Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16
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Beginning with this term music will b,
taught for the first time in the Pittsiies.
public schools. The method 10 be EN-
| ployed is termed the natural method. am
Miss Grace Rogers has been engaged tt
| do the work. Pittsiield now has about 9Ot
pupils.
Miss Augusta Woods has presented tn,
Yarmouth high school with a fine collec
ton OF minerals. formerly the property OF
| her brother. the late George Woods, LII
D.. who at one time was principal OF Var
| mouth Institute.
Miss Edna Chandler of Roxbury. Mass
mas been elected teacher OF algebra am
history AT the brunswick high school in
place OF Miss Josephine Woodside re
signed. Miss Chandler il a graduate Of
Bfunswick high school and the Massa
chusetts institute of Technology.
Miss Margaret p. Allen of Camden
who has taught for the past four years
and was very successful in the school
at Millville, has accepted position in
| the schools at Salisbury, Mass.
Miss Laura j. Roberts of West Scar
boro, will soon go to Mortified, Mass,
where she will be engaged as instruct
or in the cooking department Of the
training school. She will be absent
about six months.
Miss Myrtle Bacon of Bryants Pond,
has been engaged to teach at the Jack
son grammar school, Portland, for
one year Miss Monroe of Waterford.
will take her place at Bryants Pond
in the primary department.
a new kindergarten, the fourth in
Bangor, was opened at the Bower
street building on Monday with Miss
Jennie Roberts as principal and Miss
Jean Jewett, assistant. The number
of children with the S5 pupils attend
ing the Bower street classes. is 100.
The Washington teachers convention
will be held in Machas. September ~ 80
Following are the oihCers elected at the
l.. NORWOOD. Whitney, lille. president;
II. 5. Philbrook. Calais. vice president
Miss Virginia A. Porter. Pembroke Sc,
Rotary; h. l.. Getchell OF Passport MISS
Minnie r. Geary OF Wh.tneyNiiie. imam
Hawthorn of DennNSviie. executive com
mittee.
A. F. futile the new principal of The
Chicopce high school. wno Surc@eds W.
G.. Whiting. who goes To Melrose, was
chosen from among som" 50 candidates.
\ graduate OF Bates College in ;he class
of 70. with a degree OF a. H.. ne took MS
4 H.. in 50 He was principal of the
high school in Pennington. N H. for
three and one half years, held the same
position at Amesbury for II years. AM
mas been ut Milford three years.-Sprins-
field Republican.
Fairfield Center furnishes the following
teachers Miss Mabel r.. roZier al New
Haven. Conn: Miss Clara Tozier AT New
ton. Mass; Percy Williams al Dennis.
Mass: Frank Tozier at New Vineyard;
Miss Grace Choate at Winthrop: MISS
Annie Taylor at Skowhegan: Miss Hattie
Nye ut North Fairfield Miss Lena I'm
cry At Nye's Corner. Fairfield. and Miss
Mamie Nye At Ohio Hin. Fairfield Cen
ter.
Hampden Academy opened the fail
term of school on Tuesday with an at
tendance of 40 pupils. The teachers
this term are Mr.. J. F. Philbrook of
Colby 50. principal, and Miss Sadie
Loantha Brown of Bangor, assistant.
Professor Phlbrook is arranging for
several new courses of study.
Among the graduates of the Gorham
high school. class of 80. who will enter
college and normal school this fall are:
Miss Mary Hinckley and Miss Laura
Usher. who will enter the Gorham Nor
NAL school: Miss Marion Cummings.
Mt Holyoke; Robert Hinckley and
Stephen Patrick. University of Maine;
Joseph Ridlon. Bowdoin; Oren Moul-
ton. Tufts.
Chester B. Allen OF Spencer, Mass,
will be head master of the Camden
high school. At the coming term there
will be between 20 and so pupils. more
than any preceding year. Miss Laura
B. Doran of Waltham, Mass, a gradu-
ate from the Boston University. is first
assistant. AT the head of the gram
mar. intermediate and primary SCHOOLS
are Camden teachers.
Bridgton Academy opened. last week.
with 50 students in attendance. gain
of 90 per cent. since Principal Spratt
assumed charge three years ago Miss
Libby. after a years study abroad, has
resumed her duties as preceptress.
Among recent valuable additions TO the
school library is complete set of the
International cyclopedia.
There will be very few changes in the
teaching force at Bowdoin College this
year. Tutor Smith has been made an "a
sistant professor. Mr.. John Burbank,
graduate of the college in lSSs. Will act az
professor of physics during the absenci
Of Prof. Hutchins in Europe MI Goode!l
of the University of Maine will M Prot
Johnson's place as instructor or french
until Prof. Johnson's return from Europe
in few weeks. DR.. Norman }. GehrinS,
who was one of the leading three IN last
years medical class. will be assistant in
chemistry.
Lyman D. Smith, the well-known
teacher of penmanship in the schools
of Hartford Conn. and who has been
visiting his brother Freeman w. Smith
in RockIand. is one of the finest pen
men in this country, the author of
Appleton's copy books and several
other works of a similar nature. Mi.
Smith is very much opposed to the
prevailing fad known as vertical hand
writing and in common with other
leading penmen looks for speedy re-
turn to the old established Spencerian
system as soon as it's advantages are
fully understood.
A very interesting teachers meeting
was held at Lincoln recently. 1t be-
ing the first meeting of this school
wear. the election of officers was in or
der. and resulted as follows: II. c.
Dow. president: n. r. Smith. vice
president: Miss Ella Praught, secre-
tary: the executive committee to be
appointed by the chair. Meetings will
be held once in twb weeks. and much
of the time will be devoted to the study
of language and arts. These meet
ings are great help to teachers.