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The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material (1919) (14781759231)

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Title: The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material

Year: 1919 (1910s)

Authors: Foster, Ellsworth D., ed Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin), 1846-1935

Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Publisher: Chicago, Ralph Durham Co.

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m of seven years.The judges of two special courts iu Kennebecand Cumberland counties, known as superiorcourts, and the judges of the inferior courts,except the probate courts, are also appointedby the governor and council. The probate^judges are chosen at popular election for a.term of four years. The attorney-general iselected biennially by joint ballot of thelegislature. .Maines general elections are held in Oc-tober, and in all other states the general elec-tions are in November. Therefore Mainesvote is considered as a political barometer;there is a familiar saying that as Mainegoes, so goes the Union. Education. The town system of commonschools is in use, the town being the smallestunit for their administration. A state super-intendent of schools is appointed by the gov-ernor and council for a term of three years.A compulsory school law which covers theages of seven to fifteen is well enforced. Allcities and the larger towns maintain gradedschools and high schools. There are state

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140 MAINE 2226 MAINE Items of Interest on Maine Maine is nearly as large as all the restof the New England states combined, andabout three-fifths the size of Old England. It ranks thirty-fourth among the statesof the Union in population, and has anaverage density of about twenty-five in-habitants to the square mile. There are more Roman Catholics inMaine than Protestants, because of thenearness of the French Catholic districtsof Canada. The illiteracy among native whites inMaine is less than three per cent. The Indians living in Maine are sur-vivors of the Wawenoek, Penobscot andPassamaquoddy tribes. Maine spends more than $3,000,000 ayear in support of its public schools. Mount Katahdin is composed of gran-ite, large sections of which are exposedon the slopes. Lichens grow on the baresummit. The irregular coast of the state some-what resembles the Norwegian fiord-cutshore. Mount Desert Island was created a na-tional park in 1917, and the park wasnamed in honor of the French hero,Lafa

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