Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
THE scHOOLRO0M.
What is Being Done for the Advancement o
Education in Maine.

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Education in Maine.
A class of twenty will graduate at
Leavitt Institute. Turner, June II.
Four members of the Bath high
school. class of 1900, will go to college.
Supt. L. H. Whittier of Guilford. has
placed recently over $40 worth of maps
in the schoolrooms of that town.
The Talent Club of Gorham will pre-
sent a flag this month to the high school
with appropriate ceremonies.
The class Of 80, Bowdoin College. will
hold its decennial reunion at the Merry
meeting Casino on the evening of June ~.
Albert Somes Of Manchester formerly
principal of Berwick Academy, has ac-
cepted a position as principal of a boys
fitting school in Aurora, y. Y.
Miss Myra Nickery. daughter of G.. W.
Vickery of Bangor, has been re-engaged
for the coming year as assistant princ-
pal in the Pressure Isle high school.
The Rockport High School Alumni
Ass ciation has voted to tender an in
formal reception to the class of 1900.
The Alumni Association of the Deer
ing high school will give a reception To
the graduating class on the evening Of
June Goth.
The Bucksport Seminary class in
moral science have selected Rev
William Forsyth to be the judge Of
their prize essays.
A friend Of Hebron Academy has re-
! Gently made a contribution of $1,000 to
help along the projected and much
needed system of water-works.
Rev. Roscoe l.. Green of Lynn,
Mass. is engaged as alumnus speaker
at the next Bridgton Academy COM
mencement. Mr.. Green was a student
! of that institution in the 10's.
The Passport alumni at recent
meeting talked over plans for supper
ana reception to he held in Memorial
opera house during the coming month.
in honor Of the graduating class Of the
Boynton high school.
Miss Nina G. Spearin hla been chos-
en- librarian ana Mrs. George A. Spear
in. assistant librarian at the new pub
lie library in Clinton. The
building will be dedicated in Old Home
Week.
Miss Edith NJ Cook Of Vassalboro
Colby. '9>. is first assistant in the May
nIrd high school in MaSsa chusetts. and
during last Week. which was merchants
week in that State, made an exhibit az
class work in English literature. botany
and drawing. Among the guests were
Admiral Sampson. the lieutenant COVER
nor and governors council. who shook
hands with the teachers ana 5oo pupils.
At the graduating exercises ~ Tbs
senior class Of Boynton high school.
PASSPORT. during the latter part "a jung.
Theresa Peterson will present thc proph-
ecy ana Agnes Harris the history II the
class Of 1900. Essays have been assigned
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RE Buxton. Eta IIilyard, Blanche Bat
son Bessie Holmes and Leonard Law
renee.
Recent numbers of the Bowdoin Orient
reported the whereabouts of the Bow
doin College class of 81. of the 40 men
whose occupations are known ten are
ministers or theological students, ten are
in business. eight are lawyers or law stu.
dents eight are engaged in teaching, all
in the higher education sO-called; six are
physicians, two are newspaper editors,
and one is librarian.
Master Hosmer f. Newcomb has been
working for a picture in the jackson
school. Portland, and his way Of raising
money is by making and selling corn
balls His mother has been his faithful
ally, but the materials have all been pqr-
chased by Master NcwcOmb himself. lie
has realized nearly so from his sales.
The Womans Relief Corps Of ELS
worth will try to introduce instruction In
patriotism in the schools of the city;
The cooperation of the school board VIII
be asked 1t is proposed to have patri-
otto primers introduced and patriotic
reading in the higher grades, together
with the regular flag drill as a part OF
| the school exercises.
Lewiston public school graduations
| are as follows: The Frye grammar
school will graduate a class of SO, June
| q. The Jordan high school will gradu
ate about 40 pupils. June %. The Lew
| iston Training School will graduate
! two seniors and two post-graduates.
! June 90
Miss Edna George Of CliftOndale,
Mass. has arrived in Pittsfied to begin
| her duties as teacher of elocution at
Maine Central Institute. Miss George
was graduated from the Emerson
| School of Oratory, Boston, recently,
and has accepted a position to teach
oratory and physical culture, next
| year. in a seminary at Waterford,
| Texas.
After due deliberation the sedgwicH
| cided to abandon the proposed annual
visit to the public schools. This is an
event that has always been looked for
ward to with great pleasure by both sol
diers and scholars; but the lessening
numbers and growing infirmities of the
| old soldiers make it no longer practic
| aDle II IS l1IpOSSlDie 70 get eilouSH u
| them together to visit all the schools,
and as this often causes disappontments
| it is thought better to abandon the Gus
| tom this year at least.
Miss f. Josie Winter. superintendent Of
| schools in West Bath, has organized the
| Iittletield School Improvement League at
| Mill cove with the following officers:
Miss Rebecca NJ. Potter. president; Miss
| Sadie Toothaker vice president; Will
| Brown. secretary: DOrman Perkins,
| treasurer. The committee on entertain
| mcnt We're John Williams. Sadie Tooth
aker. Herbert Gerrsh and Mary Viii
| liams. The executive committee consists
| of Vera Perkins. Walter Brown, Ray
| mond Haley, Freddie Gerrish and Harold
Gerrish. The meetings will he held Fri
| day afternoons.
The first gathering of the pupils who
desire 70 attend the evening school in
mar school building. Monday evening. :.
| q: Larry. instructor. About dozen pu-
pills were present and those who desire