Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-18
Maine Educational News.

\ magazine club ha, heen organized at
Saco.
There is talk Of organizing /, debating
IYc"um in Bass Harhor
A magazine club of Il members has
been organized at BriHtol
The annual salary Of the officers Of
Bowdoin college is $50
A debating club has been organized ut
the Three Brooks school. Robinson
Jesse Dana Of lewiston student a,
Yale University was chosen class orator
in 4 class Of 800,
g. y. Fletcher Of Unity. has accepted
the position of principal of the Riverside
Grammar school. China
Lillian Il. Runnells of Searsport. has
secured 4 position as teacher in one of the.
schools in Bellinsham. Mass.
The attendance at Gould Academy.
Bethel now numbers seventy students
about three times the number of a year
ago.
\ number of young women Of Portland
formerly Wellesley students have gather
ed their forces and formed Il social club.
branch of the Maine Wellesley associa-
ti0n.
The Machias High School term began
with go scholars. ana the Grammar school
with about the same number. Most of
the other schools are larger than usual
this term.
Mr.. and Mrs John A. Bellows propose
at the end of the present school year
next June, to close their school at Port
land and in the autumn to open large
school in Boston.
Newry, district No. l. can boast of a
rural school up with the times the
studies including bookkeeping. algebra.
and general history. The school is
taught by u. r. Smith Of Bethel.
Miss Bertha Z. Hussey, a graduate Of
the Herwick High school: who has
taught in the schools of this town and
North Berwick. is to enter upon q course
of study in the Normal school at Salem.
Mass.
Some very beautiful copies of the odd
masters have been hung in the Lewiston
schools. Some equally fine prints of the
modern masters are being hung in the
Main and Bates street schools in Lew
iston.
A musical club has been formed at
knishtville for the purpose of studying
the lives and works of the most famous
composers. commencing with that of
Giovanni Palestrina in the year 1924, down
to the present time. The club will be
called the Palestrina club.
The announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Fred Ossian Small. Principal
of Washington Academy, Machias. to
ence in the Bristol tConn) High School
Miss Knowles received a First Honor
in the class of 81. Bates College
Lubec Herald: Lubec should be proud
of the position she is taking in the educii-
tional world. Few seem to realize that
We have at present twelve young men
and women attending college from this
town, besides five in the State Normal
schools, yet such is the case. We look to
see the number steadily increase too
The shield which was presented to the
Edward Little High school of Auburn. by
the Bates college club last spring, for
winning the debate in which that team
and the Lewiston High school partici-
pated. has been erected on one side of the
hall of the Edward Little building while
on the other side of the hall a fine por-
trait Of the debaters has been hung.
Miss Theresa f. Thorndike who re-
Gently resigned her position us teacher IN
the Camden intermediate school. has
taught in the Camden public schools for
about twenty-threc years. She has
taught in the intermediate school nine
teen consecutive years. She has taught
SeVcnty-nne terms in the public schools.
not including several private schools, and
had begun her eightieth term but was
obliged 10 resign on account of home
cares Miss Thorndike has taught i'm
very grade except primary.