Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-14
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
"hat is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education,

Inc new grammar school building at
west Jonesport, erected at a cost Of
slo'oOo. was dedicated recently.
". r. Howard has resigned the
principalship of the Belfast High
school to accept q more lucrative posi-
ton elsewhere.
o. W. Blanchard of Pennington
VINO has been engaged in teaching il
New HAMPSHIRE the past year will
nave charge of the grammar school a,
Ashland this spring.
The parts for graduation at Thorn
ton Academy, Saco, thus far assigned
are the following: Salutatory. Arthur
"a. WlnsloW; grafton, Roger ]. Bean;
essay, Jessie L. Hopkinson; Grafton
William S. Linnell; Grafton, Arthur c.
prescott; valedictory, Frances E
Edgecomb.
The class parts of the class of 1908
Strong High school, have been as
signed as follows: Salutatory, Earle
Richardson: grafton, II. c. Shaw;
history, Freda Fogg; prophecy, Ber-
tram Hartwell; presentation of gifts
Avis WEIGH: essays, Howard Staples,
Elmer Brown and Blanche Foster;
yaledictory, Emma Dickey
The annual exhibition of the Orono
High school was given Saturday eve
nlng. The three-act drama, My
Brothers Keeper was given, followed
by dance. The senior class of tho
school will realize $40 from this ex-
hibition, which added to the $40 which
they had already on hand, will enable
them to promptly foot the bills for the
graduation exercises and reception,
next June.
The freshman prize declarations at
Bates College were held recently. The
audience was divided as to those merit
ing the prize, but the judges, Mr.. Tas-
Gus Atwood, Rev. r. T. F'leWelling and
Mrs. +. II. Briggs agreed to award the
prize for the best speaker among the
girls to Miss Alice Pray Rand, daugh-
ter of Prof. and Mrs. j. Fl. Rand, and
for the best among the boys to Mr.
William Rufus Reddin of RoXbury
Mass.
The class parts of the class of 1903,
Paris High school, have been assigned
as follows. The valedictory and salu
tatory We're awarded according to
rank, the others by vote of the class:
Naledictory, Marjorie H. Penley;
salutatory, Abbie A. Starbird; history,
Rosa M. Willard; prophecy, G. Dana
Farnum: Grafton, Frank G. Doble; es-
say, Ethel E. Themes; gifts, Rilla A.
Wheeler; poem, Frances l.. King; ode,
Hattie E. Jenne.
Some of the young ladies of Gray,
who are filling positions as teachers are
Miss Kate Leslie. first assistant at
Pencil Institute, Gray; Miss Ethel
Cummings, an assistant at the High
school in Manchester, n. H; Miss Lii
liam Frank, at Everett, Mass; Miss
Susie Jordan, at Lawrence, Mass.
Miss Annie Bailey, an assistant at
Bridgton Academy; Miss Ivy Smith is
at the High school in Rockland, Me;
Miss Susie Pencil is teaching at the
High school in WINSTON; Miss Carrie
Hall is teaching in Conn; Miss Marion
Smith is Il teacher in Pueblo, Col;
Miss Florence Smith is employed in a
school in Sopris, Col.
Class parts for June 10, graduation
day of Freeport High school, have been
assigned as follows: Naledictory, Sadie
Could: salutatory, Minnie Cummings;
essay. Hattie Davis: poem, Ruth Cur
it's; presentation gifts, Willis Libby;
history, Anna Pettingill; prophecy,
Thora Pettingill; ode, Ethel Litchfield;
marshal. Luther Gushing. There are 10
pupils in the class as following named:
Ruth Curtis. Minnie Cummings, Hattie
Davis, Ethel Litchfield, Anna Pettin-
gill, Thora Pettingill, Daisy HodSs-
don. Bertha SOule, Laura klnS, ADA
Shaw, Willis Libby, Carl Mitchell,
Luther Gushing, Fred Pingree Chas.
Irnss Sadie GOuld.