Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-03
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE scHooL.RooM.
"nat is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

Advancement of Education.
Ernest Files. West Gorham has ac-
cepted position as principal of the
Boothbay high school.
MISS Leah Friend of Ellsworth. has
ehtained position in school at York.
as q teacher of language.
Ralph c. Bean, of Clinton. Il graduate
Oh Colby, has just gone to Harvard to
take advanced work in science.
Miss Florence Storer has been elected
assistant teacher in the commercial
department of BucksDort Seminary.
e. NJ Tucker, Bates 9S, has resigned
his position as principal OF the Tenants
Harbor High school to accept 4 stu
| alton at Great harrington, Mass.
! where he is TO teach sciences and
| mathematics
Miss Lou +. Io:ing, of Yarmouth.
| formerly principal OF the grammar
! school at Cottage City, has accepted a
position as teacher in the seventh ana
| eighth grades Of the large grammar
school at Townsend. Mass.
The new school house which is being
erected at Great Works this fall will
have seating capacity of over 200 end
will he fitted up with all of the modern
appliances which are known to school
committees in the present age.
The Southern Aroostook Teachers
convention will hold its annual meeting
at Island Falls. Oct. 10 and 16. An in
teresting program has been prepared
and Il large attendance is expected
Professor Eetabrooke of the L. Of NJ. is
to be the principal speaker.
Clifford H. Preston of Pennington
has been engaged temporarily as sub
master of the Rockland high school in
place of A. s. Libby who resigned to
take position on the faculty of Brown
university. Mr.. Preston is 4 graduate
OF Bowdon and spent 4 year abroad in
study.
Miss II. Gertrude Crosby of Bangor
has been appointed by Supt. Charles e.
Triton to the position of assistant
teacher OF elocution at the Bangor high
school to assist Miss Mary 3. Hutch
ings, head of the English department
at that school. Miss Crosby is a grad
uate of the Emerson School Of Oratory.
TIE Irt. Fairfield High School opened
Monday With II. e. Walker principal,
Miss Grace Ballentyne of Waterville.
and Miss Sarah Roberts of Caribou.
assistants. Mr.. Walker and Miss Bel
lentyne are commencing their second
year here and Miss Roberts her first.
The principal is a graduate of Bowdoin
College and the two assistants grad
yates Of Colby. The school opened with
1OS Pupils exclusive. of which is known
ha flo WI
moro. This class will not be admitted
until the new school building is COM
pletc1, which will be in December or
the first of January.
The Washington School improvement.
league of district IL, Levant, held it's
regular business meeting Tuesday af-
te;noon. Sept. L.. The following officers
were chosen: President, Mrs. Hattie
Clark: vice president, Thomas Park
hurst secretary, Ruth Allen; treasurer.
Elura Bamis; committee on care of
school yard, Clifton 0. Henderson.
Ernest Mayhem Wesley Glidden; COM
mittee on care of school room, Elsie Nj.
Willard. Winnie A. Partridge, Addie
Phillips. The league voted to care for
;he school room this term and add the
ianitor's fee to the treasury. AS there
was quite a sum of money on hand, the
members of the league voted to spend
il this term. They are to buy a book
| case, curtains, waste paper basket
stencils and pictures. The new clock
purchased last term adds greatly to the
looks of the room. Regular meetings
Will be held every two weeks during the
| fall school On Friday afternoons. All
| Interested in educational development
| are invited to attend these meetings.
Among the Old Town young people
VINO are now pursuing their studies
away are: G. T. Gray, son of Nj.
! Charles II. Gray, who is taking u
course at HarN ard Medical School. and
| who was a graduate Of class 1901 at the
! University of Maine (Mr. Gray is in his
senior year,. Harold G.. Folsom and
| Ray Folsom of New York, the sons Of
Mrs. Annie Folsom. the former taking a
course in the General Theological Semi
| nary. while the latter is taking a course
of medicine at the Medical school Of