Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-27
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
A Chat About the Teachers and Pupils
of Our State.

The SCHOOLS in Rtadfield will open
Monday. Sept. Bird with the following
corps of teachers:
Miss Gala Eowen of Madison has
teen engaged I" teach the grammar
school at kingfield.
The High school in Freeport will be-
gin On September 4. and the other
schools on september 10.
Miss Gertrude Bowen Of Searsport
has a position as teacher in the
Primary grade at Jackman, Me.
Miss Lisbcth Murphy Of South Paris
is again teaching the school in
Richardson Hollow, Greenwood.
Miss Sara r. Lewis, a graduate Of the
Ioston Art School has been chosen as
special teacher of drawing in the Cor
ham Normal school.
d. Herman Corson has been elected
principal of the High school at White
field. Mr.. Corson is a student Of Bates
College, class OF 1903.
Miss Lois f. Mann. Of Cumberland
Mills. has been elected assistant
teacher Of Gorham high school She IS
a graduate of Smith college.
Miss Mabel Gilbert has rendered her
resignation as teacher in the interme-
date school at Lisbon and will teach
this fall in Atlantic City, y. j.
Prof. w H. Russell, who for the past
two years has been principal Of Linn
ington Academy, has accepted the
principalship of Monson Academy.
Rev. Charles Jones. who for some
time has been pastor of the Methodist
church at Sprague's Mills. has been
elected principal of the Easton High
school.
The fall term of Foxcroft Academy
will begin Monday, Sept. 10. with the
same corps of teachers. except in the
commercial engaged any one for this
course.
Miss Lura NJ. Wakefield Gorham
Normal School, 1905. has been elected
to take charge of the Normal depart
ment of TIL, Maine Central institute at
Pittstield.
Rev. ]. W. Vaughan of Belfast has
been engaged as an instructor in elocu-
ton in the high school at Brooks for
the fall term which will open in
September
The South Thomaston School Board
at its last meeting voted to have the
Fail term of school open Monday.
September 10. The following assign
mentS of teachers We're made:
Mary G. Richardson of Castine has
been elected to position in the
GeneseO, n. Y, State Normal school
She is a graduate of Castine Normal
school and of Wellesley college.
Prof. c. f. Wass, who was recently
elected to the principalship of Monsoon
Academy, has decided to remain in
Sangervilo, where for some years he
has been principal of the High school.
Joseph Wilson Hobbs, who has been
elected principal of the High school at
Portsmouth, n. H.. is a native Of Kit
terry. He is a graduate of the Kit
terry High school and of Dartmouth
College.
Miss Ressie Hooper. who has been
teacher of English in the Houlton High
school for the past two years will go
t" New Hampton Literary Institute at
New Hampton. n. H., for the school
year Of 1867.
The alumni Of the RoWdOinham high
school held their annual reunion at
grange hall Saturday evening, Aug. Is.
There was a good attendance Of the
alumni and their friends present pre-
ViouS to the exercises.
Miss Crissie Garden. who has FOR
many years held the position as teach
or in the schools at Carbon, has been
granted n years furlough on account of
poor health. Her place will be filled
by Miss Harriet Colburn Of Orcno.
Miss Jennie Cochran of Watcrville
who was recently elected by the
trustees Of Kicker. c. l. as instructor in
French ana German. has resigned that
position on account of poor health. a
successor has not yet been elected.
Miss Lillah MacLean Of PASSPORT.
who has been teaching for several
years at FoXcroft. has resigned To ac-
cept a more lucrative position at
Vinalhaven. and will enter upon the,
duties Of her new position at the COM
ing fall term.
At a special meeting Of the Rocklard
school board Miss Alma V. Drink
water of Greenwich. Mass. was elect
ca successor to Miss Gertrude Ilsley as
assistant teacher in the High school.
Miss Drinkwater graduated from Mt.
Hnlyoke in 1908.
Prof F. F. Smith. a former member
Of the Gorham Normal school faculty,
has secured Il position as tutor at the
Royal Normal College and Academy
Of Music in Upper Norwood. a suburb
of London, and expects to sail for Eng
land about Sept. T.
Miss Bertha Freeman has been
chosen as one of the assistant teach
ers at the Frederick Robbie school,
South Windham, for the coming school
year. Miss Freeman is graduate of
WeStbrOok High school also of Goriam
Normal school of the class of 1906.
The reunion of students of Itch
field Academy and Litchfield Liberal
Institute will be held at the COngrega-
tional church at the Corners. August
3Oth with picnic dinner. Hon. John Day
Smith of Minneapolis and other out
of town speakers are expected.
Charles Corners of Bangor, n
graduate of Bowdon College. '03, was