Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done Tor the Advancement o.
Education in Maine.

| Miss Matte Dunnells has closed her Ia
| hors as assistant teacher at Limington
| Academy to assume the position of prin-
cipal of Newfeld free high school for the
| present year.
Chicopec is to have a new schoolhouso
called the IN. c. Watson" schoolhouse
Miss rabitha Watson, daughter of the
| late n. G. Watson for whom the school
| house is named, will give $50 towards
building IT.
This year there are registered in the
Old Town public schools 500 pupils, the
largest number eyer attending The to TO-
| tai number of scholars in the city be
tween the ages of and q is over lIOo
Miss Annie Bradbury of Brewer. re
| cent graduate Of the Bangor Training
school, has been appointed teacher of the
Bower street school. Bangor. in place OF
Miss Rosa E Berry, resigned.
Miss Amelia A. Moran Of Castle Hill.
is one Of the class of eighteen who will
graduate from Herring Medical College
and Hospital, Chicago.
A tennis club will be organized this
| spring at the Bath high school. The
grounds near the schools are being
| placed in readiness for laying out
tennis court. A team will probably be
sent to the Bowdoin meet.
The spring term of the Waldoboro
| high school opened April 16, under the
same instruction as formerly; Mr..
| Clarence l.. Eaton of Jay, is the prln-
cipal, and Miss Della ID. Mullgan of
| Damariscotta Mills, is first assistant.
The Knox county teachers convcn-
ton will be held in Thomaston. May
%. and the subjects are to be Ian
guage," and Grammar" 1t is in
tended at this session to have a more
| liberal discussion instead of a series of
| papers.
Mrs Lucctta Knowles. who Gradu-
atcd from the Pennington normal
school in 1889 and has since taught in
Portland ana in Mcdford, Mass. has
recently received a ilattcring offer of
| lucrative position in the government
| Indian school at Carlisle, Penn.
Mrs. i. b. Mansfield. who was
chosen superintendent of schools in
Joncsport. has thirteen schools mum
boring 600 scholars, to look after. and
! six of the schools are on the islands
several miles from the main. AS the
| law provides that she shall visit each
| school twice during each term, it
seems that Mrs. Mansfield has plenty
Of business ahcad-for this year at
| least.
one hundred new volumes have re-
Gently been added to the Sanford pub
lie library. largely works Of fiction ana
science. At its present rate Of
progress the library, now less than two
years old, will soon be one Of the larg-
est in York county. a movement to
provide for it Il permanent home is on
foot with the support of several promi
nent citizens.
Miss NJ. Olive WinslOw of Dexter has
begun work in the Dover and FoXCroft
schools, as teacher Of music. The idea
of having music taught in the schools
originated With the Cosmopolitan club
ana a committee from that organiza-
ton has canvassed the towns and
raised money sufficient for the pur
chase If books and charts. The bal
anCe of the expenses incurred will be
met by the proceeds of an entertain
mcnt to be given in tho near future.
Victor Y. Thompson, formerly prin-
cipul # the Eockland high school. ana
for the three past years holding a SINH
lar place in the school at Ashland.
Mass, was chosen at a joint meeting
Of the school committees of Ashland
and Hopknton. held recently, super
intrndcnt of schools Cor .hc two towns.
| at Il salary of $500. he VIII enter on
his duties September l.
Miss Name Obey. aged II wears
daughter If Mr.. J. II. obey. proprietor
Of Union Square Hotel. Houlton. and
who is studying Instrumental music in
Montreal was recently awarded Il
diploma of the first grade. only one
other young lady. Miss Clutchca Of
New York. receiving like recognition
for advancement, Of the one hundred
and siXty-scvrn pupils who took the
examination before six professors.
There are four hundred ana siXty-four
pupils in the college
Supt. Of schools B"nnctt Of SANFORD,
| is arranging for teachers convention
| embracing the instructors If Sanford
and several adjoining towns To be heIi
carly IN May Among me SPEAKERS VIII
be state Supt. ~ f'ducatioh " 4.
| Stetsoh oI Auburn ana fil'ClPdl
Corthch ol 'ofhahi norman Scl!'o'
Supt. BENNETT mas cslapiiShcu = hlSht
school Tor factory operatives "'I"
others. personally assuming I'S u'i
unh. IT. 'hroli'iiciiI y ~ ''''S