Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-18
Maine Educational News.

a teachers convention Will be held at
Island Falls. Jan. and I.
A ChautauQua club has been formed at
FRANKFORT with about a dozen members.
A sewing school for girls has been or
ganiZed at Good Will Farms. 1t is under
the charge of Miss Georgia Morrow.
Miss Evangeline Furnel of Wilton. has
been engaged as assistant in the Rum
ford Falls high school vice Miss Bertha
Graham. who has resigned. TT
The winter term of the Standish high
school commenced Monday. The village
school will not open until Dec. q. owing
to the measles.
The propriety of abolishlng the free
high school at Old orchard is being dis
cussed. The average daily attendance is
now said to be less than ten scholars.
The movement for a public library ut
Old Orchard bids fair to crystalize into a
permanent institution. Steps are being
taken 10 complete an organization under
the laws of the State. Liberal contrihu-
tions of books have been made. sufficient
to form Il handsome nucleus for building
up library Of ample proportions for
such a village as Old orchard.
There is a movement underway to have
a gymnasium at the East Maine Semi
nary. Buc ksport. President Hutchison
has talked with the town authorities and
it is quite probable that the town hall
a gymnasium. The idea meets with great
approval among the students who will do
all in their power to help by contribu-
tonS.
The laboratory of the Bridgton high
school has recently been presented with
u very valuable collection by Mr.. Dar-
win Draper For a long time Mr.. Drap-
cr who is thoroughly interested in nat
ural history, has made Il considerable
study of that science. and in so doing has
collected besides excellent specimens of
many snakes and other creatures in alco-
hol two cases OF all kinds of winged in
SectS, said by many to be the best coleC-
tion in this section. The cases contain
hundreds of these specimens carefully
mounted and all in perfect condition. All
these Mr. Draper gives to the school out
right.
Hiram Gerrish. who is teaching at
Sherman Station. has organized ly-
ceum which is held once in two weeks.
The Jackson school library. Portland.
has an average circulation of 400 volumes,
IA credtable showing for the school
Many of these books were the outcome of
the donation from the Walker legacy.
A group picture of the AZ teachers of the
Waterville schools and Superintendent
Waters was taken recently.
| The college publication. The Colby
Echo. will resume publication at tn" be-
ginning of the winter term. The newly
elected managing board nave "oteu 10
try the plan of running ii as weekly.
One issue each month will be devoted to
| the literary efforts of the college and will
be finely illustrated with half tones. the
remaining numbers being devoted tou"ws.
| The initial number will be issued on Jan
uary 13. The editorial board of the pa
per comprises Bertram Carver Richard
son. Edna Harriet Stephens and Thomas
Raymond Pierce. William Writ Brown is
business manager. assisted by Charles +.
! Townc.
new departure at the Maine Wcs-
| leyan Seminary at Kent's Hill is the class
in Public Opinion which held its first
session Dec u. About 50 persons were
present. The plan is as follows: The
members of the class once a week come
| together for one hour. bringing questions
which bear ON timely topics. President
| Chase devotes the hour to answering the
| questions asked by the pupils The fol-
| lowing subjects We're discussed at this
weeks meeting: The Proposed CONNER
cial War on America. the Tariff Principle
! the Agitation for Tariff Commission.
improvements in the Banking System
the Plan of the Clearing House. the Pos
tai Telegraph, the Eight-hour Day. Air
| and the AcroliteS