Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-06
MAINE EDUCATIONAL NEWS.
What Is Being Done Tor the Advance Of
Education in This State.

The Auburn public library's record
to date is $500 books on the shelves.
Miss Moves of Bradford. has been
elected assistant of the Sangerviile
high school.
p. "A. Williams. formerly of New
Portland, is principal of schools at
Hoquiam, Washington.
Prof. f. c. Thompson of Lewiston.
has been engaged to teach the Lindsey
high school at Shapleigh.
Through the efforts of the Bar Har-
Dor summer residents q kindergarten
will be conducted there the coming
year.
John L. Dyer of Charleston, a grad
uate of Colby '9S, has been engaged to
take charge of the Sangeville high
school.
Frank H. Hill. formerly Supervisor OF
the South Portland Schools has been
elected superintendent of schools at
Rockland.
Elmer Merrill of East Auburn. will
teach this winter in the University of
Maine. from which institution he re-
Gently graduated.
Miss Bertha Grant of Sangerville, 4
member of class of '9S, Foxcroft
Academy. will teach the grammar
school at Henderson.
Eugene T. Minott of Phippsburg. has
accepted the principalship of Wilton
Academy. Mr.. Minott is a graduate
of Bowdoin. class of '9S.
Prof l.. A. Ross, principal of the
Guilford high school. last year. has
secured the position of principal of the
Leavtt Institute of Turner.
Miss Mabel f. White Of Lynn, Mass.
a graduate of Boston University. will
he assistant teacher at the Yarmouth
high school the coming term.
. Miss Gean w. Hough of Lebanon,
N. H., a graduate of Smith College,
has been elected teacher of French and
Latin in the Rockland high school.
w. H. Morton of Portland, for 10
years a mechanic of experience, has
been elected assistant in the Portland
Manual Training school at a salary OF
$500.
Miss Helen Augusta Harris. formerly
of Bath, has just published a copy
rishted edition of Kindergarten and
primary songs. for which she wrote
both words and music.
Benz. A. Thaxter of Machias. has ac
cepted position as teacher of English
and mathematics in the Carlisle Train
ing School at Jackson. Mo. Mr.. Thax-
ter is graduate of Yale.
Miss Rosa N. Allen Of Boston, has
rendered her resignation as assistant
teacher in the Rockland high school
and will enter Bryn Mawr Academy,
pennsylvania, as a graduate student.
William Il. Preble of I.itchfield, class
of '92. Winthrop high school, and class
of '9S. Bowdoin College, has been an
pointed instructorof commercial arith-
metic at the Burdett Commercial Col
lege, Boston.
The newly elected principal of Cher
ryfleld academy to succeed Mr.. Dewey,
is Herbert L. Whitman. graduate of
Colby College. class of '94 Mr.. Whit
man has been at the head Of LINING
ton Academy
r. +. Munsey, the principal Of the
Wiscasset high school, has declined to
accept the school next term. as he in
tends to enter the drug business in
Massachusetts,. and Chas. S. Sewall n
Bowdoin graduate, has been chosen
principal.
Miss Frances c. Small, a graduate Of
Cherryfield Academy, class OF '9S. has
been engaged to succeed Miss llama
Small. assistant in that institution.
who resigned that position for the pur-
pose of entering the regular course at
Colby College.
n. l.. Berry of New Gloucester. has
been elected as instructor of manual
training in the Westbrook schools 10
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Instructor Eckloff. who has
accepted similar position in another
part OF the New England states.
G. F. Leadbetter Of Wayne. who FIR
the past two years has been principal
OF the high school at Berlin. N. n.
goes this year to the high school at
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