The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20
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kAfM NIL IN 1HEns
Bowery Beach, -Juns 16-The sohoel at
this place closed on Friday after sue
osssful term. There were enrolled IS
pupils. with an average daily attendance
Of IL For the entire term Of eleven
weeks there were but 81 cases Of tardiness,
aud this for country school Of z5 pupils.
where there are no town clocks, and long
distances for the pupils to walk, was
remarkably good showing. Thirty out
Of tha 40 pupils enrolled were not late at
o single session for the term.
This school has been graded, as nearly
as possible, to conform with the regular
grading OF primary and grammar schools,
and the highest. or "A class win be PEE
fectiy fitted in another year for any High
school In the state; in fact, one of the
young ladies will take the examination
for. the Portland High school this sum-
mer. There are six grades at present in
the school. and an average Of 80 daily
ROTATIONS. Teachers having but two
grades under their care have not tbs
slightest conception Of what this means
Although school keeps six hours da ly,
Instead Of i've, anyone can easily see that
Il would DO an impossibility TO bear all
these ROTATIONS ORALLY. ana there Is O
daily average Of from ten to 10 different
sets OF written work TO be corrected and
ranked beside the regular written exami-
| nations.
| The following scholars ranked above
nine. on q scale OF ten, in all their studies
for the tenn: Belle Wheeler, Jennie Rob-
erts, Rena Staples. out Of the seven pupils
| In the A class; Albert Jones' Ethel
Staples, Emma Peabbfss, and Walter
Staples out Of soven. pupils in class b;
| Annie Dyer, Nellie Joness Carrie Jordan,
Hattie Jordan, Mildred Jordan, Lulu
Jordan and Helen Staples out Of IL pupils
10 class q; Margaret n. Staples, Eddie
Staples, Hattie PeabbIes and Phil Knight
out of eight in class d; and Ethel Cot
ton, Marion Peaobles. Wesley Staples and
Udia Olsen out of six in class X. The
little folks In class II, (six Of them) were
not ranked.
The exercises on Friday afternoon con-
sisted OF general term work In reading.
dictation and writing, and was based
| upon the life, works aud selections from
the poems OF Longfellow. Whittier and
Lowell. The music, consisting or exer.
else songs, patriotic songs, and solos was
much enjoyed. A good audience, con-
sistipg OF parents and friends OF the
pupils was present.
wINDHAM.
Windham Centre, June l7.-There will
be school Of methods and mass meeting
at the Friends church Tuesday afternoon
and evening. June Goth, at 2.30 and $50
p. IN. Miss Cornelia Dow will preside
at the school OF methods In the afternoon,
and Miss Elizabeth Upham Yates will
deliver an address In the evening. Sew
eral unions are invited to participate and
arrangements are made TO provide tea
and coffee BY the Centre Union, while
those who come are expected to bring
basket lunch.
who have been visiting at Albany, came
Mrs. Ann Maria wescott and Miss
Annie Wescott returned home this week
after spending two weeks at hrs. Louann
Turkeys.
Mr.. Lewis 9. varney came home from
orono this week to spend the summer
vacation.
The sociable at the Grange hall Friday
night was we'll attended
Mrs. George Morse and daughter Marion
are visiting at Mr.. Winslow Haw kes.
Mr.. John s. Jacobs Of Boston is at the
Centre for several days.
Miss Lizzie Gallagher has been quite
sick, but was more comfortable Saturday.
SANFORD.
Sanford, June l9.-Active pre- parntious
are being made at Sanford for the cele-
bration of the Fourth. The committees
selected are as follows; +: L. Senior,
William Kernon, w. T. Gowen, Orrin
Roberts. Fred Hodgson, s. o. Nichols,
Joseph Holhnrake, Seth Sugden and
Samuel Mitchell. executive; N. Ii. EFogg,
W. j.. Gowen, S. Mitchell, Il. L. Senior
and Seth Sugden, soliciting; e. e. Hus-
say, committee on music; A. K. Garnsey,
Charles Holmes, r. l.. Senior, .gommittee
on tive and ten-mile road races; William
Garvin, John Murray and Seth Sugden,
committee ON thorribles; k. NJ. Goodall,
Q. A. Bodwell, w. j. Bodwell w. A.
Wright and W. +. Gowen, COMMITTEES on
fireworks; \. B. Averill and s. b. Mich.
oils committee on printing. +. l.. Senior
bias been elected president, s. o. Nichols
secretary, ana Orrin Roberts treasurer
Another meeting will be held ON June 23,
when program will re prepared and
other necessary work attended 20. A feat
ure of the days sports will be baseball
match between the Haverhill, Mass, club
and the Sanfords. The latter team has