Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-24
IN THE SCHOOLR0OM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the Advance
ment OF Education.

Miss Grace T.. Cotton of Brewer. has re-
Gently been elected principal Of the south
street primary school in Bath.
Maurice Barnaby Merrill. University If
Maine 1901. has secured the position oi
principal of Milford High school
Miss Aubigne Lermond has resigned a.
teacher of the seventh grade. Thomaston.
and will enter the training school AT
Bridgewater. Mass, this fan.
Miss Emma A Fountain has resigned
her position as assistant in the Thomas
ton High school. She has been connected
with the school six years.
Joel W. Reynolds Of Marhehead. Mass.
who has been teacher in the casttnr
Normal school for four Years. has r.
signed to accept the principdlship OF thr
Marhlehead High school.
Prof W Franklin Smith. principal OF
the Lewiston Manual Training school
since its institution there. three years ago,
has accepted Il similar position in the
public schools of PasSaiC. New Jersey.
Miss Hannah \ Stanley of Monticello.
has been elected by the Caribou school
board To the intermediate school. Miss
Louise Thomas has been promoted 10 the
second primary grade ana Miss Grace
Stratton elected to I'LL the vacancy in the
kindergarten room
Miss Ella T. Merrill. Pennington Nor
mai school. ~, and ~ Smith College. -.
VIII" for the past two years has been
assistant in the Plymouth. y. IL, Normal
school. has been elected TO Till thu va
cancy in Pennington Norma, schoo
caused by the resignation of Miss Harriet
+. Young.
The Mechanic Falls school board i.ds
elected IT. f.. Walker of Ellsworth. prin-
cipal of the high school Tor. the coming
year Mr.. Walker j. a gradual" Of Bow
dom College. having taught about i've
years. The board has also elected as AS
sistant. Miss Agnes +. Beai Of Lewiston.
Miss Beal IL a graduate ~ Lewiston High
and Nichols Latin schools ana Bates COL
egc Miss Bcll has taught four years IN
high school, part ~ the time rs principal.
At Il recent meeting ~ the Prudential
committee of kcnts llill seminary. Prof
George Albert G"uding. y NJ, of rroti-
dencc. r. l.. was elected To- MI the CiaI"
in the Latin department. made vacant by
G"uldinc j. a graduate OF Brown Inn. 90
sity where he has taught Latin for the
past two years. He comes with the high
est concentrations from Chancellor An
drews Of Nebraska rnive4 Sity ana Prcs
Fauncr Of Brown University
The fall term Of East Maine Conference
Seminary. Bucksport. opens Sept >. ANA
teachers have been assigned as follows:
President. \. 5. Bender. II. ID. of DICK
tnsous College and Drew Theological
Seminary. mental and moral science Pre-
ceptress. Edna y. Bright. ~ +. gradual
of Radcliffe and formerly preccptrtSS in
lessor of Illinois, Wesleyan University.
Latin and modern languages. Fred W.
Ward. \. f.. Bowdon College. 1870. Greek
and political science. +. n Cooper. for
merry manager Of BAY State Institute at
Springfield Mass. commercial depart
mont. ". II. :. t.llingwood. a. -, grad
ant in Wilton academy. mathematics
and sciences. Mrs. f. Il. Fuller. cloCI-
tion. NJ. Alice Cory, NJ. T.. instrument
tai music. a Eraduatc Of New England
t"ns"rNdt"r$ of Music. and student fo'
three years in Dresden. Gcrmau, Mts
Ellen NJ. Godfrey vocal music Arthur /: