Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-17
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
A Glance at What is Happening il
Maine Educational Circles.


Miss Louise Dcering Of Gorham is
teaching the winter term Of school in
the Libby district, South GorhaIn.
Miss Lizzie Downs, a recent gradu-
ate of the Island Falls High school,
has gone to Pennington to enter the
Normal school.
@. +. Young has resigned his posi-
ton in the Tenants Harbor High school
to accept that of principal i'll the High
school at South Portland.
The senior class Of the Houlton High
put on the boards the strong four act
drama a Fishcrman's Luck"
Miss Laura Boyle. a teacher III the
school at West Old Town, has resigned
her position and expects to enter nor
nal school in the near future.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Andrews Of Stillwa-
ter mas been engaged To teach the Ia
grunge grammar school, which VIII
commence Monday, December IL.
Miss Laura Smith is teaching the
Gliddcn school Prcsquc Isle, in place
Of Claude McCIaskcy who resigned his
position TO rc-enter Normal school.
The New Vineyard schools have
opened with George Lougee of Bangor,
teacher Ill the grammar department
and Miss Gertrude Luce, New Vineyard
in the primary.
Carrie A. Gray Of South Paris. teach
or for the year past at the Norway
Lake school, has resigned her post ion
and Melvina Green Of Waterford mas
been engaged to fill the vacancy.
Miss Ethel Wagg. a former Lisbon
Girl has met with great success as q
teacher in the schools at PasSaic, n ].
Recently she has been promoted to the
position IF Assistant Superintendent of
schools Of that city at a salary Of $l1O0
Il year.
The Washburn High school is to put
into opera ion Il new plan of school
government called the school city"
The study of ciVics is to be pursued il
4 practical way, While the school votes
on ana cnforces its own rules for the
proptr discipline and care of the school.
The experiment Will be followed with
interest.
The proposed new recitation hall for
North Bridgton Academy, suggested AT
the Boston meeting of the Massachu-
setts alumni associations last week. tn
take the place of the present building
erected in 1877. contcmplatcs an expcn-
diture Of $4,000. It will contain as
sembly nall and library. and its sit
Will probably Lc that Of the old build
Ing.
Miss Margaret Sparks ana Miss Hor-
tense Hobbs, two HoWdoinham teach
crs have recently resigned. Miss
Sparks viii enter the Lewiston Train
ing School for teachers and Miss Hobbs
will soon be married. Miss Florence
Graves has been appointed to succeed
Miss Hobbs in tbs rural school and
Miss Lottie CoDb IL succeed Miss
Sparks in the primary school.
Ierschrl Shaw Of Houllon High
School class Of '05. now Il sophomore
i'll the university of Southern
California has been chosen To
take part in the intercollegiate debate
between the Pacific Coast Colleges
next March. That he has been chosen
from over four hundred boys to repre-
sent his college is a high honor for
Maine boy.
At the December meeting Of the Bath
School Board a communication was re-
ceived from several parents Of men,
bors Of the graduating class Of Morse
High Scnool asking that the Board
cut down the expense Of graduation
by doing away with the presentation
If flowers and adopting caps and
gowns. After much discussion the
Board voted To 90 away with floral
presentations but left the question Of
caps and gowns to Principal II. L. cole
he to make report later. The resiG-
nation Of Miss caroline Mpultun as
teacher at the North street primary
school. effective at the end Of his term
was accered.