Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-12
IN THE SCHOOL WORLD.
What Is Being Done for Education in Maine
and Elsewhere.

|
There are 60 pupils in attendance al N,
present term of Lee Academy.
The Magazine Club of Calais. recent,
celebrated its 2lst anniversary
There are at present 125 students at tn,
| BoWdoin medical school.
School at Freedom Academy opene,
March LIST with over one hundred stu
dents
A spring term of Fayette free higl
school, taught by Mr.. Turner of Farm
ington. is now in session.
Prof. Chapman of Bowhoin has beer
invited to deliver an address to the stu.
dents of Potter academy at Sebago Al
graduation.
The card catalogue system is being in.
troduced into the Bar Harbor library and
! will take the place of the present aIpha-
betically indeXel book catalogues.
j. NJ. Hin has resigned his position as
principal of the Buxton High school to
accept a similar position with the Deering
high school
The Lewiston school board has voted to
give the one session plan "a trial in the
high school cf that city. This subject
mas been before the board. it is said %
| years.
The popularity of the Vinalhaven public
| library is attested 10y facts and figures
| The number of books and magazines TAX
| en- from the library during the past YEAR
| is l41S0, an increase of $500.
The Athene Club of Bangor, has appro-
| priated 500 for educational purposes. 1t
was found that books of reference were
| much needed in the high school library
| and part of the money has been used in
/ this way.
| The Boys Book Club is a Gardiner or
| ganization. the object of which is to ad-
| vance the study of literature among the
! boys belonging to the club, They hold
| monthly meetings.
/ Frederic II. Nash of West Acton, Mass.
! formerly of Columbia Falls. who is a
member of the senior class of the Boston
! University Law school. has been APP
| pointed instructor Of contracts in that
school.
| Bridgton Academy is trying 10 raise
| funds sufficient to guarantee the fitting
| out of the new natural history building.
Miss Mary G.. Perlcy. now travelling in
Germany, has recently contributed $50
Ten dollars from Or. Chadbourne Of Pas
adent. CAL has also been received.
Miss Grace Walker Of Goodwins MILE
who has been Teacher "f the Phillips
grammar school for the past four wears
has an offer under consideration 10 go to
the Gorham normal school.
II i~ proposed to have an athletic con
test between students Of Kicker Institute
and some of the young men of Houlton,
who do not attend the school at the
present time. A suitable prize will be
offered
MI ,,r..,.., I-,-+..,. 80 Du,,,r,rl t,,11. -
~ ~ ''iIioI'i + III q
tt "'i3 II 'H9 'i, i
for three years. has resigned her position
| and VIII 90 to Colorado forAthe benefit of
her health.
Harris; + Gol1ld VINO hasa, sit,atiop i'm
the horticultural d.r1rtmert N CnrnaII
l'u.yersjry Ifbira \ \ il m ] fnrt
ufsdI'S v;i(atiun tt his hnn1n i'm \nrtb
Brldeton. Mr. GnIIi is rraduaIa ~
BridgtOn ACa.l"lnN Maine State l-nfxrr-
sjt1 ana CnrnelI
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tl a.; ~ iIi'l'H' 90" S'"'"iooaru haS hteh
of erecting - suitable fire escape on the
'HmlnHt"n nigh school building The
construction of The high school building
j. such hat in ca~e of "a panic during Il
flfe IN the lower part of the building. loss
OF ME would be sure to occur.
In her l4Sf ran,,rt Miss Ntar,. Sun,,- e,,
permit ndtnt of th,. Bangor schools urges
the Introduction of "A commercial onl,tsn
into the curriculum of the Bangor high
school which eh3l fit the puniIs MS thnr-
uughlN for business life a. Ina scbool docs
now for college.
Leroy f." Alley of Winthrop who is
passing his final examinations at busi-
ness college in Boston. received l1o in
mathematics. which is the limit one
other member of the first cIass made the
same record. This is the first instance of
a pupil scoring l0I i'm ANY branch of
st"@t since tn. school wis established
Louise NJ. Harvey Of Manchester. at