Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-09-08
IN THE SCHOOlROOM.
What Is Being Done In Maine Tor the Ad
vancement Of Education.

position of superintendent Of schools
and principal at the high school in
canton.
Miss Frostina f. Marston, who was
elected principal Of the North Gram
mar school. Bath. has resigned on ac-
count Of i'll health.
l.. A. Gray has been appointed super
intendent Of schools in Wesley, to hll
,hc vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mrs Ida Day.
bennett l.. Richardson Of Oldtown
Bates 1900. assumed duties Monday as
sub principal of the Maine Central IN
stitute, Pittstield. from which instftu-
tiun Nv graduated in 1896
Frederick J. Allen of Limerick has
been elected instructor in mathematics
ana history in the college of Liberal
Arts Of Boston University.
Miss Bertha Long of Rogue Island.
VINO graduated from Washington
Academy. class Of 1900. viii enter COL
by at the opening Of the fall term.
Miss Jane f. Avery of Lewiston. a
graduate Of Bates. class Of 1900. has ac-
ceptrd a position to teach in the hign
school AT Winthrop the coming school
year.
Limerick Academy opened Sept 3,
with about 40 scholars. Principal Har-
thouc remains for the year. and a
regular assistant has been engaged
besides an assistant To teach the mod
ern languages.
schools in South jefferson com
meuCed Sept. 3 II. a. Clark teaches
the Ridge school, Miss Edith Russell
the Trask school and Mrs Roscoe
Russell the Hilton school. There will
hr a sch ol in the Boynton district
taught by Miss Abbie Avery.
The new schoolhouse at East Thorn
dixie is nearing completion. Mr Alonzo
coffin is doing the work. The Center
scl 1lhousc in the same town has
been newly painted The old school
house has been suld to the Good Tenn
plals for a hall.
at the meeting If the sctieul com
mittee of the town of Rockport if was
voted To change the course Of study in
The grammar sch 81 from a three
yeats' course to four ana therefore
there viii be- no graduation from th~
grammar school next year.
ITO. VI j. w est, w no AT llt' tit~t' t'l
,he last school year, resigned the posi-
tipn in the Pennington Normal school
he has filled for several years past. has
been elected teacher VI penmanship
and commercial branches in the public
schools of E,aston, Mass.
The Bath High School committee
hay- elected Henry W. cobb of Bath
Il graduate Of Bowdoin College. 10
succeed Miss Bertha L. SOule as
teacher al the Bath High school. Miss
: Sulr leaves shortly for Bangor where
She win teach French ana German III
the Bangor High school.
Th- Rumford school committee has
secured the services Of Miss Augusta
Loyr~ru tur the joint high ana COM
mon school at Rumfurd l. int. Miss
LovcWrlI ~ q graduate of young
ladies seminary. has taken speciaI
courses I'm the Salem Normal school
ana holds Il Stae certificate.
The t,wn III HridgrwIter is show
ing mmendable energy III thr way Of
educating The children. \ tine new
school building ~ i'll course of erection
that will cyst from $1,000 % 5000 1t
WIl be supplied WiJh modern improve
m"nts in the Way IF heating and SAM
tary arrangements
The Mexico schaI committee has
chosen George u. L'AmoureauX rs
principal of the high school Mr..
Lam ureauX Is graduate Of Colby
ana has for six years been principal Of
a school In HOlyokr, Mass. Mrs. IL
Amoureaux. who IS also a Colby grad
uate and whD taught for some time in
Wcstbl. .uk. viii teach the seventh.
eighth and ninth grades.
c,a,r.ra Underwood suu4rintandeut
,r b1,,s of Favette has emploved
teachers fur the fau terms and as-
signed them as follows: School No l.
Miss Charlotte C0ombs: No. ,. Miss
Fl Bishop. No g. Miss May IN
derwood, ~. I. Miss Georgia Butter
field: No. I. Miss Mamie Iuck; NO. y
Miss Julia Green.
The fall term of Gould Academy.
Bethel oDened Tuesday. with an all
ta-danca of % ana enough more stu
dants .,r. hooked for. the term to bring
tba attendance up to 100 This IN
crease has come about without any
sr.,taI. effort and ia most encouraging
Y, th,.. MA ara boping II raise til,