Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-01
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What Is Being Done in Maine for the Advance.
mcnt Of Education.

Supt Smith of the Mexico and Rumford
schools. has appointed June nth as vista
ton day for the schools of the two towns.
\ library of twenty-sevcn volumes is
the fine beginning that the school inn
provement league at Rumford Centre re-
ports
Miss isabella w. Robinson of tha
Vaughan street school and Miss Cnrri'
T.. Robinson of the high school, Portland.
have resigned.
The teachers of PASSPORT have organ
lied an association with the following Of
iiccrs: President. II. r. Williams: secrc-
tary. j. b. Merrill; treasurer. Miss Mary
Wood.
\ school Improvement league has been
organized at South Rumford with these
officers: Pres, Alice LoNejoy; Sec. Mar
iory Hall. Treas: Edw. Noyes: EN- Com.
Fred NOyeS, Archie Putnam
The Portland schools will close June y.
This will be one week earlier than usual
the summer vacation having been extend
ed one week. ne schools VIII open IN
September at the usual time. the second
Monday which this year falls on the 9th.
The Jonesport school board has secured
the services of }. ID. Murphy of Lee. as
principal of the high school Mr. Murphy.
who will bcrin year engagement at
the fall term. is a graduate from Will
liams college. and for seven years has
filled the position of principle In the nor
NAL academy at Lee and has also served
as SUPERINTENDENT of schools.
The Portland school board has adopted
an amendment to the rules and regula-
tons the effect of which will be that IN
future pupils will only be admitted to the
first primary grade during the four
weeks of the fall term. Children VINO
will become five years of age before the
3lst day Of December Of that year Will lie
| allowed to enter the schools in September
! but at no other time during the year.
The amendment will not allow children
! to be admitted to the first primary grace
after the May vacation as has been the
custom.
The members of the Franklin school i'm.
i provement league of Rumford Point and
| their friends have wrought tranSIor,
nation in the appearance OF .ne scno !,
nut in fine condition. and may well serve
as an example to other schools. rms
league has also recently added ten dol,
! lars worth of books to It's library ana
has placed on its schoOlrOOm walls a
| fine picture of Franklin. This picture was
the gift of a citizen and was framed by
| Whittier is another gift to the Franklin
| League. that is much appreciated by It's
members.
Tho Westbrook school committee are
now engaged in revising the courses OF
study in all grades of the Westbrook
schools. The changes to be made Will
necessitate the transferring OF some OF
the high school studies to the grammar
school grades. SO that more attention
can be given during the high school
course TO more important branches OF
tho curriculum The aim of the COM
mittee is to raise the standard in all
the grades.
The scholars Of the South Monmoutf
| schn6I gave a novel entertainment Friday
ftcrnoOn. consisting of dialogues. reclta
a;nns charades. songs. etc The nove
,,art of the entertainment consisted OF the
f9;,;dinr of the school. having one.nalt OF
ne scholars on one side and one-half on
,hc other. the teacher taking no part ~
~ zach dialogue. etc. scored SO mann
no;nts. and each s,"e was IN complete lS
pporance Of the program of the other SIDE
No side. captained by Misses Neiile
Ccocdu,in and Florence Tinkham scored Il
n";nts: No. side. captained by Misses
P;nn;c Hinkley and Birdena Warren
anHrnd 9,S points. Not many spectators
I',ere present. owing to the ram.
some time ago the alumni of the Farm
..S,nn state normal school voted to have
. ..,sSe a large photograph. done In sepla
Hia"r hi.kerinr q. Boston of the old Stat
u!r,,,aI school as il was in the seventies
H., n;cturp has now arrived and Is IN tn
, ann of Mrs. J. NJ. s. Hunter OF Farm
;mton who was member 81 me com
;Ettee and il is understood that the IN
n.',ion is to have the picture hung IN IN
aensemhlv room at the new Normal build