Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-26
Maine Educational News.

term August 18th.
Higgins Classical Institute will open
on Tuesday, September 5.
The prospects are good for a large
attendance at Leavitt Institute, Tur-
ner this fall
Mrs. Lila NJ. Brewster is expected
to teach the fall term of school at
Leeds Junction.
Prof. II. L. Whitman has been en-
ployed as principal Of Limington
Academy.
The Waterville city school Will begin
Monday, September IL. and continue IA
weeks.
The second annual reunion of the
Pleasantville School Association VIII
be held August 81.
Miss Maude Monroe of Abbot. will
teach in one of the grammar schools
Of Northampton, Mass, the coming
year.
The Wayne high school began Mon
day with Guy f. Healey Bates 1900,
back as principal. Robert Chapman
acts as assistant.
Miss Amy Thaxter a recent gradu-
ate of the Machias high school, has en-
gagged to teach the primary school in
West Kennebec district.
The teachers in the Ellsworth high
school the coming year will be Ernest
II. Pratt Pishon's Ferry, principal;
Miss Ina s. Taylor. Winslow. John A.
Scott. Ellsworth, assistants.
The seminary at North Parsonsfield
has recently had several changes made
in it among them being a tower of four
stories in front. The school will prob
ably open September ~.
l.. T.. Leavitt of Wilton, has accepted
the principalship of the high school in
Pennington, \. H.. the position for
merly held by a. Il. Allen.
The vacancy in the school at Prides
Corner. Westbrook. caused by the
resignation Of Miss Inez Page. has
been filled by the election of Miss
Grace Pride.
Mrs Emma Pike Harding. Gorhan.
normal school. so. who has been teach
ing in Everett, Mass, during the past
year. has been reelected at an in
creased salary.
NJ. g. Smart. formerly principal OF
the Biddeford high school. is one Of
the state examiners for New Hamp-
shire in the annual awarding of teach
ers' certificates.
Miss Leora Z. Minis Of New York.
who for the past two years has been
instructor of music and drawing in the
public schools in Bath, has accepted
a similar position in New York state
at an increase of salary.
Repairs and painting are being done
on the Gorham normal school building,
both inside and out. new furnishings
will be pat in and the rooms will b
greatly improved The next term will
begin September u. and there is prom
is,,.fof 4 very large entering class.
The old Grand hall, formerly occU-
pied by Rosworth post. will be used as
the new manual training school in
Portland. 1t is expected that the hali
will be in readiness for occupancy at
the time of the general opening of the
schools Of Portland in September.
Arthur. c. johnson of Salem, Mass.
Harvard College. %. has been elected
associate principal Of Gould's Academy,
Bethel Mr. Johnson has taught one
wear as sub-master in the Attleboro.
Mass. high school and three years in
the Hamilton high school. Philadel-
phia.
Mabel A. Steward has resigned as
preceptress Of Arson Academy. 10 &C
cept position as principal of a high
school in Birmingham. Michigan.
Helen Frances Simmons has been cleo
ted as her successor. Miss Simmons
is a graduate of Arson Academy. in
the class of 1897. and was student in
Colby College one year.
Miss s c. Edwards of New Jersey.
has been elected to fill the position Of
third assistant in the Westbrook high
school. left vacant by the resignation
of Mr.. Fred II. Hobbs Miss Edwards
graduated in June last from Mount
Holyoke College, where she took
special course in the sciences.
The Searsport school committee offer
the high school class of 1900 the choice
of French for the coming school year
in place Of the prescribed work in as
tronomy ana physics This offer in
wolves no diminution of the town
school book fund as the committee will
provide the teNl-DobhSl 10 De u0tu III tH'
study of French.
The next session of the Waldo Coun-
tn Teachers Association will be held
in Searsport, Friday and Saturday,
Sept 18th and 10Th. The programme
will include teaching exercises in read
ing and grammar.p papers upon geogra-
ply and civics. and addresses by State
Superintendent StetSon and some other
prominent educator. not fully decided
upon as yet There Will also be five
minute talk by the superintendent of
the several towns in the county.
Miss L. A. Vail well known to Kents
Hill students of the early ninetes. has
been visiting Maine for the first time
in five years. Two of the years were
spent studying in Germany, one year
teaching in Salt Lake City and the
last two teaching French and German
in Michigan Seminary, Kalamazoo,
Mich. She has recently been elected to
a similar position in Simpson College.
Indianola. Iowa.
The Canton schools will commences
September 18th. with the following
teachers: First Grammar, Mrs. {. h.
NIargesson. second grammar, Miss