Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF.
IN THE SCH00LR0OM.
vhs, |. ssns Done in Maine iOs the Advance.
meni o, Education.

,ae been appointed TO a position in the
proyid-ncc city schools.
Miss Nina Williamson OF Rockland
,soan teaching the winter term OF
',nooI at Cushing this week. 1t IS her
srth successive term there.
school has begun At Limington Acad-
.nv Fifty scholars have already been
-ssistered, the largest number in at
..nasnce during the winter terms for
many years.
Miss Lucy Bedlow OF Portland, for
tse past several years teacher of draw
,ng in Portsmouth,. N H.. has resigned
n accept position in New Bedford at
much larger salary
school improvement league has
h.an formed AT the Lower Village dis
,,iet Abbot. This is the third league
4, Abbot, there being one in the Lam
h.rt district and one in the Upper Vii
lase district.
Miss Elijah beth Hall of The Lewiston
Training School gave the teachers Of
Leeds talk on primary methods in
,ssding. spelling and number work. on
saturday afternoon. Dec. :. at the
Yaeds Center scnoolhouse.
The total enrolment of students in
Rates College this year is 293; with 50
seniors, G. juniors, - sophomores and
y freshmen with accredited standing
which makes the largest freshman
slsss on record at Bates At the close of
the first term
IN. Mexico schools. through the I'm
movement Leagues have this term eX-
nsndad $50 for school improvement pur-
nose A flag has been purchased. In
ssysral Of the rooms has been placed
bieture m Julding. and pictures have
been hung \ fine portrait Of Mckin-
ipy handsomely framed. has hcon hung
In the high school.
The Maine Amateur Press Associa-
ton, which was To have met with the
EDITORIAL board OF the High School
Orac- in Bangor. NoS. p and % and
which was postponed until De-. IL ana
II. has again been postponed. II is
nov scheduled TO meet here Friday and
saturday Jan. II and IS.
A movement is on foot to have a
State basket ball league. composed II
the leading preparatory schools ana
colleges in Maine. The schools which
sll compose the league are bangor
High, Portland High Cohnrn Classical
Institute. Rockland High.f kent's Hill.
Hebron. West brook seminary. colby
snd the University Of Mafne.
The schools OF Montague have re-
entity oreAnzed Improvement Leagues
with The follow ing names: Whittier
Grammar school. Fred l.. Varney
principal: No kinney intermediate. An
lle +. Buck. teacher: Stetson Primary.
ldria f. Buck. teacher. Pictures.
books. pencil sharFen"rs. .etr.. arr soon
70 te purchased.
The class Of ~. Thomaston High
school has assigned the class parts.
The h5n0rs Will be taken Al follows:
Vaedctory. Edith Wilson; salutatory
May MrPhail, first Grafton. Wilbert
SNOW second Grafton. Edna Waits;
p0etn. Sadie I-inn-ll class will. Pearlia
Peaslae; ode, Ethel Nichols: essay.
Nae Burton: prophecy. Jennie l..
smith; history. Jennie Rider The
class numbers ten. e..
AT session Of the Saco school board
held Monday several teachers We're
elected. Miss Nira Lord. who has been
teaching school in district was chosen
to Succeed Miss henrietta Gay who has
asked for 4 leAV5 ~ ahs+nct- during tn
Whier. Miss Bessie Lowell was elect
90 teacher Of the school in district l.
MISS Bessie Bun nham. daughter Of Or.
bhrnham oi Saco. was chosen assistant
10 the sth grade TO succeed Miss Jose
fhne MIlliken. Miss Howe was hired
10 teach tn kind-rga rts-n school Two
M6Tt terms.
Ihe village school al Cutler opened
last week with Arthur Dinsmorr OF
'hat place .:S teacher. Owing 10 the.
lSc' maj so many OF he scholars are
employed in the factory during the SaT-.
Ii'lt season, the school officials post
Poht'l The Opening OF this school until
hs factory had closed FOR the ,aasbL,
BY opening the school on the first OF
december and continuing the terms
l4tef INTO the summer tho school VIII be
~ session about the usual number OF
months. This arrangement is proving
Wy satisfactory TO the people of -thc
Village ard Will undoubtedly hr con
uhusf.