Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-08-24

health, ana had made plucky fight
against death. He was educated at
McGill University and was graduated
from its medical school. DIR. Nutter
leaves widow and one clild. He
was aged 43 years.
Prof. B. A. Lenfest, Phi. D., and FAM
lily are occupying their cottage after
an absence of two years, and will
spend several weeks on the Island
before leaving for Brooklyn, y. Y,
where DR.. Lenfest will take up mis-
work in the New York High schools
as director of drawing and manual
training After passing the New York
City teachers examinations for H.
cense TO teach in the High schools
with percent of 80, DR.. Lenfest re.
ceived a double appointment. First,
as director of drawing and shopwork
In the day High school, and second.
as director of shopwork in the new
Evening Trade School.
The Manual Training High school.
where he will be located. has 80
teachers and over zooe pupffs;~tfrc-
building having been finished in Jan
uary. 1905, ii cost Of over $1,000
600. and the Evening School of Trades
to open III October in this building
Is to be started with an initial appro-
priation of 100000. After his resig-
nation as professor of machine de-
sign in the Pennsylvania State col
lege. DIR. Lenfest conducted a large
class of Juniors and Seniors in cal
culus. and applied mechanics during
the summer Of 1904 in the above col
lege and removed to New Haven,
Conn. in the fall of 1904.
He received the honorary fellow
ship In the Yale Graduate School, in
addition to teaching in the Sheffield
Scientific School of Yale University,
apd at the same time has carried on
graduate studies at Yale in metaphy.
sizes, philosophy. psychology and. edii-
cation. As the result of this study
and because Of the presentation of a
thesis. the degree Of Doctor OF Phil
osophy (Ph. d. was conferred on Mr..
Lenfest by Yale University in June.
1905. This thesis, an investigation in
experimental psychology on the "ac-
curacy OF Linear movements" was
carried on for two years under the
direction of Prof. Munsterberg in the
Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
and DR.. Lenfest is arranging for It's
publication In the forthcoming vol
ume OF the Harvard Studies in Psy.
chology.
During June and July of the present
year. DIR. Lenfest has had charge of
the work In psychology. education and
manual training in the Kansas State
Normal School at Pinsburg, Kas.,
there being an enthusiastic body of
students made up OF over 100 Kansas
teachers. school principals and super.
intendents, who presented him with a
line solid silver umbrella as a token
OF tieir appreciation OF his efforts in
their behalf
s. A. Lenfest and wife of Wake
field. Mass. are visiting their son and
family at Green Lodge.
Prof. lockwood OF the Scientific
School OF Yale University, Is expected
shortly az the guest of DIR. Lenfest
at Green Lodge.
Mr. Johu j. Ray. the distinguished
Boston merchant, entertained a marty
OF Philadelphia capitalists on his hand
some and commodious yacht An ex-
tended tour was made TO the many
attractive points Of Casco Bay. spe.
cial attention being paid to the geo
logical features of many of the ISL
lands. An eminent mining expert.
who was with the party, Is of the
opinion That rich gold deposits are TO
De found IN this locality, and In his
opinion the attention Of the mining
world will soon be turned from the
fields OF Nevada to the Maine coast.
where pay ore can be found in large
quantities. IL the preliminary inves-
legations prove satisfactory, ample
capital Is available for the erection of
a 1o-stamp mill for the conversion OF
the ore into bullion.
Miss Violet Acroyd of Maiden.
Mass. 10 the guest Of Mrs. Fred p.
Wilson. Mr.. Wilson left Friday for
New York City.
Mr.. Charles Newell and Miss
Gneve OF Boston are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. John J. Ray.