camera.

THE life of the modern movie
cameraman is a combination Of
thrills, chills and adventures.
The camera crew that photogra pin
ed Pathe's "A Pilgrimage to Pales-
tine" series had many strange exper-
fences in the Holy Land while filming
these pictures.
The most difficult thing they en-
countered, it is said, was a common
superstition among the natives that
every time place was photographed
part of it was taken away. If the
same place was photographed often
enough, they believed it would disap
pear entirely. Another group inter
preted Thou shat not take unto thy
self any craven image" to apply TO
photographs.
And so they tried in every way 70
block the photographers.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
ANIRASSADOR-"Old Loves and
New"

"Od Loves and New, First Ma
tionaIs version of T.. NJ. Hull story
"The Desert Healer will be the at
traction at Crandall's Ambassador
'rheater the first three days OIL inns
week. BEGINNING this afternoon, with
Lewis s. stone. Barbara Bedford
and Tully Marshall heading the cast;
An Aesop Fable by Paul Terry VIII
also he shown.
, Wednesday and Thursday the
Warner Brothers production, The
Cave Man." with Matt Moore ana
Marie Provost. and Sennetts From
Rags to Britches"; Friday. Aileen
Pringle and Edmund Lowe CO.
starred in Observation-Disclosures produc,,
.ion OF T,linor Glyn's Soul Mates.
I.ieie Conley in Mermaid's Light
House Keeping" and a closeup reel
study of the citizens training camps
in operation: Saturday, Ralph Lewis
in THE Last Edition" in which a
newspaper office in operation is utll-
ized as the locale; also Hal Reaches
The Love Bug" with our Gang a
new Grantland Rice "Sporthght' ana
the ninth installment of Casey OF
the Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
EMPIRE,

Today and tomorrow, Kenneth Har-
Ian and Patsy Ruth Miller in THE
King of the Turf" and comedy, Pain
less Pain; Tuesday and Wednesday,
Lou Tellegen and Gertrude Astor in
Borrowed Finery' and comedy. The
College Yell";' Tuesday, surprise
night; Thursday, Evelyn Brent in
THE Impostor" and comedy. Bed
time Story" professional night; Fri.
day, Charles Ray in Sweet Adeline'
and Fighting Hearts" No. 3, plane
jane: Saturday, Pete Morrison in
Evening star., 1926-05-16
CENTRAT-"The Checkered Flag"

Elaine Hammerstein will be seen at
CrandalTs Central Theater the first
TWO days of this week. beginning this
afternoon. in The Checkered Flag,
q tale of the motor speedways. supple
mented by a comedy, Mack Sennetts
,.I>rom Rags to Britches."
! Tuesday and Wednesday, Vera
REYNOLDS, Edmund Burns and Ralph
Lewis in The Million Dollar Handl-
cap" in a track drama of the South
a,amnnted bv a comedy. "A Flaming
AFFAIR: THURSDAY ard Friday, Made
for Love" a Cecil De Mile produc-
rion. starring Leatrice JOY with a
Christie comedy, Dancing Daddies,
added: Saturday. why Women
Love" a First National release. star
ring Blanche Sweet; also LiGe Conley
in Cheap Skates" and the "Citizens
Training Camps" reel.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
TIyOLI--"Beverly of Graustark." ."

Marion Davies, supported by Crelgh-
ION Hale. Antonio Moreno. Albert
Gran. Roy Darcy, Paulette Duval and
charles Clary. viii be seen at Gran
dalrs TiVoli Theater the first two days
OF this week. beginning this alter
noon. in George Barr McCutcheon s
beverly Of Graustark." Christle's
Page Me" starring Bobby Vernon;
added short reels and pipe organ ac-
compartments and solo intervals Will
complete the bill.
Tuesday and "Wednesday Will oe
seen the film version of the lnuslcai
comedy, sally, Irene and Mary, the
name roles played by Constance ben
nett, Joan Crawford and Sally ONelll'
also O. Henrys comedy. From the
Cabbys Seat" and short reels SHOW
ing activities of THE Army training
camps; Thursday and Friday, Madge
Bellamy in SANDY" together with an
.Aesop Fable and the Pathe REVIEW;
saturday, Johnny Hines in First Ma
tionars Rainbow Riley" a film YER
sion of Thompson Buchanan's play
The Cub" also Alice Day in Mack
Sennetts THE Soap Suds Lady ana
the tenth and final installment Oh
Casey of the Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Indorses Stella Dallas.

