Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-15
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

4 school improvement league Is being
organized in Mt. Vernon.
The Sangerviile school board has pre-
pared and published a course of study
for the village schools.
Miss Ida Campbell of Lewiston, has re-
signed her position as assistant In tne
Sa battuS grammar school
Prof V. NJ. Whitman will sever his con
nection with the Canton schools, both IN
the capacity OF supervisor ana pflnclpal
of the high school at the close OF the
present term.
Miss Lillian Terrill, who graduated from
Gorham Normal school in the class of 81
and who has been teaching in the North
Bath school for the last two years has
been offered position as Soverness in a
wealthy family in Connecticut
Rev. Mother NJ. Euphrasia, superior Of
the Sisters Of Mercy, has completed ar
rangements by which ten sisters, instruc-
tors in music in the various converts oi
the State, will go to Bangor in July to
study music in the Bangor Piano school
under the tuition of Director Frederic
Mariner of that institution.
The class honors Of The class of 1852,
Rockland high school, are as follows:
Valedictory. Charles NJ. Chaplin; sauta-
tory, Raphael S. Sherman, Camden; first
essay, Miss Lottie Condor; second essay,
Miss Francis McLain; prophet. Harold {.
Haskell; historian Miss Blanche Bal
bel Trainer.
The senior class parts at the Winthrop
high school have beer assigned rs fol
lows: Salutatory, Carl r. Longf .loM ;
frs@ era ton, George Gordon; prophecy,
s. Lee Woodman; second grafton, Guy
c. Longfelow; history, Charles A. Pike;
yaledictory, Helen Mae Webb. The pro-
phet and historian were chosen by the
class, and the other parts assigned on the
basis of rank
g laj lot
port Tuesday under guidance of Prof.
VIII o. Jersey. principal of Freeporr
High school for Boston thence to New
York, Philadelphia and Washington, D..
c., stopping in each city en- route. The
trip is purely educational and will extend
over a period of about two weeks. Those
making up the party are NJ sses Mildred
Bates Stockbridge. Lucy Burnham Barr,
Ethel Grant, Grace Rogers, Della Soule,
Grace Orne.
The honor and class parts of the, class
of '02 of the Norway high schools are
thus announced: Valedictory. Thaddeus
B. Roberts: salutatory. Arthur II. Bod
Jameson L. F'inney; poet and odist; Miss
Marguerite Finney; orator, Fred e.
Smith; presentations. Miss Addie De
Costa; class will. Evelyn b. Partridge
of May The graduation sermon will be
preached in the l'niversalist church. 1t
is the present plan to hold the graduating
exercises on Thursday evening. On the
Friday evening following a reception and
dance is planned by the class with, pos
sibly, a short concert program. AS the
class has quite little money at its dis
posal, gained by the entertainment course
of the past winter, the plan of enlarging
the library or of remembering the school
IN some other suitable manner is under
discussion.
The Class parts which have been as
signed the members OF the senior class
of the MachiaS high school are as fol-
lows: Valedictory, Hattie 2. Means; sal
utatory. Susie NJ. Bryant; class history,
Horace McEacharn; class prophecy, Bes-
sic Scott. There are II members of the
class and the parts were assigned ac-
cording to the rank of the students for
the four years Of the course. The in
crease in the attendance of this school
has been quite remarkable during the
past few years. This has resulted not
only In arousing a keener competition in
the classroom but has also brought the
school into some prominence through the
success of the various athletic teams. The
latest addition to the latter is the track
team which was organized recently with
about Is members. Jas. l.. Mcdonald one
OF the leading athletes of the school, was
elected captain and Ralph c. Wharf,
manager The team will commence prac
tice next week and for time will receive
some general instruction in athletic work
from the principal. Prof. ID. L. Worm
wood.