Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-20

Kate w. Eldridge OF Dexter. are COM
piling a history of the graduates of the
Maine Central Institute of Pfttstield. "''
The census of scholars of Livermore
Falls just taken records 40l pupils in this
district alone. an increase OF nearly 100
over 1896. Already the schools are over
crowded. and "A new school is soon to be
opened for the surplus. with Miss Rock
wood as teacher. - {-,+ ...s.
The class of 81. Maine Central Insti-
tute, Pittsfield. has assigned the honorary
parts for graduation as follows: Saluta-
I. Smith and Miss Lizsie II. MacGregor.
valedictory. Miss Ethyl vickery. The
class consists of about 30 members.
The Lewiston high school has formed a
debating club and is preparing TO hold a
prize debate May Is. with the Auburn
high school debating club. The subject
will be. Resolved, that the present meth
cd of electing United States senators Is
preferable to election by the people
Tho graduating exercises of the Orono
high school will be held June Is. In the
assignment of the class parts it was de-
cided not to have the usual salutatory
and valedictory. The class prophecy will
be given by Miss Nellie b. White: history,
Miss Perry. The poem and class ode will
he written by Frank r. Cowan. The
graduating class numbers 10.
A somewhat new departure at Bridg-
ton was the meeting called recently by
Superintendent of Schools Edward 3.
Staples. 1t was session of schoo!
ma ans and masters. "a mutual improve
ment society. Teaching in the different
branches was illustrated by several teach
.ers with their classes, and papers read
upon various topics, followed by discus
sions, question box, etc.
Graduation parts, class 80, Edward Lit
tie high school, Auburn. have been an
rounced and are as follows: Valedictory,
Gertrude E. Elwell: salutatory, Theresa
Il. Jordan; class GRAFTON. Stanley p.
Thomas; presentation of gifts. Elmer f.
Daicey: class prophecy. Methyl G..
cakes; class history. Bertha L. irving
class poem. Blanche G. Loring; class
flower Bertha NJ. Brett; class essay.
George Harold Davis.
The Lewiston school children make
very good relief maps of papier mache.
They take a newspaper or any waste pa
per and tear it into very fine pieces.
Then place it in a water pail or pan and
pour boiling hot water ovet it. This is
allowed to stand for a few days and then
1t is stirred till it becomes pulp. This is
modelled as clay is. but each map Is built
on a piece of board. After the map has
hardened it becomes lighter in color, and
when dry one can color it with colored
chalk, colored pencils or water-colors to
show the different divisions.
The graduating class of the Farming
ton Normal school has 40 members. The
class officers are: President. Henry A.
Lermond. Thomaston; vice president Guy
0. Small. Kingfield; secretary. Miss Eva
M York. Wilton; treasury. Robert w.
Martin, Sabattus. Class parts have been
assigned as follows: Salutatorian. Geo.
C. burlington, Jr. Pennington; yaledic-
torian, Miss Maude L. Peary, Phillips.
cssayist, Miss Hattie M. Woodbury., South
Litchfield; poetess. Miss Grace G: Rolfe,
Auburn; odist, w. Stanwood Field. West
Summer; Arbor day Odist, Miss Lena NJ.
Pierce West Windsor.
The officers of the graduating class of
~ of the Belfast high school are as fol-
lows ID. Peircey Ellis, president: Eliza
beth K. Robbins, treasurer; Margaret N.
Hazeltine secretary. The class motto Is
"Lowly IN spirit. lofty In aim." In the
parts according to rank Miss Addie 8.
Gordon has the valedfctOry and Margaret
N. Hazeltine the salutatOry. In the cleo
tive parts Harold T. Sibley viii give the
poem. Viola E. Ryder and Peircey Ellis
the prophecy and Josie Patterson the
history. The class colors are yellow and
| white. the flower the daisy. A miscella-
neOus programme is Ito be presented, each
pupil to take some part.
The general progress of the kindergar-
! ten movement in America may be judged
from the following statistics. In 1892 an
i inquiry sent out from the bureau of elu-
cation obtained information Of the ex-
| istence of 1000 private kindergartens.
This number has doubtless increased
; regard to public kindergartens infOrma-
(. tion Is more definite. Philadelphia. with
| 125 kfniergartens, leads all the cities Of
1 the United States, and is followed next
by st. Louis with SO; Boston has 81: Chi
, cago, 40; Milwaukee, ~; New York City,