Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-23
THE SCHO0LR0OM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the Advance
ment OF Education.

The Cumberland County Teachers
Convention will be held in Portland
Jan. IS. President Hyde of Bowdoin
will be one of the speakers.
bartlett Brooks Of Orrington, has
been chosen Odist of the senior class
At Harvard He is said to be the best
writer of verse at the university.
An especially fine series Of lectures is
to be held under the auspices Of the
this winter, provided that satisfactory
arrangements can be made.
The winter term Of the Pennington
State Normal school began, Tuesday,
and about $50 are now in attendance.
Several more are expected, and the
number will probably reach 200.
The Library Association of Houlton.
recently received a consignment Of 5000
worth of books. The latest works of
known ana popular authors com
prise the lot.
Miss Maud II. Dudley, who has been
a faithful assistant teacher in the
Westbrook high school for several
years, has resigned her position and
will return to her home at HalloWell.
The Dewey School. Improvement
League of the West kennebunk gram
mar school has purchased 20 Of Prang's
pictures, this fall, besides subscribing
for The Youths Companion" for q
year.
There is movement on foot at the
University Of Maine to organize a
French Conversation club. Meetings
viii be held at least once every two
weeks, when an instructor in CONVEX
sational French will be present.
Permission has been granted by the
board Of education Of the Province OF
New Brunswick TO the Charlotte coun-
ty school teachers to unite with the
teachers of Washington county III a
Joint teachers institute to be held i'll
Calais in September, 1900.
\ recatalogung of the books of the
Sanford public library recently took
place Fifty volumes Were lately add
"a ana the librarian is in almost daily
receipt Of new additions. The fact
that the library was patronized by 80.
people during the month of November
shows it is accomplishing its intended
mission.
by arrangement in the town Of Sulli-
van the high school is held one term at
East Sullivan, the next at Sullivan and
the third at West Sullivan, and so on
in rotation. West Sullivan does not
wish to be without a high school, and
is making an effort, which will prob
ably succeed. to have private high
school taught by ]. \. Whitney.
At the annual prize speaking contest
of Chcrryfield Academy, the prizes
were awarded as follows: First prize.
s.. won by Harold F. Lewis, Saved
ana SAVIOR" second prize, So, Annie
Nichols, only the Brakeman" Special
mention was made Of Carl p. Bowles
and Augustus Mediation. The judges
were Everett Marks Of Bluehll. DR.. A.
Van Wart and George Freeman of
Cherryfeld.
The gymnasium at the Westbrook
Seminary has been considerably i'm
proved recently and at the beginning
Of the winter term in January, Presi-
dent Perry will have the young men
Of the institution devote some time to
the practice Of basket ball and hand
ball President Perry will encourage
all kinds Of athletics and in the spring
Il fine tennis court will be laid out for
the young lady students.
The town hall in Corinth has been
put i'll condition to use for the winter
and spring terms of school in place of
the academy which was burned. The
winter term commenced last week
Other schools in town opened last
week. There was change Of teachers
in the Mill district, which is taught by
Pearl Davis in place Of Sarah Shorey
WHO has a school in kcnduskeag viii
lage.
The first term in the Belfast teach
ers training course class closes with
the fall term. The teachers have been
doing daily work in the schools and
carrying on Il course of study. In the
latter they have three topics, history
Of education, taught by Miss Field;
psychology, taught by superintendent
Brick; and arithmetic and reading by
Mr.. Brick The next work will be in
the principles Of teaching, psychology,
geography, nature work and English.
The following program Will be pre-
scented at the Teachers Institute. which
will be held in Grange hall, Palmyra.
Jan. H. 1890 A. NJ, Success in
Teaching, How Attained Alice f..
Homestead; history, class exercise,
Emma Johonnett; Grammar" Lulu 6.
Millctt; Physiology" Leila S. Smith.
80 Il. NJ, exercise in phonics, BERTHE
wilkins; Some Methods Of Teaching"
Harry |. Smith; tcn-minute talk, Prof
f. w. q. Wiggin; The Study OF
Foods l.. II. Appleby; question box.
80 2. NJ, lecture by Supt. W. w. Stct
son.