Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-20
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

There are about 1,S25 pupils regis
tered in the Bath schools the present
term. ,'.s4Utrfv igf1sbngT sts
The Waldoboro .0Hfgh school has
opened with an attendance of fifty
seven scholars.
Foxcroft Academy reports an at
tendance of 63 pupils the present term.
with others to come in later.
Miss Helen Reynolds, a graduate of
Gorham Normal school. will teach the
East Addison school this term.
Miss May Wood has resumed her
duties as teacher of languages in tn
Boynton High school. PASSPORT. after
a year spent in study al Radcliffe
Miss Bessie McMurray of Auburn
who graduated from Pennington Nor
nal school in the class of '02, has ac-
cepted a position as teacher in the
public schools at Lisbon Falls.
Miss Annie l.. Beard, an experienced
teacher in Maine and Massachusetts
schools has recently been elected to
teach the intermediate school at Old
orchard. succeeding Miss Thomasjna
Libby Of SacO.
J. G. LARSON Of Jemtland, New
Sweden has been engaged as principal
of the Red Beach (Calais) High school
He graduated from the Caribou High
school in 1898 and last June graduated
with honor from Colby college.
The Kicker Classical Institute, Houl-
ton. opened last week, with an un-
usually large attendance of pupils. the
dofmitory being already overcrowded.
There are at present over 50 in the
freshman class. alone.
c. q. Merrill, Bates. '9g. who has
been in charge of the Lubec High
School for two years has resigned and
will enter the Junior class at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology this
fall W. X. Holmes, Bates. 1901, is Mr..
Merrill's successor at Lubec.
Westbrook Seminary has one new
member on its faculty, this year, Her
bert r. Pierce, Tufts, 1902. Prof
Pierce will teach mathematics. direct
the boys work in the Macarthur GYM
nasium and have general oversight OF
the school athletics. He takes the
place of Prof. Edward b. Kelley, re-
signed.
Hampden Academy opened Monday
for the fall term with about 70 stu
dents. the largest number for several
years. The teachers are Miss Evange-
line Taylor, principal; Mr.. Ralph
Whittier. first assistant: and Miss l..
Stella Taylor. second assistant. Mr..
Whittier is a graduate Of L. of Nj,
class 1902
Miss Sarah Ridlon. who for the past
three years has been the assistant at
Gorham High school, has resigned to
accept a more lucrative position as
teacher in the Winchendon. Mass,
High school. Mrs. Leon o. Glover has
been engaged as substitute teacher for
the Remainder of the term to take Miss
Ridlons place.
The executive committee Of the WestN
Washington Teachers Association. r.
G. Plummer. +. T.. Turner and ]. +.
Murphy, met recently ut the home of
Mr.. Pummer and arranged Il program
for a convention which will be held on
Monday. September 10Th. ut Addison
village. 1t is expected that State Su-
perintendent w. w. Stetson will be
present.
Forrest Emerson Mann of Dayton.
o.. formerly of Portland. graduated
from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. n. Y,
last June. He was one of the instruct
ors at the Chautauqua. ~ Y. summer
school this summer and also one of the
speakers in favor of the arts and crafts
movement at their annual convention.
Mr.. Mann takes charge Of the work Of
The Dayton society Of Arts ana Crafts
for the coming wear.