Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-15
IN THE SCHOOLR00M.
What is Being Done in Maine for the Aivancc,
mcnt OF Education.

| The class of 1901 Bath high school.
has presented the school with a bust
| of Longfcllow.
The Jordon high school of Lewiston,
will have a days outing at Merry
meeting Park, June -.
| Miss Ruth Touscy, teacher of Eng
| lish in WeStbrook seminary, has ac-
cepted il position in the Quincy. Mass,
High school
Miss Lillian Qumby of Wcstbrook,
graduate Of Wellesley College. class
| of 80 has been elected as teacher of
| English in the Wcstbrook Seminary.
Miss Helen l.. TeW, supervisor of
drawing in Lewiston public schools,
has resigned her position there 10 ac-
| ccnt a similar one in Brockton, Mass.
4 school league was formed at Bur
| din recently with IS members. The
| members have in view Il nice tlaE for
their school building and will raise it
| with appropriate ceremonies July attn.
| Prof q. +. Lewis of the University
| of Maine. is at work on two German
| textbooks. During the summer he Will
be in charge Of the Chatauuua Assem-
| bly, and school of Methods at HurlinE
| ton, Vermont. President Harris viii
| give several addresses at this school.
The tenth annual reunion and ban
| quet of the Bath high school alumni
| association will be held at the Casino,
| McrrymeetinG Park, Monday evening.
| June ~ and an interesting program Is
| being arranged. Its executive commit
| tee are: Miss Annie Torrcy, presl lent;
| Oliver Moses Vice-prcsidcnt. Miss Ann
NJ Robinson, secretary and treasurer;
Miss H. Emma Magoun, Mrs Emma
]. Small Miss Lizzie Moses Fred -.
| Hill. Arthur Shorey.
| Principal Parker of the South Port
| land high school has announced the
| list of prize winners as follows: Course
at Shaw's business College. Miss Nina
| Criggs: Reynolds prizes. Misses Jcffors
| and Dyer and Mr.. Seaford: prize Tor
| four wears attendance Miss Burke ana
| Miss Merriman. The prize essay con-
| test resulted in a tie between Miss
| Nellie Burke and Mr.. Harry Taylor.
| Miss Mcrriman of the Juniors obtained
| the priZc for best essay in her class.
| Prof. w. r. Randall, who has re-
| Gently been elected president Of the
4 nINCrSllN OF ,NOutIltlu NetlIipi i''' -
Los Angeles. is the son of the late
Rev. ID. Il. Randall, for many years
Il prominent member of the Maine ION
| ference of the Methodist church. PROT.
Randall fitted for college at N"ht
| Hill and taught in the public schools
| in Maine He graduated from Yves
| lcyan University in 1897 and taught Tor
| n time I'm Connecticut. Later ne went
| to California, and for several years
| has been dean of Chaffey College NJ
| ontario Cal. He is regarded as one OF
| the leading educators of the state. and
his election is received with great en-
tbusiasm in Los Angeles. lie VIII
| cntcr upon the discharge of his duties
| ,t tho commencement of the colieg"
year
| SreakinC Of the part that the study
| Of arithmetic plays in the biddcl"rd
schools. Supt. Royal r.. Gould says
! 81 sometimes think that too much
| ,i,,,o is devoted to this STUDY to the
| exclusion of others. The cnltd com
| rocnccs the study of numbers almost
ne soon as il enters upon ITS schooi MS
and continues the study OF arithmetic
| from, that time until it enters hlSh
Lo,I I am inclined to believe that
, nortion of the time devoted TO arlth-
metic each day might be more proiit-
| ,,I, ueed on some other branch OF
rorL and in no way dctract from the
aeicicncy of this study In reading,
Greater attention should be given to
thought and expression, and to &C
comnlish this it is desirable that we
increase the supply of standard litcra-
turc particularly for the grammar
,rades 1t is one of the duties OF tue
ecbools to establish rencng hapits'
which will be carried into life, ana
we can only hope to accomplish inns
hv providing the pupils with DOCKS
,yhirb nossess distinct literary merit.
Eight young ladies who have been
attinp themselves as teachers were
graduated from the Portland training
school for kindcrGartens last week
rrbn exercises commenced at three
o'clock with singing CT the morning
songs The following essays were then
ao,iycred: Our Work" Miss Gertrude
~ poidv: Our Aims Miss Annie f.
M, errcy: Cur Inspirations, Miss Mary