Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-18
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

|
George Parsons of Bates College, viii
| teach the winter term of the high
| school at Sullivan Harbor.
| Miss May l.. Chisholm of Mattawam-
keag. has accepted the position OF
teacher in the school in Benedicta.
Miss Addie Lynch, one of Orono S
successful teachers. has gone to Colo
rado where she has obtained position
as teacher.
H. F. Kallock. NJ. D., has assumed
the duties of superintendent of schools
in Fort Fairfield made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. Nicholson.
The night school at North Vassal-
boro, taught by Rev. Mr.. Stetson and
his daughter, Agnes. is proving very
popular. Some 20 pupils are in atten-
dance nightly.
An old-fashioned spelling match was
held at the East Boothbay high school
recently-the 80 members of the school
taking parr Miss Lizzie Webber won
the prize
Lee Normal Academy will open for
the winter term December with in
structors as follows: j. d. Murphy, A.
B.. principal: Miss Laura NJ. Preble.
Miss Cora NJ. Hackett, B. s.
Through the efforts of the School
Improvement League, three pictures
have been bought and hung in the
primary room at West Sullivan. The
pictures are of Henry W. Longfellow
Eugene Field and W. w. Stetson.
The men of the Colby freshman clas.;
have elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Leon c. Staples. New Haven: vice
president. a. Davenport Cox, Charles
town. Mass; secretary and trcasure:.
Sheppard Butler. Waterville: executive
committee, George Thomas. Pulpit Hlr-
Dor: William II. league. Warren. and
Mr.. Pierce. SkoWhegan.
The school in the Emery district.
North Anson Miss Maud Powers.
teacher, closed a successful term re-
Gently and in the afternoon flag rails
ing was conducted by the local School
Improvement League. \ beautiful flag
6x9. was raised over the schoolhouse BY
the members Of the league. il being the
first flag which has been raised in the
rural schools.
The Whittier School Improvement
League of Lincoln. which was organ
lied last spring now consists of 4
members and the following officers:
President. Mary Edwards: secretary.
Matte Sanborn: treasurer. Ethel Ian
caster. Among the purchases made by
the league are the Students E,ncyclo-
pedia. in two volumes: a large portrait
of Whittier: other pictures framed. and
a waste basket
The following names have been Sc
lected by the members of the different
local leagues in North Arson for their
respective schools: North Anson gram
mar, The Whittier School: North An
son intermediate. The Lincoln School:
North Arson primary, The Washington
School; BiXby. The Lowell School. The
Arson high. grammar. intermediate
and primary being held in one build
ing have selected one name for all. The
Garfield Schools.
The fall term Of North Anson Aca-
denny closed November and the fol-
lowing program was rendered in the
evening at Carrabassett hall: Lester
Williams. How They Brought the
Good News from Ghent to AK" Fostc-
ma n. Pierce. "Revenge:" Walter F.
Lane. Our Lady Of the Mine" Ger
trude CaswelI. The Night Mail
North" Marian Payne, The Angel
and the Boy" John A. Parsons, 'Regu-
lus;' Myrtle Perry. The Legend of
Old Point" Mildred Coombs. Nam
my's Lii Boy" Wilbert Brown. The
Fireman's Wedding Eugene Spencer.
Hanging Picture" Bertha Forsythe,
The First Quarrel" John l.. Tarr.
Tiger Lily's Race" Edith A. Poore.
'Seein' Things" music
The Piscataquis Teachers Associa-
ton was in session at Monson, NOV. 10
and II. Nearly 100 teachers were in
attendance. and the meeting was one
of the most interesting that the asso-
citation has ever held. W. j. Rfdeout
of the Dover high school presided The
following papers We're read and dis
cussed Courtesy in the Public
Schools Miss Mabel Hobbs. Milo:
Are Latin and Greek Proper Studies
for Our Free High Schools?" Principal
George W. Snow. Guilford; "Old Fogy-
ism in Education" f.. +. Glidden. Sc
bee: Are the Three RS Neglected?''
Miss Bertha Grant. East Sangerville:
The Pollard System of Reading" Miss
H. II. Wyman. Foxcroft: DO Public
Schools Meet the Reasonable Demands
of the People," J. F. Sprague. Mon
son: The Teaching that DeveIops
Power Prof. w. S. Knowlton. Mon
son; Elementary Science" Miss NJ r.
Maddox. Greenvlle. Friday evening
Prof. Geo. G. Purin2ton of Farming
ton. delivered an able address upon
Horace Mann in Tarr's hall. to large
audience. 1t was voted to hereafter
hold annual sessions instead Of bien-
nial sessions as formerly
Portland Lodge II. x A. NJ No l. held
its l3Sth annual communication recentle
ard The following officers We're elected