Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-23
IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
Timely Educational News from All
Sectors of Maine.

WeStErOOk Hlgn ScHOol opeH9 w.
an attendance exceeding that OF any
previous year.
Miss Ethel Lindsey Of Biddeford. has
been engaged as teacher OF the SANDY
| Brook school i'll Saco.
+ Miss Efic Holmes Of Machias, a grad
uate of the Gorham Normal school, is
teaching in Lubcc, this fall.
r. :. Haggett Of Bath has gone to
Alfred to enter upon his duties as prin-
ciraI nf the high schccl there.
Mrs. Blake superintendent of schools
Il Prcsnue Isle, states that So teachers
are employed in that town, this fall.
Ralph c. Bean of Clinton is teacher
lof languages and man& ger of athletics
lin BridgtCn academy, North Bridgton.
Miss Beth r. Patterson of Biddeford,
has been engaged us teacher Of Ian
guages in a private schoo! for girls at
| Portland.
| Pcnobscot will send six students to
TIE E. NJ. c. Seminary this fall, besides
| sending several to the Normal school
at Castine.
Miss Ethel G. Taylor has resigned
the position which she accepted re-
Gently as teacher of music i'll the Car
ibou schools.
Music will be taught in the schools
OF South Portland for the first time,
this year, and Miss Olive Fogg has been
engaged as teacher.
The meeting Of the Northern Pen"b-
scot Teachers association Will be held
| in Winn on Monday, Oct. ;. Hon. w.
| W. Stetson will be present.
Miss Susie Bryant Of Machjas has been
| engaged to teach the Preble Primary
school. Machias, in place of Miss AIDE
laide Holway, resigned.
Miss Mary Corthell of Robbinston, a
recent graduate of the Boynton High
school, EastporI, has been engaged to
teach stenography i'll that school,
The Pressure Isle High school oncned
with 100 pupils, 81 Of whom are i'll the
entering class. This is the largest total
attendance in the history of the school.
william Crafts. Who last year was
principal of the frederick Robbie school
| at South Windham. has secured sim
liar position 1T the Mt. Desert High
school.
Miss Mildred A. Thompson Of Gray
VINO graduated from Gorham Normal
school last June. has accepted a posi-
ton in tn" Levi Hall school, North
Gorham.
Washington Academy ut East Ma
! | chias, opened for the fall term with
: four new teachers. under Principal
Thomas, and an enrolment of fifty
pupils.
There are now 81 pupils at Gorham
oft
Of the building is taxed 10 its utmost
} This is the largest number Of pupils
: in attendance at this institution III a
long time.
. The North Aroostouk Teachers AS
: | ISOLATION will hold its annual cCnT"n-
] ton at Pressure Isle, oct. and >. Pay
son Smith Of Auburn. ard at least ont
J other prominent speaker will be pres
ent.
Miss Marian Payne Of Anson a
: graduate Of Arson Academy '0S. and
/ | Pennington Normal school. the pres
} ent year. has gone to Sanford where
she has Il position rs teacher i'll music
ana drawing.
: Four young mon Tirllip T. Connolly
William Toomy. John Drain, nephew OF
| Rev. Fr Drain and William O'Connell
nephew of Bishop O'Connell left Port
D. land. recently, to resume their Studiea
ut St. Mary's College 1T Van Buren,.
The George Stevens Academy. Blue
Hill. opened for ne fail term. Sept. II.
With 80 students III attendance. Irin-
cipal, MI Pattcn Of Exeter, NJ. As
sistants. Miss Simpson of StouinGtCu
land MISS Edna COmforth Of Sko=;hc-
lEnn.
Miss L, ssie Smith who graduated
from The Dauforth High school. this
lycar. has been engaged to teach IN
North bancroft Miss Lala Easter
brook. another gradual" of the class
Iur 1905 has been engaged {" teach in
the Foster school.
The fail tern. Of the StorkbrdEo
Hall school at Yarmouth will open
Monday, October ~. Fraulcin a. Won
X nirracr Of Boston, 4 teacher Of in
lstrumnrtal music ana German, viii h.
associated with Miss $jockbridgc the
coming year.
The EiEh school ut Lisbon reports an
unusually large attendance this fall.
Ink school has 4 new principal. Phillip
E"vcr,' Everett. q graduate Of Bates.
| \ debating society viii he organized III
| Tie near future. and tina pupils are
| most enthusiastic over the idea.
, The village schools of Washbrrn are
in session with Mr.. Palmer Of Pittshcld
Is principal Of the high school; Miss
Blarche Eerkwith Of Pressure Isle
teacher Of the Grammar school and
Miss Edith Roberts Of Caribou. teach
er of the Primary school.
The schools ut Hartland Academy
have opened under the following corps
iof teachers: Prof. H. c. Giles "f
Bonneville. principal; Berdcna Trat-
ton. assistant; Miss Elizabeth Caller
of Lewiston. intermediate; Mrs. Fonlf
ITrafton. primary.
The follcwirg young people OF Le-
want are attending school III other
places: Myra Higgins at Hampdeh
academy: Ada Waugh at Higgins IN
stituta, Annette Higgins at FinSor'
and Iinwood Dennis and Thomas
Parkhurst are at COrinth Academy.
The fall term of North Yarmouth
l A.