Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-20
IN THE ScHoOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine Tor The Advance.
ment OF Education.

high school Will commence IN cam
bridge village in two weeks, taught by
S. &. Ham.
Two large bookcases have been built in
the Southeast Harbor library capable of
holding about GEO volumes.
The Wayne high school has organized
a reading club under the direction of the
principal. l.. G. Gldden Of Bates.
II is stated on authority that the be-
quest Of the late Mrs Clark to the York
high school will yield an annual income
of Sl000.-York Courant.
Glass parts in the Phillips school have
been awarded as follows: That Miss
Vera Ross has first honor, and Miss FL
ma Byron second.
The PASSPORT school board has decided
that hereafter all teachers appointed to
the schools Of that city must be normal
school graduates.
The graduating parts in the Danforth
high school are reported to have been an
nounced as follows: NaledictOry, Marion
Ker; salutatory. Emma Butterteld.
prophecy, Clara Howard; history, Geor-
gia Brannen.
A debating club has been formed by pu-
pills Of the Addison high school with Off
GERS follows: President, Clifford
Leighton; vice president, George White:
executive committee. Clifford Leighton,
Clayton Small. Walter Wass.
There has been on exhibition at the
Walker art building. Bowdoin College a
large cOlleCtlOn OF photographs OF scenes
and works Of art in Florence. They are
loaned by the library art club. who's"
photogra phs Of Venice were shown at
the art building not long since.
Mr.. Mills of the Winter Harbor high
school has organized 4 debating club.
| The club meets every two weeks. ON
Thursday evening at the schoolhouse, to
discuss questions. have short program
ana general good time. The proceeds
are for the benefit Of the school library.
The :. |. l.. NJ. Of the Lincoln school,
Eunthbay. is doing profitable work. They
have accumulated quite a library ana
made many improvements in the school
room including new pictures and stag
and curtains for entertainments. Thc
society has subscribed for TWO maya
zines and weekly.
In order to supplement the literature
work in the Wayne high school. the
class has organized reading club, meet
ing on Monday ana Friday evenings each
week. The principal. Mr.. Glidden. acts Is
Misses Moulton. Barker and Bradford.
The authors thus far studied are Long
fellow and Hawthorne
Miss Harriet {. Baker has resigned nor
place in the Portland Training school ana
school in Everett, Mass, where She is 10
receive a higher salary. Miss Baker
graduated from the Portland high school
in 1898, having the Vdledictury at gradud-
ton. The following year she graduated
from the Portland Training school, with
the highest honors. Since that She h,-
been 4 regular teacher in the triinin-
school, where she has shown unusual tai
emit
Tie School Improvement Lcagu" haa
been finally organized in all of the com
mon schools of Arson ana in one of tn"
high schools. The teachers Of tn" town
HAY" given their hearty CO-operdtiou in
organizing the local leagues ana in car
rying IN the work. This society which il
for the benefit Of parents ana citizens aS
work Cor the last tw" terms Of school
with the following results. All of the
common schools have been named for
distinguished Americans. The North An
John 6. Whittier, the intermediate for
Abraham Lincoln the primary for
George Washington. Arson high. gram
mar intermediate and primary all being
held in one building have been named the
Garfield schools. The one a Bixby cor
ner for James Russell Lowell, IIoughton
neighborhood for Benjamin franklin, in
Arson valley for Ralph Waldo Emerson.
All of the schools are now supplied with
flags. the Whittier and the Garfield
schools being supplied With flags before
the leagues Were organ lied. In all Of the
others the leagues nave purchased new
flags for their respective schools The
following schools Rave purchased pic
lures of the men for WnOm the schools
are named: Lincoln intermediate; Garfield
schools. grammar intermediate and pri-
mary departments; Lowell school. IN
the FRANKLIN ana the LOngfeliOW ScnOOlS
the pictures We're presented to the
schools by the teachers. The State su-
perintendent has 50 very kindly pre-
scented his picture to all Of the leagues.
and they have received other pictures
from citizens and friends, The Garfield
schools have all had their rooms
whitened from the funds of the league.
At the close Of last term of school Gar
field high gave an entertainment from
which they realized SlS Whittier gram
mar school contributed the funds Of their
league to the amount of $5.13 toward the
purchase Of WebSters intermediate die
tionary. the remainder being furnished by
the town. The Franklin school has made
a very good beginning for a school Ii
brary. having purchased eighteen books
from the funds of the league. The mem
beers Of the leagues should be warmly
commended for what they have done for
the improvement of the schools Of the
town. 1t is work Of the greatest value
to improve and elevate the work Of the
public schools, one in which everyone
should have a deep interest for it is there
that the seeds are Sown, which sooner or
later spring up in after life. for good or
for evil. Ii is greatly to he hoped that
those who have not already Joined the
league. will do 50 and will lend hand
for the continued Improvement. physical.
mental and moral Of the public school
system of this town.-Union Advocate.