Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-11

will be on exhibition at the convention.
this month.
State Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son will deliver an address at the gradual
ing exercises of the class of '95, Ellsworth
high school.
Miss Eva Buker,a former school teach
er of Lewiston, has returned to that city
after a years study of educational
methods in Europe
The pupils of the Brunswick public
schools gave very successful entertain
ment recently, for the benefit of the pub
lie library of that town.
The Bath school board has voted to
commence the school year the third in
stead of the second Monday in September
as has been the custom.
Miss Myrtle Bacon of Bryant's Pond,
who teaches in Woodstock and boards at
home, makes the trip of four miles morn
ing and night on her bicycle.
1t is expected that the new academy
building at Sebago, which has just been
begun, will be completed by the time the
next school year opens in September
Miss Edith Lockhart, for the past year
assistant in the Cherryfcld high school.
has accepted a position in the Central
street grammar school, Springfield,
Mass
A. W. Harris, Phi D., president of the
Maine State College, will deliver the bac-
calaureate address before the graduating
class of the Fort Fairfield High school,
Sunday, May 10Th.
Miss Maidie Moody of Hebron, who was
stricken with blindness few weeks ago
while teaching in Auburn, is recovering,
and the chances are thought to be good
for hei complete recovery
Houlton is providing the hest of &C
commodations for it's younger pupils and
will have large grounds in connection
with the two new primary schools to be
erected in that town this season.
Palmyra has free public library
which is open Thursday afternoons The
trustees have elected as officers for the
ensuing year, Mrs j. p Longley, Pres. :;
Mrs. Sheldon Millett, Sec, Chas. Leavitt,
Treas.
Tho schools in Parkman commenced
Monday The whole number of scholars
in town is 217; whole amount of money
to be expended, $500. The town was
classed by vote into five districts; under
the former arrangement there We're
fourteen.
The amount appropriated for the Port
land public schools is sS4, 100, including
$40, 630 for primary, grammar and high
school teachers, on the same basis as last
year. $2700 for manual training schools
n l.
vides for one new kindergarten.
The pupils of the sixth and higher
grades of the Waterville schools will
take part in the parade and the exercises
of Memorial day. Music for both day and
evening will be furnished by chorus of
students under the direction of the teach
or of music, Miss Clara L. Dolley.
Principal George o. Fallon of the Fort
Hill school, PASSPORT, intends having a
boys brigade" this summer and num-
Der of uniforms have already arrived.
Major K. f. Newcomb of Co. l. I'd Regi-
ment, who is one Of the best drilled off
GERS in Maine has volunteered to instruct
the boys.
There is some talk says the Lewiston
Journal. of giving students in the Au-
burn high school the opportunity of taking
instruction in business methods, as
taught in the several commercial colleges
of the State 1t is suggested that stu
dents have the privilege of taking a COM
inercial course rather than some of the
languages.
Prof. Charles b. Wilson, lately of Cor
ham Normal school, and now completing
a course at Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, will establish during June