Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-17
Maine Educational News.

Miss NJ. S. Gage has resigned her posi-
| ton teacher in the Gorham Normal
| school.
The cost Of the new Deering High
school will be $4,000. This in addition
to the cost of land.
| Miss Halliday takes the full department
of English and history, including rhetoric
and advanced literature in the Gorham
Normal school.
| Over 1000 books were taken out of the
| Poland Spring library during July, so
| that the usefulness of the Institution is
not to be questioned.
| Reuben S. Ilsley. Colby. 81, son of
| Rev. G.. B. llsley of Bangor. has resigned
the principalship of the Belfast high
| school to accept position at Abingdon.
| Mass.
Miss N. Grace Pickett, A. b., a gradu-
ate of Tufts college and of the Bridge
water Normal school. takes the depart
ment of Latin in the Gorham Normal
schools
Miss Lillian Legrow of Westbrook, is
one of the graduates in drawing OF the
summer school of normal methods at the
New England Conservatory of Music,
Boston.
Charles Bragdon of Westbrook, has
been awarded scholarship in the Uni
'SiDley VI AAoi idhu loI lHc years ~
and '9S, where Mrs. Bragdon is studying
for dentistry f
Miss Louise p. Littlefield of Patten
has accepted the position as teacher in
the family of United States consul to
South American city. She will sail
about the first of September
Miss Lena Gilbert of Litchfield, has
been assigned to teach the North and
West Auburn grammar school. Miss Gil
bert is Litchtield young lady and is
graduate of Kent's Hill Seminary.
Miss Ada M Fernald who was elected
instructor in music3at the L. NJ c. s. at
Bucksport has rendered her resignation
The vacancy will be filled at once from
several candidates which the trustees
have in view
Harold NJ. Clark of Calais, who has
been assigned the position of head teach
er at the Hindoo teachers mission on
the island of Trinidad. left for. Halifax,
last week. from which place he will sail
Tor the scene of his future labors.
Frank E. Hanscom, the recently
elected principal of Gould Academy.
Bethel, has engaged for first assistant
Mr.. Ernest Fl. Pratt of Pishon's Ferry.
a graduate of Colby University, and a
teacher of several years experience
Hon. w. p. Porter of Boston, has
kindly remembered the Camden library
with check for $25. About 60 of the
latest works of fiction have recently
been added to the library. W. Howard
Gardiner, who has already made pre-
sentation of books, is to make a gift
of juvenile work. There are now PTS
books in the library and the number is
being constantly increased.
The town of South Paris has voted to
build two new schoolhouses at once.
One will be a two-story, two-room
schoolhouse which was estimated to
cost, including the cost and furnishings.
about $500. The second schoolhouse
will cost but $500 complete 1t was
voted to raise the sum of $4,000 to be
assessed $1,000 per year for three years,
the first assessment in 1898, and the
treasurer is authorized to make tenn
porary loans meanwhile.
Repairs are being made at the Boyn-
ton High school. Eastport, and the re-
citation room on the second floor is
being enlarged. 1t will be 25x2O feet
and is to be completed before the open-
ing of the fall term next month.
There will be % more scholars at the
Boynton school this year. At the
North End school recitation room
25x20 will also be built and here there
will be an increase of twenty-five pu-
pills. Three permanent teachers are to
be engaged at the latter school. I'm
provements will be made in all the
Eastport schools this month.