Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-21
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
What 10 Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.

What 10 Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.
w. B. Jordan has been appointed
superintendent of schools in the town
of Bingham.
Miss Grace Scott, who has taught for
several successive years the primary
school in North Arson, has resigned,
cessor.
Miss Caro- B. Rhodes, who has been
teaching in the 9Th grade, Rockland,
has gone to Quincy, Mass, where she
has a fine position as assistant teach
er in a grammar school.
| The same superintendent have been
elected for this year in Prospect and
Stockton Springs. Mrs. Lizzie Games
and Mrs. Sarah J. Clifford, respective
ly. Both are teachers of experience.
The Pennington Normal school
opened Tuesday with 149 pupils in at
tendance. and an entering class Of
fifteen. Principal Purington stated
that about rs more pupils We're expect
ed.
| At the prize contest by the sophomore
class of Kicker Classical Institute,
Houlton. the prizes were awarded as
follows: LIST. Miss Bessie Morrison; I'd,
Miss Mildred Ross. Honorable men,
ton: Miss Jocelyn Cone and Miss Clara
Sharp.
Fred Nickerson is teaching a High
school at Stockton Springs village, with
45 pupils. Mr.. Nickerson is an old
teacher and is always very successful.
He graduates next spring from the
Eastern State Normal school at
Castine.
The following class parts have been
assigned in the Island Falls High
school: Salutatorian, Miss Emma Tru-
worthy: historian, Ted Perry: orators.
Don Perry. Waldo Sherman. Miss
Alice Flye; valedictorian. Miss Nellie
Teed.
The class parts have been given out
to the senior class at North Yarmouth
Academy as follows: Valedictory, Sara
Winslow. West Falmouth; salutatory,
Harriet L. Boardman, Sheffield, Mass;
prophecy. Harriet Loring. Portland;
history, Ethel Boothby. Standish. Me-;
Junior parts. George Ordway Of Var
mouth and Florence Wheeler Of Milan.
Two Of the class parts have been
awarded in the graduating class Of the
Bar Harbor High school. Miss Inez
Suminsby has the salutatory and Miss
Beulah Whitmore the valedictory. The
class has nine members. The follow
ing are it's officers: Clarice p. Getchell,
president; Vesta Stubs, vice presi-
dent: Beulah Whitmore. treasurer;
Georgia Hodgkins, secretary.
The matter Of deciding upon the new
High school diplomas in Lewiston is
settled. The committee and superin-
tendent have been in communication
with a firm in Boston and have made
the contract with it for steel plate for
SITS. The additional expense from time
to time for one hundred copies of this
plate on good imitation parchment will
be $50.
The distribution Of class parts for
the class Of 1903. Rockland High school,
took place this week. The appoint
ments on merit were as follows: Vale
dictory, Marion Cobb; salutatory,
Marion Knight; first essay, Ella Saw
telie: second essay, Olive Magune. The
elective parts are as follows: Prophecy,
/
ode. Vivian Colt; poem, Nina Mer-
chant.
j Limington Academy is to have new
laboratory. Through the efforts of
principal Clough. the small room down
Stairs. which for several years, has
been unused. is to be put into proper
shape with necessary tables, cup
fboards. etc. The town has appropriate
led $50 for apparatus. It is probable
that this is only a beginning and that
more will be added from time to time.
/ The first league meeting of the term
| will be held at the academy, Friday
Ievening.
Announcement has been made Of the
honorary parts at the Lewiston High
school. The eight seniors taking high
est rank with specific honors are as fol-
lows: Valedictory, Miss Theresa Gala
han: salutatory, Miss Marion Files;
third rank. Miss Caroline Chase; fourth
rank, Thomas Maloy; fifth rank. Miss
Anna Walsh; 9th rank, Miss Alice Mar
shall: 7th, Miss Frances Robinson and
Sth. Miss Ada Jackson. The history
and prophecy will be given out to one
of the last six. by decision of the
but by reason Of qualifications.
At its recent town meeting Fort Fair
field elected for the first time wo-
man. Miss Matte E. Hopkins, as
Superintendent Of schools. Miss Hop
kins was born in Fort Fairfield and
graduated from Fort Fairfield High
school. class Of 81. Later she attend
ed Bucksport Seminary, graduating
from there in the class of 49, and was
| later still one year in the Bangor
Training school under Miss Mary Snow.
She has taught ten school years, two
years Of which she taught in New
Hampshire and one year in Vermont
as principal of the Wilder graded
schools. The other seven years she has
taught in this State, three of which in
the Fort Fairfield High school.