Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-09
Maine Educational News.

1901 volumes
The monthly pay roll of Bath teach
ers amounts to $2142.4S.
Three schoolhouses are in process OF
building in Limington.
The young people of North Lowell have
organized an Improvement society.
About 100 books have been added re-
Gently TO the Phillips public library.
Vocal music is being taught for the
first time in the San-erville public
schools.
Charles McCurdy of Wiscassot. has
been appointed assistant librarian of the
Boston Law school. Of which he is "A
student.
Aft.r an interval of two years dppro-
pirate public graduation ceremonies will
again announce the farewell of a senior
class from the Ninalhaven high school
next June.
Misses Sara and Octavia Mathews. both
of whom were former residents of Wa
terville and are graduates of Colby, have
opened ladies' preparatory school in
Auburndale. Mass.
Miss Susan May Walker formerly
teacher in Fryeburg Academy. is now
sstant in the Teachers college. Morning
Side Heights. New York. Her sister Eva
Is at Pratt Institute. Brooklyn.
he tNtHiiB SFIippiS vi i<'" astoi.
have done good work during the pres
ent fall. and many grown people are
taking advantage of the chances Of
fered to polish up an education neg
lected in youth.
Superintendent Hin of the South Port
land schools reports the schools in eX-
cellent condition at this time. few
months ago the system of vertical writ
ing was introduced into the primary
grades of the several schools and is Civ
ing excellent satisfaction.
Supt. G. A Stuart of New Britain
Conn. formerly of Maine. is exciting
considerable interest in educational
circles by new order obliging the
teachers to take regular and pre-
scribed exercise every week.
West Sullivan is preparing to entertain
the school teachers. The schoolma' ans
and schoolmasters for Il time will cease
their labors of teaching the young idea
how To shoot" and turn their attention
to cultivating some new shoots on their
own ideas.-E,llsworth American.
The enterprising young people of East
Surry have started a society 10 be known
as the East Surry library society. and
will devote some time to the study of
LongfeMow and his writings. Byron H.
Chatto is president. Josie NJ. Gray. vice
and Susie n. Stinson. treasurer.
Henly Peterson and Roland Black OF
Stroudwater. took an original way to
earn money for college educa ton. They
went TO Florida wnere they bought a ca
noe and padded through the canals into
Lake I<issiminee and then down the riv-
er. Before the season was over they Sc
cured enough heron and egret piumes,
bird skins ard alligator hides to pay for
their college course.
Miibr.dge is rapidly coming TO the front
of Washington county towns in the mat
ter of education. says the Narraguagus
Times. The interest manifested in this
direction is noticeable in the excellent
school buildings as well as in the liberal
appropriations that are raised to instruct
the young. This year. including the
money appropriated by the State, there
will be S5,05S.06 expended for this purpose.
At a recent meeting of the Knox
County Teachers Association the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, c. b. Allen of Camden; secre
tary. r. NJ. Milet of Rockport: execu-
tive committee. the president and sec
rotary. A. S. Cole of Thomaston: Miss
|. 4. Latte of South Thomaston; +. S.
Walls of Vinalhaven.
The Pine Cone Literary club Of East
port, at its first meeting this season,
was presented with a gavel made from
the city hall bell of Brooklyn, n. Y.
which was destroyed by fire Feb. rs.
1895. The gift was sent to the club
by Mr.. J. S. Langthorne of Brooklyn,
N. Y. and bears the inscription. City
Hall Bell Brooklyn. destroyed by fir
Feb. rs, 1885
The class in biology at Colby have
been at work dissecting some big
Penobscot river salmon kindly senr
the department by Chas. G.. Atkins.
superintendent of the United States
fish Matching station at East Orland.
There were eight salmon in the 10;
sent by Mr.. Atkins. big handsome fei-
lows. Some of them will be prepared
as anatomical specimens for the de-
partment collection. Later, eggs and
young fry will be sent to add to the
collection.
The latest innovation at the +. NJ, c.
Seminary. Bucksport, is the introduce
ton of basket ball among the lady
students. The game is delightfully."- ex-
citing and most excellent exercise and
much enthusiasm is already manifest.
Miss Marion p. Slower is instructor in
the new game. having become an ex-
pert during her course at Wellesley,
where the game is much in evidence
match between teams representing
the Eulalians and Achyllians is not at
all an improbability.
The trustees of the Calais free library
at recent meeting passed a vote Offer
ing to the teachers~i i'm the public schools
of the city a special privilege in the use