Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
IN THE SCHOOIROOM.
What is Being Done Tor the Advancement Of
Education in Maine,


| permanent school at Duck Island.
The Lewiston school board is consider
| ing the matter of the school bank sys-
| TEN.
| Tufts College has recently added to her
| list of fitting schools. the Camden high
| school.
| Miss Cora NJ Gordon of West Sullivan.
| has accepted Il position in a primary
| school in Melrose, Mass.
| a debating society is being organ
lied by the Association of St
| Dominique of Lewiston.
| F: +. Russell, principal of the Warren
| high school. has sent in his resignation
| to the school board to take effect at the
| close of the present term.
Prof Fred Hilton. principal of the
| high school at Sabattus, has resigned
to accept the principalship of school
| at Attleboro. Mass.
| FOrty-nine new pictures have been
| hung in the several schools of Rock
| land during the past year. of these
. have been given by the teachers.
| The Weld high school graduation oc-
| CURED the 18th Of March with a class OF
| four. The parts were assigned as fol
| lows: Harry Masterman. salutatOry.
| Floyd Withlm, class history: Clara 4.
| Phillips. class prophecy; Madgc lIough-
| ton, Valelictory.
| At the annual election Of the officers II
| the Colby College Young Mems Christian
| Association the following were chosen:
| President. Ernest T.. Nentres. 1901; vice
| president Robert A. Brakeman, 1901; sec
| rotary. Sheppard Butler, 1863; treasurer.
| Herbert &. Libby, 1902.
Mrs. Hattie l.. Whiting. who was
| elected recently supervisor of the
Northport schools, has attended sew
eral terms Of school at the Castinc
normal school, and has also taught
quite a little.
The graduating class of Arson
Academy consists of thirteen members
and have been assigned class parts as
| follows: Miss Marion Hovey, saluta
tory: Harold Collins, history; Miss
Bertha Bailey, prophecy; Miss Hattie
Jones, presentation of gifts; Miss
Paulenah Simmons, valedictory.
The one session system has been in
vogue at the Topsham high school for
four years and given the best salts
faction. There is no desire to return
to the two session idea. The gradu-
ating class of the high school is made
UP Of y smart boys and girls.
The class parts Of the Rockland high
school have been assigned by rank as
follows: Naledictory, Lorea :. Dickens;
salutatory Hattie il. Clark; third part.
Leola Thorndike;, fourth. part: Eva NJ
cd by the class: Prophet. Thomas T..
Hayden: historian, Frank f. Neazie;
poet, Helen Burpee;; odist, Lottie k3l-
loch: composer of the music Tor the Ouc,
Alice NJ. Armstrong.
The Skowhegan school board have de
cided upon a change in the manner OF
the graduating exercises TINS coming
year. The method pursued last year wa
Z solo nprf nj no
upon essays written for that purpose and
submitted to a committee. the class non
| 0rs going to the valedictorian and salutd-
| torian on their school rank. This year
the whole class will give essays and the
two who have obtained the highest
| marks will be given the salutatOry and
valedictOry.
The Talent Club of Gorham. which has
| for its object the Improvement of the
high school held its first regular meeting
March 18th. Jennie Pierce whitney
Charlotte Adelaide Millett and Helen
| Elizabeth Bradbury are the manager.
| treasurer and secretary respectively. MT.
| +. {. Brown is conductor. Mr. J. y. Brad
| bury porter and Miss Fogg, Mr.. Brown
| and Miss Milett compose the executive
| board. During the evening the follow
Mike the Man" Affirmative Messrs:.
| Harlow. nale. SWEET: negative, Misses
| Hadlock. Millett ana Harlow. The debate
| was spirited and the question was decid-
| ed in favor of the affirmative. Mr.. Bur
|
| judges.
| The following are the names Of tn"
different schools in Topsham ana those
| who taught them the present term:
| Foreside district. Miss Abbie T.. Hun
| ter: MiddleseX district. Miss Hattie
| H. Fisher: Cathance district. Miss
| Emma =. Williams: Mallett district,
| Miss MAY 9. Clough; Alexander dis
| trict. Miss Bertha :. Patten; Branch
| district. Mrs. l.. carr Policy: Pejep-
| scot district Miss Ella +. Rounds;
French district. Miss Annie l.. Barron;
| Village schools: high. John a. Cone
| PRINCIPAL Miss Nellie K. Minott, as
| sistant: grammar. Miss Helen j.
| Smith. principal; intermediate, MISS
| Augusta NJ. Johnson. principal; pri-
| mary. Miss Clare =. Hussey. principal
| The school report for the past year
shows that Rockland had 2li2 chllI Ire,
between the ages OF four and y me
| number Of different pupils registered WLs
| 1901 the percentage Of average attend
ance being 81 The average length OF
| the spring and summer terms was tti
| weeks and OF fall and winter terms i
| weeks The aggregate number of weeks
| of all schools was 1851. There are il
| schoolhouses. all in good repair and al
| supplied with flags. The estimated VALUE
Of an the school property is $50 39l. The
| total number Of teachers employed wa
| a. three being graduates Of norma
| schools The average wages OF theSt
| teachers were S91. The amount paid fol
| school superintcndence was SllS2. me 70
| tai school resources were SlS65b ana lht
| amount actually expended was sii,Wo
The above applies to the common school'
| only.
Supt. of Schools Frank II. Hill OF
| Rockland, says in his annual report
| in speaking of the changes for the
better during the past year: Perhaps
the most important is that the schoo
wear has been increased from "a to u
| weeks. and that the salaries of the
| teachers in nearly every instance
have been adjusted to the changed
conditions The lengtheninG of the
school year has placed us on more
even footing, comparatively, with the
| schools of other cities. A city whose
school year is 40 weeks has, in nine
years course, "a weeks, (nearly two
years. more of school than a city
| whose school year is "a weeks. why
| compare our schools with those OF
| Massachusetts-to our disadvantage
as long as these conditions remain un-
| changed?