Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08

Quite number Of changes will oc-
cur In the faculty Of the Pennington
Normal school at the close of this
term. 1t Is understood that Miss H.
+. Young and Miss Nellie A. Skinner
Will decline reelection. and possibly
others may be granted leave of alb
sence for a year to travel in Europe.
Several of the mothers of pupils attend
Ing the FOxcrOft village schools have or
ganized a society. the object OF which is
;% 10 me,p me PUPILS hn ana teachers and TO
| officers elected were: Mrs. s. E. Dill,
president: Mrs: J; c; Cross. vice prcsi-
d dent; Mrs 4; PACKARD secretary. FIX
Mrs. w. G. Boswell. Mrs. E. z. Cole The
society will meet every two weeks dur
ing school sessions Tuesday afternoon at
; o'clock. Meetings may also be held
during vacations.
| Prof. Purington of the Pennington
Normal school. has announced the fol-
lowing members Of the graduating
| class to be recommended to the board
Of trustees for teachers Of the Model
schools for 1912: Grammar grade
Miss Louise w. Richards Of Belfast.
Intermediate grade-Miss Martha ].
McPhail of Thomaston. Primary
|
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! At the last meeting Of the Waldo
County Teachers Association it was
voted to hold the next convention in
Lincolnville. on Monday, Sept. 23rd.
The last session at Monroe proved one
of the most successful in the whole
history of the association and the plans
for future gatherings were many. The
election Of officers resulted in the fol-
lowing choice: President. Arthur
Richie. Liberty; secretary, Bertha 1.
Bird, Belfast; treasurer. Grace f. Wal
ton, Belfast; executive committee, John
II. DuntOn. Belfast, Hodgdon c. Buzz
zell. Monroe. and Miss Mary Brown.
Liberty.
At the annual meeting OF Oxford
County Association of Bowdoin College
Alumni held at Beals Hotel, Norway,
recently, the old officers were re-
elected. These are Judge A. c. Her
rick of Bethel. president, and Frank
Kimball of Norway. secretary. Wilmot
Bookings Mitchell, A. b.. professor
of rhetoric and oratory. was present
from Bowdoin College. Among others
present were DR.. S. A. Bennett, NJ. l..
Norway. Judge Herrick and Mr.. Mer-
| rll of Bethel. An elaborate banquet
| menu was served in the Beals House
dining room. The party sat at table
for several hours telling stories and
relating anecdotes of college days. An
| exceedingly interesting talk was given
by Prof. Mitchell. 1t was the uni
versal sentiment Of the party that the
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able time for the next meeting seemed
to be the coming supreme court week
in South Paris.
Several new pieces of statuary have
been added to the fine collection al
ready adjoining the assembly room at
| Pennington Normal school. The fol-
| lowing were received last week: Statue
Of Apollo Citharoedus. taken from
the original which is now in the Vati-
| can; presented by the class of '99. Two
slabs. one 1.-The Declaration Of Inde-
| pendence.r and the other, The Treaty
! of Peace and Independence" by the
| class of IS. Both Of these slabs are
taken from the pedestal of the statue
of Franklin in front of City hall, Bos-
ton, and copied from Thomas Ball.
| The anniversary exercises at Hebron
j Academy have been announced as fol-
? lows: June 18th, Baccalaureate SER
mon: June 18th, prize debate; June IS.
] senior reception: June 10. graduation
| exercises: June 10, evening concert.
| The anniversary dinner will be given
| on June 18th in the dining-rOom at
Sturtevant. Home. 1t is expected that
at least $50 will be present. The class
parts of the 1901 class, Hebron Acad-
envy have been chosen as follows: Sa-
lutatory, Jack r. Piper; valedictOry.
Elsie NJ Bryant; prophecy. Mabel f.
| French: class history. Henry w.
| Bearce; class will, Lavena +. Holman:
| address to undergraduates, Ruth w.
! Thompson; address to halls and
campus, George X. BOrikOff; poem.
Camilla c. Ryerson: presentation Of
class gifts, Robert l.. Emery: GRAFTON.
Axel ]. Uppwall. The anniversary ex-
ercises at Hebron Academy will occur
| Wednesday. June 10.
Glass 1901 of the University of Maine.
who have taken the regular four years
course. will graduate forty-six stu
dents Following is the list of names
Of those who graduate: Charles Will
liam Bartlett. North New Portland;
Mark Jonathan Bartlett. MOntville;
Wales Rogers Bartlett. Center Mont
Vile; John Harold Bixby, Arson: Os-
car Merrill Bixby. Arson: William
Harris Boardman. Calais: Fred Ham,
mond Hanson Bogart. Chester. Conn;
Henry Alfred Buck, Bucksport;
Thomas Buck, Orland: Lewis Robin
son Cary, Bowdoinham: Samuel Clark.
Waterville; Arthur Leroy Cobb. South
Nassalboro: Charles Elmer Crosby.
Albion: Edmund Ireland Davis, Ban
gor: Fred Merrill Davis. Lewiston;
George Harold Davis. Auburn: Benja
min Franklin Faunce. Norway: Elsie
Eunice Fitzgerald. OldtOwn; Harold
Morrill, FolsOme. OldtOwn: Gertrude
Lee Frazer, OldtOwn: Joseph Edward
French, South Chesterville: George
Estyn Goodwin. Gorham. N. H.; Emily
Hamlin. Orono: Clifford Dawes Har
lvey. Lewiston; Leroy Harris Harvey.
lOronc; Ernest Judson Howe. South
Lancaster Mass: Henry Perez Hoyt.
Fort Fairfield Percy Raymond Keller.
West Rockport: Herbert Henry
Leonard, Orono: Wilbert Andrew
Libby. North Gorham: Frank Holt