Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-28
IN THE scn0OtROOM.
VIVA. Is Being Done In Maine Tor The Ad'
vancement Of Education.

| Prof. +. C. Robinson of Bowdoin COL
lege, has resigned as superintendent or
| the public schools of Brunswick.
Miss Cora Edwards, teacher of ply
sizes in the Westbrook High school, has
rendered her resignation to the school
committee.
F. c. Mitchell L. of Nj. 1900. has been
elected to the principalship of the FIT.
| Fairfield High school, for the next
year.
| Miss Harriet Holmes of PASSPORT.
| who has held the position Of second as
sistant in the high school in that town
| the past two years. has accepted a
position as teacher of English litera-
ture in an institute in Richmond. Va.
| The high school in Monmouth will
commence Sept. 3rd with Mr. Dennison
of Jay. as principal. and Miss Hanley
as assistant. Mr.. Denuison is n grad
uate of Bowdoin.
| Miss Nina Caswell. teacher in the
| Rawson Grammar school, Machias, for
| the past seven years has resigned her
position and will go to Portland. where
| she expects to enter the training
Ischoo.
| Principal Ernest Il. Woodbury. Of
Fryeburg Academy. has resigned his
position to accept one as the principal
of the Meriden. n. H.. Academy, which
| is a large fitting school for Dartmouth.
| Mr.. Woodbury. has been at Fryeburg
| four years.
| Prof Nichols. the newly-elected
principal of the Lewiston High school.
| holds a certificate from the city of
Boston called the Masters degree.
which admits him to teach in any
grade of school or college in Massa
chusetts. He has the title Phi. d.. and
has rightfully earned it.
Frederick Bragdon Of Brunswick.
graduate of Bowdoin College, who has
| been teaching in Massachusetts several
years. has been elected principal of
Gorham High school. TO fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation by
Principal Woodman. There We're AZ
applicants.
AT an enthusiastic meeting of North
Yarmouth Academy Local Alumni As
Sociation. held recently officers were
elected as follows: President. Walter
b. Allen. SO; presidents. Mrs.
John d. Cleaves. 20. Mrs. Melville c.
Merrill IS: secretary. Georgianna G.
Russell. 49, Cumberland; treasurer,
Charles L. Marston, Esq, go; exec
utive committee, Charles l.. Marston.
Esq, so. chairman, Ida Belle Mitchell,
Ada A. Gray. Florence Hill. II, Georgi-
anna c. Russell '9S. Marion Loring
Bennett, '95, Mrs. John ID. Cleaves. 20.
At recent meeting of the Rockland
school committee. Miss Anna Il.
Coughlin of Rockland. was elected
teacher of English and botany. and
Miss Gertrude Lois IIsIey of Bangor,
teacher of Greek and mathematics, in
the high school. Miss Coughlin, who
has taught in Aver. Mass, for the past
two years, was formerly a teacher in
the Rockland High school. Miss Ilsley
is graduate of Colby and taught
Greek and mathematics for two years.
at the Higgins Classical Institute.
college preparatory school located at
Charleston. Me.
The annual catalogue of the Higgins
Classical Institute. Charleston. has just
been published. This catalogue shows
TIE largest tiiiolilIitHl VI StuhtulS III
the history of the school, and also the
largest number in the college prepara-
tory department. Twenty We're grad
uated from the school at the last COM
mencement. ten of whom will enter
college. The teachers for the coming
year will be Fl. Warren Foss. w. Fl.
Eaton. Miss Augusta NJ Taylor and
Miss Mabel A. Humphrey The fall
term opens Sept, and there is already
"A good prospect of large entering
class.
The following are the names of the
teachers thus far elected for the Show
hogan schools for the coming year: w.
l.. Bonney, principal high school; Bap
Robinson: TX grade. Miss Dora Cleve-
land; Leavitt school. VIII grade, Miss
Annie l.. Beard; VII grade. Miss Annie
NJ. Swain: V grade. Miss Blanche
Tantish: " grade Miss Lizzie Hig-
gins: Lincoln school. VI grade. Miss
Annie Maddocks: III grade Miss Ger
trude Townsend: III grade. Miss Addie
Cleveland; I grade. Miss Grace Brad
ley: Park school. " and V grades.
Miss Alice f. Mitchell: II and III
grades. MISS Lizzie II. HedleE. grade.
Miss Flora Pennen 1
The faculty of the East Maine Con-
ference Seminary, Bucksport. is now
complete for the ensuing year. which
commences with the opening of the fall
term on Sept. 4. and is as follows:
Principal, Rev. Simpson A. Bender of
the East Maine Conference who resigns
a regular charge at Calais to take the
school Mr.. Bender is graduate Of
Drew Theological Seminary and Dick
inson College. instructor in mental and
moral philosophy political sciences
and evidences. Preceptress. Mary A.
Mckay. A. B.. of Camden. will con-
tinue in this position and in charge of