Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
MAINE EDUCATIONAL MATTER.

J Ane three new schoolhouses bu,,t q,
Lnmlngton this fall are ready for the f,r
'hture 10 be placed therein.
IL has been decided to establish n c,as
he~inn nUurse at the University of Maine
oesinning IN the fall of 'a9.
AZ special town meeting held recentl,
IN East Lamoine, it was voted to hn,,n
hish school In that town this winter.
Lincoln L. Cleaves of the class ne ,oo
noWuoin college, has secured a nosit;o,
as principal of the Bristol high school
CHARLES Richardson, student of He,
prom. mas been engaged to teach the win.
yer term of the Jefferson village school
commencing Dec. 9Th.
Della NJ. Blanchard of Abbot, Rates
1871, Will teach a three months tern, NJ
school in Parkman. in the Pease f,istr,ct
before returning to college
Superintendent Brick of the Ra,s.,.
schools will speak upon the subject ~
Higher Mathematics" at the meeting NJ
the State Pathological Society at Aueus.
ia, Dec. 29-31. e "'
Monmouth Academy opened it's winter
term Nov. g. with fifty scholars. Miss
Merriman Is teaching the Monmouth
grammar school, and Miss Annette King
the primary school.
me lyceums at the Kezar Falls high
school building are progressing finely
Mr.. 3. A Mcdaniel, principal, and Or
mond l.. Stanley. assistant, will be re-
tanned for the winter term,
Penobscot county teachers will hold a
Among those who will deliver addresses
are Prof. George c. Purington of the
Pennington Normal school and State
Superintendent w. w. Stetson
Miss Martha Buchanan of Columbia
Falls. has been appointed superinten-
dent of the art department in the public
schools of Melrose. Mass. A new high
school building has just been erected
there containing fine studio. Miss
Buchanan was graduated from the Nor
NAL art school of Boston, last June.
Miss Maud Peaslee of Vinalhaven, a
graduate of Castine Normal school, will
succeed Miss Martha B. May of Rockland,
as teacher of the second primary school
in District No. 8 in Vinalhaven. Miss
May began her duties in Watervlle the
first of December.
Four years ago, the ladies of the Up
ton sewing circle commenced to get funds
for the purpose of starting public IL
brary. The result is that the library has
become a reality. From Misses Cole and
Pingree of Bangor. $50 was received;
from Mr.. Pingree, $500 worth of books:
the Berlin Mills Co., SIS: William Brews-
ter of Boston. $25. The young people
have also assisted materially. Last year
the sewing society bought the old school
house of the town. moved it on to piece
of land near the church. repaired it and
built kitchen. The front room has been
arranged for books and is used as
reading room. Here the ladies meet once
in two weeks, serving hot suppers for ten
cents. The society is but S75 in debt.
The annual meeting of the Maine Chau-
tauqua Union was held at Portland re-
Gently. There was much enthusiasm
manifested in the assembly to be held at
the Chautauquan grounds in Fryeburg
next summer from the fact that DIR. Ly-
man Abbott, the great divine of Brook
lyn, N. Y, is to be present during the
entire assembly and will take a personal
interest in it. and will bring many noted
speakers with him. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Rev. George
D. Lindsay; vice president, Rev. Ernest
H. Abbott; clerk. S. w. Fife: treasurer,
w. r. Tarbox; trustee for one year. Z.
e. Hastings; trustee for two years, Free
man Hatch: trustee for three years. e. p.
Wentworth; executive committee, Geo.
D. Lindsay. T. L. Eastman. c. w. Pike.
F.. E. Chapman, T. H. Johnson. B. N.
Stone, A. r. Jenness, John S. Barrows,
Ernest Fl. Abbott.