Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-06

The Ellsworth school board has voted
to close all the schools on account Of tine
| measles.
| Miss H.. Leora Hanson Of Spfingvale.
er in the Lindsey high school. ~
Oracle Roberts of East Miltcn,;, 4 yeays
old. has attended school 10 terms. aver
day.
The next meeting Of the PiscatauSis
May.
| An attempt Is to be made to mako
Hampton academy free to students IN
the town OF Hampden. who can pass
certain examination.
The average attendance at the Caribou
high school duripg, the nast tesmaWas ~
the h tasEest ny npt9bF ne recorded duri9e
The lewiston high schoo! eraduatinS
will use II In the graduating exercises
on graduating day in June. =.
Miss Mabel Jordan. principal Of the
Park! Park Hin high school In AUBURN. has re-
the end OF the present term.
Mr.. John e. Dinsmore Of Auburn. hAsr
accepted position rs the principal stbe
Huntington high school. He has bekn
teaching Greek at Bates as q substitute.
The number Of scholars In EtI110rlh
census taken April 's5,shows q falling on
OF 50 scholars in the year preceding. The
census taken last April shows another de-
crease Of &c scholars. s.s
Circulars are being sent out to. the 500
alumni OF Berwick academy asking for
contributions toward the fitting the old
is estimated $500 would repair and thor.
Oughly equip the building. -
The Madawaska Training school now
has one hundred scholars. The clans
the year consists of six boys and sIx
girls. An attempt Is being made to pre-
pare q dramatic entertainment for the
seventeenth OF March. 49,, -. =
paper calls attention to the strain on the
childrens eyes by 70 much blackboard
work. He says the oculists are rapidly In
c c In Bangor and finding an extens
dren's eyes that'are ruined inrthis way
At recent prize speaking contest held
by the Oxford High school. the hfst
Nellie Hayes: second Prize Mabel Fren sI
Merritt Gay and Leon Walker. The e.
ceipts from the sale of tickets amount 70 1
~ ~ Z - Eva - s. - 80 81 ~
The Argus understands that the site Of
been selected as the location for the new
technical school which the trustees Of the h.
taannr to SSd to b Sssd
cooking school for girls. ~. y
The people Of North Chesterville gath
cred at the sch0olh0use recently to Nit-
ness a flag raising. Appropriate exercises
were observed. The scholars recently
gave q baked bean supper and the pro-
ceedS. with the contributions from the
parents: enabled them to purchase nice
flag. j xxi 80 -Ss ~ 1883. ~. 81 ., Z
The following figures have been taken !.
from the annual report of the Portland )
truant ofifcer: vfsitations upon schools
153; cases of Investigations ATTENDED to
SS42; visitatiOns on families $50: requests
Of parents or guardians 30; scholars r.
turned to school without arrest 81: now
committed to school. recorded. arrestedS:
to reform school l: Furnished
with clothing supplied by Providenf AID
society and other charitable sourcoee1@.
A largely attended teachers intkitute
was held at Hampden, Feb. "a. Addresses
were delivered by State Superintendent
of Schools Stetson, Miss Mary Snow of
Bangor, and Prof. Rogers of Maine State o
college. At the close Of the meeting. thesf
teachers formed an association, decided
to have a training school. to hold their
monthly in the academy b0i10>
Ing and to devote all their time to .pne&
parfng for their profession. Miss Snow
offered to furnish instructors from Ham
gOr for all grades. Mr.. Weber WIS elUc-
ted president of the association Ms
Mabel Holland, secretary and Miss RQ(S-
efS. committee on arrangements. NJ.
StetSOn speaks again in Hampton 3ar-
ticularly to the parents, on the evou1qI Of
May and there will be another institute
May and s.