Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-25
THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the Advance
ment OF Education.


pirate exercises.
The graduating class of the ROCK
port high school netted about 500 from
Il recent entertainment
\ new school bell has recently been
rurrha scd and placed in position at the
schoolhouse at Pemaquid Harbor.
Hon. c. A. Boutelle has recently sent
two Large u. 5. maps to the New
Sweden schools. They will be placed
IN the two largest schoolhouses
President Butler has turned over |"
tho coIhv College library his father :
library Of about 800 volumes. a large
number of which are upon theological
subjects.
The class Of 1900 Of the Richmond
grammar school have elected the l"l-
lowing officers: President. Nehdcl
Young: vice president, Rule curtis
secretary. Nina Bcaton; treasurer.
Nirgic Richardson.
The Kittcry Point and Harbor High
school Alumni Association VIII hold It's
annual reunion on Thanksgiving eye.
! large number Of invitations have
been issued and alumni from distant
uofntS are expected to be present.
\ number of valuable reference
hooks has been added To the library Of
FoNcrort Academy as the result of a
recent entertainment The class Of 80
has presented the academy with a
handsome framed picture.
4 movement is now on foot to or
:saniz,. Il debating league to consist of
rastiu,. Normal school Higgins Classi-
b..
ference. Seminary of Bucksport ana
Hampden Academy, the competitions
in debate to take place in the different
places represented The debates will
IL. held at intervals through the winter
if the league is formed.
Miss Sarah Orne Jewctt has present
cd to the FOgg Memorial library of
South Berwick the Riverside edition Of
Spcncer'S poems. LongfrllnW'S tranSla-
ton ~ Dantr's "pivinr comedy" ANA
several other valuable volumes y
number Of current novels have recent
" been presented the library by VA
rious people.
A new and interesting method of
recitation has been introduced into the
school management class at the Kicker
Classical Institute. The class numbers
% Instead Of the teacher giving the
topic. 4 mcmbcr Of the class is called
upon to r-citr ana when he Is through
rccitiug the class IS called upon to give
the subject Of the topic. Then follow
criticisms by the teacher and pupils.
The members of the School Improve
mcnt League of tn" grammar school in
Spraguc's Mills, EaSton. have recently
framed Two pictures. one "f tn" school
and one of the State superintendent
Three. Of the boys. Leon Sprague. Ralph
Page and Merton Thompson have
made case with a glass cover, in
which the lcaSuerS are placing differ
mt kinds Of nuts. cones and specimens
Of wood grown in Maine.
The students Of Freedom Academy
have published a paper this term called
Freedom Academy Echo. School in the
academy closed Friday with exercises ut
The church Friday evening. The teachers
gave a reception to the students Nov.
H. at Hotel Maine. The receiving
committee. were: Principal Fuller. Mr..
L. jackson. Misses Rena Sibley and
Jeanette Stephenson. Ice cream and
cake were served during the evening.
1t is customary for the Bates Athletic
Association to send. each year some
member IF the football team to Cam
hrilg, or New Haven to witness the
Harvard Yale game. Some under
graduate is selected 50 that he may
make usr Of what knowledge he gains
on The following fail. Two years ago
captain PulSifcr was the fortunate
man: last year it was Captain Purin-
This MnnIN whose work
Bates team for two years has been in
vIluab bic. was appointed to go on this
cnNiIbl'. trip
y copy IF Guido RENTS aurora" has
boon purchased hy the pupils in Mrs.
Bunpus' room Mechanic Falls, and
the scholars are anticipating much
pleasure. at the exercises when the pic
tlrr is placed on the walls. The schol-
ANS have studied this picture for the
term and understand much IF its ar
tislic meaning The other schools are
collecting. funds for pictures and are
using smaller copies for daily study.
The chemistry class at the Mechanic
Fails high school are enjoying their
experiments under the direction of Mr..
Wheeler and The compositions on
chemical ana electrical subjects show
much original Thought
\ large fore, IF workmou is rushing
wv work WI thr new boarding hall at
PHrsunsticld Seminary. which is W and
boarded ~. ANA the u"W school build
ina ~ uuW occupied hy the school. ana
tl,. work of The term Is going on with
tnnst .Nc,lIrmt success. -\u effort will
be- ulad,. to have % cnur@r IT lectures;
fnr thc benefit 1T i school library fund.