Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-04
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE schooLRooM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

Advancement of Education.
One hundred and twenty-five new
books have been recently received at
the Abbot memorial library, Dexter.
The Castine Normal school has begun
the spring term with an entrance class
of IL. but has a graduating class OF
about so.
L. w. Carpenter assistant teacher in
the WATERFORD high school, has resigned
and accepted a position as principal of
a grammar school in Bartlett, N. II.
Mrs. Fanny Jewett has been elected
supervisor of schools in Cherryfield.
Mrs. Jewett is a graduate of Cherry
field academy and Wellesley college.
Rev. G. F. Millward has been chosen
superintendent of schools at kenne-
bunk for the ensuing year. This is the
third year Mr.. Millward has held the
position.
Misses Alice Boothby, Jamie Drost
and Ethel Harmon of Limington acad-
| envy, have been elected to teach at Ma
Piles this spring. Miss Drost and Miss
Boothby taught there with success last
year.
| Miss Atce Dow has been engaged to
teach the summer term of school at
| North Searsport. She is a teacher of
experience, having taught several terms
of school in Frankfort, SWanville and
| Prospect.
Rev. BoWlcy Green of Portland has
been engaged to deliver the baccalau-
reate sermon before the graduating
class of Kicker Classical Institute at
the Baptist church, Houlton, Sunday
evening, June IA.
Miss Gertrude H. Nourse of Saugus,
Mass, is to have charge of the music
and reading at Gorham Normal school.
She is graduate of the Boston school
of Oratory and the New England Con-
servatory of Music.
The school savings bank recently in
trcduced into the south primary and
south intermediate schools, Belfast, UNI
der the auspices Of the w. c. T. IT,, is
proving a success. The system was
introduced into the north primary
school, Monday.
Miss Francis Hurley has been APP
pointed sub-principal of East side
grammar school, Ellsworth, in place of
@iif7o tAe'ti q -. Nhtodl liS, lcSlSltN
Edward F. Doyle, assistant at East
side the past year, has been appointed
principal of school in No. IA, known as
Beechland.
Owing to the increase in the num-
Der of students entering the Madison
high school, it will be impossible to ac-
commodate any more Out-of-town stu
dents. The entering class from the
village aid rural schools will number
at least thirty, making the attendance
nearly one hundred students.
The parts for the graduating exer-
cises of the Westbrook high school,
class of '03, have been assigned as fol-
lows: Ealedictory, Esther Johnson
salutatory, Louise Burns; history,
Alice Quinby; prophecy, Fred Reny:
essay. Evelyn Winslow; essay, Mabel
Haskell; oratoiy, Arthur Hodge.
Miss Josephine Fenno. Miss Edith l..
Foss and Miss Hattie S. Moore having
severed their connection with the Ma
chias schools the vacancies thus made
have been filled by the appointment of
Miss Edith III. Taylor, teacher in the
Dublin primary, the transfer of Miss
Rose M. Gaffney from West Kennebec
to the Preble school, and the combin-
ing of both schools at West Kennebec
with Miss Retta Thompson, teacher
At the teachers examination held in
Brooksville, the following teachers
We're chosen: Mrs. Nellie Shelton, dis
trict No. /, primary; Miss l.. J. Condor,
district No ]. grammar: Miss Grace
Slower, district No. 2; Miss Ella j.
Bates, district No. :; Brooks Grindle,
district No. 4; Miss Kate Tapley, dis
trict No. 5: Miss Carrie Grindle dis
trict No. Z; Miss Chrissie Colt district
No. s; Miss Gladys Black, district No.
L.
The senior class of the Camden high
school have been awarded their gradu-
alton parts. The first three were given
according to rank and the others We're
voted by the class. Valedictory, Miss
Emma Harrington: salutatory, Anon
Brown, grafton, Miller Ross: history,
Miss Sadie Ehston: prophecy, Arthur
Huse; class will, Miss Louise Currer:
address to the undergraduates, Miss
Alice Shibles. There are sixteen in the
class and the remainder will have ora
tions and essays.
The senior class of Cherryfeld acad-
envy which will graduate at the close
CT the approaching term has assigned
class parts as follows: Salutatory.
Helen Campbell; Grafton, William
Gleason; class history, Carrie Tracy: