The Portland daily press., 1899-09-11
SCHOOL OPENS TODAY.
Thsrs WIN D, Many New Faces at the
Teachers Desks.

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the families which have been passing the
summer in other places or ut their island
homes wero back In town and on Monday
morning this strsa,s will be thronged
with the children on their way to school.
All of tbs city scnoois will be
crowded on Monday. There Is hardly a
vacant seat In any OF the schools In tho
Eastern part Of the city while In the
Western part every school Is crowded to
overAawing because OF the children In
thu Park street district being forcsd into
other schools in that section OF the town.
More than this. the Dsering schools will
b. crow e as they never have te,n be-
fore bscauso Of the large increase In the
population In this section OF the city
without the corresponding increase in
sshool rom Ths soaool committee Ia
been focred co hire rooms for the ac,om-
mediation Of the children In the manual
training and kindergarten departments
| The room in the Vaughan strees s,hool
hsretofors devoted to the manual train
ing has been turned into a regular school
room and the manual training school
will be located In the old Army and
Navy hall which has been hired and
fitted up fol- tire purpose. Besides this the
city has hired room In ward three and
another one In ward ssven for tho kim
tdergarrsn classes, In all tae city Is pay
ing rent for three rooms
There viii be many new faces among
the teachers on Monday. More changes
have occurred In the Portland High
school than in any other school In the
city. MIR. Lincoln l.. Cleavss is the
new Latin teacher in the school to take
the place of Mr.. Severance he was born
In Chicago In 1877. Subsequently he
removed to Bridgton, tine former HON g
of mis- parents. Mr.. Cleaves lifted for col-
lege at the Bridgton high school. He,
entered Bowdoin In 1895, and took high
rank at college.
Mr.. John Aldsn takes the place Of Mr..
Hight as teacher of Greek, Miss Esty will
assume charge of the English literature
department. and Miss Annie W. Doughty
has bsen transferred from the Emerson
school to the High school as a teacher Of
history.
The Portland High school this year
lcommend itself to our citizens. The gen.
eral course OF study has been entirely
remodelled, with view of dropping out
several studies of doubtful value and put
ting the stress of the work upon English.
The pupil will have more thorough
drill in English composition. It will BIO
the aim to enable the boys and girls
who gradual, from this school In the fu-
ture to write good plain English with
ease and correctness II they know less
of quadratics In algebra, they will know
better how to construct an English san
tencs in q grammatical way. Special
attention will be paid to a good practical
drill In European history. an additional
teacher having lean provided for that
purpose. The course will comprise some
algebra, geometry and astronomy, Latin
and French, chemistry, physics, geology.
physical geography, history. with physi-
ology and botany as elsctive studies,
and constant instruction in literature.
but m UGH more stress than formerly viii
be laid upon the English language.
In the Emerson school another room
will be opened this year and Miss Della
Weston will probably assume charge of it.
Miss Weston comes FROM Harrison and
was highly recommended to the school CON-
mittee as an instructor. Miss O'Connor
has been transferred from the Smaller
school to the Emerson school to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of Miss
Doughty.
In the Smaller school the vacancy
caused by Miss O'Connor being trans
fsrred will be filed by either Mas Delano
or Miss Logic. 1t has not Teen definitely
decided just which one of these young
ladies will bs given the position.
In the North school there will be four
new teachers all taken from this years
training class They are Misses Randall,
Schumacher, Turner and Berry. 1t Is be.
lieved that on account of the crowded
condition of the school another teacher
will be required.
In the Chestnut street school Mss Pike
has been transferred to Vaughan street
and Miss Chandler of this years training
Glass is to fill the vacancy.
Miss Leeman has accepted position &c
teach in Massachusetts, and Miss Susie p.
Parker of this years training class has
been elected to fill the vacancy. In the
jackson Miss Mainline is on leave OF alb.
ssnce and Miss Myrtle Bacon OF Bryant's
Pond has been selected to fill the vacancy.
The Park street school class in the same
building which has been taught By Miss
Nesmith who has tesn granted a leave OF
absence will be in charge of Miss Gordon,
formerly special teacher in Portland
but who resigned her place here and went
to Massachusetts, few years ago The
conditions there were, mot satisfactory *
Miss Gordon and she returns TO this
school
In the Vaughan street school thu manu-
al training room has been given mp to 4
olsss of 60 children which will be taught
by Miss Pike who will probably require
an assistant.
The drawing and writing Department.
Will be in charge of Mr.. Shsylor and AIR
Rowe. Mr.. Rowe as in former years
will have charge of the Dsering district