The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11
TRUSTEES OF KENT's HILL.
Met I'm This city and Elected Several
Teachers for the Seminary.

Teachers for the Seminary.
A meeting Of the trustees Of the Maine
Wesleyan seminary ct Kent's Hill was
held yesterday afternoon In the office Of
the Hon. Joseph IL. Locke In this city.
The trustees present were Hon. Joseph A.
Lockn, DIR. George d. Lindsay Of Water
VILE, Captain H. II. Shaw OF Portland,
r. W. Dunn Of Watervills, Il. r. French
Of Kent's hill, E. X. Drummond Of Wa
terville. Joseph s. Kicker Of Portland, b.
III. Eastman aud Theodore A. Josselyp
of Portland. Prof II. e. Trefethsn act
Ing president was also present.
I The report Of the treasurer of the
board, Mr.. Il. r. Drummond Of Water
vile. showed that there was no deficiency
for the past year and that the income OF
the institution was sufficient to meet ex-
penses. This report was very gratifying
to the trustees. The matter of q wat er
supply for the seminary was discussed but
no formal action was taken. The propo-
sition to supply water from the lake dis
tant about three quarters Of mile from
the Hin was discussed but as 10 will cost
fully 5000 to give the seminary this
water supply the trustees are rather In
clined to favor the use Of wells which
Will be dug deeper and improved some
what. II this supply does not seem to DO
adequate 10 the needs Of the seminary the
water may be taken from the lake. The
matter was deferred for further investiga
ton.
The work of constructing the addition
OF Samson Hall Is now under way. This
is to be a two story addition with a
basement and is to Le equipped with all
the modern sanitary arrangements and
copveniences The work Is being vigor-
ously prosecuted and II is hoped that the
addition may be ready for use at the be-
ginning of the fall term. The work is
being done by N. K. Redlon s. Son of
this CITY.
The vacancies existing in the corps of
teachers and professors were then consid-
cred.
Prof. Albion O. Russell of Norwood,
Mass, was chosen professor of mathema-
tics. Prof. Russell Is q native of Fayette,
Me-. and son Of DIR. Russell OF that
place. He graduated from Kent's Hill In
1873 and entered the Wesleyan University
where he devoted his attention to the
study OF mathematics and astronomy,
graduating with high honors In 1877.
The vacancy in the Latin department
was filed by the election of William II.
Leslie who fitted for college In the New
Hampshire Conference seminary at Tilton,
N. H., and was an assistant teacher there
for some time before he entered college,
He graduated from Wesleyan University
in 1899 and has been highly recommended
as q teacher Of Latin.
Arthur II. Mason of Augusta, who
graduated from Bowdoin college in 1899
with high honofs was elected
r. B. Dunn professor of English
especially fitted for this work, having
won many prizes at Bowdoin during his
course there In the English branches.
Miss Lucy G. Chaplin of Syracuse. N.
T., was elected teacher in the art school.
Miss Chaplin is graduate of the Clouse
Memorial College of Fine Arts of the
Syracuse University. At the time of her
graduation she stood first in her class and
won the Hiram Gee scholarship which
which provided her with funds for a
year s study of art abroad. Miss Chaplin
passed year In. Paris where she studied
under the finest masters and ON her re-
turn presented to the university
piece of her work which Is said to have
been the finest picture of the kind which
has ever been given to the university by
the holders of the Gee scholarship.
The trustees voted to secure for the
coming year teacher in elooution and
oratory and it is proposed to make this
department the most important one In
the seminary. The teacher has not yet
been chosen.
The Maine Methodist conference at Its
last meeting appointed special commit.
tee to confer with the trustees OF the
seminary to see II the trustees would vote
to allow the conference to nominate men
to fill the vacancies caused on the board
of trustees or certain part of the vacau.
cies which may occur in the future, The
trustees after b conference with this
special committee yesterday voted to
allow the Maine conference to participants
in the election of trustses to fill vacan-
cies.
After the disposal of routine business
the trustees adjourned.
THE TRUST AND THE LOCAL ICE