Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-30
Condensed Paragraphs OF Maine Interest

principal of the High school. He is a
| graduate OF Wesleyan 81. Miss Ethel
Cloudman of WeStbrook was elected as
| teacher IN the Cummins school, and
| MISS Susie NJ. Wheeler was chosen TO
| III the place made vacant by the res
| snatlon of Miss Agnes +. Sanborn of
| the Sanborn school, who has accepted
| d position in Massachusetts.
two masted schooner is unloading
stone at Harry Tracy's wharf, for the
Foundation of the new schoolhouse at
| southwest Harbor A derrick is kept
at work placing the stone in the cellar,
and the schoolhouse yard is in a state
of general upheaval. 1t is to be fin
ished by October 1st The old building
is to be sold to the highest bidder July
10Th. Two rooms on the first floor are
to be finished this year the upper floor
to be left until the town votes for u
l free high school.
| The kennebunk High school class of
O6 VIII nave representative in every
Name college. the coming school year
Rodney f. Ross has passed successful
examinations to enter Bowdoin. George
| wentworth and Nathan Wells have
/ certificates to enter the Maine Univer-
/ ilty. Perley w. Ford goes to Bates,
and Ira w. Richardson was successful
in entering Colby. Henry w. Morton.
a 1906 junior has passed all preliminary
examinations necessary to enter Har-
/ ward.
The annual school reunion of Cara
| funk, The Forks and West Forks, in
| Guiding Cate and Moores hills, will be
held this year in Phlander Bakers
| grove Caratunk. August Is. Should
| the weather be bad the exercises will
oe in Wasburn's hall near the grove
1t is hoped all members will make an
effort to attend and to write to distant
members. The attendance will be lin
tied te those who have been pupils of
c. F.. Ball in these plantations and
their families.
| Supt Of schools Charles NJ. Penneil
has announced several changes in the
teachers of the Union and Center street
primary schools, Brunswick. Miss
Frances Parker, who for several years
has been principal Of the Union street
school, has resigned to accept q posi-
ton in Massachusetts,, and Miss Flor
ence Allen of the Center street school
has been promoted to her place. Miss
| Laura Reed is promoted to fill the va
cancy caused by Miss Aliens transfer
and Miss Bertha Melcher of the Union
street school is transferred to Center
street to take Miss Reeds place. Miss
| Marjorie Prince Of Omaha, Neb., a
granddaughter of Mrs. John BoWker of
this town, has been elected to fill the
vacancy in the Union street school
caused by Miss MelcherS transfer.
The teachers of the high school have
all been reelected for next year.
AT a recent meeting of the Freeport
school board the assignment of teach
erS for the fall term was made as fol-
lows: High School, r. Taylor prin-
cipal Harriet f. Lord. 1st assistant:
Elsie NJ Bryant. End assistant. Gram
mar SCHOOL, Alvah futile. principal:
Merte NJ. Libby, assistant South
Grammar-Lida Mann. South Primary
Hattie NJ. Weston. Grove Street IN
termcdiate--E. Belle Stanwood. Grove
Street Primary-Emma o. Kilby. Ma
pie Ave.-Emma e. Sargent Central
Laura :. Ring. Mast Landing-Lot-
tie s. Small. Burr-Halie p. Soule.
Gore-Eith c. Cobb. Pleasant View
Fannie b. Mitchell. Litchfield-Chas T.
Carruthers. Pleasant Elill-Harliet V.
Craig. Porter's Landing-Harriet AL
len. Bustn'S Islard-Edna l.. Brown.
Since this assignment was made. Miss
Ida Mann has resigned to accept a
school in Massachusetts.
John NJ. Bridgham of Dexter is now
in charge of the GrOtOn school camp
at SquaW Lake. HolderneSs. y. H.. and
will remain there until July 81. This
camp is for the benefit of poor boys
about IL years old from the slums OF
New York and Boston. Twenty-Five
boys are cared for at the camp for
two weeks, after which another tween
ty-five take their places. The camp
lasts throughout July and August;
thus one hundred poor boys are given
an opportunity to enjoy camp life in
the we'll known lake region of New
Hampshire and to come in contact
with such masters and older boys of
Groton school as may be in charge
during the period of their stay. all their
expenses being paid by the school.
Eight masters take turns for one week
at 4 time in managing the affairs of
the camp. Mr.. brigham graduated at
Bowdoin in 1904 at the head of his
class.
| Tbo tc nrn ,1 ct n Fri