Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.
New Gloucester's fine High school
building was dedicated May %. An in
program was carried out.
Miss Sarah Sawyer of Brunswick,
has been engaged as teacher of music
in the schools of Lisbon Falls. 1t is
probable that drawing will soon be in
troduced. ..,-s
The two highest honor parts of the
class of 1903, Portland High school
have been assigned as follows: Vale
dictorian. Miss Hilda Libby saluta-
torian. Miss Evelyn c. Frellick.
The Bath High school class of 'G3 are
to present the new Morse High school
with a beautiful picture of the
Parthenon suitably framed in oak. The
picture will be 3X4 feet. George E.
Hughes, Esq, was a member of the
class.
Principal p. P. Snow of North Var
mouth Academy has received from the
estate of Miss Ada Gray, late of Var
mouth, an interesting collection of
minerals and curiosities. Miss Gray
was an earnest friend of the academy
and co-operated in many ways with
the principal and faculty.
The Friends School at Providence, r.
l.. which has large number of gradu-
ates in this State, and of which a
Maine man. Augustine Jones, is the
principal, will hold it's one hundred
and nineteenth anniversary on the 23d
day of June, on the school premises
Dinner will be served in a large tent on
the green. A fine new gymnasium will
be dedicated. The principals for more
than half a century will be in attend
ance and notable orators are expected
Chaplain David II. Tribou, U. s. N,
chaplain of the receiving ship WA
BASH and the naval prison and marine
barracks at the Charlestown navy yard,
and a well-known member of the East
Maine Methodist conference, will read a
history of Hampden Academy at the
exercises in commemoraton of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the founding of
the academy on June II. Chaplain
Tribou was a graduate from Hampden
Academy and has always been greatly
interested in its welfare.
Sailmaker c. F. Tallman. L. s. n,
retired. presented a flag each to the
High and first grammar schools in
Richmond, last week, and placed them
in position in the respective school
rooms, where it is intended they will
remain as patriotic object lessons. Sew
eral members of John Merrill Post, G.
A. r.. were present by invitation and
entertained the scholars with interest
ing "reminiscences of school and army
life.
The district meeting of the teachers
of Dover. Foxcroft and Guilford which
was planned for May 23d, has been
postponed until the opening of the fall
term as it was impossible to secure tall
emit from away at this time of the year,
the teachers being busy with closing
exercises and graduations. The sub
iects for the fall meeting will be read
ing and arithmetic, and an effort will
be made to have a specialist in each of
these subjects present, especially the
Ward method in reading.
The thirty-fifth commencement exer-
cises of Maine Central Institute, Pitts
field will begin on Sunday, June 8, and
continue through the week. On Sun
day forenoon at 10 o'clock, Rev. O. H.
Tracy will deliver the annual address
before the Young Peoples Christian
Association at the Free Baptist church.
Sunday evening the baccalaureate ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. Smith
Baker of Portland. The usual custom
has been TO have the baccalaureate ser
mon delivered In the forenoon, but this
year the arrangements have been re-
versed. as Mr.. Baker could not arrive
TIL afternoon. Monday evening will
occur the alumni prize speaking con-
test. Tuesday evening the Manson
prize orations and essays will be de-
livered Wednesday evening the alumni
reception will be held in Powers hall.
Thursday the graduating parts will be
delivered in Union hall. The members
of the senior class who will deliver
parts are as follows: Eugene Foster,
Hugh F. Goodwin, Stuart w. Goodwin,
Fred ]. Higgins, Wynona PushOr, Sadie
GOWen. Rosa Fl. Lamb, Frank l.. Row.
ell, Carl II. Stevens. Kendall's orches-
ira of Skowhegan will furnish music
for the graduating exercises and also
for the concert in the evening. Thurs
day evening the senior class will pre-
sent their annual concert consisting of
an attractive program arranged by the
Temple Quartet of Boston and Mr..