Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-11
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

l. lain SoIicd, lOI HlcIly VI
the Weeks street grammar school
Bath, is principal of an eighth grade
room in Wakefield, Mass, school.
Arthur E. Dunning, Yarmouth Acad-
| envy, 1902, has signed a contract for a
year as teacher of English in the Ber-
litz school of languages at Berlin, Ger
many.
Miss Matte Colburn of Orono, has
secured a position as teacher in the
Shirley street school, Oldtown. taught
by Miss Alice Cannon, she having re-
signed
James P. Weber of Bath, instructor
of English in the Salem High school,
was presented, Saturday. with life
size bust of Shakespeare on a four
foot pedestal, by his former pupils in
the Bath High school.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby PASSPORT and Lubec will join
in securing a competent superinten-
dent to take charge of the schools of
the two places and T.. II. PierSon Of
Warren, has been chosen for the posi-
ton.
The Rev. II. H. Wallace, pastor of
this week purchased the G. W. Bean
property on the corner of Bates and
Walnut streets in that city and will
erect parochial school on the lot
Miss Helen M. Staples of Hanover.
has been secured as an additional
teacher in the Gorham Normal School
for the remainder of this school year.
Miss Staples has taught in several of
the schools of this State and in Chi
cago and has spent considerable time
abroad in travel and study.
The York high school Alumni AS
ISOLATION has been organized with the
following officers: President, Elsie
Keen, '02: vice president Mary Arm
strong. '02: secretary, Bertha Weare.
'02; treasurer, Clara Norton, '01. A
committee consisting of Jennie Sewall.
'02, Georgia Mozart. '02, and Mae Bal
entine, 'O1, was appointed to prepare a
set of bylaws to be submitted at the
next meeting.
Ii The class of '03 of Deering High
school has received the class parts. The
following are to take part, having taken
highest honors: Bertha Bangs. E,liZ-
fabeth Dodge, Agnes Dresser, Clifton
Foss. Edith Foster, Maria Hussey. Nell
lie Hoston, Pauline Huston, Nellie
johnson, Abbie Weed, Alice Wood. The
valedictory goes to Miss Alice Wood
and the salutatory to Clifton Foss.
The w. C. T. T. in Limestone has
voted to place in the hands of the SUI
perintendent of schools such literature
as will be helpful in the teaching of
temperance in the schools. This liter
ature will be placed in the hands of
each teacher in town, and one recita-
ton a week will be required of each
scholar The lessons will be taken
from the Loyal Temperance Legion
Quarterly.
Monmouth Academy will close May
I, after a successful year of work. The
graduating class consists of five mem
bers, Harry M. Swift. Harold l.. Pack
ard. Anna b. Longfellow, Marion Perry
and Carroll w. Bent. The class parts
have been awarded as follows: Salu-
tatory. Miss Longfellow; history, Car
roll w. Bent; class prophecy. Marion
Perry: valedictory, Harry M. Swift.
Mr.. Swift, valedictorian, had the high
est rank and Miss Longfellow, saluta-
tory, had second.
Prof Anthony of Bates College, has
been engaged to deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon before the senior class
of Wilton Academy. 1t will be given in
the Congregational church. Sunday,
May 3D. The following honorary parts
have been assigned to the members of
the senior class in Wilton: Faledic-
tory, Ida Allen; salutatory, Arthur
Morse; Grafton, Western p. Holmon;
essay. May Childs; history, Ona
Knapp: prophecy, May Clayton. The
first four parts depend upon the schol-
arship of the student and are assigned
by the faculty. The prophecies and
historian are chosen by the members
of the class.
Principal II. X. White of the Ban
gor High school has announced the
decision of the judges to whom were
referred the essays written by the
members of the senior class in compe-
tition for parts at the graduation ex-
ercises in June. Each member of the
class submitted an essay and from the
entire number the eight best were
| chosen. The essays and the writers
are as follows: 1.-THE Jury System,
II MarJOrX oOuSlllS, lie 4hSth VI ~
| Dorado" Laura M. Miller; Heroes.
Emma l.. Ray; 1.-THE Organ" Mabel L.
Rowe; Louisa M. Alcott," Alma b
/ SWEET; Music" Blanche p. Wheeler;
Robert E. Lee" Lester f. Adams
'Ethelbert Nevin," Frank L. Bass. The
II Judges were Miss Mary A. Hopkins
II Rev. Edward H. Newbegin, rector OF
II st. Johns Episcopal church. ane
II Charles r. Halves. Cornelius }
OLeary has been chosen to give the
| class history and James A. Flannigar
will deliver the class prophecy.
At the request Of Representative
Mills of Stonington, State Superinten'
dent of Schools w. w. StetsOn, ha!
agreed to arrange for a summer schoo
to be held at Stonington in July, pro
yided sufficient encouragement can b,
obtained from the teachers of the sec
ton. President Chas. A. Albert o
Bloomburg Normal school, Pennsyl
yania, will be assigned as instructo
for the Stonington school. The worl
of Mr.. Albert in the southern state
and especially at the Booker T. Wash
lington school at Tuskegee has beel
l,,oSt hiobIv commended Mr.. Albert