Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-08

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The alumni and friends of East
Corinth Academy are raising Z fund
and 1t now seems probable that the
academy will soon be rebuilt and that
1t Will have working fund OF at least
s20,Ooo. The school is rapidly growing
under the efficient management of
Prof. and Mrs. f. f. Russell.
The annual session of the Sagadahoc
County Teachers Association will be
held in Bath, Friday. February s.
DR.. Winship of Boston, who had ac-
copied an invitation to address the
association, has been obliged to cancel
his engagement on account of trouble
with his throat. He has been ordered
by his physician not to speak in pub
lie for a while.
Rev. I. f. st. John having declined
to withdraw his resignation as super
intendent of schools in Eastport, II. r.
Williams, principal of the grammar
school has been elected to serve the re-
mander of the uneXpred term. Miss
Cheney has been appointed as teacher
in the Bird grade of the Brooks school
The school board are making arrange
ments to open an ungraded school at
an early udte.
Among the new organizations in
Madison is the Madison Teachers
Club. The members meet Thursday
evening once in two weeks for the dis
cussion of all matters relating to school
work The officers are: President
Prin. Thomas Roberts: vice president,
Alice Lalley; secretary and treasurer,
Nellie McCleary; member of executive
committee, Gertrude Blackwell,
Says one of the specialists III at
tendance at the State Teachers meet
ing: The schools of Maine are adj
vancing but the lethargy of the public
is the great handicap. | want to see
parents visiting the schools often, and
taking friendly and advisory rather
than stand off and criticise position
The Journal is right when it says a
good primary school teacher is the
nOblest work of God. Lewiston Jour
nal.
Miss Grace Fernandez of Dexter
who Went to Tule, Arizona early in the
fan, has met with the best of success
in her field of labor. She mas recent
iy received an offer of a good salary
to teach Spanish in the schools in
PhoeniI, Arizona, and will undoubted-
ly accept the same as soon as her en-
gagement in Tule ends. She was to re-
main in that place for five months.
1t is rather indefinite when Miss
Fernandez will again come East, but
she will probably attend the Pan
American exposition to be held in
Buffalo, ". Y.
The Stanton Club, an organization of
Maine Bates alumni, VIII hold its
annual meeting and banquet at the
Falmouth hotel, Portland, Feb. eth.
Among those to attend are President
Charles Sumner Cook. Rev. John
Carroll Perkins. and Scott Wilson of
Portland; George L. Smith, eX-presi-
dent of the Massachusetts senate, G.
G. Smith and w. +. Garcelon of Bos-
ton; A. NJ. Spear and O. b. Clason of
Gardiner; A. S. Littlefield of Rockland;
Henry Cakes of Auburn: Wilbur Jud-
kins of Lewiston: President Chase of
Bates, and Professor Stanton, the
guest of honor for whom the club was
named.
The following corps of teachers has
been elected to teach the winter term
of school in Caribou, to begin Jan Ith:
Lyndon Center. Gertrude Hitchings;
village, same as last term; Ellington,
Nellie CHM; Farnsworth, Roy Libby;
Lewis. Hattie Irving; Chapel, Lulu
Savage; Doe, Lille Lewis; Reach.
Lucy Small; Station, Emma Jordan;
Lufkin. Julia Mclaughlin; Grimes,
Ed. Doyle; Green Ridge. May Shea;
Doyle, Mabel Palmer: Mad Bridge, DR..
Fenlason; Cayouette, Nora Raymond;
Wright, Ada Dow; Limestone Line,
Chas Fenlason: Belauger, Alfred Cay
ouette: Hardison, Edith Harrison;
Vernon road, Edith Roberts: Lister,
John Roberts: Harmon, leila Goud.
The semi-annual convention Of
the Knox County Teachers Asso
citation will be held in Cam
den, Jan. IS. The program will be as
follows: 900 A. NJ. Prayer, Rev. w. +.
Lombard; address of welcome. Supt.
NJ. T. Crawford: response. $50. STORY
of the Lotus" Miss l.. f. Cleveland.
Camden. 1015. The School from a
superintendent Standpoint" Supt. F.
H. Hill. Rockland. 11.00. English
from kindergarten to College, Miss
Emma A. Fountain. Thomaston. 1.30, p.
NJ. Lecture on reading, Miss Elizabeth
Hall. Lewiston: 800. Conference. sub
Ject, 'ClaSSllIcatlOn ana frOinOtlOU Oh
Pupils" conducted by Supt. w. w.
Stetson. 7.30. Lecture by Hon. w. w.
Stetson.
At a recent meeting of the Water
boro High school Debating Society the
following program was carried out;
Song. The Forest Song" Resolved,
That a smoking chimney is worse
than scolding wife: affirmative, Miss
Eva Day. Claude Jellison. Miss Agnes
Stone: negative, Miss Ethel Little
field, Elmer Hobbs. Melville knight;
quotations from Holmes. members;
debate. Resolved. That marriage is
failure; affirmative. Miss Celia Dur
gin, Arthur Warren. Miss Minnie
Parker: negative, Miss Edna La
Fountaine. Bonnie Roberts, Miss
Florence Woodward: speech. The fu-
ture of the Philippines. Leslie w.
Goodwin; song. Happy School Days"
The vote was IA to Is in favor of the
negative side. At the close Of the
meeting the following officers We're
chosen: President, Elmer F. West;
vice-president, Florence NJ. Woodward;
cacratayy and traa SlIrpr Ethel Carmen