Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-10
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine Tor the Advance
ment Of Education.

The new building for the Portland
MANUAL training school will be ready
Tor occupancy in September
Miss Nellie Brooks Hill, for two
years flrst assistant at Yarmouth High
school mas resigned her position to ac
cept similar one in Pepperell. Mass.
Perley r. GRAHAM Of Lewiston. has
been engaged for the sub-mastership
Oh the Madison High school Miss +:
blanche Chadbourne of East Madison
has been engaged for the 9Th and IN
grade. Miss Chadbourne has been
teacher of East Madison schools for
TIE past SIX years. The schools of
Madison will begin. Monday. Sept ID
Miss Maud Vickery of East Machias.
has been elected assistant teacher in
the Machias High school. Miss Wick
cry is graduate of Washington acad-
envy. class of 80. and of Bates college.
class of 81. She has since taught in
the Calais High school and at the
academy in which she prepared for
college The latter Institution she will
leave to come to Machias.
1t is quite probable that Miss Merits
H. -haNiiii' VIM Ids Dttii fOT lllt past
year principal of Paris Hill academy.
will be elected to the position left va
cant by the resignation of Miss Flor
ence Lowell as assistant in the South
Paris High school. Miss Maxim is a
graduate of Bates. '9S. Since her grad
uation she has taught for two years
in Massachusetts schools. Miss Lowell
has been elected an assistant in the
Auburn High school.
At recent meeting of the Webster
| school board, these teachers for the
village We're elected for principal of
| the High school. Mr.. Foss of Bates
] college, with Miss Winnie Sleeper as
| assistant. Miss Sleeper is also prin-
| cipal OF the grammar school with Miss
| Zilpha Moorehouse assistant in the
| grammar school Miss Carrie Amlock
is principal of the intermediate and
Miss Bertha Maxwell in the primary.
| Schools will open the first week after
| State fair for Il 12-weeks' term. The
| old board of teachers were reelected
| to the rural schools. A slight change
| in the course in the high school is con-
| templated for the coming year.
| The public schools of the town of
| Richmond will commence, Monday.
September l6. Superintendent OF
| Schools Newell has engaged the fol
| lowing teachers: T.. G. Mcclure, prin-
| cipal of high school: Miss Gertrude
| Curtis. assistant: c. r. Winslow. first
| grammar: W. f.. SeekinS. second gram
| mar and principal of the building;
| Miss Nellie Thomas. first intermedl-
ate: Miss Annie Call. second interme-
| date; Miss Lorette +. Parks. prima-
| nv: Miss Cleora Umberhind. North in
| termediate: Miss Julia c. Richards.
south intermediate: Miss Lucy NJ.
| Skillings. No. 3: Miss Marie II. Hager.
| No s: Miss Agnes G. Winslow. No. 2:
| Miss Gertrude Greenlaw. No. 10. Dis
| tricts Nos 5 and IL have been amalga-
mated and this coming term the school
will be held in the No. schOolhouse.
| Last spring, it was held in No. IL.
The 18th annual encampment of the
| Castine Alumni association at Sandy
/ Point is surprising previous camps IN
| attendance and general interest. the
| number enrolled during the first week
| being about 20. Several successful
bontires have been enjoyed, and good
deal of local interest excited by trlai
| held, last Saturday evening. to deter
mine the guilty party in civil SUIT
brought against one of the campers.
Opinions as to the possible guilt of the
accused were somewhat varied; thus
a verdict of mot guilty. but don't do
ii again." was satisfactory to all. An
address was given. Tuesday evening.
by Professor Richardson. and large
number was expected on Wednesday
to enjoy the annual reunion day ana
the concert TO be given in the evening.
The camp register is honored by the
names of the following, who either are
! at present or have been sharing the
fun and fare: Prof. G. 7. Fletcher,
Northampton. Mass: Hon. John W.
Dresser. Castine: Prof. A. F. Richard
| son. Castine: Frank Harvey. kendus-
keae; Mr.. and Mrs. Victor V. Thomp-
son. Ashland. Mass: Mr.. G. c. Fiske,
Ashland. Mass: John r. Dunton. ESQ.,
| Belfast; w. r. Perkins. Cherryfeld'
DR.. w. H. Jones. northampton, Mass
and others.