Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-18
ST. cATHARINE's IMPROVEMENTS.
The Buildings Have Been Improved and the
Faculty Strengthened.

st. Catharine's Hall will begin its
| 18th year, the second under tho pa,,,
regime on Thursday next. During tba
| vacation nearly Il thousand dollars has
been expended in permanent ;mnrova-
ments. The entire building has haan
newly rooted and guttered and all tho
water from the roof is nou c,rriad
directly to the sewer. The ceilings Of
the main school-room and of all the
larger rooms have been freshly kalso-
mined. and some Of the rooms nawlv
papered. a beautiful hardwood floor
mas pech lald IN the kitchen. An ad-
dl'lonal bathroom has been put in, in
the front part of the building. especial
~ Tor the use Of teachers ana guests.
Inc SueSt-roomS have been newly fur
niShed throughout. and are most
dainty ana attractive. The whole ~
Establishment has undergone a thorough
renovation and is now all ready for
occupancy.
The prospect is that the number of
pupils VIII b" considerably Iarcrr than
last year The number of rooms an
gagged in advance is larger than The.
whole number occupied during last
year. ana there are several more who
are in correspondence with the princi-
pal. but have not yet definitely en-
gagged. The school is beginning to at
tract attention from beyond the limits
of the State. ana there have been
numerous applications for catalogues.
some from rs far west as ohio and as
far south as South Carolina.
There will be some changes in the
faculty. and il is believed that they are
all in the direction Of strengthening
the force. Miss Clare T. Won Welt
berg. who 50 successfully filled the
position Of principal, last year. after
the resignation of Miss Clark. will
continue 60 be at the head of the
school 1t is matter of great salts
faction to the trustees that Miss Won
Wettberg has declined several tlattcr-
ing offers to take work elsewhere. to
stand by the work she has so We'll be-
gun.
Miss Jessie Degcn will remain rs
teacher Of French and Latin. Miss
Elizabeth Howe Remission Of plymouth.
\. H., graduate Of Smith College. is
one of the new teachers She Will take
the classes in physical culture and in
the higher mathematics and sciences.
iLt Itti llb'li AIllIiSlllfi IIdSS'S WI
ladies', which were 50 popular. last
year will be continued, and under
Miss Remission viii suffer no diminu-
ton of interest. The classes in natural
sciences will have the advantage of
new philosophical and chemical appa
ratus which has just been presented to
the school.
Miss Helen Mowatt Of St Andrews.
n. B.. will have charge of the art de
partment. and will also teach the
primary classes She comes most
highly recommended.
The music department, both vocal
and instrumental. will be in charge of
Miss Frances l.. Wright of Toronto, a
teacher Of long and successful expert
ence in her specially. Miss Wright
uses the Krause method for piano and
the Marchesi system of voice training.
She is a woman of great enthusiasm
in her. work, and will be great addi |
tion to st. Catharine's as well as TO
Augusta society.
The kindergarten has been discon-
tinued as there did not seem to be |
sufficient demand for it. but a primary |
department has been added. for chill |
dren just beyond the kindergarten age, |
both boys and girls.
With all these improvements. and |
with the increasing confidence felt by |
our citizens in the permanent re-
establishment of the school, there is |
every reason to believe that the coming |
year will be crowned with success, and
fully justify the hopes of those who
have been most active in preparing |
for it.
The Journal extends its congratula
lions and best wishes to those who
have labored so hard to revive this adj
institution and to place 1t
upon a permanent footing.