Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-14
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education

The school census has been taken
and the number of scholars this year
is 925, a gain Of 80 over last year.
Ii is understood by the students of
North Yarmouth Academy that a
prize of s. would be given to both the
boy and girl getting the highest rank
in the study of the Bible for the year.
Last week it was announced by the
principal, Mr.. Snow, that the prize for
the girls would be divided between Ella
Wheeler and Mary Primble, honorable
mention being made of Sara Winslow.
Kennedy Crane got the prize for the
boys.
AT the beginning of the present term
Of the Bowdoinham High school the
sophomore class began the study Of
birds in connection with the botany
lessons and at that time Prin Palmer
offered a prize to the individual MEM
Der of the class who would have the
largest bird list at the close of the
term. As the term has advanced the
interest has grown, in fact reaching
far beyond the members of this class
alone. Nearly every member of the
class has good sized list now, but to
Miss Augusta Robinson falls the honor
Of having the largest list, her list num-
bering "A birds. To Miss Robinson
The prize fas been awarded, volume
Of ''rird Neighbors." Next to Miss
Robinson comes Byron Newton with a
li"t Of 20 and Lysle Temple with 6S.
81. n the class have over so. In their
botany work the class has analyzed
over 80 flowers since the beginning of
the spring term. The enthusiasm
awakened in the High school in the
study of birds caused some of the pu-
pills in the rural schools to become in
terested and John Pratt of East Bow
t.oinham, member of the Jefferson
school reports having seen about 20
water birds. This the largest list out
side of the village.
The annual exercises of the Eastern
state Normal school at Castine took
place June 5th. Nearly $50 students
have attended the school this term,
and there were fifty in the graduating
class. The names of the graduates
are as follows: Advanced class.-Ed-
win S. Conner Castine: regular course,
Ivan III. Bates, Enfield Ruby | Bick-
ford, DiXmont; Hattie +. Black
Brooksville; Alice Z. Blake, Orrington;
Mary A. Brigham, Columbia; Fannie
p. Calderwood, Vinalhaven; Stephen
w. Cash, Talmadge; Sophia H. Coffin,
Ashland; Ina |. Coombs, Islesboro; Eff
fie b. Cook. Castine; Esther F. Farm
ham, Orland Minnie +. Fernald Cam
den; Josie Nj. Gray, Surry; Mary A.
Harmon, Castine; Laura X. Haskell,
Deer Isle; Amelia d. Herrick, Charles
ton; Edna NJ. HoffSes, Gushing; Edith
NJ. Hutchings, Penobscot; Ruth G..
Kimball, Hermon; Bula B. Leach,
Penobscot; Augusta G. Leighton, Har-
rington Mary X. Leith, fremont;
Susie f. Lewis, Caribou; Lucien II.
Lord. Burlington; Edith B. Lufkin,
Brooklin; Chester A. Maddocks, Els
worth; Lula NJ. Matthews, Warren;
AGre NJ Mcfarland. Brooklin; Joseph
q. NORM, Fort Kent: Grace NJ. Pay
son, Warren; Ethel NJ. Peabody, Mil
bridge: Amy s. Perkins. Castine; Har-
riet NJ. Peasley, Jonesport; Edna II.
PelIcys, Barring; Sadie f. Poole, Bris-
toll; Cora +. Rand. Stetson; Annie Z.
Rhodes, Northport; Belva l.. Sellers,
Pcnobscot; Mabel G. Shaw, Caribou;
Clarence r. Simmons, Appleton;
Frances NJ Stevens, Belfast; Elsie T.
Slower, Castine; Idella NJ. Stubs.
Hampden: Charles Fl. Swan, Prince
ton: Beulah NJ. Sylvester, Castine;
Georgia =. Wardwell. Brookline Mass;
BESSIE NJ. Weymouth, Troy; Mabel 3.
Wilson, Castine; Mary *. Wood, Or
riGCtOn.