Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-23
IN The SCHOOlROOM.
What is Being Done for the Advancement o.
Education in Maine.

The Sanford school census recently
completed shows total OF 2o72 scholars
an increase of over loo in the past year
Eight of the schools in Sanford have
Joined the Maine School Improvement
League. making the local membership
about 20, with more ~ follow.
The Glass OF 1901 Of the Topsham high
school. was the largest class ever grad
uated from this school 1t contained y
members.
The schools in the outside districts Of
Sanford. have been furnished with United
States maps secured by Supt. Bennett
from the department Of the interior.
made from the latest United States geo
graphical surveys
Miss Ruth .. Heustis Of Auburndale.
Mass. teacher of music and drawing
in Bath. has resigned to accept another
position.
Charles Louis Donahue Of Portland,
was 4 member Of the graduating class
Of Georgetown University, Washing
ton. ID. q.
Miss Rosa Singer teacher of modern
! languages in the Bangor high school,
sailed this week from Boston for her
home in Germany.
Among the graduates Of the Rock
land Commercial College which closed
| its session Friday. are +. l.. Moore of
Passport and Harriet l.. Kelley of
Winterport.
The Westbrook school board has
| elected the teachers for the ensuing
year. ana has made in the majority Of
| eases a substantial increase in the
| teachers salaries.
There We're l. members Of the class
| 81 ha
grammar school. this spring About
| the same number will go into the
| grammar school from the sub-gram-
| mar. next fall.
Miss Edith Maybcrry Of Riddeford. a
graduate of Boston University. class of
| 1899, has accepted an offer to become as
| SiStant principal OF the Lawrence school
| in Brh0kline. She will teach literature
| and sciences. beginning her work at the
| opening Of the fall term in September
Rev. Fl. Collins. the president Of st.
MlrY'S College, Van Buren,. says that the
college has made marked progress during
| the past year, there being about twenty
attended at any time since the school was
| INSTITUTED. ami he thinks that the next
| year will be even better.
The NSchool street grammar school in
Ellsworth. won the handsome steel en-
craving Of George Washington, pre-
scented to the school in Ellsworth which
| would receive the highest rank of the
entering classes to Ellsworth high
school. by |. l.. Holman.
The Bangor high school orchestra,
which. with the assistance Of pupils. gave
a successful musicale in the memorial
parlorS last week. has presented to the
school two large and handsome framed
portraits of Beethoven and Mozart and
two triezes of Della Kobbias Singing
Boys The pictures were purchased with
the proceeds of the musicale and will be
appreciated by pupils and teachers alike
The Lincoln school league Of Exeter
tOak Till neighhorhood). gave a reception
to the superintendent Of 81 'hOols, the SUI
pcrintrnding school committee and the
teachers of Exeter. at Exc ter Mills hall.
on Friday evening, June 10. The words
of welcome were responded To by Mrs.
NJ. {. Abbee. superintendent of schools.
The pupils gave readings. songs. da :
lOsuc-. etc, under the direction of their
teacher Miss Bernice Barker. After the
entertainment. ice cream and cake We're
served to the invited guestst and fur
niShed Ia all others at reason able rates.
The proceeds, upwards of 500 went ia
the school league treasury.
AT meeting of the teach ers and
1uperintendents of Mapletoni Castle
Hill and Chapman held Recently at
Balls Mills, Teachers Impro, vement