Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21

| ioi Hieriy principal Oh Camden high
school and more recently of Franklin
nigh school, has been appointed to a
position in the Mechanical Engineers
department at Newport News, Va.
Mr.. A. II. Haggett, '93-Ph. ID. OF
John Hopkins-has been engaged as an
assistant in Greek, at Bowdoin The
past year Mr.. Haggett has spent in
study at the German universities and
| at Rome and Athens.
Prof. Edward S. Morse of Salem,
Mass, a scientist of international
fame. will deliver the Brldgton aca-
denny alumni lecture this year. Prof
Morse was a b. A. student in the early
| fifties.
The commencement speakers at the
University of Maine, have been elected
as follows: Pearce, c. A.; Dunn, r. e. !;
Fernandez, G. r.: Webster, c. s.; Mer-
rili, e. D.; Whittemore. G. A.; Dolly,
Walter: Dow, l.. +. alternately Far
rar. l.. G.. (alternate)
At the April exhibition Of the Amcri-
can Art Association which was held in
Paris, the first Wanamaker prize for
painting was awarded to Charles II.
Pepper of the class of 80, Colby. Mr..
Pepper has two pictures hung in the
salon at Paris. One of these is of his
father former president of the college.
The date of the first annual reunion
and banquet of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the Ellsworth high school has
been fixed as Thursday, June %. The
graduation exercises will be held on the
preceding Tuesday. There will be eX-
ercises of a public nature before the
banquet which will be served in the
evening.
Miss Annie Prescott. librarian of the
Auburn public library is to spend a
few weeks in Amherst, Mass, where
she will make Il study of indeXing with
Prof. Fletcher. librarian of Amherst
college. Prof. Fletcher is considered to
he the best authority at present in in
deXing; and besides doing Independent
work in that line he edits PoOlc's Index
to Periodical Literature. since the
death of the late f. w Poole.
Although our schools are supposed to
be free there are certain expenses,
such as writing books. paper. etc
which the pupils are required to fur
nish, and for some poor people it is
not easy to meet these. In the Chest
nut street school, and probably in
others, the young lady teachers often
purchase from their slender purses the
necessary books and other material for
the poorer pupis.-Portland Tran
script.
6
Westbrook Seminary. an enthusiastic
German scholar having visited that
country several times, is a prominent
member of the WeStbrook Seminary
club composed of Portland and Deering
ladies'. This club has been reading and
studying German during the winter
season and is soon to present a play in
that language.
The Knox county teachers conven
ton was held Friday at the opera
house in Camden. The principal feat
ures of the meeting included the fol-
lowing: Address of welcome. Mr.. Mel
vim Crawford, superintendent of
schools, Camden: response The Value
of History as a Factor of Education,
Mr.. A. =. Irving, superintendent of
schools. Rpckland in what grade
should the study of History be intro
duced? Mr.. Frank Wilbur. Camden;
History in the Grammar school, Mr..
r. G. Head, Rockport; History in the
High School Mr. f. 7. Ridley, Ninal-
haven: address by Mr.. T. II. Hunt,
Camden: address, Hon. w. W. Stetson,
State superintendent and Prin. W. j.
Corthell. Gor1am normal school. \
dinner was furnished by the Junior
class.
A few years ago some of the ladies
of Fairfield. through great desire for
more books. formed a book club. The
membership numbered Twenty-Five.
out of a fee of $50 from each member
fifty books were bought and circulated
through the club. AT the end of q
wear each member mad held every book
two weeks. and the club found itself
possessed Of fifty books of the best cX-
amplcs OF the latest literature that
could he selected Then the question
arose of what to do with the past
wears books. The club from which tn"
Fairfield Book club was patterned auc-
Toned its books to the members at the
emu or taCn year. Dun SoiiiV ~ LIN '"'
les saw an opportunity to reach Wld-
err circle of readers and at the same
time form Il nucleus for a publc HID
rary \ book case was bought ana
through the kindness of one OF the mcf-
chants who has the case IN his store
and cares for it. a circulating library
was started This has been added to
through gifts as we'll rs by the fifty
volumes from the book club each year.
AT the last annual business meeting 4
plan was submitted for establishing
travelling libraries in connection with
the circulating library. 1t was thought
practical to do so in a small way. ana
three travelling libraries of fifteen vol
umes each were arranged. These go
to any part of the town where books
are desired and where suitable per
son can be found to take charge OF
them The person who takes charge OIL
| the travelling library made the selec-
ton of books from those IN the clrcu-
lating library, choosing those best
suited to her neighborhood After one
set of books has been read new one
will be drawn. A fee of a penny day
| is charged for every book taken from
| the library.