Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-05
IN THE sCH0oLRooM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.

Ansel Bridges of Easton has been en-
gagged to take the principalship of the
Mckinley grammar school of Old Town.
Prof. Arthur w. Jones of South
China, has been elected principal Of the
West Scarboro High school. The school
will open April II.
The country school teacher who
means and groans because she is waist
ing $50 talent on a $50 district needn't
worry; she is mistaken.-William Allen
White.
The town of Grcenville, at its annual
town meeting, voted to build large,
up-to-date schoOlhouse to be located to
accommodate the two villages half way
between Greenville village and Green
vile Junction.
Miss Jennie 3. Leighton having re-
signed her position as principal of the
Memorial Hall Primary school, East
port, Miss Emma J.. Paine has been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy with Miss
Alice Z. Millikcn, assistant.
The society of Friends, of Brooks. are
considering proposition of the town
officers to buy their chapel and turn it
into q high school building. Some
thing in the way of n schoOlhouse at
the village must be obtained from some
source very soon.
Honorary parts have been assigned
the senior class of Bridgton academy.
as follows: valedictory. Christine NJ.
Pitts; salutatory, Lucietta X. Buck;
history. Hiram Willard: prophecy.
Ethel F. Whitney; GRAFTON, Nj. G. Rid
Ion; essay, Guy f. Dudley.
The class parts of the class of 1902,
Lincoln academy, Newcastle. are as
follows: valedictOry, Emma Perkins;
salutatory, Amy Sproul; Grafton, Har-
old Young; historian, Holmes King;
presentation Of gifts, Florence Baker;
prophecy, Mertie KnOwltOn.
The class parts of the graduating
class at Pencil Institute, Gray. have
been assigned as follows: Valedictory,
Bessie Sheean: salutatory, Chester
Marsden; class grafton, Lewis Leigh
ton; prophecy, Eugene Foster; history
Mabel Foster. The graduation is to
occur May Goth.
The parts for the graduation exer-
cises Of the class of 1902, GuilfOrd High
school, have been assigned as follows:
May McPheters, valedictory; Mabel
Leavitt, salutatory: Richmond Pear
son, history; Clara Delano, prophecy;
Arthur Haley, address to undergradu-
ates; Isabel Hescock, class poem.
The Monroe schools will commence
Sr,ripp form of eight weokS Anri1
2Sth. The teachers are: District No. 1,
Jennie Ford; 3, Hannah Goodwin; 4.
Dora Felker; 5, Flora Tasker; 6. Nancy
Parker: s, Myrtle Jenkins; 9, Ethel
Chase; 10. Hannah Curtis; II. Vesta
Rose; district No. discontinued for
one year.
The towns of Dover, Foxcroft and
Guilford. have engaged Harry r.
Williams as superintendent of the
schools of the three towns, at a salary
of $1,000 For some time past Mr..
Williams has been the superintendent
of the Eastport schools, which contain
1000 scholars and which are presided
over by 80 teachers. This position he
has resigned to accept that at Dover.
The Lewiston Sun remarks: Instead
of SIS for hundred books OF literature
all of one kind, why not $15 for hum
dred masterpieces all different. Then
each student will have a chance to read
a hundred books instead of fooling over
one. The masterpieces were written to
be read, not to be studied as text
books The best instruction in litera-
ture is helping the boy to find mas
terpiece he will be interested in. The
only textbook in literature should be
a library. The two things to be learned
about books are taste in selecting good
literature and facility in reading with
pleasure and profit. To gain facility
there should be much reading-many
books should be read. To improve taste
the best books should be at hand to be
looked at by the boy and looked at
again until they look interesting. AS
he natures and his taste improves ne
will best narrow down to a few choice
friends. But while he remains boy
plenty of books in attractive makeup.