Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-09
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

The class parts at Fryeburg Academy
have been assigned as follows: Saluta-
| tory, Osgood Pike: valedictory; Evelyn
Thompson; Grafton, Floyd Burnell.
Miss Jessie Black of Searsport, who
spent the winter in Bangor studying
kindergarten has taken charge of the
Winterport kindergarten, which began
April 9th and will close July Sd.
Harold Collins has been selected tc
represent Brewer High school in the
competitive declamatory contest to be
held at the University of Maine on
May %, and Carl II. Bryant will repre-
sent the Machias High school.
Mrs. Amy Briggs, who for the past
year has been matron at the ladies'
dormit0ry. University of Maine, will
sever her connection there at the close
If this term of school and will go to
Port Deposit, Maryland, to fill a similar
position under DR.. a. w. Harris.
Arthur G. Gilmore of Bath, was his
torian Of the graduating class of the
College of Pharmacy of New York at
the commencement exercises which
were held. Thursday evening, in Cane-
gle Music Hall. There We're "a gradu-
ates. and four Maine boys in the class:
Waldo S. Boyd and John p. Nc
Known of Boothbay. and Ralph G.
Herson Of Belgrade Lakes, besides Mr.
Gilmore.
The inter-town elocutionary contest
arranged between Houlton. Pressure
ISL, Caribou and Fort Fairfield High
schOols. will take place at Fort Fair
field on Saturday evening, May 16
Those representing the Fort Fairfield
High school are Herbert F'usS, Miss Eva
Scates and Ernest Loane, who We're
the highest in rank of the participants
IN the Junior exhibition given there sew
eral weeks ago.
The graduation exercises of the DeX-
ter High school will occur May IS. The
ncmhers of the Senior class are as fol-
lows: Miss Marion Curtis, Miss Mary
f. Hatch. Miss Jeanette Folsom. Miss
Ethelinde +. BriGgham, Willis Haines.
and Chas. Ryan. The Valcdictory will
be presented by Miss Marion Curtis
and the Salutatory by Miss Mary f.
Hatch. The members of the class will
lenIoy a trip to Boston within a short
time after the graduation and a fine
time is anticipated.
The graduating class Of Penncll In
stitute. Gray. consists of nine members.
| five boys and four girls The parts
have been assigned for the Com
| nencement exercises, May %. Vale
dictory. Annie Florence Clark, Gray;
grafton. Henry Golf Savoy, East Gray;
presentations of gifts, True Clifford
Morrill,, Gray; history, Jennie Marie
johnson. Cray: saiutatory, Minnie
Imelia Bohnsen. Gray; prophecy,
Marcia Edna Mcguire, New Glouces-
ter; class WILL Ralph Eugene Morey,
Gray; essay, Harley Raymond Chip
man, Gray.
The next meeting of the West Pcnob-
scot Teachers Association win be held
at South Levant. Friday and Saturday,
May - and %, beginning ut 2 O'Clock,
Friday. The principal subjects will
be geography and history. The princi-
pal speakers will he Supt. w. w. Stct-
SON and SUIT. Payson Smith of Rum
ford Falls The officers of the associa
ton are: President, f. e. Russell
roriuth: -nresident, W. NJ Oak
man, Cornth; secretary and treasurer
Miss Ellen Haskell, Garland; executive
committees, f. f.. Russell, Cornth w
NJ. Oakman. Corinth Miss A. Mabel
Richardson. Charleston. Mrs. l..
ArDbine Wilson, South Lovant, and FL
bridge Scrhner. Bradford
At the call Of Superintendent =. w.
McI<ecn. the teachers of Fryeburg as
sembled recently to talk over matters
relating to the work, become acquaint-
Cd with each other and listen to a lee
ture on ''Georgraphy Teaching" by Mr.
| Bryant of WaterVille. Mr.. Bryant
spoke for one hour and half holding
| the closest attention of all present. Tn"
matter WAS brought to the attention of
| his hearers i'm a plain, simple manner,
which was at times eloquent. The
| leading thoughts were to strive to in
terost the child in his home and his
country, to Try to bring to his attention
| the strong and interesting features of
his own land. The speaker said that
| there was a vast different between
keeping school and teaching school. The
former meant machine work; the lat
| ter, work of the head, the heart and
| the hand. The student should b" made
| to know that the school was not q place
| where he is to be taught, but where he
is to teach himself. where from his own
efforts guided by the wise and taCtful
teacher, he was to fit himself for life's
battles, that he may win because of
his trained mind. AT the close of the
lecture the teachers formed an or
ganiZatiCn. to be known as the Frye
burg Teachers Association. The pur-
poses of this association are to enable
the teachers by mutual exchange OF
thoughts and experiences to help each
other and elevate the general work OF
teaching. 1t is proposed that meetings
of the association be held once in three
weeks, on Friday afternoons, at the diff
lferent schOolhouseS in town. The first
meeting will be held in the new school
house at Fryebrug village. on Friday
May Is. The home teacher is to pro-
vide the program.
The Waldo County Teachers Associa
ton.
The semi-annual meeting of The
Waldo County Teachers Association
will be held in Belfast, Friday. May
Il. in the High schoolroom, with thc
following program.
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