Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

| advancement VI 6odSdI'S'"
Forty-fiye new books were added re-
Gently to the school library at Park
! hurst.
| Miss Lucy NJ. Cortland of Bruns-
| wick. has been elected teacher in the
| Auburn schools.
| e. p. Dyer, principal of the Newport
| High school, has resigned his position
| to take effect at the close of the spring
term.
Miss Agnes o. Hersey of East
| Corinth has been elected teacher of
| English and elocution in the city of
Glens Falls. N. Y, at a salary of 5000.
| The parts for graduation at Bluehill
| Academy have been assigned as fol-
lows: Mildred Chase. valedictory;
Carol A. Hoopere, salutatory; class
| prophecy, Halle Snow; class history
Fred Harden.
| Miss Carolyn p. SWEET of Brewer, for
several years teacher OF science in the
| Medford. Mass, High school, has gone
| to New York to become the head of
! the department of science in the Long
| Island High school, New York.
| The class parts in the Milo High
| school, this year. have been awarded as
follows, according to rank: Valedictory
to Miss Rose E. Doble; salutatory to
Miss Rose E. Holbrook. The other
class parts will be awarded by vote of
| the class.
Superintendent of Schools Bennett of
| Sanford. is having the scholars eye
sight tested at his own expense, the
tests being made by /. r. Hamilton,
| the optician. Mr.. Hamilton states that
/ out of 49 pupils in grades z and only
seven were found to have perfect eye
sight. ~ "a "a,
The, class parts of the graduating
| class of Gould Academy, Bethel, have
been assigned as. follows: Saluta tory,
| victory Gehrfng; valedictory, Bessie
Stanley; prophecy, Lucie. Morse; class
orator. Earl EPhilbrook, presentation of
gifts, Perry Bean; class history, Ches-
ter Bean: class poet, Agnes Brooks;
! address to undergraduates, Cleve Bart
| lett.
The class of 1903, Higgins Classical
Institute, Charleston, has assigned the
| class parts as follows: Salutatory
| Florence F. Haynes of Bradford; vale
| dictory, Myrtle NJ. Schermerhorn OF
Charleston; address to undergraduates,
John B. Dewitt OF Bradford; history
David NJ. Young of Sangerville;
presentation of gifts, Grace M. Coy of
Bradford; Grafton, Horace A. Bailey OF
Medford Center: poem, Mabel S,
| Schermerhorn of Charleston.
The Old Town High school class
parts have all been assigned with the
exception of the valedictory and
| salutatory. Three of the parts assigned
| for rank in the first three and n half
years, have been given to Myrtise F..
| Bassett, Sadie f. Brown and Ina p.
| Jordan. For eXcellency in the English
DEPARTING Mt Paul E.. Blanchard, Annie
| s. Bridges and Leonard e. Smith
| Those ele cted to represent the class are
Stanley F. Hilliard, Jessie P. Shorey
and James V. Pagan.
| The Searsport High school has fin
| ished it's winter term, which has been
successful one under the management
| of Irving Burton. The curriculum has
| been enlarged and improved and one
year has been added to the course
| making it four years from entrance to
graduation. The standard of. work
done by the school is steadily pro-
| crossing to meet the increasing de-
| rands of the colleges. The University
of Maine is willing to admit students
| on a certificate of scholarship and re-
| Gently the University of the State of
| New York has registered the school az
| one whose credentials will admit stu
| dents without examinations.
The reunion of the graduates of the
| Castine Normal school at Vinalhaven,
| was largely attended. The meeting
was held in Odd Fellows hall and the
| program consisted of banquet,
| speeches, election of officers, etc.
| Among those present were Mabel A.
| Bacon. Marietta Bacon, Annie r.
Black, (nee Calderwood) Sada A. Coyle.
Fannie B. Calderwood. Louisa l.. Hop
kins. (nee Lord, Luella NJ. Littlefield
| (nee Joy), Maude l. Peaslee Carrie E.
Paige, (nee Leadbetter), Emma W.
| Roberts, (nee Wise), Ellie F. Walker,
Violet Brown. Herbert E. Bowman,
| Cora l.. Coombs, Annie II. Grant, Wini-
fred Shackley, Margaret McGlautlin,
| Frank M. White Annie NJ. Kittredge
! Laura Tolman Green, Mary Doane
Arey, Lillian S. Treat, Bertha l.. Hop
kins. Margaret P. Leaf, and Jennie
Hopkins Patterson. President, Sada
A. Coyle, vice-president, Cora l..
Coombs; secretary, Frank M. White;
treasurer. Maude 1. Peaslee.
The various school leagues of Rum
for have been very active throughout
the town. Some of the most important
work done this year by the leagues is
as follows: High school-Grading yard,
establishment of travelling library,