Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-12
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE scHooL.RooM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.


Advancement of Education.
four colleges are represented on the
teaching force of the Rumford Falls
High school, Howdoin, Tufts, Bates
and Boston University.
Miss Bessie Dean OF Bath will leave
in October 20 enter the National School
of Flocut;on and Oratory at Philadel-
pha.
The towns of Dover ana Foxcroft
pay p cents per week for holding a
State certificate to all teachers not
receiving the maximum salary
Miss rillie Fitz of Durham. a grad
uate OF F'reeport High school, class of
30, has accepted position as assist
1T in Mechanic Falls grammar school,
3der IL" principalship Of her sister,
diss Susie T'it2
Belmont Tozie of Scion, graduate
Bates college, has been elected prin-
pal CT Frederick Robbie high school,
'orham. Ernest Libby, principal. re-
3ned. to accept 2 more lucrative
ositicn IN Connecticut.
iIampden academy opened on Tues
W with a large attendance of pupils.
here is an entire new corps of teach
rs, consisting Of Prof. A. W. Jones,
'.'incipal; Miss Marina Everett, first
ssistant. and Miss Annie Mayhem
1 second assistant
| Miss Marion Hodgkins, principal OF
| he manual training school in Bath for
| he past two years, has rendered he
esiSA&tion. Her position is being tax
4 by Substitute George s. Reed. Mis-:
:odskins is soon to be married t.
;in:uel z. Klein. civil engineer of thu
'annsylNania railroad
Miss Gertrude l.. Fraser, who ha'
tan assistant in the Orono Hig
achool for the past two years, has re
signed her position at that place an,
nas accented Il position as teacher
.aSlish in the preparatory department
the Toward university at Washing
on, d. G.
Miss Bessie Watson of Massachu
fetts. has been secured as teacher
he TT. Fairfield High school to take
! he place of Miss Chase recently re-
/ signed. Miss Watson is a graduate of
Bates college and has had four years
experience as a teacher in high schools
Miss Annie Guptill of Cherryfield
| who fer three terms has filled the posi-
ton of teacher in the Lower Corner
primary school. in that village will at
tend tie fall term of Normal school at
| Pennington. from which she will grad
uate next year. Miss Marion Guptlll.
aisc 4 teacher in Cherryfeld schools,
will attend the Pennington school this
term. FL
Somerset Academy Athens, opened.
| the. fall term with good attendance,
lover so pupils being registered. There
I4ls ~ larger attendance from the ad-
JOininS towns than there has been for
tgea1s. Cornville, Brighton, Harmony
'tsolon and SkoWhegan are represented
in the school. Cornville leads the
towns in attendance with eleven pupils.
Miss StaHwood of Boston has been
| engaged as teacher of music in the
| village schools of Pressure Isle and
| Caribou at Il salary of 5000. In
Pressure Isle the Preren Club, which
| has been instrumental in securing a
teacher Of music. will assume the pay
! ment Of tWo-thirdS of Pressure Isles
share of Miss Stanwood's salary Miss
StanwGcd has taught music in the
schools of New York for two years.
. Henry George Porter OF Bartlett. n.
| H.. has been elected assistant principal
| Of I;ridgton academy to fill the vacan-
| cy caused by the resignation of Mr.
| Harry M. TGWne. who has accepted {?
very promising position in the oxford
| school. Chicago: Mr.. Porter is ar
| alumnus of Rridgton academy and re-
| ceived the degree Of Bachelor of Arts
| from Dartmouth in the class of 1903
lie is member of the Phi Delta Theta
| fraternity.
| The teachers in the Phillips schools
will be the same as last term with the
| exception Of the Sub-Primary teacher
who has not been engaged: Principal
| Nj. Foston: assistants. Misses DENIM
| son and Blanchard: Grammar. Miss
| Lillian SWeetsnr: Intermediate, Miss
| blaEchc Boston. Primary, Miss Seavey
The following teachers have been en-
gagged Cor the district schools: Winship
district. Agnes Harnden; Calden.
Rosie DE-: Elethen. Lizzie Dill: Pres
| colt. Bertha Marden; Buttcrficld, Susie
Ilackett, Reed. Mamie Thomas; Cush-
man, Eena Toss.
Cherrylield Academy is represented
in higher educa tional institutions, as
follows: Bowdoin Colege-Lawrenc
G. Richer. 1906: Norris 0. e. Campbell,
1908. Colby College-Mary Ward 1904;
Harold Wiley. 1906; Joseph F. Leigh
ton, 1906: Clayton Ward. 1907 Howard
Foster. 1907: Helen Campbell 1907.
[ niv ersity of Maine-Herbeit Nickles,
1907. Cobura Classicai Institute
Helen Newenham, Henry l.. Nash,
Colin j. Campbell. Worcester Military
Academy--John NJ. Jewett. Drummer
Academy Harold Lewis. Pennington