Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-23
IN TIE ScHOOLROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Ormsby will have
charge of the high and intermediate
schools, at Weld, this year.
Herbert :. Hill, Westbrook High
school. '01. has accepted the position of
principal of the kinGman High school.
Rev. Arthur Herbert Coar, pastor of
the Pennington Unitarian church. has
been appointed superintendent of
schools of Pennington to succeed Pro-
fessor Mallct, resigned.
Miss Winnie Thompson of South
Portland, has been engaged as teacher
1T Boothbay Harbor, to take the place
Of Miss Augusta Farmer, who has ac-
ceptcd a position as teacher in an Au-
Susta school.
The assignment of class parts at the
Belfast High school have been made as
follows: Ealcdictory, Miss Grace F..
Roberts: ealutatory, Miss Geneva NJ.
Heal: class poem. Miss Lillian G. FL
We'll: class prophecy, Miss Ruth Brown
and Carlton DOak: class history, Henry
\. Brown; presentation Of gifts, Will
liam \. LcaVitt.
Tn" Knox County Teachers Con-
vcntion will be held in Rockland on
Monday, May 9th. state supcrintcn-
dent of schools will be present at the
NJ, ctings Professor Bailey. state super
intcndcnt of drawing. of the MassI-
chusctts public schools is also cxpt cted;
and Miss Hall of the Training School at
Lewiston will address the primary
grade teachers.
+. Wendell Rounds, who will gradu-
ate from Bates College, in June, has
accepted Il flattcrinS offer of Il position
in the University Preparatory School Of
Chicago. Mr.. Rounds is the third
Bates man to enter similar work Il
Chicago within the last five or six
years He will have charge of the Eng
lish department, and also be athletic
instructor.
Honor parts for the graduation ex-
crciscs of Yarmouth High school next
June lave been assigned as follows:
/ Miss Margaret II. Narncy Of Nassal-
horo, valcdictory; Miss Hattie NJ
Soule, salutatory. Other honor parts
will be assigned later to F!oroncc f.
Kingsley, Edith Moxcey James A..
Gannctt, Louise Scabury and Philip
| Simonton, in the above order of rank.
|
has secured Rev. Edwin G. Whittcmorc
of the First BAPTIST church of Water
vile to preach the baccalaurcate scr
mon, which will be, April 24th. in the
| Universalist church. The Junior OK
hibition will he, Wednesday evening.
April 9th. The graduation will take
place On Thursday. April 2Sth, and Pull
lens large orchestra of Bangor will
furnish music.
The seniors Of the Lisbon Falls High
school have their class parts nearly
completed. The parts are assigned as
follows: Miss I."titia Day, valedictory;
Miss Mary Bliss, s;tlutatory; Miss
Gladys Cox. prophecy; Arnold Whit
tier, history: John Pdrkin. class ode;
presentation of gifts, Raymond Pros
ser: Charles Taylor, Grafton: and essays
by Misses Mabel Grover, Lulu Bowen,
CARR" Jack ANA John Parkin.
Tho result of tn" school census of
MachiaS which WIS taken this year by
Miss Susie Bryant. shows that th"r"
are I13 persons in Machias between the
ages of five anG tWcnty-onc. Under
tho old law Il census was taken of all
over four years of aGC, but this has
b"cu changed recently. III view Of this
it wls expected that there would be q
considerable falling off this year, but
when it was found that the result was
not materially different from last year,
the result was most satisfactory to the
school officers and the people of the
community generally.
The assignment of commencement
parts of the senior class of the MachlaS
High school has been announced. The
valcdictory, which according to the
custom Of the school. is assigned to the
pupil of the four year course making
the highest rank for the cntir" period,
is secured by Miss Agnes ODonncll
and the salutatorv, which is assigned
to the pupil of the next standing. will
he delivered this year by Miss Laura
Beam of Marshiicld, who has taken the
four years course here. The history
and class prophecy, which are assigned
by vote Of the class, will be prepared
hy Alfred Taylor and Miss Florence
| IIcffron.
Superintendent Springer of Lisbon
Falls, has started a new feature this
year, which he thinks will be very help
full. Thirty books on pedagogy and
psychology from the international
educational series have been procured;
one Of these books was given to each
teacher at the last grade meeting and
ut the next monthly meeting they will
be expected to give brief abstracts or
extracts from the books. The plan is
for the books to be exchanged each
month 50 that the teachers may be kept
| in touch with the current educational
| thought. Most of the books are upon
| school management and the theory and
practice of teaching.