Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19


Gala Flanders. Buxton Center: Eliza
Libby. Shadagee: Mabel Wood. Scar
boro Corner: Addie Berry. Duck Pond
Two of the old teachers resigned.
The trustees Of Kicker Classical Ins;i
ute. liOultOn. have engaged aS ttIcne.
u music for the coming year Miss Edlt
Flanders, VINO has studied with the we'll
lnown Instructor. Arthur fOo'". % BU.
ION. and has had several years - -
lrrIence as a teacher I'm her own city pf
}iddcfurd and SaCu and In Boston. Mis-.
Mice f. Hin. who has been teaching Uni.
curse At the institute FOR the past tvs,
wears. has been elected to a position iu
Washington, Penn.
The Prcsque Isle school board has
decided to establish a training school
for teachers in connection with tn.
Village schools the coming year. This
school will BE- modelled after the best
'ity training schools which have been
50 successful during the past few
years The pupil teachers Will Civ,
lessons as assigned by the principal
md VIII practice in all Of the grades
below the high school, at times they
will have entire charge Of the school
To this practice work viii be added
lessons in psychology and methods.
The course will be one year and to
hose taking it certificate graded b.
he quality OF the work done. viii b.
given.
A. $. Hartman, graduate Of Bow
'loin. and recently connected with
Bucksport Seminary. has been elected
principal Of Washington Academy.
East Machias. He Will he assisted by
:. +. Ackley. n graduate Of the same
college, who for several years has
taught the high school at Nanceboro.
Miss J. +. Hyde of Southbridge. Mass.
4 graduate of Smith College. who has
already taught one year ut the acad-
my Will hold the same position as she
has done in the past. 1t is expected
that the charging and renovating of
the buildings will be finished in season
for the opening Of the fall term, which
commences September {.
\ feature of special interest in the
Bulletin of the Boston public library
for August. is an index TO the pict-
ures and plans of library buildings to
be found in that library. 1t is the out
growth of an inquiry that was under
taken when plans for the new building
for the Boston public library We're be
ing considered. ut which time the col
lection was begun which has since
been largely added to. The list, which
extends to % pages. has been compiled
by Mr.. James l.. Whitney. the present
acting librarian. The list includes the
following Maine libraries: LithgoW.
Augusta: Buck, Bucksport: BoWdoin
College: Belfast: Patten, Bath; Abb
bot. Dexter: Hubbard, Hallowen;
Norlands. Livermore: Portland.
O. II. Perry, who was last Monday
elected by the trustees Of WestbrOok
seminary to succeed Rev IT. s. Whit
man. who rendered his resignation as
president of the seminary, is a resident 20
Rutland. VT. where he is nj the prcsen;
time successfully located as proprietor
ana principal Of a private business college
and classical school Mr.. Perry is 4 grad
uate of Tufts College. class of SO. For
three years he was an assistant instruc
tor Of Dean Academy. one year being
practically in charge. owing to the illness
OF the president. For ten years he has
been the principal of a commercial am
classical private institution at Rutland.
VT. He is a brother Of the Rev. Mr.. Per
ry. who was for = number of years To-
Gated as pastor of the IFniversaliSt church
at Auburn. Me. lie ana his brother start
ed the school in Vermont which is now
running successfully, having about 70
pupils enrolled.
W VI N 10 IN Us its'liis, idI'iblS upon
the new girls dormitory at Hebron
Academy. In one year this commodi-
Gus and luxurious building will be
ready for occupancy, and all friends of
the school are watching its progress
with great interest. 1t is we'll
known fact that Mrs. Sturtevant is the
benefactor and it is her wish that
nothing shall be spared to make
Sturtevant Home as complete as pos
sible in every particular. The fall
term for the ensuing year opens Sep
TENDER 14th. Everything points to-
ward a prosperous year. A large
number of students have been already
accepted and every effort is being
made to provide for their needs.
There are no changes in the faculty
this year. The athletics promise even
more than their usual interest. Bas-
ket ball has been added to the list of
sports and two new tennis courts give
added facilities for that popular
recreation. Football will be a promi-
nent feature of the fall season as
usual. During the past year Welles-
ley has agreed to take students on
certificate. Already Hebron has rep
resentatives in Vassar. Smith, Will
liams, Brown and many other of the