Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-10
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done for the Advancement Of
Education in Maine.

exhibition held at TT. Fairfield recent :
| ~ amounted to SIG.
over $4,000 was paid out by pupils
| from jefferson in 1899 toattend college.
academies, normal schools, etc, away
from home.
Stanley G. Larry Of Dexter. a gradu-
ate Of Bates College. has been engaged
as teacher Of the Riverside grammar
school in Pittsfcld
one of the largest high schools ever
held in Ftna is now being taught in
district No. 1. there being Il pupils
registered and in regular attendance.
The young ladies of the Pennington
high school have organized a giee club
with sixteen members. Miss +. Isabelle
Foss is director and Miss Florence
Coolidge, pianist. They are now re-
hcarsing for a musicale 10 be given in
the near future.
G. II. Moore. Esq. who has served
as superintendent of schools in Pitts
field during the past year to the salts
faction Of all, announces that he shall
positively decline To be a candidate for
re-clection ut the coming town meet
ing.
The senior class Of the South Paris
high school has - members. Salula-
tory. Susie T.. Porter: Valedictory.
Harry NJ. Wheeler: Grafton, Harry +.
Swan: prophecy. Grace |. Wheeler:
history. Charles +. Spofford; prescnta-
tion uf gifts. Alta 4. Walker; poem,
Della NJ. McArdle; ode. Jcssica Curtis.
Miss Alice Jewett. formerly Of
Lewiston. recently secured a fine po-
sition as teacher at Jamaica, Plain.
Miss JeWett won the place out of
nearly three hundred applicants. and
enjoys her present situation much
better than MapleWood. Mass. where
she mas taught for several years past
The parts for the graduation cxyr-
ciscs Of the class of 1900. Winthrop
high school. have been assigned as fol-
lows: Salutatnry. Charles +. smith;
history Emma l.. Pike; prophecy.
Addie NJ. Il. Carman: grafton. Stanley
NJ. Cover: poem. Annie NJ. Macombcr:
address tn undergraduates. Ncls r.
Gordon: Valedictory. Lillian \. Chand-
Ter.
The alumni IF Monmouth Academy
viii hold a reunion at the Westminster
hotel. CoplcY square. Boston. March
16. ut > p. NJ. followed by 4 banquet
ut +. VI. Ii is expected that an asSo-
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George Smith If Roston DR.. Palmer or
Framingham. ]. g. Blossom Of Wal
than, and Abner StoCken Of Boston.
are among the prime movers.
The class parts have been assigned
f,p hA Sanip1. t.lJ tf tho Iraspfl4 ISla
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stoned arcorIfn, IN ami, Miss Smitb
and Mir, Sloat having the best percent
age. The other parts We're chosen by
the class.
Several neW hi lures ar, being added
to th4 decorations III the FRYE gram
mar school. Lewiston. one IL IN in-
prrysiye portrait If Emerson in Miss
Divou's room. The pupils in each of
the different rooms are making =
thorough study If some American
author Work is being begun IN the
lI.,l,h.ords IN darnr,ti,n f,r tbn
III u ~ -ha term : ,nr III M. uIpils
sbnu. uraoi sl,iu IN lr,v.ing ond i yarv
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eift N decorations for room NJ When
c.nnI. fad th, room wiU contain onc
general memorial - those who have
gone on before, and one by name f"r
each of their two CLASSMATES who died
while they were members cf IN" tacul-
tY Of this school
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~. hearty ch,,rs Of the pcopIc.
t-,,,t1,..,. services ,r,,n hold at the hall
,.t, +, Amos NM, If tn. erh,oI. COM
rlitt.n VA called urnu ror remarks
ana RESPONDED Very pleasantly. Then
followed tabIcluX. readings. ana
patriotic songs after which +. L.
n. A..ls Pill.