MISS ANNA JARVIS. founder OF
~ Mothers day, which the world
celebra ted last Sunday, has written
Samuel Goldwyn, sponsor OF stella
Dallas" a signed tribute to the high
purpose behind the mother love film.
'May I commend the fine sentiments
Of Stella Dallas writes Miss Jarvis.
who also is president Of the Mothers
Day International Association, In
charge Of this years celebration. ut
should make every man and woman &
better son or daughter. Sincerely.
Anna Jarvis, founder of Mothers
daV -
Evening star., 1926-05-16
AVENUE GRAND.

Today and tomorrow. Sally ONel'
loan Crawford and Constance Ben
nett in Sally, Irene and Mary, o:
Henry's "From the Cabby's Seat, and
special reel, Citizens Military Train
ing Camps; Tuesday and "Wednesday,
Leatrice Joy in Made for Love" ana
Sennett's From Rags to Britches !;
Thursday, Aileen Pringle and Edmund
Lowe in Elinor Glyn's Soul Mates
and Christie comedy Dancing
Daddies"; Friday. II. b. Warner in
Whispering Smith" and Cliff Bowes
in "Tonight's the Night; saturday.
Vera Reynolds and Edmund Burns IN
''The Million Dollar Handicap and
Jimmie Adams in For Sadie's Sake.
CAROLINA.
Today and tomorrow, Rudolph Val
entino in The Eagle; Tuesday, "The
Song and Dance Man; "Wednesday
Thomas Meighan in The New Klon'
dixie; Thursday, Gloria Swanson IN
''The Untamed Lady; Friday, Bride
of the Storm" with Dolores Costello;
Saturday, Sea Horses" Jack Holt,
Florence Nidor.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
APOLLO.

Today and tomorrow, Leatrice Joy
In Made for Love" and Cliff Bowes
In "Who's Boss; Tuesday and Wed
nesday, Conway Tearle and Dorothy
Mackaill in The Dancer of Paris
and Helen and Warren" comedy,
His Own Lawyer: Thursday, Olive
Borden in yellow Fingers" Lige
Conley in Cheap Skates and special
reel. "Citizens' Military Training
camps: Friday, Buck Jones in The
Cowboy and the Countess" Billy Doc.
lev in shore Shy and Hodge Podge
Saturday, Reginald Denny and Laura
La Plante in "Skinner's Dress Suit,
Aesop Fable and Casey of the Coast
Guard" No. 9.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
COLONY.

Today, Jack Holt in ''Sea Horses,
Cliff Bowes in Scratching Through"
and Pathe Review; tomorrow, Thomas
Meighan in "The New klondike" and
Aesop Fable; Tuesday, Julian Eltinge
and Ann Pennington in Madame
Behave" and Charles Chase in His
Wooden Wedding; Wednesday, Gloria
Swanson in 1.-The Untamed Lady and
Wanda Wiley in "Yearning for Love;
Thursday, Eleanor Boardman in
Memory Lane" and Arthur Lake in
"A Hot Dog; Friday, Bebe Daniels
in Miss Brewster's Millions and
Ralph Graves in Good Morning,
Madame: Saturday. Elaine Hammer
stein in 1.-The Checkered Flag and
juveniue comedy, Sea Scamps.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
HIPPODRONlE.

Today and tomorrow Behind the
Front" with Wallace Beery and Ray
mond Hatton, topics and fables; Iues'
day, 1.-The Wedding Song" with Leaf
rice Joy and Robert Ames. COMEDY
Wednesday, THANK YOU, WIN
George O'Brien and Jacqueline Logan,
comedy and Pathe News; Thursday
and Friday, 1.-THE New Klondike,' with
Thomas Meighan. comedy; SATURDAY
CLOTHES Make the Pirate" with Leon
Enrol and Dorothy Gish. CASEY, NO.
6, and Pathe News.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
WARDMAN PARK-"she."

