Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-04

| 'NSiSSS IlilS year, 10 were ItIttt-
ed. Among the number who successfully
| passed the eXamina ton is Terrence B
Towle of Bangor.
Stanley j. Stewart, '96, formerly of Fox
croft, who has been instructor in shop
work at the University of Maine for the
past year, has accepted a position as tu-
tor, in the North Carolina Agricultural
college at Raleigh.
The students of the Mechanic Falls
high school are much interested in bird
study ~ one sharp eyed young fellow has
| noteu 81 different kinds but says he has
done some walking and waiting to find
| Them
| The nigh school at Jonesport which for
three years has been under the instruc-
tloh or n. G. Wilbur of Woodfords. is
| a.tehded by nifty students. AT the close
| OF the term in June a class of eight will
have completed a four years course and
retlre with graduating honors.
DeieSates from the Union Veterans
thloh OF Brewer, visited every school
room in the city recently. and placed
therein at some convenient point in the
room three national flags. in accordance
WITH advice from the headquarters of the
Union.
Ralph f. Rowe, who for the past three
probably sever his connection with
Mestbrook SCHOOLS at the close of the
present term, and will hereafter give his
A savings bank for school children has
been started by one of Bangors young
school teachers to help her child-pupils
save their copperS and at the same time
10 instll into their young minds princi-
pies of thrift and an idea of the value
of money. Incidentally the consumption
OF candy and chewing gum has greatly
diminished.
a plan is now under consideration by
the Saco school board, which. if adopted
y al it,t~
sEstem,-a summer school. intended to
supplement the work done in the lower
primary grades during the regular school
year: inns scheme has been put into
practice in Massachusetts with good re
suits, and it is thought that it might
work well in Saco.
George Mel. Presson of Farmington, re-
Gently completed the required course of
study IN ana passed a satisfactory exam
ination by the Philadelphia optical col
lege and received the degree of master
optician. y few days ago Mr. Presson
was honored by the college by having
me ne degree of doctor of refraction Ref.
ID conferred upon him. The course of
study which Mr.. Presson completed at
home was equivalent to a five years
course at the college.
The University of Maine has just re-
ceived an instalment of 800 books for the
which will open up in Bangor in the fall
The books are valuable lot, comprising
IN addition TO large number of standard
legal works and digests full sets of Uni
ted States reports, American DECISIONS
American state reports. which comprise
the cream of the reports of legal cases
IN the country. which are not in the Ii
brary of the Penobscot Bar Association;
full sets of the Maine and Massachusetts
reports.
one of the youngest school superintcn-
dents in Maine is n. w. Benner. super
mto4dent Of the public schools in West
nv flitt..r Atr
West Gardiner. and is only q few months
more than y years of age. He attended
the common town schools until II years
of age and then entered the Maine WeS-
lcYan seminary, kent'S Hill. where he
completed his education. At the age OF
16 years. he successfully taught his first
term OF school. BY teaching school, and
corresponding to various periodicals, he
paid his own way at school, Since '96 |
Mr. Benner has devoted his entire time
to literary work He is n ready writer
and frequent contributor of sketches and
short stories 10 magazines and period- |
Gals. Probably Journalism will he his |
chosen profession.
The board of health. in order not to
break up the schools during the few
weeks before the long vacation. have de
cidcd to postpone the vaccination of |
school children until September. AT that |
time an children who attend school must |
be vaccinated. Parents may attend to
this during the sumner or allow their chit i
dren TO be Vaccnated by the physicians |
of the board Of health at the opening of |
the fall term. 1t is suggested by the |
board of health that they may be in ses-
sion at the city building for the purpose |
OF Naccinatng children on one or two |
days two or three weeks before school be !
gins Children Vaccnated then will re- |
cover before school begins and their |
school work will not be interrupted !
thereby. This arrangement would be
very satisfactory to many of the teachers |
and parents For deciding to postpone i