Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-27
corporation and to eniighten parent,

corporation and TO eniighten parent;
upon the work of the public schools.
Miss Mary f. Averill has again beer
reelected supervisor of schools by ths
superinsending school committee of Fox
croft. BY unanimous vote of the com
mittee Ii was decided to keep the presen
corps of teachers at the village school
The spring term will commence March y
The honorary parts have been awarded
to the members of the senior class of tn
Rockland high school as follows: Vale
dictory. Miss Eleanor Flanagan saluta
tory, Fred Veazie: essay. Miss Haiti
Meservey; essay. Miss Vina Blackington
These parts are awarded to the scholar;
having the highest average in scholar
ship during the four years course.
The senior class of the East Maine
Conference Seminary Bucksport. ha'
elected officers as follows: President
dent. Belle Buck, Orland; secretary
Grace Pendleton. Isleboro: treasurer
Oscar Barnard. Orland. The class has
about the average number of member
this year. The graduation exercises vii
be held on June 2.
Teachers associations In Minnesota ar,
asking for the passage of a State law
providing for the payment OF pensions
teachers who have taught in the publi
schools twenty-five years continuously
the fund for the payment to be raised by
tax of one per cent on their salaries.
This Is expected to pay about $500 pei
basis of those eligible Ito a pension now.
Albion Burbank on Friday completed
years service as principal of the Exeter
IN. h. high school. He has been one of
the most successful and popular teacher
Exeter has ever had. Mr.. Burbank was
born in Limerick, and Is graduate OF
Bowdofn College. He was PRINCIPAL Of
Lmelick Academy in 1863 and 1864. He
is q brother OF Judge II. II. Burbank o
Saco.
The class parts of the senior class at
Pennell Institute. Gray. have been as
signed as follows: Valedictory. Annie +
Bailey. Dry Mills: salutatory. Guy. w.
w. Anderson. Gray; poem, Tena jordan
East Raymond: prophecy, George Free
man, West Gray: history. Charles Has
w. Anderson. Gray; address to under
graduates. Warren G. Freeman, North
Windham.
The graduating class of Cherryfield
Academy for 81 is unusually large, num-
class parts have been assigned as follows
Valedictory, Nancy Wiley; salutatory,
Vera Nash; history. Bertha Archer: ora
ton. George Wingate; prophecy Ami
dance for the winter term has been the
largest in many years. the register show
Ing one hundred and fourteen names will
a daily average of about one hundred and
six.
The graduation parts for the class OF
81 Lewiston high school, have been as
signed as follows: Lena B. Towle. val
edictory; Josephine B. Neal, salutatory;
Gertrude b. Libby. class history; Flor
ence f. Osborne, class prophecy: Abbie
]. Railey, first essay; Alice r. Conant,
second essay; Harold f. E. Stevens, thirc
essay; Nina T. Estes, fourth essay; Lizzie
Murphy. class poet. The defamation
and recitation for the afternoon wer,
given by selection of the class to Colin
F. Shea and Lizzie B. Morgan. Leo De-
mack was chosen to write the music TO.
the class ode. The defamation and reel
tation for the eveping reception We're
given to John Ward and katherine Shea.
The presentation of gifts was given to
Jacob NJ. Solomon, and vocal solo to
Thomas c. bennett.