Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-26
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Maine Educational News.

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Three hundred new books have been
received at the library at Togus.
Waldoboro heads the list with y
teachers at the Newcastle summer
school.
Everard c. Megguier. Colby, 1872. has
been elected principal of the Lisbon
high school.
The town of fremont has elected an
other woman on its board OF education,
making two out of six.
Mr.. Albert Cole of South Cambridge.
has accepted a position as principal of
the ThomastoD high school.
NJ. u. Davies Of winthrop. has been
elected to the position OF professor in
Cushing Academy. Massachusetts. He
will teach the sciences.
Miss Lottie Neal OF Auburn, has ac-
cepted the position of assistant in the
Monmouth high school Miss Neal is
a graduate Of Mt. Holyokc.
Hersey hall at Westbrook Seminary
is being repaired. and when completed
the seminary will have a modern and
conveniently arranged building.
MISS vi =. VI tlls
North grammar school. Portland. has
resigned to accept more lucrative
position in the Somerville schools.
The Auburn school board has voted
to reopen the Auburn Training School
for teachers. Miss Sarah Ingersoll has
been appointed principal OF the school.
Miss Annie * Tuell of Milton. Mass,
has been engaged by the trustees of
Westbrook Seminary as teacher of
mathematics to succeed Miss Steward.
who resigned.
VIM. b. Bonney, Colby. 32. who fo-
the past three years has been principal
of the Patten high school, has resigned
TO accept a similar position in the
Freeport high school.
a. Chesley Furbush of Machias, who
was graduated at Yale this summer
with honors. will return to Ahat unir
versity in the autumn and puiS1kbo9t
graduate work in philosophy sSsz5$
DR.. II. Fling. who has just been APP
pointed to the chair of biology and
chemistry AT the Oshkosh, Wis, Nor
NAL school, is graduate of Bowdoin
and took his doctors degree at the
University of Chicago.
w. l.. Jones of Fairfield Center, Colby
"a. is attending the five-weeks session
of the Martha's Vineyard Summer In
stitute at Cottage City. Mass Mr.
Jones has accepted the principalship of
the Wilmington (Mass) high school for
the coming year
The Camden public library has been
enriched with n fine set of Dickens
works presented by Mr.. and Mrs j. Il.
Prescott of Providence. r. l.. in mem
DRY of their little son, Richard About
30 volumes of the latest books of fiction
have been added to the public library.
The degree of Bachelor of Science
was recently conferred upon Merritt l..
FernaId, son of DR. NJ l.. Fernald of
Orono, for working botany and zoology
Mr.. Fernald was an under graduate at
the University of Maine. when called to
Harvard to become an assistant in
botany.
Charles +. Hawkes. of Portland. has
received formal notice from Harvard |
College, that he has attained his fun |
course of studies in his three years
work and is entitled to his degree of A. !
H., which he Will receive on joining his |
class next year. Mr.. Hawkes. will en-
ter the Medical school at once.
Since the close of the Ellsworth high |
school Principal Moore and his assist
ant have been planning a course of |
reading for the students to take nm
curing the vacation and this week n /
circular letter was sent to each one
laying out the plan. A list of books is |
prepared for each class with view of |
giving such classics as will assist in |
the next years work
new system of grading will go into
eHec. at Camden. September S, when
''c IAN term begins. There will be two
suo-Primary rooms in which will n. I
done the first two years work. Tbenl
TWO years IN the general primary. This t
VIII De followed by two, years infer.
i'iediate grade and then grammar
grade OF two years The high school
grade is of four years.