Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-27


recently passed the bar examinations
in Portland. Mr.. Corners will travel
in Europe for two months, after whlcn
lie will locate in Bangor.
George ID. Marsh, Jr, who recently
died at his home in Newton. Mass. at
the age of 40. was at one time a
teacher in the High school at Portland.
For the past six years Mr.. Marsh had
| held the position OF senior classical
master of the Pmgry school. Elizabeth.
y. J.
Maurice Z. Merrill Of Saltwater has
been secured as principal Of the Old
town grammar school for the ensuing
| wear and will assume his new duties at
| the commencement Of the fall term.
Mr.. Merrill is a saltwater boy. a grad
uate of the University of Maine in the
class of 1901.
Miss Lena Nutter. who graduated
from Dexter High School i'm the class of
'O2 and from Bates college '0G, has ac-
Cepted a position at teacher of
mathematics and chemistry at Shell
hurne Academy, Shelburne Falls,
Mass, and expects to enter upon her
duties there September Attn.
Herbert Poole, the new head of the
science department of the Gorham
Normal school during the past year
has been doing special work at Clark
University in nature study and
pedagogy. For the four years preced-
ing that he was principal of the
grammar school at Bar Harbor.
Grammar, Miss Dyer from Madison;
Primary, Miss Gordon from Readfield;
kents Hill, Miss Remick from New
Sharon. East Readfield, Miss Royal
from Readfield: Plains Miss Wadleigh
from Belgrade; Hoyts Hill Miss Ire
land from Durham; Union Miss Jacobs
from Readfeld; Depot, Miss Holly
from Pennington.
The schools in Rangeley open Sep
F, TENDER T. with the following corps of
teachers: Principal OF the High school,
Fl. l.. Bradford; assistant, Miss Linda
| Chase; grammar, Mrs. Fl. l.. bradford:
| intermediate, Miss jesse Neggi:ier of
Last Corinth; second primary, Miss
Dyer Of North Haven; first primary.
| Miss Scammnn of Lincoln.
| A. c. Averill of Calais was elected
principal Of the Old Town High school
|
school board. Mr.. Avcrill was born in
| the little town of Crawford. Washing
ton county, 81 years ago. He attended
the public schools and graduated from
Calais High school, then from Colby
| college in the class of 1898.
TIL graduates ana members of the
| Portland girls high school will hold
| their annual reunion Sent. g. when it
is hoped every woman who ever at
| tended the school when the late Moses
| WoOIion WAS teacher, will be present.
Mrs. t.liZabcih Gould Rowland, a
| former pupil and also n teacher in that
school. is expected to be- present and
will read paper.
Prof Charles j. Ross. A. NJ a
| graduate Of Colby, with his wife, Mrs.
Lillian f. Ross. A. t., a graduate of
! Wellesley, teachers Of several years
experience in High schools and
Academies in Maine. Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. have been engag ed
by the trustees OF East Cornth
Academy for a term Of years. The
school year begins Aug. 2Sth. Prof.
Ross is brother OF n. ID. Ross of
| Lmcolnvill-.
The head Master Church OF the Alb
bot school has announced his corps of
! teacher. as follows: Chas. F. Bates Ue-
appointcO, Arthur W. Leighton, A.
+. wesleyan 05), teacher in Latin
! last year in Portland High school. He
was prominent il college athletics. in
baseball, football discus and shot
throwing. He is councillor of Camp
I 4, r1, fnr
Brown. A. b. (Brown) physical direc-
tor and teacher of history and English.
The new $4,000 grammar school
building at New Sharon is nearing
completion and it is expected that it
will be ready for occupancy by the
Goth of November. 1t is situated on
the town common and has sewerage to
the river banks. water being taken
from the roof into n ciStern in the
basement ana water that is not sup
piled by the cistern is taken from a
well. The building is thoroughly
! equipped with all modern improve
ments.
Head of the Bay. Miss Susie NJ.
Post: Owls Head. Miss Isabel R.
! Latter; Ash Point. Mrs. Maggie Gill
| cliTtSl, 15tllyndCk, MISS NdDtI ItoWeli,
Bassck. Miss Jennie McConchie; Seal
| Harbor, Miss Frances Hayden; Spruce
Head, Miss Cora Harrington; Georges
River, Miss Florence Smalley; Ingra-
hams HILL Miss Alice T. Porter; keag
Village Primary. Miss Lucretia NJ.
Coombs; Intermediate, Miss Ella
Maddocks. No teacher has yet been
secured for the High school.
| The public schools of Garland will
be opened Aug -. under the instruc-
ton of the following teachers: No -
West Garland, Miss Edith Davis; No
3. village. not supplied No. 4. Hath
away. Miss Stella Skilln; No. I, Ride
cut. Mrs. Nellie Campbell; No 5, Cen
ter Miss Edith McComb: No. ., Hollis
Mills, not supplied; No. 10, Oliver Hill,
Miss Ellen Jennings; No. 10. North
Garland, not supplied. The High
schoo! will open one week later in
charge Of Bert Avery Of Garland.
| Charles Wentworth of South Brewer
has been awarded the contract for the
plumbing of the remodelled South |