Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-18
Maine Educational News.

A number of scientific works ana
Eovels have recently been a1dai to the
Alfred circulating library.
The fourth annual convention of the
Kittery High School Alumni Associl-
ton will be held Feb. p.
Miss Dora Roberts of Auburn. Bates.
'95, has accepted the position as as
sistant in the Lincoln Academy at
Newcastle.
w. c. Fogg has recently presented
to the Freeport high school several
books among them are Reeds Parlia-
mentary Rules.
Professor Olof Nylander will give a
series of lectures on Geology before the
physical geography class of Caribou
high school,
The Mayhem Library Association of
Addison. has recently received check
for $50 from Mrs. Frank Mayhem of
South Orange, n. J.
The sophomore class of the Eastern
Maine Conference Seminary of Bucks
port has elected the following officers:
President, Frank E. Smith; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Eda l.. Davis: secretary,
Alfred NJ. Frye; treasurer, Miss Grace
Butler.
The following assignments for the
graduating exercises of the high school
at Winthrop have been made: Saluta-
tory, Ezra X. MaXfield; class history.
Lena C. Parker: class orator, c. Ed
ward Thomas; prophecy. Annie b.
Cover; address to undergraduates. May
S. Hayward; valedictory, Ella NJ. Hew-
ms.
Prof. Pierce of Pennell Institute,
Gray, has been elected to serve as ptin-
cipal another year. The school is in a
prosperous condition, good work being
done by all classes. Its graduates are
found in all the colleges of the State
where they are doing good work. while
many are teachers in the district
schools of Gray.
Prof. Little, librarian of Bowdoin
College, reports the growth of the Ger
man dialect collection under the fos-
tering care of Rev. T.. c. Guild, for
merly of Brunswick. Thirty vol
umes have been recently added by his
kindness. The collection was begun a.
Munich. additions to the three chief
divisions of dialect literature being
made at Frankfort and Bremen.
A new reading room has recently
been fitted up at the Boynton high
school, PASSPORT. by Principal L. l..
Getchell. number of chairs. a table
and plenty of choice literature having
been added. On the wall is seen the
'99 class colors-blue and gold-and
70 nil will
be added to the walls.
Miss Adelaide True. the Ellsworth
city librarian, has submitted her an
nual report, showing the number of
volumes now in the library to be "eil.
SiAty-five volumes have bee discarded
during the year. and is added. In her
report the librarian says the patronage
of the library has more than doubled
during the past year, which is due, she
believes, to the attrac.iveneGs ana con.
yenience of the new library building,
which has been occupied about year.
The Kelley store in Midtown has
been leased by the trustees of the Mill
town library and will be used as a
library and reading room after neces-
sary repairs are made. The readinS
room will be supplied with all the lead
ing daily and weekly papers, also with
standard magazines. There will also
be desks supplied with suitable writing
| material and everything will be done
to make the rooms pleasant and at
| traCtive.
Lincoln day was observed at Fox
croft Academy. Friday, the main room
| being prettily decorated with flags. "A
| pleasing feature of the programme
was the presentation of Lincolns Pr
ture to the school from the class OF 1851
by Robert Hall, and also framed copy
| of Boughton's 1.-THE Pilgrim Exiles. y
from Mrs. ]. 3. Mayo, by Miss Mac
Donald. Brief addresses were gwen as
| follows: Lincoln, the Man," w. i.
! Stubbs; Lincoln, the Lawyer W. r.
Parsons: Lincoln, the Statesman DT.
! f. A. Thompson; Lincoln, the Story
i Teller" L. p. Evans. Interesting re-
i marks We're make by A. w. Gilman
Rev. Norman McKinnon and MIS-. r.
N. Cakes. u ii.-