Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-23
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES
What the Teachers and Pupils of Our
!, Schools Are Doing.

pairs.
The Biscoe schOOlhouse at Paris has
/ been aheathed inside and will be furn-
| ished with new seats.
! Mrs. Jennie SWeetSer, one of the Ed
| ward Little instructors at Auburn, is
| teaching at the summer school at Penn
| broke.
| Feulah Purington Of Mechanic Falls
n graduate of Colby this year has been
elected as assistant in the High school
at South Paris.
Miss Carolyne Crumlcy Of New York
has been engaged to act as supervisor
| at the Center street Fairgrounds and
has already entered upon her duties
| there.
Miss Josephine McIntire of York who
has taught the grammar school in So
| Berwick for seven years, has concluded
her work having accepted a position in
Sanford
Miss Gertrude Ilsley of Westbrook
has been rendered a position in the
Higgins Classical Institute at Charles
ton. Miss Ilsley has been employed in
the High school at Rockland the past
year.
The summer schol for boys at Cald-
welIs grove at Lake Whitney, Pigeon
| Hill. is we'll attended this season
They have 35 pupils and four teachers
| beside cooks and walters.
Botany will be abolished as study
at the High school at Biddeford. This
| has heen taught for six months of the
year and in It's place civics will be
taught the year around. Commercial
geography will also be introduced.
| Miss Laura G. Willgoose. two years
teacher of French and German at Ber-
wick Academy. will not return in the
fan. She will teach in the Portsmouth
High school. Miss Willgoose is resi-
dent of Needham. Mass, and was
| graduated from Radcliffe in 1901.
Prof Harold c, Goddard. principal OF
the Lincoln grammar school. New Au-
burn. is attending the summer school
at the Chicago University and is also
acting as mail clerk in one of the large
summer hotels in the suburbs.
| Dr. George Emory Fellows. president
| Of the University of Maine is making
| arrangements for a physical director al
| the college gymnasium who will begin
his duties at the beginning of the fall
term. This is a new departure at the
! university.
At a recent meeting Of the schoo
| board and executive committee Of the
trustees OF tn" Academy, H. g. Rlouni
| of Chatham. Mass. was elected princi-
pal Of Cnrinna Union Academy for tho
ensuing rnar. Mr.. Plourt Is a gradu-
80 OF Bates College in the class Of
1906.
! T.Uf Norris Z. Adams who has with
| drawn from his position as principal Of
| the Lewiston High school, will devote
his time for a year to his real estate
and lumber interests in Wilton ant
Othec parts of the State as his business
affairs required his immediate persona
| attention.
Miss Louise Chase, one Of the as
eistants in the Fort Fairfield High
| school. has had the offer of a position
rs assistant in the Exeter n. H.. High
school. under IT. f. Walker. Will
whom she has taught the past year II
| Fort Fairfield at a handsome increaSt
in salary.
| al ii ItCeIlL IlittllHo VI tIit u usotCeo "
Frycburg Academy the following
officers were elected: President, DIR. S
IC. Gordon; vicn-prcsident. Hon. w. w
TOwle: treasurer, Calvin Austin: as
sistant treasurer. Edward f. Hastings
secretary, Walter A. Robinson; ex
ccutive committee. DR.. Gordon. Prof
George T. Files and w. A. Robinson.
Miss Nellie NJ Worth. teacher in th'
Brewer High school, has sailed in com
pany with 10 other teachers in thu
White Star steamship Republic TO
l Europe. The party is composed o
teachers who were successful in vot
ing contest recently conducted by thu
Boston American. 1t is expected tina
the party will return to Boston abou
August IA.
| President Charles L. White has jus
notified Miss Marion f. German o
Dexter that she is entitled to the an
nual prize scholarship Of 800 in Cobb.
College. This scholarship is given an
nually to the student in Higgins Classi
cal Institute, who during the fou
vears' course has maintained the high
est rank in all studies. This year i
fell to Miss German. She is at TIL
present time working in the Dcxte
Ipostoffce as clerk. This fall, she will
enter college.
Supt. payson Smith of the Auburn
schools, who has been i'll attendance a
the annual convention of the American
Institute of Instruction at New Haven
Conn.,, will leave Immediately on his re
turn home for st. Agatha. on the ST
Johns river. where he will have charg
Of the SUMMER school there. Mr.. I. A
Smith. principal Of the Webster gram
mar school Is a teacher there and ais
MICS Sadie Long. another Auburl
teacher
OF the class Of '0s Pennington Nor
NAL School, the following assignment
are announced: Annie E. Bradford. 81
! grade, Norway; Annie f. Eldridge
Normal department of Shaw Univers
, ity, Raleigh. n. c.: Bertha Gray, pup
teacher in Chelsea. Mass. Trainin
School: Elsie keene, Sd and 4th grade
York Village; Azubah Myrick, primar
, school. Pittsfeld; Ambrose Bragg
, principal grammar school, Pressure Isle
. Mrs. Fragg rural school, Pressure Isle
Lena Schenk. CO5). sth grade. Norway