Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-19
MAINE NEWS TN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOLROOM
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

Miss Ethel B. Vickery, of PittsfeId
| has been reelected teacher of langnaene
in the Calais High school at an Increased
salary. 90
| Miss Helen w. Adams. Farminpto,
Normal school, 1902. mas been elected min
cipal OF the Grammar school at Jackson
n. H.
Miss Mae N; clarAs of New Sharon. a
graduate % the Pennington Normal
| school in this years class, will teach tha
Primary school at kingfield, the coming
| year. -
Prof. W. Hersey, Bowdoin 49,. has
accepted the position Of principal Of the
cipal of the Freeport High school Six
years.
Rufus S. Randall. Bowdoin 81. has re-
I signed as sub-master of the Rocl<Iand
| High school to accept the principalship
his native town.
| PROF.. A. T. Linscot. Freedom Academy
reports that the trustees are making =
| large improved addition to the Academy
| to give room for the much increased num-
| Der of pupils coming in at the fail term.
l.. s. Dewey. Bowdoin '95 formerly
principal OF Cherryfield academy and of
| late principal of Warren (MassD High
school, VIII at the opening of the fail
of the Claremont High school.
Mary Z. Emery. Pennington Normal
School, class of 81, for the past year as
sistant Of the Grammar school. Norwich
Conn, has been recently elected princi-
pal of the Winnicut school, Stratham.
Mass. ''i
Miss Louise w Richards of Belfast.
principal of the Grammar school of the
Model department of the Pennington
Normal school the past year, has been
elected principal OF the Grammar school
at Medfeld, Mass
c. w. Jordan and l.. l. Shaw of the
North Yarmouth Academy trustees have
been appointed a committee to secure
frame and hang in the y. Y A. school
room picture of DR.. James NJ. Bates in
recognition Of his thirty-siX years of
faithful service as secretary of the board
of trustees.
Prof. =. G.. Randall. who has been con
nected with the Sanford schools as in
structOr Of drawing for two years, viii
not return at the beginning of the fall
term, having been offered and accepted
the professorship of this department N
the schools of Fitchburg Mass, at a sal
airy of $3.50 per year.
George Gould. Bowdoin 1890. who for the
past year mas been teaching in Lawrence
Academy Groton, Mass. has accepted d
will have charge of the gymnasium work
and the laboratory department During
the summer he will attend the summer
school al Harpswell.
Melville C. Freeman, principal Of the
High school at kennebunk, has been
elected Sub-maSteT o. the Maiden High
school to succeed W. S. Hill, who has
been elected principal of the High school
at Chicopse. Mr.. Freeman is a graduate
Of oak Grove seminary and Colby college
and has been principal of the Kennebunk
school three years. He will receive a
salary of $l400. There We're Is applicants
for the position
E. w Lord. formerly of Ellsworth. has
recently resigned his position super
intendcnt of schools at Bellows Falls. Vt.
to accept an appointment deputy
commissioner Of education OF Porto Rico.
MIR. Lord is now in Ellsworth visiting his
parents S. L. Lord and WIFE, lie will
leave for Porto Rico in a short time.
The duties of the deputy commissioner
include the appointment and general
supeTvisions of all teachers and superin-
tendCpts in the island.
During the past school year there Were
2o32 pupils enrolled in Bath schools
against 20G0 the previous year. The
average membership has been 1871
against l1GI last year; average attend
ance, 1872 against 1872 last year. OF those
within the school age 81 per cent. have
| attended; Of those pupils SL5per cent. have
| been promoted to higher grades. The
average entering age was 81 years, while
! the averages age of graduates was ISIS.
There have been 81 teachers on the pay
roll and the cost per scholar for education
| has been $10.D.