Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-13
IN THE SCHO0LR00M.
What Is Being Done in Maine for the Advance
ment Of Education.

at Fort Popham.
Miss Emma s. Irish Of Bridgton. has
engaged to teach in the graded schools
at Laconia. n. II.
Miss Gertrude Swan of WestbroOk.
has accepted position in the schools
Of Boothbay Harbor.
The Methebesec Club of Rockland,
has voted to eXpend $40 in the pur-
chase of books for the public schools
of that city.
The valedictory of the graduating
class Of the Warren High school. has
been assigned to Miss Edna Boggs. and
the salutatory to Miss Clara Eastman.
Pophams new schoolhouse will not
be ready for occupancy this term and
at the present outlook it will be diff
fcult to say whether it will be next or
not.
A number of the graduates of the
Jordan High school of Lewiston have
perfected plans for organizing an
Alumni Association representative
Of the institution.
Miss Willard. who has been teaching
the grammar school at South Nor
ridgewOck. has resigned to accept a
position in one Of the schools at her
home in Strong.
Fourteen electric lights have been
placed in the Caribou High school
building. and later six more lights
will he added to this number They
are the gift of the public spirited la
dies of the Social Club.
Will McI.ain, now a pupil in the
Rockland High school can lay claim to
good attendance record. From the
I'd to the 9th grade. covering a period
Of eight years he was neither tardy
nor absent.
II. s. Wilbur. who until last year
was for six years principal of Jones'
port High school, has at the request
Of the school board consented to re-
sumo his former place for the spring
term. having relinquished for the time
the study of law in Portland.
Miss Laura 3. Sanborn has resigned
~er position as teacher in the gram
mar school. District No a. Vinal-
haven. This will necessitate the sup
plying of two new grammar school
teachers as Miss Arlena Russell mas
accepted position in Harwick, Mass.
The parts of the graduating class in
the Milford High school. have been as
signed. Salutatory. Pearl Libby:
class history. Bernice Mills; class ode.
Edith Longley: address to under
graduates. Norman b. Haley; essays.
Misses Lura Barker and Abbie
Doherty: valedctory, Florence Sleeper.
Miss Harriet Il. Long of Tenants
Harbor has been elected to the posi-
ton of assistant in the High school.
to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of Ralph l.. Wiggin. Miss
Long is a graduate of Nassar College.
and has been teaching in Rumford
Falls.
Bates College opened Tuesday
morning with all the faculty and a
goodly proportion of students on
hand. President Chase is at home
again after an absence of very nearly
all the last term. in work in New Eng
land and New York. The interior of
the college chapel is now in process of
repair. under the supervision of the
juniors. Chapel exercises will be held
in the different rooms of Hathorn Hall
for the present. The seniors are
thoroughly interested in the plans of
the alumni for an unusually festive
commencement next June.
The High and grammar schools at
the lower village. North Arson. will
commence April 22d. The remainder
o: the schools in town will begin April
29th. Mrs. G. A. Steward will teach
the grammar. Mrs. G. A. Porter the
intermediate. and Miss Grace Scott
the primary, in the village. the same
as last year at the lower village. Mr..
jackson will return to the High
school, and Mrs. Ellen NJ. POore will
teach the grammar school as berore
Miss Elva Brown of Mercer the in
termediate. and Miss Maud Powers the
primary.
The. village High. grammar and
urinary schools Of Bowdoinham
commenced Monday April sth. with
the same teachers as last term. viz
Prof. F.. l.. Palmer of Charleston In
the High school: Miss Annie Rogers
of New Brunswick in the grammar
and Miss Helen G. Thompson of Lew
iston in the primary. The teachers OF
the out of town schools have been as
signed as follows: Post Road. Miss
Ella whitney: Ridge. Rev. Mr.. Payne;
Brooks district, Miss Cora Young
White, Miss Carrie NJ. Leavitt; Ian
caster, Miss Jane NJ. Given: Raymond
Miss Clara COombs.
The superintendent Of schools. Yrs
r. II. Mansfield, in Jonesport. IA:
made the following assignment o.
teachers for the spring term: Higt
school, H. c. Wilbur. principal. Bow
doin, "a: District No. l. Viola Crowley
2. grammar. Mrs. D. d. Kelley: prlm
airy. Carolyn Maloon. assistant. Regina
Cummings: 3. grammar. E. A. Worces
ter. primary. Alice Moore. assistant
Mildred Calor; Lower Bay. Laura
Rogers; Monsapec. Hattie Peasley
Kelley's Point, Carolyn Wilson; Heat
Harbor. Eugenia Wilson: Alleys Bay
Belle Mckenzie; Beals Island. gram
war. Elmer Crowley: primary, Annie
Norton; Slate Island, Mamie Cum
mings.