Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-09
THE SCHOOLS
A Pew Promotions snd Cbspse-YAs
High Sch sol PFoaises Wei.

High Sch sol PFoaises Wei.
The long vacation 10 drawing Rspidly to
close. cool weather hes Ut In, snd nsxt N
machinery that inssils that lsssnisg ss1o h
prAins Of Yourg Augusta viii start ID
During the hot weather The vssious CON
mittses have not been idle, bot have ben
basiIy engsE.d in securing new teacher
and in repairing the buildirgs. 1t 10 quit
Q compliment to the wise management G.
our schools when il 10 shown how fes
changes have been made.
According to expsrts the coming schoo
year will see larger number Of scholar
10 attendance than, ever before. From tn
High school 70 the sub-pfimary grad,
everything prom sss veil. Not only he,
the school popaistion increased bat tn.
proportion which will attend the SCHOOL,
viii be larger than heretofore. It 10 10
longer Apy wonder that the commisses msr
oil sesr smiles Of content, they have cause
70 Dc p''ua'
The Csny High SchssI
has before It Sfeas year. There 10 large
catering class snd better sill fewer nun
Der Of scholars will drop out This, taken
In consideration With the fact that the sx.
aminstions required TO psss from one class
TO another are more rigid than ever, shoes
that the directors sic justified in feeling
proud OF Their principal, Pfof. J. Fl. Par
sons. ffof. Parsons will again preside
over the school Ia place Of Mr.. Charles
A, Brick Who resigned In order to study
for The ministry the sab principal will be NJ.
Charles A. "a'hburne, Mr.. Wnhburns
b" been teacher in the A, /. Little High
School in Auburn Ter several year,. He il
. graduate OF Bates and Will have chvss
OF the scientific department in the school.
In order to better ut himself for the work
he has spent the past summer in Cambri3ss
taking . course Ia Experimental Ply sics =.
the summer schools Of Harvard. He comes
10 Ibis city highly recomm snded and With
no little reputation Ia Place OF Mss
Fuller. Miss Alice Reynolds will be the
h''t '"'' slant miss h'yi o'd' p" 700
ven known IN c'hhec''oh WIN hef ~ofk Id
'"e h's' o'h'"' W "'e" 'u'"e' "o"Noh VI
praise. hs' ptomoa'o 70 Wen msfilfa
MI" Florence T. Leonard VINO saHe' MISS
heyno'u' pace - 'eoona A''i''A"'' J" >
young isdy OF eonadefaoie fspasaaoa a. .
teacher one hss oeeh pfeceptfess OF Inc
fofcfoH ACADEMY for the pas" rev years
and i'a grsdus'e OF wellesley. she comes
rom ho'ea 'amiiy oi eeschers
on 'o'h ''oes' hsr 's'nef v" " one
time principai OF the FAN RIVER Hlsh
"hooi ana IL no" supet'n'endehi oi scnoois
In MHiooro' MASS NO important ehanges
VIII De mace 'nis year Id she course o.
study but the government Will Dc slightly
altered Inc sao-p'ihcipai instead OF the
hfh ASSISTANT VIII nave charge OF the Sec
ond class. The hfst assistant Will now look
after the third class. lnstead OF the SUD
principal Miss Leonard Will Keep the rec
ord' Of the fourth class
The City Schools
include only The Is rural schools ia the
city, But three changes are made in the
corps OF teachers. Miss Roxy II. Hall Of
q graduate Of the Gorham
Normal school, takes the Spauldiug school,
10 place % Miss Emma Clsrx, who takes
Ms, Weeks place in the Village District
Grammar school. Miss Addle Ames Of
East Jefferson comes from the Castine
Normal School to take the Hewins school,
IN place Of Miss Taylor, who has resigned.
Miss Alice Hodges OF this city sakes the
Church Hill school. replacing Mi" Mabel
Rus Ill. who has accepted position in the
Cushnoc Heights school. Miss Hodges
graduated last June from the Cony High
'chool and 10 very bright young lady.
The teachers who remain over are
10 follows: Bracket School. Miss Carrie
Erskine; Jewets. Mas Jennie Il. Lord !;
Stone. Miss Lillian NJ. White; Leighton
Miss Myrtle N. Brsnn; Cony, Miss Eliza
+. Ellis; Ballard, Mis- r. l.. Ferry North
Parish, Miss Elms Clark; Fletcher. Miss
Mary N. Jackson Howard. Miss Kate NJ
Phelan; Hospital Miss M&nde II. Reed !;
Bolton I'M. Mi" Mae IT, Young; Howe
Mics Ellen A. White stony brooS' miss
Arda b. Warren; Ward Road, Mrs Viola
VI. Moshef; Weiimsu' MISS Enc NJ
Lampson.
The village Dissfict
. in the same state OF general prosperity
70 10 true Of the whole city. Owing to an
Increase in the number of pupils q new
,ub primary department has been added to
he WIN. X. Smith grammer school. 1t
will be located in the hall and will be un-
Ter the charge of Miss JOB nson. Another
necessary addition is Q new seeoad grade
.rsmmsr room 10 the Cushnoc Heights
chool. Il will occupy the outer room
md will have As teacher Miss
label Russell formerly Of the Church
dill city school. A crew OF men are now
Itwork repairing aud altering the grammar
school building The fourth eia" room is
being enlarged, ne" furnace put In the
toilet room renovated and modern sp-
pliAnces put In 1t, water closet has been
placed in 'hs third story and vent'iAtipg
pipes are being placed. The work IS oeins
done under the supervision OF the commit
tee. Messrs. Charles e. Nash, J. Y. ~eo-
'tsr and r. b. Cspen, BY Fletcher hob