Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
IN the SCnOOlROOM.
What Is Being Done In Maine Tor the Ad.
vancement Of Education.

A. f. True, Bates '9S, has been elect
| ed principal of Bluehill Academy.
Miss Cora Burleigh, who has taught
| in the Pennington High school for two
years past, has secured a position in
the public schools Of Melrose. Mass.
Miss Mabel Garcelon of Lewiston, a
graduate of Bates '9S. has secured ar
excellent position as principal OF
Princeton Mass) High school.
Professor Frederick w. Trust Of
Franconia, N H.. has been elected
principal of Pa fsonsfield Seminary The
seminary has been remodeled and the
new dormitory lis said to be one of the
finest in that ri art of the State.
Miss Matte u. Riley, of Cherryfield,
who was elect9d teacher of school No
Z, Ellsworth, has been obliged to give
up the school on account of illness. The
opening of the school has been post
poned.
Margaret f. Latin. who was elected
teacher of the State Street school, Ellis
worth. has resigned to take a position
as nurse in the Central Maine general
hospital at Lewiston. Miss Catherine
Simonton will teach the State street
school.
a. f. Linscott, principal of Water
boro High school, has rendered his res
ignation. He is succeeded by w. L.
Clements of Waterville. Mr.. Linsco't
will go TO Lisbon to be principal of the
high school at that place
The Portland school board has de-
Id za1,a =,
Street Grammar school. which is here
after to be known as the Staples
school. in honor of Mr.. Staples, for
mer teacher.
Hannah Clifford Of Cornish, has been
engaged to teach the eighth and ninth
grades in the Norway village schools.
Miss Clifford is graduate Of Gorham
Normal school and has taught the
same grade for three years at Machias-
port.
The alumni of the South Paris High
school have organized an association
with the following officers: President.
Alton c. Wheeler: vice president. Mrs.
Ernest z. Parlin; secretary. Blanche G..
Dean; treasurer. Olive NJ. Stuart. The
association is planning to have a picnic
in the near future.
The following Bath young ladies
leave, soon, to attend school: Miss
Lydia Folsom. Bradford Academy:
Misses Helen Johnson and Charlotte
Farnham, Mt. Holyoke; Miss Louise
Fuller, Smith, Miss George Duncan,
Laselle; Miss Isabel Turner. normal
school at Fitchburg, Mass; Miss Isa-
bel KeatOn, Brown, Providence r. l.
The annual catalogue of the Higgins
Classical Institute shows the largest
enrolment of students in the history of
the school and also the largest number
in the college preparatory department.
Twenty were graduated last June, ten
of whom are to enter college. The
teachers for the coming year will be H.
Warren Foss, w. H. Eaton. Miss Au-
gusta NJ Taylor and Miss Mabel A.
Humphrey. The fall term opens Sept.
4, and there is already good prospect
for large entering class.
Quite a number of the teachers in the
Eastport public schools are enthusiasts
tic over the question of proper train
ing. and some have decided to take the
course at the normal school, Among
them are Miss Grace Martin. Miss May
Hilyard. Miss Lisle Irving and Miss
Estelle Damon. Miss Martin accom-
panied Miss Clara Capen to Farming
ton. while the Misses Irving and Hill
yard will attend Castine Normal school
Miss Estelle Damon will leave on the
1th of September for the opening of the
fall term at Gorham. and her place will
be filled by Miss Carrie Traitor. Two
normal graduates from Gorham have
been engaged. Miss Alice NJ CLANCY,
who will take Miss Irving's place and
Miss Susan G. Fisher who will be prin-
cipal at the North End school. Miss
Hiyard's place being filled by Miss
Eta II. Anderson and Miss Martins by
Miss Carrie Kemp. while Miss Estelle
Ramsdell will teach the fifth grade in
the new grammar building.