Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-10
IN THE scH00lRoOM.
what Is Being Done In Maine for the Ad-
vancsment Of Education.

Miss Abbe Mae Frost of Rockport
Mass, a graduate of the Boston School
Of Expression has been chosen as
teacher of elocution at Yarmouth
Academy.
A number of the students of Lincoln
Academy. Newcastle. are rehearsing
the Spy of Gettysburg" which they
will put on the stage at Lincoln Hall,
Damariscotta, November Is.
Through the efforts of Miss Fl. H.
Hall who taught school in Parkhurst
last winter, a fine new bell was pur
chased for the schoolhouse. 1t will be
placed in position in few days.
1t is understood that there is some
likelihood that the annual meeting of
the Maine State Pedagogical Society
may be held in Lewiston this year.
The dates are the Goth. eth. and 2Sth
Of December.
The Knox County Teachers Con-
vention has been postponed from Octo-
Der to January in order to fix date
on which Supt. w. w. Stetson can be
present. The meeting will be held in
Camden Jan. 18th and Supt. Stetson
will attend.
Miss Effie Horne has resigned her
position as teacher in a graded school
in Hubbardson. Mass, and returned to
her home in Pittstield. She will take
a years course in music which is
necessary qualification to teach in the
schools of that state, before returning.
The present outlook. of the schools in
Newport presents quite a crowded condi-
ton and the school building is taxed to
nearly It's paDapitV account OF tnE
large increase of scholars here the past
Two years. Although no definite plans
have been decided upon it will probably
come before the next town meeting. II
not a special one for that purpose.
Al the recent meeting of the Northern
Aroostook Teachers Association, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Mr. F. c. Mitchell. Fort Fairfield secre
Iary and treasurer, Miss -iora King, Fort
Fairfield; executive committee. Mr.. w.
p Hamilton. Caribou; Mrs. Eta Blake.
Mrs. a. E. Robinson. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bige!ow
Pressure Isle. and Nj. NJ Nj BigeioW'
Stockholm
Ernest II. Pratt of Pishon's Ferry.
who resigned his position as principal
Of Ellsworth High school, after a
years service, has received an APP
pointment to an excellent position in
the Berkshire Industrial School for
Boys. at Canaan Four Corners. CO.
iumbia county. y. Y. His salary is
about twice that received in Ellsworth.
The class of 1901. Yarmouth High
school, have elected the following
officers: Carl F. True, president: Ger
trude Allen. vice president: Lucy NJ.
Humphrey, secretary; William PhiDps.
treasurer Alfred &. DrinkWater A..
Maude Crossman. Lewis Merrill, eX-
ecutive committee.
A new debating society to be called
the Emerald Literary Society has been
organized at st. Mary's school, Bangor.
and the officers are as follows: Pres
ident, Edward ]. Grady; vice-presi-
dent, Joseph j. McHugh; recording
secretary, Cornelius J. O'Leary:
financial secretary, James A. Flanni-
gan: treasurer, George T. Mooney, and
sergeant at arms, William l.. Flanni-
gan.
Eva NJ. Theriault of Fort Kent re-
Gently closed her second term of ten
weeks in the Catholic chapel at Long
Lake settlement. The homes here are
badly scattered and some of the little
fellows walked nearly three miles and
were neither late nor tardy during
twenty weeks. The pupils ranged from,
knee high tots to six-foottwo young
men and married women and the
average attendance in both terms was
unusually high
Mrs. Emma S. Johnson, a much es-
termed teacher of the village school at
North Monmouth, gave her entire
school a straw ride a few days ago
Ia lie fl1af
with straw and pupils. They went e
Monmouth Center and to Monmouth
fish hatchery and deer park. Mrs
johnson has taught this school nine
or ten years, always giving satisfac-
ton.
Crimson has been chosen as tht
school colors at Bluehill George Stev-
ems Academy. All the class colors vii
be found with crimson as a basis. The
following are all the officers of classes
with exception offreshman and prepar-
atory: Senior. President, w. H. Hardin
vice president, A. |. Treworgy; secre-
tary and treasurer, Eva Il. Snow
man. Junior, president, F. S. Hamil
ton: vice president, A. Il. tonary
secretary and treasurer. n. p. Merrill
Sophomore, president, Olden d. Tap
pley: president. Lester Grindle
secretary and treasurer. Carol Hooper
historian for year 10000, Miss Caro-
Hooper.
There is feeling among parents a
we'll as among teachers in Rumford am
Mexico that the present methods .
teaching reading and spelling are no
giving entirely satisfactory results. WIZ
a view to having a thorough dIscussIo
of this matter Supt. Smith has arrange
q teachers meeting for the consideration
of the subject. The following topic
have been assigned: Teaching Begin
ners to Read. Miss Iva Russell; Readin
in the Grammar Grades. Miss >. y
Thompson: Supplementary Reading an
Outside Reading, Prin. J. AmoureuX
Reading in the Rural School. Miss J. l.
Merrill; Reading in its Relation to illS
School Work. Mrs. c. W. Ctry; genera
discussions: Wherein are the defect
of our present methods OF teachln
reading What means shall we take
obtain better results in spelling?
The French room at the Portlan'
High school is looking very attractive
and artistic this year in its nev
decorations which We're contributed
by the class of 1900. Against a sof
background of old rose are the bust
of Napoleon the First and Lafayette
and the following pictures: "Molier'
at the Court of Louis XIV land
scapes by Corot; Joan of Arc re
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