Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-20
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN TIE SCHOOLROoM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

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Prof. c. F. Lcadbctter has resigned
rs principal of the Guilford High school
Portland's school census for 1903
shows n gain of 1862 over that of last
year.
The Old Orchard High School Alumni
Association held its first annual meet
ing June 1G. About 90 graduates were
! present.
| The annual meeting of the EllsWol II
| High School Alumni Association will
| be held later than usual this sea-
son, probably the first week in August
The officers of the Hampden Academy
| Alumni Association have elected Judge
Luclius a. Emery president, and Chap
lain ID. II. Tribou one of the vice presi-
| dents.
| During the past year Mr.. Mccormick
has been assistant principal of the ac-
ademy. He will be succeeded in this
department by Mr.. Townc, Bridgton
| Academy '9S and Bates, 1903.
3. NJ. Clough, for the past two years
| principal of Limington academy, has
| been elected principal of the Rumford
! Falls High School. Mr.. Clough is Il
| graduate of Bowdoin in the class of
| 1900.
| Charles T. Stone, principal for the
| oast three years of Bridgton High
| school, has accepted the position of
| principal of the High school at Daniel
| son, Conn. Mr.. Stone graduated from
| I3oWdoin in the class Of '96.
Islay f. Mccormick of Boothbay
Harbor has been elected principal of
Bridgton Academy, North Bridgton, to
| ill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Mr.. G. G.. Spratt who leaves for Il
very desirable position in Detroit, Mich.
Miss Lila Knowles of Bangor who
was graduated from the University of
Maine in the class of '02 has taken the
.osition as teacher of mathematics at
he Pressure Isle High school and will
inter- upon her duties at the opening of |
the fall term.
At n special meeting of the Portland |
school board the following designations |
If teachers were received and accepted: |
Emma j. Weed, North school; Ethelyn |
/, Clark, Park street school; Mary G. |
Allen, Oakdale school; Cora a. Brown, |
Heseltnc school.
Rodney 1. Thompson, Esq, of Rock
land has accepted an invitation to de- |
liver the address before the graduating |
lass of HopkintOn, Mass, High school, |
n Tuesday, June % inst. His brother, |
Mr.. Victor V. Thompson, is supcrin-
rendcnt of schools there.
The following members of the class |
of 1903, Rockland High school, will at
tend school elsewhere next fall. Miss
Mcrtice Colt and Miss Mary Hall Will
enter Pennington Normal school; Miss
Lena ThOrndike will attend Wheaton
Seminary. Norton, Mass: Miss Marion
| cobb and Miss Charlotte Butfam, Brad
ford Academy; Miss Elsa Chaplin will
| probably enter WestbrOok Seminary,
land Miss Alice Taylor. Kent's Hill. Fred
| Uosmer has the University of Maine in
mind. and Ensign Otis will enter low
| dom.
While none of this years graduating
class will enter college, the Ellsworth
high school is we'll represented just
now in college life. Miss Leah Friend
of the class of 80, graduates next week
at Wellesley: Miss Helen Rollins. class
of 1860. is a Junior and Miss Harriet
Rollins is Il sophomore at the same col
lcge; Miss Louise Dutton, '01, is a soph-
omorc at Vassar. Three members OF
| tho class of 700 will enter college TINS
| fall-Missns Grace King and Paullnc
Foster. Wellesley, and Helen Davis,
Bryn Mawr.
Tho graduates of the HOultOn High
| School held n meeting recently, ana
formed an Alumni Association. A pan
| uuet was enjoyed, after when an as
| eociation was formed with the follow
| ing officers: President, Alice Putnam
| 'O2: vice president. w. f. Sullivan, %;
secretary. Mae Sincock, '02; treasurer
!. Donovan. 'O3: executive committee
Pansv Watson. 'O2; A. X. Stetson o3;
! Gertrude Ingraham, '02; l.. X. Cornell-
son, '03. The school committee anu
teachers of the high school were present
| at the meeting.
| About % of the members of the grad
uatinC class of the Old Town HlGh
| School and friends together with MI
and Mrs. c. w. Robbins left on the }os-
ton boat from Bangor Wednesday az
eInoon. They will be absent several
| DAYS and during that time Will NlSlt
| some of the most interesting places OF
the city, under the direction OF I. W.
| Robbins who is in charge OF the cAcur-
sion. a regular program has pecn ar
ranged ana one day will be go as you
| please" day when the members ol 'he
party Will follow their own lhcllii'''oii7
This excursion is to take the place VI
the reception and the expense OIL the
entire trip will be only $50.