Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-11
Maine Educational News.

Maine Educational News.
There are 1869 children of school age
| in Brewer, a gain of IS over last year
A class of fourteen will graduate
from Cherryfield Academy AT the
close of the present term.
The parts of the class of '96. Cornish
High school, have been assigned ana
the graduation is to be June 18TH.
About $50 pupils of the Portland pub
lie schools will sing at the Memorial
exercises in city hall. Memorial day.
The school census of Ellsworth. for
/ 1896, shows a total of 1852 pupils be-
tween the ages of and u. decrease
| of 9S within year.
At the Thornton academy. Saco. re-
Gently, Otis Wakefield jumped several
inches higher above the State record
in running high jump.
President Butler of Colby University,
will deliver the baccalaureate address
| before the graduating class of the Car
ibou high school, May "a.
Mr.. George F. Wescott of Portland.
has won the scholarship prize emitting
him to free tuition for the year 1867
at the American Veterinary College,
New York.
Miss Mary l.. Burnham of Ellsworth,
graduated from the Women's Medical
College of Philadelphia, with the class
of sc. Miss Burnham is graduate of
Mortified seminary. class of 81.
Prof. Anthony of Cobb Divinity
school, Lewiston. preached the bac-
calaureate sermon for the graduating
class of Monsoon Academy at the Con-
gregational church. Sunday, May 5.
Miss Edith NJ. Dunning of the Chest
nut street school, Portland. has been
offered and accepted a position in the
Newton Mass, schools at salary
about 80 per cent higher than she has
been receiving.
Miss Ella Dwinal the new supervi-
sor of schools at Mechanic Falls. is do
| ing much good work in reorganzing
| the course of study in all its depart
ments. The high school, Ralph T..
Files. principal. will have prize
| speaking in June.
The following have been chosen to
| deliver class parts at graduation at
| the Castine Normal school. June 4:
| Maria a. Bunker. Franklin. valedic-
| tory; Albert w. Mead. Natick. Mass
| salutatory: Laura T.. Crockett, Pros
poet, history; Susie S. Stinchfieid. Gin
| ton. poem: Lucy w. Jones, West
! Brooksville. Nina L. Titus. Union.
| and Helen A. Wooster. Hancock, es-
| says.
| A meeting of the teachers of the four
l foupS n the north horn norton of Gao
adahoc county. Topsham. Bowdoin-
| ham. Richmond and Bowdoin, will be
held at Topsham high school, May -.
! There will be three sessions morning.
! afternoon and evening. Prof. w. w.
Stetson, State superintendent. will de
liver an address in the evening, and
Prof. Rogers of the Maine State Col
lege and other speakers will be pres
| ent.
At recent meeting of one of Lew
ston's clubs the topic, Resolved.
That Written and Oral Tests in
School Ought to be Abolished" was
discussed. Several mothers told of
the state of nervous excitement to
which their children We're reduced by
dread of tests that were coming and of
their general i'll effects and deprecated
the system. Others spoke in favor of
/ the test system. arguing that it en-
sured thoroughness of preparation. and
many points were brought out on
| either side.
The graduating exercises at the
Pennington Normal school will occur
June II. The graduating class, which
numbers AZ. has elected officers and as
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