Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Maine Educational News

Vertical writing has been introd,,oo,
into the Camden schools
The graduating class of the Hsngor
high school has Sc members.
The grammar school in Machiasnor.
mas been graded to four year conrs.
meeting Of the Westbrook s.,,i
nary Alumni Association will be held in
February.
About 100 Of the school children ~
Fairfield will participate in a Wash
Ing birthday concert.
Miss Frances Williams of Freedoo,
has private school at her home win
lS pupils in attendance.
Albert Mathews of New York ba.
presented the library at Southwest
Harhor with 121 volumes
The present term Of Cherrv6ald
academy is attended by 124 students
the largest number in the history ~
the school.
The WatervilIe evening school tbis
year is the most promising Of any that
have ever been held there About 100
pupils are enrolled.
Miss Ethel NJ Winslow recently 70
| signed a position in the Westbrook
! schools to accept one in the schools Of
North Adams, Mass.
! Misses Lowell and Chaffee Of Ocuntz
| Pa, have purchased the Bellows school
! Portland, and will continue it after the
/ present school year
! Superintendent Brick reports that S25
pupils are registered this term in the
Belfast schools. against 500 at the be-
ginning Of the winter term, 1897.
The village school at Freedom closed
unexpectedly recently. owing to. the
fact that the teacher. Miss Mason. had
accepted position in the Belfast
$ hools.
d very interesting feature has been
added 70 the methods of instruction at
FOXcroft academy. This is the course
IF lectures on interesting subjects by
interesting people
Rev. T. f. st. John. superintendent Of
schools for that city, has awarded GER
tihcates To the PASSPORT teachers who
successfully passed the several exami-
nations given under his direction
The Dennysville high school lyceum
is most attractive literary institution
in that village. II is well patroniZed.
The members support a manuscript
paper, have discussions, give declama-
tons readings and musicals
1t has always been a custom with the
graduating classes. at the Lewiston
grammar school, to present to the
school some picture. or bust. or similar
gift, thus enrching the rooms and also
perpetuatins the class name.
Rev. Charles Fletcher Dole of Bos-
ton. the widely known Unitarian pas
tor. author and lecturer has presented
the public library at Southwest Har-
Dor with Johnston's encyclopedia Mr.
Dole has cottage at Norwoods Cove,
near the village of Southwest Harbor,
where his summers are spent.
A library association has been formed
at Damascus with the following Off
GERS: President. H H. Wheeler; vice
president, Minnie Blagden; secretary,
c. II. Blagden; treasurer, NJ. A. Nc
Laughlin: directors, K. W. Simpson, l..
A. Small and w. H. Corliss: commit
tee on bylaws, w. G.. Chaplain. S. S.
Blagden and r. w. Simpson.
The Womans Literary Union of Port
land is to give an afternoon on educa
ton in the near future. one of the
most interesting features will be class
of school children-selected and drilled
by Mrs. Merrill, teacher of music in the
public schools-and this class will sing
songs of the old time, and of the pres
ent day, in order that comparison
may be made in the two styles of musi-
cal compositions.
The Franklin County Educational
Association has standing committee
on geography that is doing good
the schools in the county. Prof.
NJ, j West of the Pennington normal
school is al its head and the other
are Misses Grace Walker OF
Phillips Celia Greenleaf of Wilton.
Kate Russell of Pennington, Adde
McLain of Strong Jennie Oliver of New
Sharon and L. Pearl Jenkins of
a recent exhibition of map
drawing held under the auspices OF
this committee was very creditable.
\ new system of selecting the COM
speakers will be lnauSu-
rated by Principal Moore, at the Els +.
worth high school this term. The class
IF '9S has "A members. Only about one
third of them will be allowed to take
part in the commencement programme,
as time would not allow more, advan-
-ageously to speakers or audience. Inc N
class parts will be awarded as before.
The valedictory gees TO the leader TOT &
the four years. the salutatory to the
leXt in rank: the history and prophecy 2SS
are the Gift of the class TO the studehts
whom they choose to elect The deiiN
arers of the other essays VIII De sun
iected to test of rhetorical ablllty at
meetings of the school lyceum soon " ~
Dc held. Visitors will be invited ana ~
committee of judges will decide onethc
merits of the speakers. This VIII couhi
,ne-third in the final Judgment. Inc q.
'ank given the graduation essay anu
the vote of the class will be the otner
points considered The ordeal OF delV7
ring the commencement essay mas al
,vav. been dreaded by the high schooi
students: but the competitive Speahiis
before the school is regarded as Wy
hardest part of the four years OF Win