Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
Maine Educatlo News.


The new grammar school building at
Passport will be completed in about a
month.
William n. Morton of Salmon Falls. has
presented the Fogg memorial library at
South Berwick. with $loo Tor the purchase
of new books.
| Miss Bertha Wiley. one of Bethel's best
teachers. will enter Colby this fan and and
| be taken by Miss Cora Farwell of Bethel.
Charles Towne of kennebunkport, for
merIv teacher in the Xancran Art Col.
| lege has accepted a position as supervis.
or in the Janeville public schools, Ohio.
Miss Mabel Garcelon of Lewiston.
Bates. '?S. resumed her work as prin-
cipal of Ashby high school in Massa-
chusetts.
Clarence II. Knowlton, A. b., Har-
ward SO, of Pennington, has been
chosen teacher of the grammar school
of Webster, Mass.
Charles J. Goodwin, Phi. d., of Farm
ington. has been elected to the Greek
professorshp of Lehigh University.
South Bethlehem, Pa.
Miss Carolyn a. Stone of South
Brewer, has been elected teacher in the
grammar department of the state nor
Miss Nellie Jordan. teacher of the
primary school at Cash Corner, South
Portland, has resigned her position and
will enter Gorham normal school
Miss Edna Purvis. Miss Aggie Cooper,
Miss cora NJ. Leslie of Patten ana Miss
| Mabel +. quincy of Masardis. graduates
Of Pattcn Academy. are attending the
Pennington normal school.
" X. Howard. now principal of the
| Belfast high school. has rendered his Pc
| Signation to The Belfast city council. as 4
| member of the school board from ward >.
| ana the vacancy will soon be filled.
Miss Lillian Splnncy of Belfast has
| been chosen As principal of the primary
department IF the Brick school at Bel
| fast, ANA \. -. Hayes has received the
| appointment Of principal Of the grammar
| department.
School Superintendent Thomas r.
| Ross of Prescott, has engaged Misses
| Harriet Johnson and Lizzie Hebron of
| Machias. To teach school AT that place.
term of twelve weeks to begin Sept. 20.
Miss Edith Flanders. daughter of
Rev. q. X. Flanders of Biddeford. has
been elected instructor of music in
| Kicker Classical institute at Houton.
and will enter upon her duties. Sept. l..
Harry l.. Leonard of Bangor, has been
appointed professor OF fsnBllSl IN BhuTEet
College Rigand. Quebec province. Mr..
Leonard was educated in the Bangor
high school. where he graduated in the
class of 1897, and in st. Mary's College at
Van Buren,, from which he graduated
this wear.
1t has recently been learned that the
donor of the fine flagstaff on the Park
er Spofford grammar school grounds in
Bucksport. which was erected about
l,,N T., y
Moses.
Miss Agnes St. John. graduate OF
| Portland high school. class OF 81. and
Gorham normal school. class of 80. has
| been chosen as teacher of the ten
weeks term OF the North Stratford
| grammar school.
Two changes will occur in the faculty
| of the grammar school Bethel at its
| opening this fall. Mr. +. +. Goodwin OF
| Livermore Falls will assume the princi
| palship and Miss Nettie Williams will be
| succeeded by Miss Ruby Clark Of Bethel
| Miss Kimball and Miss Gibson will both
| continue in their former positions
| , The assignment OF teachers for Patten
| town school this fall is as follows: VII
| Iage Schools--intermediate Miss Lizzie G.
| Smith: primary. Miss Edith Allen: Purvis
district Miss Susie Coffin. Ordway dis
trict. Mrs. Fred Hunt; Happy Corner dis
! w 4
trict, Melvin Leslie; Hammond district,
I NJ -~ Harriet u. Gilman.
| Miss Ida G. Morrill, Of Biddeford. who
| has been teaching in the public schools
of Mills Mass. during the past year.
has resigned her position at that place.
and accepted the position of principal
of the North Union street intermediate
school in Rockland, Mass
| The Houlton high school will open
Sept. IS with the following instructors:
Principal. Frederick w. Burrill. Bates
| College, 81: assistants, Miss Marion
| lockwood Of Calais, Wellesley College.
'9S and Miss Mabel A. Harris of East
Machias, Smith College. 80
| The large attendance at the primary
school. Newport. made it necessary for
| different measures to be adopted Mon
| day and as a result - of the pupils will
| be placed in the care of Miss Addic
| Miles, teacher of the kindergarten.
which is located in the new town
building.
At the 18th annual reunion of the
class Of - Portland high school held
at cape Cottage Casino recently. II
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present and the following officers Were
elected: President Ozman Adams
| secretary, George w. Noyes; reunion
| committee, Mrs. Thompson, Mr.. Orr
| Mrs Chamberlain. Mr.. Jordan and Mr..
| Noyes
| An educational meeting will he held
| in the church at Quaker Ridge South
| Leeds, Sept. %. continuing all day. A
| picnic dinner will be served at noon.
| State Superintendent w w. Stetson
| Will be present. Teachers and school
| superintendent from Greene. Leeds
Turner. and other adjoining towns will
| read papers and music will be furn-
| ished by the South Leeds choir.
| The following teachers took the State
Examination in Oldtown: Harry r.
| Watkins, Frances Murphy. Old Town;
q. NJ. Heath, Mlford,- Ethel Folsom.
| Gertrude Brown and Isabel McLaugh-
lin, Saltwater; Mildred Powell. Ella
Spearin. Matte and Harriet Colburn.
| Isabel Currier and Ella Hall. Orono;
| Mildred Harris. Olamon; Edith Blan-
| chard. Bangor.
| The first chapel exercises of the fall
| term at the University of Maine will be