Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-10
IN THE SCHoOLR00M.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

a. ~
the Ola Town schools reports the mum
bnr of students in the city TO be 1862, a
.r,fn If "A over last year.
Victor V. Thompson of Bockland,
hae been reelected for a third term
surarintcndent of the schools Of Ash
Iand ana Hopkinton, Mass.
Miss Annie L. Knight assistant
teacher in the Lincoln High school.
Springvale. is to attend the National
Educational Association at Mime
apols in July.
]. f. Ryan, principal Of the Red
Teach High school, Calais. has been
appointed superintendent Of the city
schools i'll succession to DR.. $. +. Web
Der and has entered upon his duties.
The dedication Of York's new
High school will take place June Is,
in conjunction with the graduating
exercises. The program includes an
address by Supt. Of Schools ". "
Stctson.
Mr.. \. d. Bucknam has just com
pletcd the school census of Yarmouth
vile. ana reports 7O2 children between
the ages Of ana p. Last year he re-
ported G7l, indicating a gain Of 81 this
year Mr.. Bucknam has taken the
census for about eight years.
The Auburn assessors have COM
pleted the school census for the year
1902 ana find that there are IN the city
Of Auburn 3771 persons between the
ages of and 21 years. The census Of
1862 shows a decrease Of IL as COM
par,d with that OF 1901, the census III
1901 being 37S2.
Following is the assignment of the
class parts Of the class Of 1902, Stand
f=h High school: Salutatory, Hattie
FIwcII: vaIcdictory. MilIard Eoulter;
prophecy, Elsie Wcoman; history, Har-
Ian V. Higgins; Grafton, Edgar Wee
man. presentation Of gifts, Robic
Maroan: essay, Theodore Marean.
The class parts of the graduating
class of LIvermorr Falls High school
have been assigned MS follows: Vale
dictury Loufsc Brown, salutatory
Charlotte Pike: history. Ava Holmes;
prophecy. Grace Haskell; Grafton. Car
rol Oakcs, class will. Maude Francis;
essay, Hattie Paige: essay, Matte
Paige.
To thc graduating class of 1902,
Wmdhlm High school, the following
ulrts have been assigned. SaIu,atorE,
r. Wiufrcd Hawkes.; Grafton, Leroy Il.
Narucy: class history. Emma N.
Haskell: class pruph. .cy, William y.
Gluntz; class Poem. Byron km@hi.
class essay. Maud Gerry; presentation
of gifts. susie NJ. Hanson; valedict'ry,
i;culah Lamb.
The graduating exercises of the
Erelycr High school will take place m
Saturday evening, June H. Pu!lcn :
orchestra Of Bangor will furnish th"
music. Th, class If 1902 numbers nine
members. as follows: Richard Hart.
Edward Hart. Jessie s. Logic, Ethel >.
r1ur. Agnes NJ. Savage, Addie NJ. Hart
Abbip M Harlow, Ada Narney and
Henrietta Freeman.
East Surry teachers are scattered far
and wide. Miss Susie Stinson is at
otter Greek. Miss Anna Stinson a.
Corinth: Miss Emily Morgan at La
grange: Miss Lila Meadcr at Whitney
vine: Miss Kate MeaIer at Trenton;
Miss Gertrude at Surry village; Miss
Ma3.l Morgan at North Bend; MISS
cora Clark at South Surry. Miss Josie
Gray IL Il member of the next gradual
ing class at Castiue Normal school
Nn epidemic Of measles has resulted
in the closing of al the schools IN
Sabattus Dr. Sleeper, chairman ot the
school hoard. says that he ms :" or ~
eases in town. Half the pupils in the
grammar school arc i'll ana probably III
VIII he several weeks before schoo'
work JAN bc- resumed. This comes at
Il very mupportunc moment, just as
mo spring term is nearing itS close and
if Is especially hard for the graduating
class. but everyone is bound to make
the best Of it,
Miss NJ. Rose Giles, one Of the
teachers i'll the Emerson school has
been placed at the head of the ad-
yisorv council Of Camp WyoneEonic
the girls camp which is to be located
At Bridgton. on Highland lake, thi.
summer. Tho council IL composed OF
well known teachers from different
parts Of the. county. Mrs. Hacker, aist
of Portland. will be at the camp anc
conduct the girls on their walks
Among the interesting talks will b.
Mrs Hackers Bird Talks. ms
camp is in charge Of Charles e. Cobb
governor OF the FRIENDS SCiloOl ~
Providence Rhode Island
The Union High school closed Fri
day, April -. A big crowd attended
the graduation exercises with invited
visitors from Rockland High school anc
Warren High school, and many Others
from South Hope, East Union. Apple
ton ana Washington. The town housf
was decorated beautifully with tht
class colors-purple and gold-ever-
green and potted plants. The gradual
ing class, seventeen in all, made fine
appearance. The parts We're ably car
ried out, showing great credit to tn,
teachers. Mr.. Smith and Miss Burkett
The following are the names of tn,
class: Franz Gpham Burkett Luli
Mae Burkett, John Cleveland Creigh
ton. Mertland Lewis Carroll, Home
Augustus Jones' Albert Heald Jones
FRED Linwood Law, Edith Mary Meal
mon, Stella T.izzette McAmon, Clarenc
Harvey Moore, Jethro Dennison Pease
William Abram Ripley, Mary Ellel
Ripley, Clarice Hayes Seiders, Ere
Pearl Tolman, Ada Blanch Walcott
Alice Idella Whitten.