Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-26
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

MT M,ina Mount Holyoke Afumnae |
lna;at;on will hold mid-year special |
asso ... Of New Meadows Inn on
December %.
49,. D.,;. blanchard of Abbot Viii |
w. hos been second assistant in |
tho Phillips high school the past year.
has resigned her position mere anu ac-
cented a position as hrst assis'ah. at
Foxcroft Academy.
Tho Calais school board has elected
,.arna n brown of New BEDFORD as
cunerintendent of schools. he Is a
graduate of BridgeWater' eMass.)
Normal school and has had experience
IN high. grammar and private SCHOOLS
in Nassac husetts and Connecticut.
prof Chas. Fish, principal OF the
Brunswick high school, recently an
nounced that a gentleman, VINO wisnes
b,a name withheld, had given the sum
NJ 81 as prize for pubic depate TO
ba eiven in Assembly hall some Time
next term by the members OF the nigh
school.
Mice Geneva Hutchins has resigned
her position as principal OF the PRIMARY
Grade In Mechanic Falls TO accept
nosition in the Virginia schoo! at Rum
rord Falls. Miss Hutchins IS the
daughter of C. NJ. Hutchins, VINO was
formerly principal OF the Rum1ord
Center high school.
Superintendent of Schools Sanborn OF
Cane Elizabeth has developed new
plan for ranking. The rank cards given
ont at the close of this term VIII not
onlv show the individual rank of each
scho,ar hut they will also show the
standing of each pupil in the class as
related to the other members OF the
class.
The teachers of Orono held an inter-
esting meeting, this week. The SUBJECT
Of the meeting was The Necessity of
Discipline and the Best Way OF secur-
ing it. The discussion was participated
in by nearly all the teachers present.
There were many opinions on the best
way of securing discipline put all were
agreed on it's necessity.
On account of not complying with in
structions from the board of health IN
regard to vaccination, the West Dover
and the East Dover schools have been
closed. Some of the scholars from the
latter school will be transferred to the
Bean Hill school. 1t is understood the
above schools will begin as soon as
there are enough pupils to make it pro-
fitable.
The teachers of Dexter will hold a
meeting JAN "a, with the following pro-
gram: Methods of Teaching Geogra-
hor N,th clacc MicS
Ella Mower and Miss Louise Hatch;
Methods of Teaching Spelling" Miss
Alice Howard: Methods of Teaching
Reading" Miss Grace Mower and Miss
Ethel Lawrence: question box; general
discussion.
The winter term of Foxcroft Acad-
envy will begin Tuesday. Dec. 20. with
the following board Of instructors:
Fred U. Ward. A. b.. principal. ancient
languages and history: Miss Della NJ.
blanchard. prcceptress, mathematics
and sciences: Miss Elizabeth X. Paine,
French and English; Miss Anna S.
Buck, French: Miss Carrie L. Blanch-
ard, vocal music.
The Canton town schools are now in
progress with Robert Webster of Orono
II
Grindle of Bangor. in charge of the
Grammar and Miss Mamie Russell of
Andover the primary in the village
Miss Lettie Fuller teaches in the Car
yer district: Mrs Mabel G. DeShon, the
Pine Woods: Miss Charlotte Hayford in
Gilbertvlle and Bert Delano at the
point
The following officers were elected at
the teachers convention held in
Caribou last week: President, H. z.
Walker. Fort Fairfield; vice-presdent,
Miss Matte Hopkins. Fort Fairfield;
secretary, Miss Fulton, Fort Fairfield;
executive committee. II. f. Walker,
Fort Fairfield; w. II. Holmes. Wash
burn: N. V. Barker, Pressure ISLE Mrs.
Christine Tooker. Caribou: Mrs Alice
Kelley. Limestone; A. C. Goddard,
Easton. The convention will meet next
year at Fort Fairfield.
The Abraham Lincoln Study club has
been organized by the members of the
knights of King Arthur. the boys
secret order at Ellsworth. The purpose
of this club to study Lincoln as a bow,
lawyer statesman and politician. The
charter members are Rev. Sias W.
Sutton. Milton Beckwith. Harry IT
Latin. Coleman H. Bridges, George
Campbell, Ruel Bridges, Howard Dunn.
Hugh Campbell. Ralph Holmes, Henry
Sargent, David Foster, Ernest Lyman.
Harold Stuart. Ralph Brooks, and Lin
wood Beckwith.