A first showing of Sir Rider Hag-
CARDS own motion picture version
Of his greatest novel, She" with
Betty Blythe in the title role, will
open tomorrow night for a week s
run at Wardman Park Theater, Ward
man Park Hotel, at popular prices.
Weird, fantastic settings of Won
drous scenic beauty form back
ground for the love story of this
beautiful woman, around whom the
theme is woven.
There will be two showings each
evening, at 7:15 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Observation-Disclosures" "

William s. Hart will be the attrac-
ton at the Mutual Theater this week,
commencing this afternoon, when he
will be seen in his latest United Ar
lists production, "TumbleweedS."
In "TumbleWeedS," which was writ
ten by Hal G.. EYarts, adapted for the
screen by G. Gardner Sullivan and di-
rected by King Baggot, the Western
star appears in the character famll-
iarIy known to all movie fans.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Appeal of Westerns.

dizzy whirl of our complex life as
it is lived in great centers of popu-
lation. Seeing them. living out with
them a chapter of their life, renews
faith in human nature and hope in
it's ultimate destiny.
"In short, the so-called Western
picture ministers to something deep
and abiding-something fine-in hu-
man nature.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
CIRCLE.

Today and tomorrow, Thomas
Meighan and Lila Lee in The New
Klondike"; Tuesday, Lew Cody and
Gertrude Olmsted, in Monte Carlo;
Wednesday,, Laura La Plante. Harry
Myers and Alexander Carr in Beau
tiful Cheat; Thursday and Friday,
Z and pm, Richard Barthelmess in
Just Suppose" Gang comedy, Mary
Queen of Tots: Saturday, Jack
Hoxie in 1.-TWO oE'isted Jones'
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Photoplays This Week

the World" Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Lew Cody, Gertrude Olmstead
and Zasu Pitts in Monte Carlo;
Charles Chase comedy, THE Uneasy
Three; News Events. Friday, Rim
Tin-Tin in Below the Line; Ralph
Graves, Hurry, Doctor" Saturday,
Charles Ray, Dynamite Smith; Uni
versal comedy, "A Dumb Friend"
Fox variety, The Whirlpool OF
E,nrOne -
Evening star., 1926-05-16
RAPHAEL.

Today, Richard Talmadge in "The
Blue Streak" comedy and Aesop
Fable; tomorrow, Charlie Murray and
Ben Turpin in steel Preferred" and
comedy; Tuesday, Rudolph Valentino
in when Love Grows Cold" news
reel and comedy; Wednesday, Evelyn
Brent in The Broadway Lady" and
comedy; Thursday, Marie Provost in
THE Jazz Bride" and comedy Fri
day, Lefty Flynn in Heads up and
comedy; Saturday, Bob Custer in mo
Mans Law" and comedy.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
SAVOY.

Today, II. B. Warner in Whisper
ing Smith" and Cliff Bowes in Don't
Stop; tomorrow, Leatrice Joy in
Made for Love" and Alice Day in
"Hotsy Totsy"; Tuesday, Dorothy De
Wore in '"The Gilded Highway" and
Hallroom Boys in Seaside Simps";
Wednesday, Jack Holt in The En-
chanted Hill" and Charles Chase in
The Uneasy Three; Thursday, Patsy
Ruth Miller in why Girls Go Back
Home" and comedy; Friday, Kenneth
Harlan in THE Sap" and Andy Gump
in "Andy Takes a Flyer; Saturday,
Buck Jones in "The Cowboy and the
Countess" and Roach's Dizzy
DaddieS"
Evening star., 1926-05-16
TAKONIA.

Today and tomorrow. George Sidney
and Charles Murray in The Cohens
and Kellys," Pathe News and Hodge
Podge, continuous Sunday from 8
pm, matinee Monday at $3.50; Tues
day, Marguerite De La Motto and
John Bowers in THE People VS..
Nancy Preston" and comedy; Wed
nesday and Thursday, Fanny Hurst S
prize story, 'Mannequin," with
Evening star., 1926-05-16
CHEVY CHASE.

