Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-27
Maine Educational News.

A lyceum has been organized at
Pulpit Harbor.
A Shakespeare Club is a proposed
Calais organization.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Ripley Of Searsmont,
has taught so terms of school.
A glee club has been organized at
Kicker Classical Institute in Houiton.
The fund for the Fairfield Grammar
School library now foots up nearly $40.
| The town Of Clinton has built a nice
schoolhouse on the ridge, costing
about 5000.
| The teachers and pupils Of the Upper
Grammar School. Belfast, are raising
funds for bell.
Graduates OF the Richmond High
School are talking Of organizing an
| Alumni association.
| The students of the Eastern Maine
Seminary. Bucksport. have adopted
royal purple as the school color.
| Supt. Wagg OF the Auburn schools is
! an advocate of one session a day in the
| schools. both winter and summer
A. T. Huxley OF Lewiston. a Bates
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in the High School at Bar Harbor.
b. l.. Pettigrew. principal of the
Cornish High School has resigned and
will attend the Harvard Law School.
| The rapid increase in the number
and scope Of Maine libraries Is one of
the gratifying features of the day.
The Harrington young people have
formed reading club. The first meet
ing was devoted to readings from
Bryant.
A University Extension Centre has
been organized in Saco with IS men,
bers. John S. Locke. superintendent of
schools, has been elected president.
| Miss Martha B. May of Rockland. has
resigned her position as teacher in the
Vinalhaven schools. to accept a more
advantageous offer in Waterville
Superintendent Of Schools H. F. Pat
terson, of Perry. has resigned his office
and gone to the West Indies for the
winter. Mr.. ~. F. Hubbard takes his
place as superintendent.
Pupils of the East side Grammar
School. Ellsworth. have undertaken to
| sell 40 dozen jars of cold cream for
Bangor firm, for which they are to re-
ceive as prize, a gymnasium for use
of the school.
The pupils in the third class of the
Bath High School were directed. one
Friday recently, to attend service at
| one of the churches Sunday and write
| an abstract from the sermon as a part
of their composition work
The Dibon Club is the name of a new
literary organization in Bangor 1t is
| composed principally of members and
eX-members of the class of '9S Bangor
High School. Weekly meetings are
held at the homes of the members.
The geological classes of the Machias
High School. accompanied by their
teachers. recently visited Bucks
Harbor to find material for practical
illustration of their studies. BY this
visit doubtless the interest was multi
piled.
j. Wilder Haggett has presented to
the town of Nobleboro a new bell to he
placed in the belfry of the new school
house now being built at amariscotta
Mills. The building will be ready to
occupy about Dec Is.
"A good record was made by the
teachers and pupils of the Sangerville
High School. Out of 81 pupils in at
tendance. SO were not absent for one
half day. Chemicals and apparatus
have been purchased and a laboratory
is being fitted up.
The winter term of the Eastern State
Normal School at Castine will begin
Dec. IA. instead of the date named in
no
last term was the largest of any fall
term since the school was established
and the entering class the largest.
Pennington has built a new school,
mouse each year since the town school
system went into effect. The one inst
completed this year is in the Holly dis
trict in the northern part of the town
and Superintendent Henderson and
Seiectmen Fairbanks, Cannon and |
PEARSON pronounce it one of which the |
town is with reason proud.
Mr.. F. Willis Rice, a native of
Dexter. and now a resident of Chicago |
mas sent gift of books to the Abbott |
Memorial library. Mr.. Rice is a son
or Hon. John Rice, for years a member
OF Congress. representing the 4th dis
trlct OF Maine. and grandson Of the
late DIR. G. M. Burleigh. for many years
prominent citizen of Dexter.
1t was Friday afternoon, the day on
which the young pupils of the Bailey
intermediate school in Thomaston were
to recite their little verses Each child
fulfilled his or her mission right IN Ia
=. until one smart, mischievous fellow
strolled upon the platform and coolly
shot out the following: Speaking
pieces is awful tough; I've spoke two
lines and that's enough" But he lived
to regret his humorous little piece, tits
said
At recent meeting of the Belfast
teachers the subject of professional
culture and training was discussed and
the following decided upon: First, For
general culture, Stoddard's lectures to
be read by each teacher either alone or
in groups or clubs. Second. For direct
study. the subject Of Psychology is Sc