Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-06-21
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCH00LROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education

The 18th annual meeting of the Bid
deford High School Alumni Associa-
tion, June 20.
Fl. +. Walker Of Ellsworth, Bowdoin
III, has been reelected principal of the
Mechanic Falls High school at an in
creased salary.
Miss Helen Hinkley has, on account
of i'll health, been compelled to resign
her position as second assistant at the
Boynton High school, Eastport.
Four professors and u students of
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology at Boston, arrived in Ellis
worth recently to spend a month in
that vicinity for the purpose of study,
surveying, etc.
The. Belfast school board wisely de-
Cided, this year, to have no special ex-
crcises. but instead the parents and
friends were invited to attend Friday
afternoon when the regular school
work was carried out.
Alton G. Wheeler of Norway, has re-
signed his position as sub-master Of
the Woburn (Mass.) High school, and
viii at once enter upon the study Of
Law. He was elected superintendent Of
the Norway schools, this spring.
w. w. Woodman, principal of the
Peabody. Mass, High school, formerly
u~inc vi Of Gorham High school, has
hon reelected and is TO receive an ad-
l1n. of one hundred dollars in salary
m4E.ng the salary now received by him
seventeen hundred dollars.
Miss g. Belle Walton, daughter OF
Henry +. Walton Of Portland, gradu-
atcd recently from North Yarmouth
Academy. Miss Walton had the saluta-
tory. Two years ago her sister, Miss
Ma" Walton, graduated from the same
institution. having been the Naledic-
torian Of the class of 1900.
The Belfast Improvement Society has
awarded the prizes offered for the best
essays on Public Improvement writ
ten by members of the sophomore and
freshman classes in the Belfast High
school. The prizes were awarded to
Miss Ruth Brown Of the class of 1904,
and Miss Louise Hall Of 1905.
The graduating exercises Of the class
Of %, Bangor Training School for
Teachers. was held last week. The
program. carried out under the direc-
ton Of Miss Cloudman, principal Of the
school, was as follows: Music, The
Maybclls ana the Flowers" essay,
"The Founding of st. Cyr," Amy
+. Ware: music. Voice of the
Western Wind" lesson with chill
dreu, historical reading, Susie
NJ. Comins music, "The Moon and
the children" essay, "A School
hoy of Queen Elizabeth's Time" Mary
+. Nahaney; music. The Angel;
lesson with children, THE Apple,
Mary +. Gorham; comforting of diplo-
mas.
Superintendent Williams of the
Dover, Foxcroft and Guilford schools
reports the schools under his super
vision as having done finely during the
paSt spring A census recently taken
gives the number of scholars as fol-
lows: Dover 459; Foxcroft, sos; Gull
ford iGO. The number of schools are:
Dover. II. Foxcroft. IL; Guiford, IL.
Dover has Il teachers while FoXcrott
GncIuding the academy and Guiltord
have IL each. The number Of furai
schools are: Dover. I: FoXcrOft, 3; Gull
ford. T. Among the list of teachers ls
ono vino is teaching her first schooI'
There IS also another who is teaching
her Doth term. A good degree of interest
Il being manifested by the pupils ana
citizens general in the work OF the
schools.