Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10
IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM.
What Is Being Done in Maine tor the
Advancement Of Education.


elm with an attendance Of 40 students.
The opening of the Bath schools mas
been postponed one week, owing 10 tile
diphtheria outbreak.
f. w. Hilton of North Attleboro'
Mass, has been elected principal ot the
Boynton high school i'll PASSPORT.
Miss Marguerite Holland of Limerick,
has recently been elected principal OF
the primary school at Cornish village
]. A. Sinclair Of Pittsfirld, Bates
COLLEGE, 1904, has accepted the position
of principal in the High school ut VIII
mington, Mass.
Miss Annie Reed of Boothbay Har-
Dor, has been elected teacher ~ thh
seventh and eighth grade in the public
schools, Of Mills Mass.
Miss sara Il. Libby, 4 recent grad
uate of Mount iinlynke College, has
been ..lcctrd assistant teacher i'll the
Wcstbru0k High School.
The school officials of Union have in
troduccd into the High school ncY
cours,. Of study tor four y"ars-one
year longer than the former ..a"se.
Milton DrisIlO of Indian has
resigned tn princiFAlship North
Andovcr Grammar school axe Il
rosition as principal of til, Burnett
Grammar school III Britain, -onn. In
this school there ar" about 600 students
under the instruction Of - lady assist
ants.
The Hnultun High School will open
on Tuesday morning, Sept. -. and all
the common schools throughout til .
town. ON Monday. Sept. ~. Mr.. Geo. G.
PurinGt"n, Jl.. Il gradual" of Farming
ton Normal ana B"Wd"n 'olleg" has
been elected principal Of tn" High
School, to fill tn" vacancy caused BY
tn" resignation Of Mr.. EulrlI.
For tn" coming year the High school
| ut on Town viii u" conGuctru on the
| tWo-stssiuls-l- day plan. The corps rf
teachers ut the High school will j." rs
| follows FarnsWorth &. Marshall, A.
| H.. principal. Latin ANA Mathematics:
Miss Evaugrlinr Haynes. French ami
| History; Miss Eva H. I;oby, A. T.,
I'm glsh and Muthtms,tlre: -. Lyman
Wnrmwonh, y. T.. Greek; Miss CI"or.t
NJ. carr, Ih. H.. German ANA Science.
Miss Josephine Ferry, music. Several
important changes have been made in
the courses Of study offered in tho
school with a view of raising the stand
ard Of excellence. The course il
Mathematics has been extended [
cover four full school years. Three
courses in History embracing Ancient
English and American history have
been added. The German course Ia.
been extended from one to two years
The Science courses have been en-
larged. The number Of require,
studies in the freshman year has beer
reduced from four to three. The study
of vocal music is to BE- inaugurated ir
the school under the instruction of Mis-,
/ Josephine Berry Of kent'S 1Itll.
1t is evident that the people Of Ma
Chias believe in Il good education by
the fact of their sending out ~ many
students to the different diStinglish",
: places Of learning throughout the
United States. The following fror
Machiar will leave for school this fall
Miss Carrie Hill and Miss Adelall,
Holway viii enter Colby 1T WaterviIl,'
: John Shaw, st. Pauls school Al
!, Concord y. H.: Carl Bryant and Davi,
Crocker. HuckSport Seminary: HoWa"s
Kan" ana Edward Curtis, Worccstr1
' Academy: Miss Lura Beam. Tnivereit,
of California already entered; Elmo
Johnson. Bates College, Lewiston; Mis-
, Efc Holmes and Miss Ethel Gardner
Gorham Normal school: Miss Hatt;
5 Means. Boston Piano School and Oti
2 Means. University Of Maine. OF thi
;, number nine are graduates of Machia.
, High School and the other four Wer
: Juniors when thy left to enter Schoo
a away. Last Junr Miss Emma Long
. fellow graduated from ut. Holvnk
I college. Miss Ella Ncalv from Gorhan
t Normal school. and Merton McRa
f from Rowdnin. The latter two hav
$ secured excellent positions. Miss Meal
1 as n teacher in Massachusetts and Nj
e McRae. n position in Baltimore.