Today and tomorrow. Ernest Tor
renee. Greta Nissen and William Col-'
Iier. jv.. in The Wanderer"; Aesop,s
Fables and News Events. Tuesday,
Mae McAvoy and Rockliffe Fellowes
in 1.-The Road to Glory; Hal Roach
comedy. Somewhere in Somewhere;
Fox variety, 'Ths Iron Trail Around
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Today and tomorrow, Tom Mix in
The Best Bad Man" Lloyd Hamilton
in Framed" and news reel; Tuesday,
Mae McAvoy in THE Road to Glory"
and comedy, Control Yourself" -;
Wednesday. Madge Bellamy in "No
More Women" and Arthur Stone in
sherlock Sleuth"; Thursday, Lewis
Stone in What Fools Men," comedy
and vaudeville; Friday, Johnny Hines
in 1.-THE Live Wire" episode six of
Casey of the Coast Guard" and
comedy, Cleaning Up; Saturday,
Harold Lloyd in ''Why Worry;
Jimmy Aubrey in "The Boob Bozo"
and episode of Battling Brewster" ="
Evening star., 1926-05-16
ELITE.

Today and tomorrow, The Wan,
derer." with William Collier, jr., and
Gretta Nilsson, Casey" No. 5, and
Pathe News; Tuesday and Wednes-
dav. Clothes Make the Pirate" with
Leon Enrol and Dorothy Gish, comedy;
Thursday and Friday. THE Song and
Dance Man." with Tom Moore and
Bessie Love, comedy and Pathe News;
Saturday, Miss Brewster's Millions. !"
with Bebe Daniels and Warner
Baxter
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Dolores Costello, Warner Baxter,
Alice Joyce and Zasu Pitts, and COM
edy; Friday, Tom Moore and Bessie
Love in THE Song and Dance Man,
Aesop's Fable and 1.-The Green
Archer" No. 8: Saturday. Jack Holt
and Florence Vidor in Sea Horses" ="
Aesop's Fables and "Casey Of the
Coast Guard" No. 5.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Ranger Buzzard," comedy, Taking
the Heir" Flame Fighters" NO. D.
International News and, matinee,
kiddies' surprise party.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
YORK.

Today, Rim -Tin-Tin i'll "rhe Clash
of the Wolves" and Juvenile comedy.
"Sea Scamps"; tomorrow, Ralph
Lewis in 1.-The Last Edition" and I'm
perial comedy, "a Flaming Affair" !;
Tuesday, Dolores Costello in Bride
of the Storm" and Cliff Bowes in
"Somebodys Wrong; Wednesday,
Keeper of the Bees" and Aesop
Fable; Thursday, Elaine Hammerstein
in 1.-The Checkered Flag" and Lige
Conley in Light House Keeping"
Friday. Hoot Gibson in Chip of the
FLYING u" and Eddie Gordon in "a
Flivver Vacation; Saturday, Vera
Reynolds and Edmund Burns in THE
Million Dollar Handicap" Harry
Langdon in Lucky Stars" and Casey
OF the Coast Guard" final episode.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
DUNlBARTON.

Today, Clara Bow and Robert Fra
ger in keeper of the Bees; tomor-
row, Pat OMalley and Dorothy Mac
kaill in THE Mine With the Iron
Door,: Tuesday, Thomas Meighan III
The New Klondike"; "Wednesday ana
Thursday. Greta Nissen. William Col
lier. ir.. and Wallace Beery in 1.-The
Wanderer"; Friday, Kenneth Harlan
and Patsy Ruth Miller in The King
of the Turf; Saturday, Wallace
Beery, Mary Brian and Raymond
Hatton in Behind the Front"
Evening star., 1926-05-16

hour drive in an uncontrolled auto
mobile through city streets.
Natalie Kingston and Henry kolker
also are prominent as a wife and nus
band who contribute vastly 10 the
hero's discontinue.
\ Mack Sennett comedy, CIrcus
Today; the Pathe neWsreei, ropes
Of the Day and embellishments py the
Palace Orchestra will be added attrac-
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Next Weeks Photoplays
PALACE-Douglas MacLean
in That's My Baby"
RIALTO-Rin- -Tin-Tin in "The
Night Cry"
COLUMBIA-Charles Ray in
Paris"
PRINCESS.

Saturday from 2 pm; Sunday from
3 p.m.)
Evening star., 1926-05-16
HOME.

