Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-03
Maine Educational News.

Prof W. r. Fletcher. Bates -. princ-
pal of the Foycroft academy. has accept
ed the principalship of the high school ut
oxford, Mass.
Miss Caddie q Fan, who taught a, the
Butler school, Portland. portion Of last
year has been elected teacher of the
DeerinS intermediate school.
Clarence FIodgdon OF Boothbay Harbor,
has just been elected principal of the
Gardner, Mass. high school. He has Il
Sub-maSter ana ten teachers under him.
Miss Sadie NJ. Chadbourne of Eliot.
Maine, has been engaged as first assist
ant in the Pressure Isle high school for
the coming year Miss Chadbourne is a
graduate Of Boston University.
Pearce Somers Of Portland class of 20
Harvard college, viii remain in Cam.
bridge this summer ana attend the sum
mer course of Harvard Medical School.
By taking the summer course he expects
to finish mis- studies a year earlier than
ordinarily.
Miss Maria Barrett of Camden. is a sue
cesSful teacher in drawing in the girls
high school of Brooklyn. y, Y. There are
~" pupils and SO instructors. and her sue
cess there may be judged from the fact
that her salary this year has been raised
from $3.50 to slS00
The meeting Of the Maine Historic,,
Society will be held in Portland the lat
ter part of August. The meeting will H.,
voted to business. and on the second day
the members will visit Richmond Island
which is rich in historical associations.
Miss Frances l.. Libby. prcceptress Of
me BrldSton Academy. is to be absent
from that institution for !. ycar of st,,d,
in Germany. Her position has been ar-
cepted by Miss Adah NJ Tasker of
Richmond. Miss Taskcr is Il graduate OF
Bates At which college she won the high
est honorS for scholarship
T.. l.: Tapley and Miss NJ Alice Rob
bins. for the past two years. orinrin9l
and assistant of the high school at Mad
lSoh nave recently resigned their posi-
tons. Mr.. Tapley will make the change
Tor a more lucrative position. and Mis-
nopbihS Will enter Radcliff college. the
lish my f'"s-
Miss Harriet Young. one OF the instruc-
tors IN the Normal school at Farminrton
is now at her Rockland home. After
o oni,ti,,unns work as an Instructor for
years leave of absence from tho normat
School. part of which time she will snond
IN equippinS herself for advanced
, branches in teaching, after which she
VIII resume her position at Pennington.
bos.4h mas had a daily medical inspec-
iloh OF her schools for the last three
years, and the system is pronounced omi
ncntly successful in it's results The citv
IS divided into fifty districts for medical
visitation, ana to each visitor from one
to five schools are assigned. Teacbers w W.
po POI, the cases OF children who seem to be
aiIing, ana the medical inspector decides
w,.e I;. me illness Is sufficient to Justify
sehalhs me pupil home again. A report
% ,nis inspection for one year shows an
summation f of 1894 cases.s Of which 1856
wtlr i"nnd TO be too III to remain in
school. The president Of the hoard az
n I,e; bears testimony to the efficacy of
ms system Of inspection. and says that
ny inc promptitude and thoroughness of
dlphtheria. scarlet fever and other infec-
nous and contagious maladies The sys-
ieH Is worthy OF adoption elsewhere than
in Boston. and 1t IS rather a wondar ~
something OF this sort was not thought of
work on the new dormitory for women
a. az, me University OF Maine is going stead
lall term the middle of September. the
new, or rather renovated building. will