Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-29
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class Of the Portland High school. s,
far 81 pupils have been registered il
all the classes.
! The Pennington High school has 9.
pupils in attendance and the term i.
one of the most promising for years
The senior class numbers nine, foul
boys and five girls.
Donald Mcmillan, teacher in tn,
North Gorham High school for tho
past TWO years. has accepted a posi-
ton as teacher in a private school in
Philadelphia.
Miss Frances Small Of Addison. has
entered Wellesley College. Miss Helen
Curtis, Tufts College. ana Clifford
Leighton ana Merrill Plummer the
University Of Maine.
+ The crowded condition Of the Nelrns
street primary school. Woodfords. has
been relieved by the transfer Of about
= pupils to tn new schOolrpom built
for the purpose in the Odd Fellows
block.
The Improvement League connect
iscotta, is doing much for the adorn-
ment Of the school. Recently il add, i
TO the schools collection Of pictures q
handsomely framed steel engraving If
Washington.
Of the last graduating class Of co.
burn Classical Institute, WatervilIe.
nineteen have entered colleges as f1l-
lows Colby, IS: Dartmouth. >, Bates
1. Worcester Polytechnic Institution.
!. Graduates of the school are now
found in thirteen institutions; Bates,
Bowdoin. Boston University. Brown.
Colgate, Harvard. Dartmouth, Tnilels-
ity Of Maine NassaT, Wellesley. Wor-
cester Polytechnic institution anu
Yale.
The annual meeting Of the North
ArJostook Teachers Association will
BE- held in Caribou, in the High school
room. on Thursday and Friday, No
vrmbrr 1st and ID Among those
present will be. Hon. w. w. Stetson.
State superintendent Of schools. Hon
Peter Charles Keegan Of Van Buren,.
ana probably the following. Nj. Rob
crts. principal Of the Presque Isle
High school. c. J. Richards. principal
Easton High school: Principal \. NJ
Thomas and Professor L. Nj. Felch Of
Kicker Classical Institute, Houiton;
ana Dr. II. r. Kailoch. superintendent
NJ schools. and y. H. Martin. member
school committee. Fort Fairfield The
president IL the association is W. 2.
Hamilton, principal Of Carbon High
school
fol e ls-1-
school which opened last week. prom
Uses TO be one Of success. The term
opened with a new principal. Mn.
Harry Sherman Rowe Of Rovbury
Mass. MI Rowe. who II about rs years
Of age has had remarkable success in
teaching previous to his coming to
Orono. He is a graduate of RpXhury
Latin school and 1897 graduated from
Harvard College at Cambridge. Mass
After graduation he taught success
fully in Newfield, y. II. From New
field, y. H.. DIV secured a position AZ
Of the High school in Little
ton, Mass, whore he taught with good
success for two years. MI. Rowe is
taking special interest in his pupils
not only in their studies but also in the
sports Of the day. Through his in
-tyumentality a football team has al-
ready been organized with Bartlett
Harvey as captain ana Frank Weber
AS manager.
The annual meeting 81 the Maine
Chautauqua was held at Frycburg re-
rently. a new manager was elected
ana set of officers with the exception
of the president. Pledges We're made
placing the union on a solid financial
basis. The officers elected We're. Pres
dent. Rev. GeD. ID. Lindsay, Water
Vile; vice president Dr Lyman Ah-
bot Of New York; treasurer. James II.
dunno, Jr.. Boston; clerk, Charles r.
Valpey: general manager. J. II. Dunno;
trustees, Geo. ID. Lindsay, Charles Il.
Nalpey and J. II. Dunno. There viii |
tlsr be II directors aside from the
usual work WI the assembly and schoo, |
II methods there will be summer in
statute next season. Glasses on AN |
important subjects taught in the |
schools at the present day with the
best of teachers, lecturers, entertain
nents. etc. will I've Of daily occur
renee The assembly will begin its |
session the first Of July and continue
.Wu months, instead NJ three or four
weeks. as I'D past years The grounds |
viii be open the last Of June and re-
main open until the last of September.