Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-01
Maine Educational News,

Miss Mantle, teacher in the Portland
hign school has resigned.
The Auburn public library has a large
patronage this summer.
The first public graduation ever held By
the high school at York came off last
week and was pronounced success.
Clifton Ham of Shapleigh. won the
prize of $50 for best scholarship and de-
pertinent at Phillips-k.xeter Academy.
Among the Yale students who received
Kent Club diplomas for excellence in de-
bate was C. II. Hartman of Fryeburg.
Miss Helen Tew, teacher Of drawing in
Lewiston schools, will study this summer
at the summer school in Martha's Vine
yard
The school census Of Portland with an
neXed districts shows 4 gain OF 3i4: Por,-
land having an increase Of 2O3 and Deer
ing 90.
Miss Harriet NJ Rhoades Of Damaris-
Gotta, for TWO years assistant of the Ma
chas high school. has resigned her posi-
tion.
Among those upon whom Brown rni-
versity conferred the degree OF master ~
arts last week was Thomas J. Burrage
of Portland.
Miss Ethel Tucker, daughter of Frank
Tucker, formerly OF Sdco, has been eloct-
ed assistant of the kennebunk high
school and Will begin teaching IN sep
tember.
The kindergartens which were intro
luced in Brewer a few years ago have
proven success and have come ~ stay.
The interest In the schools has been con
tinually on the increase.
The Bookman Club. Jr. has been Or
ganized in Auburn, made III Of young
ladies and organized Oh the general plan
Of the successful Bookman Club. when
has been in operation for TWO years.
The Rockland school board has received
the resignation Of Miss Alice T. Sjarrei;.
who has for many years been a teacher
in The first grade at the Purchase street
building.
The Portland high school cadets wiz
camp at High Head commencing July >.
ready there is raised abou; StJU 70 meet
the expenses.
Miss Alice NJ Robinson, who has been
first assistant at Lincoln Academy for
four years. has resigned 10 accept posi-
tion n her Alma Mater. Nj. Holyuke.
Fred Kneeand has been engaged prin-
cipal Of Potter Academy and Miss Rich-
arlson, daughter Of Prof. Albert Rich-
ardson. formerly of Sebago. assistant.
Forty students have 1lreadY~t-1ktn tn"
entrance examinations To Berwick tcll
emy and the next entering class bids ia =
10 be one Of the largest n thr inStitu-
tons history.
W. W Woodman has been elected prin-
Sarah Ridlon ana Miss. Nellie Cloudman
assistants for the coming Year of the
Gorham high school.
Miss Agnes Person Of Bangor has
been chosen instructor in elncut.un. phys
ical culture. literature ana physiology IN
;ne Eastern Maine Conference seminary.
in Bucksport.
The Bowdoin College trustees .St..i Al,
here TO their opinion mat Greek should
be required for the degree of \. =. Dr.
Hyde explained that this had no, been
his wish; but all must bow to IN Will of
the trustees.
Miss Edith Winifred Jewell of Portland
has bcen selected by the faculty Of Cor
nell University as one uf The board of ed
itors of the Cornell magazine. The boatd
Of editors consists Of three gentlemen
and two ladies
At meeting Of the Gnrham High
were elected officers for the year: Pres
dent Fred {. Harding vice-president,
Walter Dolley and Frederick II. Hinkley;
secretary. Sarah Ridlon. treasurer Mary
c. Lowell
George 3. Fernald Of Orono. a member
of the senior class at Phillips Exeter
Academy won prize OF $50 in the Mer-
rill chmpetiti for excellence in English
composition Mr.. Fcrnald IL now taking
examinations for entrance 10 Harvard
University next fall.
Miss Kate NJ. Estey has been elected an
assistant in the Portland high school.
succeeding Miss Powers. whose health
has been such TO require her absence
during the past year. Ass EsteN sai-
airy will be 500.
Mrs. Lucetta NJ. knowles. formerly Of
Chesterville. a graduate from Farming
ton Normal school, class Of 50, after
teaching successfully in Portland. ac-
cepted a position in the Lincoln gram
mar school OF Medford, Mass. and Is a
there meeting with marked success.
Several striking changes are 70 be made
in the general course of studies at the
Fertland high school. Less attention Will
in tn->future be paid to higher mathc-
matics, except in the college course ana
the drill in English composition and lit
eratrre be made more thorough.
Schools closed last week in jefferson.
Two new schoohouses are being built in
town, therefore the tax is la mills against
Il mills last year. In the Weeks district
there We're &c scholars attending school .
years ago, now there are only three IN
the whole district. jefferson mas schoi-
ars at Colby, Pennington. Castine. Cor
ham. Lincoln Academy and Hebron.
Academy the following intend TO enter
college next fail: George NJ Day of East
Hiram. George c. Jillison of East Hiram,
Eugene NJ. Whitten of Bartlett. n. H..
and Mellen Wiley of Bethel, University
of Maine Winburn S. Cannell and Ern
est N. Stevens of Bridgton Bowdoln.
Out of the q honor degrees conferred
Harvard Law school, three came to Por,
land. the fortunate men being Edward
Nichols Chase. Harold Gregory Donham
and Chase Eastman. The entire class
graduated numbered one hundred ana
nine.
The principalship of the Bridgton high
school has been rendered to Prof. Chas.
T. Stone. late principal of Potter Acad-
envy, Sebago, but no definite arrange
ments have as yet been made. Prof. J.
f. Conner, who has been principal of the
l6ridgton high school the past year, has
resigned and left for Chicago. where he
will take a post graduate course.
\ day of especial interest at the coming
Chautauqua assembly. Fryeburg. will he
August L. which is to be observed as
Fryeburg Academy day. A former prin-
cipal of the school will deliver the fore
noon address. There will be dinner ot
alumni and friends of the school and at
o clock Hon. Charles +. Littlefield will
make an address.
The following Maine youns-lades We're
among the 13l who recently received the
degree of A. r. from Wellesley College:
Ethel S. Norton and Mabel Wood Of
Portland: Annie l.. Barr Of Belfast; En-
ma NJ Moore of Gardiner: Rebecca ID.
Moore of Calais: Jessie G. Nickerson OF
Searsport; Mary l.. Newhall of Fairfield;
Clara a. Palmer of Cornville; Nellie a.