Today. II. B. Warner in whisper
ing Smith" and Cliff Bowes in some
things Wrong; tomorrow, Marie
Provost in "The Cave Man ana
Roach's Your Husbands Past
Tuesday. Elinor Glyn's Soul Mates
and Jimmie Adams in For Sadle >
Sake: Wednesday, Norma Shearer
in THE Devils Circus" and Arthur
Lake in "Mortgaged Again; Ihurs,
day. Constance Bennett, sally - Neil
and loan Crawford in sally, Irene
and Mary" and o. Henry's From the
Cabby's Seat: Friday, Olive Borden
in yellow Fingers" and Sennetts
isn't Love Cuckoo Saturday. George
Walsh in 1.-THE Prince of broadway,
Al St John in Hold Your Hat" ana
Casey of the Coast Guard" No. 8.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
PARK.

Today and tomorrow. Patsy Ruth
Miller and Kenneth Harlan in THE
King of the Turf" chapter one of
the Fighting Hearts" series. with
Alberta Vaughn, Larry Kent and Kit
Guard. and Park News Events. Tues
day, Dustin Farnum, Niles Welch
and Patsy Ruth Miller in "My Man;
Neal Burns in MY Swedie" and
Pathe colored review. Wednesday
and Thursday, Gertrude Olmsted.
Lew Cody, Harry Meyers and Zasu
Pitts in Monte Carlo; comedy. "a
Peaceful Riot and Park News
Events. Friday. double feature, Jack
Pickford in THE Hill Billy and
Richard Talmadge in The Prince of
Pep" Saturday, d. w. Griffith's
THE Two Orphans" with Lillian
and Dorothy Gish; Our Gang"
comedy and chapter nine of THE
Green Archer" Shows continuous
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Today and tomorrow, "The Cohens
and Kellys," with George Sidney,
Charles Murray and Vera Gordon
Andy Gump comedy, news; Tuesday,
House Peters in Combat" comedy;
Wednesday, Norman Kerry. Henry b.
Walthau, Lionel Barrymore and Mar
celine Day in Rex Beach's novel,
The Barrier" comedy; Thursday and
Friday, Colleen Moore in Irene"
comedy; Saturday, Reginald Denny in
"Skinner's Dress Suit" with Laura
La Plante, comedy.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
LEADER.

Today and tomorrow, Sea Horses"
with Jack Holt and Florence Vidor'
also Flame Fighter" No. 8, Larry
Semon comedy and Fox News; Tues
day, THE Ancient Highway. with
Jack Holt and Billie Dove, comedy ana
Fox News; Wednesday, Rugged Wa
ter" with Warner Baxter and LOIS
Wilson, comedy: Thursday and Fri
day, "Hell's Four Hundred, with
Harrison Ford and Margaret Living
ston, comedy and Fox News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01

school within such property. This
would simply require a joint ar
rangemert, the trustees of the acad-
envy keeping the building in repair
and holding the title thereto, as well
as the control OF vested funds. while
the experimenting school commit
tee, under the authority of the town,
would operate the school therein, and
receive such aid in employing teach
ers from the trustees as they found
practicable and eXpedient.
(c) 1t would be possible for the
institution to run as a private insu-
tuition and entirely upon private
funds. They would then be author
lied to continue their work and to
teach such subjects as they saw fit.
including religious education, and to
carry on otherwise as they are at
present.
CD A surrender of the property
containing certain assets of the corr
poration to the town, the institution
to be operated by the town as a free
public high school. This has already
been done by some of the old acad
emies and is expressly authorized
and provided for in existing statutes.
Dormitories or gymnassiums and
other such structures could still be
entirely handled by the academy
trustees If it were so desired. The
law provides that even though the
grant" is entailed, such transfer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
COMING EVENTS

