Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
IN THE scHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done for the Advancement Of
Education in Maine.

Rockland reports 21G7 persons Of school
age this year, a gain of % over last year.
The next session of the Western Pen
obscot Teachers Association Will be held
in Garland June l and ,.
A new electrical machine has been
added to the physical apparatus at the
Yarmouth high school.
The laboratory in connection with the
Pencil Institute, Gray, will be complet-
ed this summer. The structure Will be
brick, lireprOof.
A kindergarten school will be estab-
lished in the new convent of st. Mary
parish. Bangor, which will be completed
this summer.
Arbor day will be observed in the Ash
land schools by planting trees on the
school grounds. Exercises are being pre-
pared for the day.
Two graduates of Jordan high school,
Lewiston Oliver Small ana Frank Crosse
are winning much credit at Dartmouth.
Small has taken first honor in mathe-
MATES and Crosse in German.
| The graduating parts have been as
mar school as follows: Naledictory,
George Pendlcton: salutatory, Philip 81
monitor: history, Helen Small; prophecy,
| Linda f. Rice.
The North Penobscot Teachers Con-
| ntendents will be held at Mattawam-
| keaG the next day, May %.
| The Il class Of the Levi Hall school.
| North Gorham. have presented to the
| school fine large portraits of Longfellow
| and Lincoln The presentation was ac-
companied by appropriate exercises.
| 4 lecture Of great interest was given in
ta;stport recently, by Prof a, FL z; Win VIM
| of Boston. Prof. Winship's subject was
| 'Rascals and Saints in School Affairs,
| ana the lecture was given under the pat
| loo, pf ha In Gnhnni
| The following class parts have been as
signed in the senior class of Cherryfield
Academy: Naledictory. Morris OBJ Camp
| bell: sdlutatory, Bertha Wiley; grafton.
i J. Irving Gleason, poem Herbert F. "a
| tory. Augusta Mediation: address to I'M
| dergraduates, Albert n. Tyler.
Miss Mcmahon, teacher of the sew
| enth grade in the PASSPORT grammar
school. owing to i'll health has been
| given a leave of absence for the pres
| ent term. and for the present Principal
Williams is acting as teacher of that
| grade.
| Arbor day will be observed by the
| students at Kicker Institute. Houlton.
In the morning tree will be planted
| by the senior class. with appropriate
| exercises. Then with the high school
| lDtN 10 To tilt par W iltlt Il IICIlI1
| dinner will be served. and the two
teams from Kicker will play a game
Of basketball.
4 meeting Of the school superintendent
| from the different towns throughout
] Washington county was held in Machias
recently, ana was conducted ny State Su-
! perintendent of Schools w. w. Stetson.
| The meeting was very largely attended.
/ school officers from nearly all parts of
| the county being present. Some Of the
| most important questions regarding
| school work and the duties ana opportu =
| mites of the superintendent We're dis
| cussed, among them being "A Course of
| Study for Rural Schools" Questions on
| School Law" and what Superinten-
dent Should do When he Visits n School"
| The graduating exercises of the North
New Portland high school occurred April
| 18TH. large attendance was present ana
| the parts We're able and well rendered.
evinCiuS most thorough scholarship. This
term has been under the instruction Of l..