Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-15
IN THE SCHOOLR0OM.
What is Being Done in Maine for inc
Advancement Of Education.

Feb. 21st.
Harry A Brown of Liberty, Bates
IA is principal of the High school at
New Sharon.
The Stonington school committee VIII
raconmend the building of new
school building at the coming town
meeting.
Rev J. f. Lombard has been engaged
as principal of Somerset AcadenS'
Athens. for the spring term. he VIII pe
assisted by Miss Laura E. Holman.
Mics Marion Heath, one of Sherman
.,,cceseful teachers held box festival
reoantlv at which she raised sI6l Inc
nancy was expended to furnish the
schoolroom.
In the class graduating from the bar
uarhor High school this year the
salutatory and valedlctory nave
assigned by rank to Misses Grace
colt and Effie Hodgkins
The Friendship High school Is having
q pleasant term under the instruction
ne Miss DYER of Portland. The puplls
are preparing for an entertainment,
and will also publish a paper at the emu
of the term.
The honorary parts for the with
Academy commencement exercises nav r
henn assigned as follows: ValediCtory,
Miss Maud Ranger of East Wilton;
salutatory, Percy NJ. Brown of Berry
Mills: Grafton, Frank Derby of Temple.
The class have elected Miss Florence
Smith of East Dixfield as class his
torian and prophet.
The class parts of the class of 1907
South Paris High school, have been as
signed as follows. The valedictory and
saIutatory were assigned by rank, the
others We're chosen by the class: Vale
dictory, Harold T. Thayer; salutatory,
Harry shaw; history, Frank A. Bon
ney; prophecy. Ethel Howe; Grafton
Milton McAllister; presentation OF
gifts, Roy f. Cole; poem. Lizzie 3.
Murphy class will, Josie +. Walker;
essay, Margaret Stearns.
The graduating class of the Bar Har-
Dor grammar school numbering
twenty-five. has elected the following
officers: Marion Smith, president; julia
Worcester. vice-president; Minah
Marshall, secretary; Blanche Dtasy,
treasurer; Isaiah Haynes, marshal
And to represent their cIass at gTadu-
alton. Frank Richards, saluta,ory
Ida Pray. history and prophecy
Lena Whitaker, valedictory, and Helen
Parker. Alice Young, Blanche Deasy
Rupert Jellson, John Evans. essays.
The Franklin School Improvement
League. which was formed in Distric
No. in Fast Dexter a few weeks ago
is doing excellent work. 1t is steadil,
increasing in size and most interesting
and instructive meetings are held. Thu
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and Longfellow and was much enjoyed
by all. The program consisted OF
music, "OId Folks at Home; roll call
which was responded to by quotations
from Lincoln and Longfellow; bust
ness; recitation, "Longfellow's First
Poem" Maurice Carr; selection from
the graphophone. Forest johnson
sketch of Lincoln's Life r. F. Mayo;
recitation Fronie Carr; selections from
graphophone; "Lincoln's Address al
Gettysburg" Leroy Mayo; tall,
about Lincoln and Longfellow; music
MY Old Kentucky Home" Later the
league is going to give an entertain
ment.
In a recent issue of the Journal OF
Education, State Supt. W.. w. Stetsor
says, in reply to What Can Be Done tt
Improve the Professional Spirit OF
Teachers" II think the professional
spirit of the teacher can be improved
by, first, treating her in such way a:
to make her feel that improvements II
methods depend largely upon her; sec
ond, by giving her credit for investiga
tions which lead to the better training
of the children. The common schoo
teacher is in position to be sane in he
suggestions as to changes needed il
school work. If she can be made t
feel that the highest welfare of tn
schools is largely in her hands, she viii
he stimulated to do the things neces
sary for their wisest administration
She should be made to see that thi
work IS hers, and she should be give
the fullest recognition for whatever sh
does IL this direction"
The Sanford Teachers Association
was organized at Lincoln school build
ing, Springvale, Friday, with thes
officers: Frank c. Thompson, principa
of Lincoln school, president; f. H
Pratt, principal of Longfellow schoo
vice-president; Miss Lillian A. Ridley
Longfellow school. secretary an
treasurer: Miss Gertrude Dow, Mis-
May Frost, Miss Annie Knight, Lin
coin school; Mrs. Martha A. Chase
Miss Clara f. Burroughs, Longfelloy
school directors. It's object is to secur
regular conventions, lectures and re
oitdls for the social, intellectual an
moral development. Professor c. NJ
Weed of the New Hampshire Stat
College lectured on The Study Of Ma
ture in Modern Education" Profess
Weed argued that from the beginnin
of school life it should be the aim of in
structors to cultivate healthy imagi
nation of students. Miss Florence Nor
rell of the Grant school illustrated tn
phonic method of teaching enunciatioI
Miss Lillian A. Ridley talked on tn
method of teaching number work, il
Illustrated with pupils. DR.. ID. "
Wentworth delivered an address O
''Public Responsibility in the Sprea
of tuberculosis" Supt. Myron !
Bennett closed the session with an ad
dress to the teachers. In the evenin
Prof. Paul HI. Hanus of Harvard Uni
versity lectured before n large audieno
at the First Baptist church on educa
tional reforms. He spoke of the gres
tor, L.