March Re dedication services OF
the First Baptist church, Water
vile.
March Municipal elections, South
cortland, Lewiston, Bath. Saco, Ellis
worth, Eastport and Waterville.
March 5--Belfast municipal election.
.Larch S-t'ittstield annual town meet.
ing.
March l1-l3--Annual scholastic basket
ball tournament at the University of
Maine.
March list Patricks day.
iarch Offspring officially begins a,
Aarch 22-Municipal election, Old
Town.
March 24-Democratic state conyen-
ton at Portland. 5~
March 27-2S-School of instruction at
Augusta for general officers. field Of
. fcers, divisional and brigade staff
officers and regimental staff officers
of all branches OF Maine National
Guard.
March 29-April 2-Farmers' week at
University Of Maine.
April 4-Easter Sunday.
April 6-Municipal election Calais.
April 5-10--World-wide Fiddlers' con-
test. Lewiston.
April Estate Republican Convention.
April s~Maine secondary school stu.
dents prize speaking contest at
April 9-10--Young peoples conference
for religious education at Augusta.
April 17-18-SchooIs of instruction at
Augusta for general officers. field
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01

will go out to them at this time, and
another fact that makes the case
most pitiable Is that the mother, Mrs.
Pollard, is patient at the Fairfield
Sanatarium where she 10 receiving
treatment for weak lungr. Private
funeral services for Edith were con-
Quoted at 2 o'clock Sunday AFTERNOON
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hosforu.
The many friends Of Jacob Prem
tiss will be very sorry to learn that
he IL i'll at the home of his son. Nor
ris Prentiss.
MISS Gladys Smith passed the week
end at her home on Haiifax street.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. o.. Abbott of this
town are receiving congratulations
on the birth Of a son born Washing
TONS birthday.
The many friends in town Of Mrs.
Leslie Dickey of West Albion who
has been severely Ill for several
weeks will be glad to learn that she
Is improving.
: Cecil Harrington of South China
was q visitor In town yesterday at
the home OF his sister. Mrs. w. L.
Mansfield.
Miss Ethel Simpson passed the
week end with friends in Portland.
Winslow High school boys defeat
ed Madison High boys In q game of
basketball played at the Waterfalls
Armory Friday evening the score be-
ing 43 to Is.
F: Mrs. Ida Kittredge Is much improv-
ed after being. quite Ill at her home
on the Morrill road for several weeks.
W., L. Mansfield passed the week
end in Lewiston where he attended
the Reserve Officers' School.
Tonight Is the night Of the big
game of basketball between Winslbw
High team and the boys of Glouces-
ter. Mass. High school. Winslow fans
are prepared with cheers and ap-
plause and will be on hand to de-
liver both. A close and hard game
is expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01

may be made under Sections 90. 95
and SO of Chapter 16 of the Revised
Statutes of the State. For the bene-
fit of those who desire the full in
forma ton. these sections are APP
pended.
(e) There are several of the
stronger, better endowed academies
which could with ease and profit be-
come junior colleges. If our young
people in increasing numbers con-
tinue to apply at the colleges we
shall be unable to provide for them.
Such a movement might offer a So
luton for the problem"
Sections "a, 95 and So, r. S., c Is,
Sections ~, IS and "a are quoted 70
show mode of transfer.
MANY of the academies in the
state are operating under very nearly
this arrangement at the present time
as they are under the control of a
joint board composed of. an equal
number of trustees and members of
the local school committee and the
superintendent of schools has a large
voice. The curriculum and the teach
ers must also at present meet with
the approval of the Commissioner of
Education"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01

that the present system of state aid
/ for secondary education operates
very equitably as some communities
receive very much largar grants ~
capita per pupil that other COM
munities no richer in this world $
! goods. To illustrate. in one instance,
there is a town supporting a high
school which through teaching posi-
tions and aggregate daily attendance
receives on account Of the high
school $3.50 a year from state funds.
while an academy with the same
number of pupils in a town similar
ly situated receives $3.50 under the
regular state aid for academies and
$1,000 special appropriation. This is
not an isolated case but may be Gu
plicated many times in all sections If
Maine.
6. In case of the passage Of this
proposed amendment, several posi-
bilities are open to the various acad-
emies in the state:
(al If the law is interpreted by
the Court so that the state is auth
orized to make payment of tuition
then laws to that end enacted by the
leg stature would be in order.
(bl 1t would be possible for the
present academy corporation to con-
tinue the ownership of it's property.
to hold its endowmnets for the pur-
pose of upkeep of property and per-
nit the town to operate free high