Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-04
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCH0OLROOM.
What Is Being Done in Maine Tor the Advance
ment Of Education.

Miss Beulah Devereux, formerly OF
Castine, is now teaching in the Red
Cliff schools, Colorado.
Ninety-two scholars are enrolled in
the three schools in the High school
building in Limestone.
There are thirty Kittery pupils in
the Portsmouth schools who are pay
ing nine hundred dollars year for
tuition.
NJ. A. Cowperthwaite of Cambridge,
a Harvard graduate, has been engaged
as assistant in the Portland High
school.
The School Improvement League at
Prospect village will give a sociable
soon. and devote the proceeds to the
Improvement of the schoolhouse.
Miss Grace Thompson, a graduate
of the Lewiston Training school, has
been elected as teacher in the seventh
and eight grades of the Orono Gram
mar school.
The Lincoln High school opened Dec.
90, for a term of Il weeks. The teach
ers. Mr.. and Mrs. Miner, have been
spending their two weeks vacation in
Providence, Rhode Island.
The PASSPORT public library has re-
Gently received an excellent framed
picture of the late President Mckinley,
the gift of Mr.. George w. SWEET of
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia.
Louis A. Thomas, a graduate of
Brown University and son of Rev. J
w. Thomas of Rockland, has received
teacher in the
Philippines, and expects to sail about
January first.
At the recent meeting of the debat-
ing society of the Canaan High sChOO
the following question was discussed:
Resolved. THAT the president and
vice-president should be elected by
popular vote. Decided 10 to in favor
Cf the affirmative.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson has resigned
her position as matron of the dOrmi-
tory at Fryeburg Academy and Mrs
Josephine A. Durant, who has had q
great deal of experience in this work
has been chosen by the faculty to fill
toe vacancy.
Miss Frances Mosher, who has beer
one Of Orono's successful teachers
has TtSlSItt IltI DDSlllbll III tlic puDllt
schools and has gone to Port Deposit
Md. where she has accepted a position
in the Jacob Tome institution of which
DR.. A. w. Harris is president.
The Boys Debating Society has beer
organized in Charleston. with the fol
lowing officers: President, Edward
Grady; vice-president, Hoyt NJ. Me
Caulay; secretary, Willard p. Haley
executive committee, Fl. w. Foss, A. F
Chadbourne. o. F. Harvey. The frs
meeting was held Monday evening
Dec. %, and the question for discus
sion was: Resolved, THAT the United
States ought to construct and own tn
Nicaragua canal
The following are the names of thoS
who participated in the recent priz'
declarations of the scholars of tn
Eliot High school: Cora E. Raitt
Florence NJ. Davis, Alice f. Grant
Alice f. Hodgon, Winnifred NJ. Dixon
Jeanne Moulton, Bessie M. Staples
I.innie s. Hooper, Alice l.. Rowe, Willis
NJ. Hayden; committee of award. III
l. Durgn, Mrs. C. +. Drake, Earl c
Lane. The first prize was awarded t.
Miss Jeanne Moulton and the second t
Miss Alice Rowe.
The senior class parts at Higgins
Classical Institute. Charleston, have
been assigned as follows: Salutatory
Bertha w. Allen, Sedgwick; history
Milton r. Bent. Charleston; poem
Alice l.. McCurdy. Charleston; pro
phccy, Gertrude l.. Washburn. Atkin
SON. Grafton, Fred W. G. Rideout
Charleston; address to undergraduates
Hoyt NJ. McCaulay, Hancock; awarding
prizes. Avis l.. Beal. Neazie; presenta
ton of gift to school. Obder f. Bood
way. Charleston: valedictory, Har
yard r. Crabtree. Hancock.
Westbrook Seminary opened Monda,
after the Christmas vacation. There
are nearly 105 pupils registered. :
slight gain over last term. Mr.. Ed
ward Il. Kelley of Auburndale, has
been added to the faculty in place o
Miss Foster resigned. Mr., Kelley is ;
graduate of Harvard and will teacl
Greek and the higher mathematics, am
will have charge of the physical work
The senior class have decided to pre-
sent the play Ingomar. Mr. Ringdal
of Portland will play the leading rol
and the coaching of the class Will b
done by Miss Agnes NJ. Stafford.