Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-10
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
Matters OF Interest Concerning Maine
Teachers and Pupils.

IedCnerS and Pupils.
Miss AIinta Perkins of North Castine
is to teach IN Bremen the coming year.
The schools in Presque Isle and
Calais will open Monday. September l..
Miss Bertha NJ. Smith of Saco is to
attend the Maine Central Institute at
Pittsfield
The new principal of the Foxcroft
Grammar school is Miss Laura Mccarthy
o; Ellsworth.
Miss Maud Meserve of North Cor
ham will teach this fall at Spurwink.
Cape Elizabeth.
Miss Helen knowlton OF Pennington
has been elected assistant in the High
school at Warren. Mass.
Miss Harriet Swcetser OF Cumberland
Center has been engaged as principal Of
the Dover Grammar School
}. Alyah futile Of Freeport has been
elected principal Of the Forest stree,
Grammar school. Westbrook.
Miss Alta Torrey, a graduate Of
chcrryfield Academy. '06 Is to attend
the Normal school at Pennington.
Miss Edith Gushee Of Appleton has
gone TO Massachusetts to resume her
teaching. Her school began August -
A reunion Of the members Of the
class Of 1904. Bangor High school, will
be held at East Holden. September ~.
Miss Mary Small Of Westbrook. now a
teacher in Woburn. Mass, has been
| elected assistant in the Westbrook High
school
The first reunion of the Lisbon High
school, which was held in that town,
September 4. was an unqualified
success.
Miss Elizabeth Weeks Of Castine,
and former student at that institu-
ton. is to teach in Passadumkeag the
coming year.
Miss Arlie Beals of Auburn. who gradu-
ated this year from the Edward Little
High school, is to enter the Pennington
Normal school,
Miss Jane l.. Proctor is to return to
Portland. where she will have charge
of the kindergarten department of
Miss Nortons school.
Miss Henrietta Douglass of Bethel will
enter upon her duties for the third year
Falls, on September II.
Among those from Pembroke who
will enter the Pennington Normal
school this fall are Hattie Wilder, Hattie
Ashby and Almond Little
Miss Mary 3. Angley. a graduate of
| the Bangor High school. class '06, is to
enter Sacred Heart Academy, Man
hattanville. New York City.
| The members of the class of 1901. Ban
gor High school are to hold their fifth an
nual reunion on Friday evening, Septem-
| Der IA, in the Memorial parlors.
Miss Cora NJ. Rogers. for several
years teacher in the Portland public
| schools. has accepted position in the
Grammar schools at Avon. Mass.
Miss Lena Lord has resigned her posi-
| ton as instructor of music in the Carl
| bou village schools and has accepted a
| similar position in town in Vermont.
A reunion of the members of the classes
rs and -. South Montvile High school,
| was held in Grange hall in that town Fri
| day afternoon and evening, August 81.
| Miss Lura Parker of South Portland is
| to teach the South Grammar school in
|
| well is to succeed Miss Edith Cobb, who
| resigned.
Miss Marcia Gordon of Dexter, and a
| graduate of the High school in that town.
| class of 81, also of Pennington Normal
| school. class '04, is to teach the coming
| year in the Foulke G. Long Institute.
| Langhorne, Pa.
| The Misses Sadie and Emma Bridges OF
| Vancouver B. c., formerly of Rockland.
| who have been on a visit to the latter
| place, have returned to their home. ana
from there will go to Los Angeles. where
| they will attend school.
Miss George v. Miller a graduate OF
the Castine Normal school. and teacher
| i'm I.incolnv!lle, has accepted position
| in the schools at Hollister. Calf. Miss
| Miller was one Of the class of 80 teachers
who made the trip to Washington. ID. c.
| In July
Miss Ada r. Seabury, of Yarmouth, has
| resigned as second assistant at the Cen
trail Grammar School. to accept a position
| in the public schools of Hingham, MASS
| Miss Seabury has been attending th'
Harvard Summer School at Cambridge
Mass.
| The work of removing the sch"oi
house at North Penobscot from the oid
site to the new across the street mas
been completed. and the fall tetii
began Monday. September ,. under 'ht
instruction of Miss Mary Sperry oil
Bluehill
Miss Ruth NJ. Russell Fort Fairheid
n graduate of the Fort Fairfield fisn
school I'm 1902 and OF Pennington Nor
mai School IN 1906. will the coming
WEAR teach grades five. six and sever
Of tho Pressure Isle village schools
The term begins September IL.
The fall term of Lincoln Academy
"opens September 10. Three new as
lsistant teachers have been engaged
lTh services Of Miss Louise Stetson o.
lDamariscotta have been retained. ~
assistant. Principal George H. LARA
bee has had charge of the schooi IL
principal several years past.
There was large attendance at the an
nual reunion OF the Ltchfield ACADEMY
alumni on August 30. Among the speak
| .,.~-o Hon John Day Smith. Minnie