Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-10
Maine Educational News.

The teachers in the Skowhegan schools
have organized Il reading circle.
Miss Dora Rounds of Calais has ac-
cepted the position of teacher in a school
at Norfolk. Va.
The entering class in the Skowhegan
high school now numbers 40 pupils, the
largest ever known there.
The teachers of Andover have organ
lied as the "Andover Pedagogical So
cicty'' ana will hold regular weekly
meetings hereafter
Misses Adelaide Weeks and Laura Hey
teach in the Leland University
There are 159 pupils at the Bath high
school, % entering this fall. There is an
unusually small first class with only thil-
teen members, five of them young ladies'.
The teachers in the Livermore Falls vii
lage schools this term. are Howard
Pierce, high school; Jennie NJ. Stetson.
grammar. Nellie ID. Clark, Intermediate:
Miss l.. NJ. Kinney, second primary, and
Ada Southourd first primary.
The fall term of the Andover high
school IS in session, with H. f. Bryant.
A. 4 +; of B9wdoin, ~ rrineipai, and Mis-
There are 60 pupils registered and every
thing points TO Il prosperous term work.
The teachers of South Thomaston have
orGanized a local Maine teachers reading
President. Mrs. Fred Gilchrest; vice pres
fdont, Miss J. r. Lottie; secretary. Miss
Mary kalloch; treasurer, Miss Ella Mad
docks.
permanent organization and elected Off
GERS. AT q recent session it was voted
that these meetings be only for the teach
ers of the public schools of that city. \
course of reading arranged for teachers
will be purused and the subjects read dis
cuSsed.
George r. Berry, PHI. D.. Il graduate of
Colby University, has resigned his posi-
ton as Instructor in the Semetic depart
ment Of Chicago University, and accepted
an appointment to a vacancy in Hami!-
ton Theological Seminary. Hamilton. y.
y, as the successor 10 Prof. n. Schmidt.
WHO goes to Cornell University. Colby
now not only, has furnished a president
for Colgate. but it has also two of its
graduates in its faculty
Superintendent of Schools Snow of Ban
gor, has opened the training class for the
coming year at the high school and IS
seasons in the history of that useful or
ganization. This year there are IL young
women in the class, ten of whom success
fully passed the examinations for en-
trance last Wednesday and six of whom
came from Brewer with certificates eff
examination from the teachers there. An
schools of the cities and will take the two
years course under Miss Snow.
An interesting educational. personal co.
Incidence happened in Bridgton the other
day 1t was the accidental meeting at
one and the same time Of five School
teachers who represented five different
colleges as graduates. They We're: Prot
Walter l.. Gray principal of Bridgton
high school. representing Colby; Angus
Hcbb of Bridgton. do. Bowdoin; Edward
SIooner of Hudson, Mass: Bridgton
academy teacher, representing Dart
mouth; Miss Gertrude l.. Merrill of Lew
iston. teacher in Bridgton academy. rep
resenting Bates; Miss Frances L. Libby
Of Richmond, likewise teacher at Bridg-
ton academy. representing Wellesley.
An interesting teachers meeting was
held at Caribou last week. Thirty-fNe
teachers were present. The following Of
ticers We're elected for the ensuing year:
VIM c. Hill, president; Mrs. G. - Mar
gesson, vice-president Miss Stella Rog-
ers. secretary and treasurer. The follow
Grading of Rural Schools Hermon
schools: The Bible in Our Schools, VIM
system Of Penmanship, Miss Lillian
helen Porter: Echoes from the Summer
School at Houlton' Miss Briggs. Miss
Porter Miss Littlefed. Miss Todd. Miss
Shaw Miss Swain and Miss Rogers The
next meeting will be Oct. &c.
The Northern Penobscot teachers as
ISOLATION held an interesting and profit
able meeting at Kingman. Sept. 2S and %.
There was Il large attendance at all the
sessions. Among the papers read and
discussed were the following: How to
Interest Pupils in the Best Literature"
Miss Stella Scott, Kingman; Physical