Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08

G GU, CLARENCE Simmons, Ava Keller
have been attending the fall term at
East State Normal school, Castine.
The rural schools throughout Lisbon
VIII begin the winter term on Monday,
Dec 10Th; The village schools will open
the place in Lisbon Falls primary made
vacant by Miss Lizzie Cornish Miss
cornish has been so troubled with rheu-
matism that she has resigned her position.
Miss Gallert has been teaching a school
In Greene. where she was much liked.
Miss Eta st. Clair has resigned as
teacher IN the Crescent street I'd grade,
Rockland, and will be succeeded by Miss
Margaret Flanagan. Miss Edith Hall. an
observer, who has been teaching Miss
Woods school during the latter's illness
succeeds Miss Flanagan in the Crescent
street lst grade and Miss Martha b.
May, VINO has been teaching Miss Shield s
school. succeeds Miss Hall.
George a. Fallon of Bridgewater who
was principal of the Heights grammar
school in Eastport several years ago, has
been appointed by the government as
superintendent of schools at Porto Rico
Mr.. Fallon is "a graduate of the normal
school and has taught in several New
daughter of Mrs. f. A Buck of Eastport
and will later join her husband.
The fall term at Hartland Academy
closed Friday. In the evening prize
speaking contest was held at the opera
house. The parts were we'll rendered and
showed much careful drill. To the young
ladies the first prize was awarded to
Miss Ethel Butt. and second to Miss Lena
griffith. John Fish won the first prize for
the young men and Lewis Eadie secured
second. The school has been under the
instruction of Principal r. w. c. Miggin
The village schools in Lincoln COM
menced Monday. Nov. 18th. with the fol-
Mettie Adams; intermediate. Miss Win
nifred Reed: primary, Miss Mae Knee
land. John F. Hamlin. Bates, 1902, has
school which opened Dec I'd. The fan
term of Mattanawcook Academy. Lin
coin. closed Dec. eth, for three weeks
vacation.
The Hebron correspondent of the OK
ford County Advertiser tells the follow
ing story: DIR. Donham is one of the
school committee of Hebron. He recent
~ visited No. schoolhouse which is
very much out of repair. He seated him
self on the platform, put on his spec
tacles. leaned back in his chair. and was
looking at the dilapdated condition of
the old house when suddenly the floor
gave way beneath his chair and in his
endeaNor to save himself from falling he
caught hold of the desk, pulling it over
on him with all its contents, and if he
mad not landed under the WATERFALL
bench he might have been seriously
hurt"
Miss Gertrude W. Miller of the Wallace
school. Lewiston, has resigned her posi-
ton on account of ill health. Miss Miller
is one of the oldest teachers in Lewiston
and Auburn i'll point of service. having
taught IN Lewiston schools continuously
since 1871 Her place in the Wallace
school will be taken by Miss S. NJ Jor-
dan, transferred from the Dingley school.
Miss Jennie |. Scott was promoted from
Grade TO Miss Jordan's room and Miss
L. F. jackson was transferred from the
College road school to fill the vacancy
nf
Miss r. II. Murphy was elected to the
corps of teachers and assigned to the
College road school.
Children who come to ST. Louis schools
with dirty faces are no longer sent home
to complete tneir toilets but are escorted
they are under the eyes of the janitor.
Under the old plan, the children sent
of the day. or were detained at home by
their offended and indignant mothers.
AS this class of children most need the
benefits to be had from the schools, the
kindly to the idea. and revel in the album
dance of water soap and clean towels.
This step taken i is thought that long
Of bath-tubs in the st. Louis school
buildings will score an early success.
All the schools in Fort Fairfield village
closed Nov. I'D, for two weeks vaca-
ton. except the sub-primary which
Magills the I'd primary, the school had
interesting Thanksgiving exercises. At
the I'd intermediate, Miss Myrtle Rich.
teasner there her W., We're erary
Perry picture to each pupil. After
school fourteen scholars, the number who
had not been absent half day during
the term, accompanied Miss Rich to her
home and took tea with her. Ice cream,
cake, popped. corn, etc, were served. The
children spent an hour or two delightful
ly and were then driven to their homes
by conveyances provided by their teacher;
and pride the career of Colbert Searles,
spoon in his mouth when he first saw the
light Of day nor have his degrees been
obtained without great physical and men
tai effort, An a, B. at - years and
Phi. y. at 70 years of age, is a record of
searles was born in Perkins Plantation,
Franklin Co, Maine. on Aug. Ia, 1873
where his parents, David c. and Nancy
being farmer by ocollpat lon Wien SIX
months old his parents purchased, and
moved out 70 z farm in JOY, where they
resided until their son was II years of
age, when the father secured position
as a mechanic in the Umbagog pulp mill
at this place. and. with his family took
up his residence on Church street where
searles had gone through Liyermore
from which after two Years aud one term
tered Wesleyan College Taking a clas-
steal course. and receiving the degree of
A B. in 1895. In the fitting school and at
college, Professor Searles excelled in ath-
member Of tbs baseball team and he
also played some on the varsity team at
Wesleyan while he was regular member
of the football team. In the fall of 1885,
Prof. SearleS accepted a position AZ in
structQr In French and German in the
State Military Institute at Cincinnati,
Ohio. where he remained for two years
when he resigned and went abroad "a
furtner complete his education, entartnv
the University of Leipsic in ms fail Of