The Republican journal., 1897-07-29
Encouraging Outlook.
selection Of Prof. Hutchinson as President of
Bucksport Seminary Happy One.

The East Maine Conference Seminary at
Bucksport will open its doors for the fall
term and school year on Monday, Aug. 3Oth.
The outlook for the future is very encourag-
ing to the trustees and friends of the insti-
tuition and although the resignation of Prof.
A. F. Chase was a matter of the deepest re-
gret the selection of the presdent-elect gives
every promise OF being most happy choice.
At the regular meeting of the trustees the
first of July a long list of candidates was
presented for the vacant office at the head of
the school. After a session of many hours it
was finally voted to leave the matter to a
committee of three, who at a later meeting
il Boston unanimously elected Prof. ". A.
Hutchinson of Pennington Seminary, New
Jersey. The action of the committee was
formally confirmed at special meeting of
the trustees held at Grace church vestry in
Bangor, last Thursday forenoon.
Prof. Hutchinson is thirty-three years of
age and a native of Delaware. He is a grad
uate of Dickinson college and has the degree
of A. NJ from his alma-mater. He did one
year OF postgraduate work at Chicago Uni
versity and also took short course at Har-
ward. He began his teaching in the public
schools aud has been four years at Penning-
ton, being assistant vice e-principal for three
years.
DIR. Houlton, the president of that nstltu-
ton TOR forty years. endorses Prof. Hutchin-
son as the best all-round man he ever had
under him and regards him at an exception
ally fine disciplinarian.
President Geo. E. Reed of Dickinson Col
lege in his endorsement of the candidate re-
CARDS him as an honor to his alma-mater
and one OF the finest young men ever turned
out by that college. He is also recommend
ed by DR. Chas. 81. Payne, DR.. Morris W.
Prince, President Harper OF Chicago Univer-
sty and many others.
He has charge of the normal department
of the Sunday school and Chautauuua AS
sembly at Ocean Grove, n. j., now in ses-
sion, and IS most assiduous worker in this
and also in the educational department of
the Epworth League.
Mrs. Hutchinson is the daughter of Rev
B. B. Loomis. Phi D. of Troy, n. Y :, and is a
graduate of Mt. Holyoke College and SYRIA
cuse University, completing her studies with
several postgraduate courses, which with
extensive travel in Europe has given her a
broad education and culture. She has taught
at Fort Edward Institute, n. Y, and at PEN
nlngton. Mrs Hutchinson IS an artist of
recognized ability and with her husband
takes much interest in Epworth League
work especially in the Junior department.
Prof and Mrs Hutchinson will arrive at
Bucksport about Aug. 1st. The trustees
count themselves highly favored, also, that
they are able to retain the services of
Amanda Wilson of Bangor as preceptress
and also of Prof Fred c. Ball as head of the
commercial department in which line he has
but few equals in the country. Two new
teachers, Prof. Archie S. Hartman Bow
doin '97, and Miss Marion p Slower, Welles-
ley 10, are new acquisitions and bring to
their respective departments modern and
up-to-date methods and considerable expert
ence as teachers. In the music DEPARTMENT.
Miss Ada NJ. Fernald returns from a years
studies with eminent teachers.
complete new equipment of modern