Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-16
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
What Some of the Maine Teachers ano
Pupils Are Doing, This Fall.

Of Ricaer Classical Institute, Houlton.
asst week. was lao.
on the young men ana women who
entered Bates. this fail. "A came from
Lewiston and Auburn.
| Principal Dresser has registered So
| scholars for the fall term at the Els
| worth High school and more are "x-
| p ctch
| Miss Ethel Farr. who taught in the
Cony High school. Augusta, for seVeiai
Years. Is tits year a teacher in Bridge
water. Mass.
Mrs. John Weller Of Honlton WIN
her daughters Pauline Florence Helen
and Mildred, left. this week lot ffnVi-
Idencr, r l.. where the young ladleS
viii attend school 1T the convent oil u"
Sacred Heart
| Berwick Academy opened its fall
| term Wednesday of last week. Miss
| Elizabeth ~. Pettea of Japan is en-
ployed In the position of assistant
Teacher in place Of Miss Annie Fisher.
| losign@d.
Miss Maud Merrill left Skowhegan
for Syracuse, y. Y, this week. where
che ,uters Syracuse University, for a
foi,r wears course. Miss Merrill is a
yrad,I3tc from the classical course Of
the SHOWN, gan High school, class OF
| 1905
William s. Baylcy, Phi. d., professor
Of minrrllogy and geology At Colby
College for a number Of years past ana
who resigned last spring. has accepted
d pgo:rssorship in Lehigh University,
South Bethlehem, Penn, and will leave
for there soon.
The Norridgewock schools com
nencel Monday with the following
teachers: Thomas Taylor Of Bangor.
principal Of the High school: Mabel
Drake assistant: Nina HusSey. gram
mar; Rernice Bartlett OF Cherryfield.
Intermediate: and Alice Folsom. pri-
mary.
The Presquc Isle High school has the
| largest humber of pupils in its history
| 1t has been found necessary by Supt.
M!s. +. H. Blake. To have a third as
siS;ant and an efficient one has been
J found III Mrs =. l.. Merryman, wife of
! Principal Merryman. Miss Wentworth
the new second assistant. Is doing very
| satisfactory work.
| f. Wendall Rounds Of South Paris
has gone 10 Louisville, Ky. where
for the coming year he will be
| physical director and intrcurtor in
| English In the University school, q pri-
Vate school for boys fitting for Har-
ward. ! ale and the other large univer
sites.
| Mr.. ana Mrs. H. A. Wood Of Show
ihegan ami their young son. Karl. have
gone to st. Louis. Mo. WHERE theE are
To resid" for the present. Mr.. Wood /?
to enter medical college In that city.
Philip \. Wood. a brother, has gone to
North Parsonsteld. Me. where he en-
ters the academy of that town for the
college preparatory course.
School was closed Tuesday afternoon.
| The services of A Keith SpOffOrd of
| South Paris. graduate Of Bates. who
| Will shortly enter Harvard for n post
| graduate course have been secured fm
thre" weeks. by which time success
| sor will be chosen. School recomm"n-
| ccd Wednesday morning. There arr, 81
| in the entering class ANA Il total Of
| about 81 students.
Til" total registration at the Rfuns-
| wick High school IL ~ al which num-
Der - arr IN the entering class. In the
Grammar school Tie. total attendance At
the opening OF the term last week was
l3' Including AZ in the entering class
Principal kanarl has learranEe,t the
courses in the High school 50 that
every pupil will have -four recitatlona
leach DAY.
Maine Central Institute open-d last
| tuesday for the fall term with the
largest number Of new students that
las cnrolltd tor the beginning Of the
IS'h"nl wear for several wears past.
Nearly all of the old students have re
turned 10 continue their studies. The
OUTLOOK for z most successful year Is
particularly pleasing to the PRINCIPAL.
ffoi. r. I. landman. the trustees and
friends Of the school
Tn" teachers Of Moscow. Concord
AMI Pleasant Ridge held a pleasant ,n.,
nf"iitablc meeting last Saturday al the
washington schoolhouse led bv DIS
trci Snpt. Rail. Mrs Isadore Green
wood fitzsmmnns, formerly q worry
progressive teacher ana superviSor. ~
tended in the afternoon and extended
la cor iial invitation to tho assn
| Il Epr
nome. which invitation was uuan,-
lmousiy accepted.
Alfred l.. Laferrier who has beei,
l2lhittlc Instructor ana teacher Of Ian
lgulSeS At Hebron Academy since. he
finished his college course al Bowdoiu
IN 1901. has resigned his position ana
does not return to Hebron. Il IS IN
ferst"od that he does not intend to
folio" teaching as d lifewnrk and this
|" why ne resigned. though he was Of
tered q material advance In salary 10
continue his work in the school, where
he has been very successful.
| Principal Charles 4. Thompson Of the
| Norway High school resigned his Office
at noon Tuesday. this step having be-
| come necessary on account of his health.
| there having been discovered slight
| signs of illness on his part from tuber-
| culosis. This is n source Of the great
est regret to all citizens of Norway for
his work as principal last year gave
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