The Republican journal., 1883-10-04
NUMBER 40.
Castlne and the Normal School.

Castine has, if possible, grown pretter than
ever this fall 1t seems to have been spending
the summer removing some of the old, insight
ly buildings, that have so long been an evesore
to everyone, and in their place putting new
buildings or repairing the old ones. Always a
pretty and pleasant place. it is doubly pretty
and pleasant now. AS one sails into the harbor
he is struck by the appearance of the large,
new summer residence going up on Nautilus
Island. This island is the highest in the harbor,
and the residence, crowning as it does the sum-
NIT of the highest elevation, is quite imposing.
All along the shore the summer residences have
been newly painted and some new ones built.
The old stone house, that stood about one half
mile from the village of Castine on the road
toward the light house, has been purchased by
a party from Bangor and repairs are a long
way progressed on it. 1t has been christened
Mabel cottage and is the prettiest neat st, little
residence on the peninsula. A new residence
has gone up at Dices Head. and another acrOs,
the harbor. But the most striking change Of
all has been wrought in the Normal building.
This building is very large one and being on
the highest elevation of the peninsula its belfry
and vane have always been the ''Last glimpse
of home to the sailor" 1t is the most promin-
ent building in the village. 1t added much TO
the looks of the place before; now Castine
would not be Castne without it. From belfry
to basement, within ana without, it has receiv-
ed 4 coat of paint, Of varnish or of kasOminc.
The outside is shade of gray very pleasing to
the eye and inside the walls have been kalSO-
mined Il light green up about three feet from
the hard finish anda delicate shade of blue from
that upward. The floors aud stairs have re-
ceived a coat of shellac and the blackb0artIs a
coat of stating. The steam pipes have been
painted green and the radiators newly trimmed
with gilt. In the main hall kalsomine and var
nish have done all that could be wished for
The seats and desks have been newly yarnished
and the walls kalsomined. The ceiling has been
decorated with variety of bright coorcd de-
signs that add much to the appearance Of the
hall The W ole effect is pleasing and the hall
seems larger, lighter, and pleasanter than even
before.
This school is blessed with an exceptionally
fine corps Of teachers and this fall term tinds i'll
ot them IN their places. The customary hun.
dred students are here and 4 few more to come
Waldo As of Old, leads the number of students
There are students present from the different
counties, as follows: ArooStook 3. Hancock 20
Knox l5. Lincoln 6, Penobscot l3, Piscataquis
3, Sogadahoc /, Somerset ,. Waldo ~, Wash
! ington ). There are nineteen present from
Waldo Co., as follows: r. Glass, Emma +
Condor, Belfast; Mabel I. Fletcher, n. Mon
roe; Mamie b. Gray, Belfast Mabel f.. Paul
Belfast; Margaret b. Swecser, Searsport
Frank 5. Dolif, Monroe. +. Class, Hiram Ers-
kline, Morrill,; Harry E. Moore Thorudike
| Kate g. Park. SearSport; Eleanor B. Mud9"tt
stockton; p",mer NJ. Turner, Palermo. b
Glass, Jennie A. Lamb Lincolnyile; Eugene +
DevereuN, stockton; Ella NJ. Page, Filing
woods Corner; Eugene J. Jenneys, Monroe
{. Glass, Roscoe ID. Mckeen, Lincolnyile
! Delbcrt IL. Moody, Liberty. b. Class, Curri,
| NJ. Coan, NOrthport; Clara B. Dickey, Monroe
The school is generally evenly balanced, OF
nearly 50, between the sexes; but this tern
there is 4 preponderance of ladies, there bein!
three to one in the school, and six to one in tn,
entering class.
\ student told me good story at the cXpens,
of State Supt. n. a. Luce. which he youchc
for a. true: When tha county convention o
teachers held is meeting 1t Round Pond il
August, it was understood Chat Prof \. 4
Luce would bc present the previous day tha
he might visit the schools. Itso happened tha
Prof. Raliston Woodbury. preceded the ap
pointmcnt of the State supt. and the teacher Il
Round Pond, not knowing either, thought hin
to be Prof. Luce. So She stated to the scholar
that the state supt., Mr.. Luce, will be in schoo
this afternoon. one little scholar immcdiatcl,
started for home and with eyes wide open witt
excitement and IN Il tone of great alarm, in
formed her mother that the State supt, Wa
loose and would be into school that afternoon.