Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-19
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
A Glance at What Maine Teachers and
Pupils Are Doing.

Aug. -.
Miller Ross has been appointed
School Supervisor at Center Lincoln
Vile to succeed DR.. Leach.
The fall term of Dover schools will
begin Sept. >. The Foxcroft rural
schools will begin Sept. =, and the
village schools sept. 8.
Prof. ". II. Wood of Lewiston, a
graduate of Bates, has been engaged
as principal of East Corinth academy
for the next two years. The school
will open Sept. 10.
The Frccport High school will open
Monday, September 9. Miss Clara a.
Briggs of Chelsea has been elected All
assistant in the High School in place
of Miss Elsie Bryant, resigned.
The teachers in the several schools
of Avon for the fall term are as fol-
lows: Town House, Ina NJ. Harris,
Salem: Worthlcy school, Bertha NJ.
Bccdc, Phillips; Mile Square, Alice +.
True, Phillips; Mt. Blue, Bessie Web
stcr. West Freeman; Cushman school,
Lillian Nj. Locklin, West Freeman.
George X. Hatch, Bowdoin '9S, of
Belfast will 80 to Cincinnati, o., in
September to accept Il position in Il
boys private school in that city. He
will teach Greek and other branches
ana also coach the athletic teams. Mr..
Hatch has been for the past year the
principal Of the Fort Fairfield High
school.
The Otisficd schools will open Aug.
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Corner which will begin one week
later. The following teachers have
been engaged for the fall terms: Della
Weston, Spurs Corner; Bernicc Blair
East Otislield; Alice Wcthcrcll, Gore;
Hazel Edwards, oaks; Olive Martin,
Kayvill"; Annie Robinson, Swampville,
and Charles Burns, Wardwcll.
Miss Ellie l.. kccnc of Waldoboro
has been elected an assistant in the
Gorhom Normal School. Miss Kocnc
WAS graduated from Wesleyan Uni
vcrsity, Mddctown. Conn.,, in the
class of 1906. For the past year she
has been teaching in the Danvcrs,
Mass, High school. Before going to
college Miss Kccnc taught for two
years III the public schools of Waldo
boro.
Ralph S. Smith. the new principal of
Washington Academy, at East MachiaS
IS 4 graduate of BOwdoin, in the class
of 1904 and has had several years cX-
pcri"nCc as Il teacher. After hi.s
graduation he was submaster at Frye
burg, and during the last year he has
been principal of the high school at
tlI 10 p,1rt
both as student and teacher, promise
large success, both for him and for the
institution where he is to take charge.
Miss NJ. V. G;,rthcr of the girls de-
partmcnt of the Indian school, at
Carlisle, Pa. who has been in Old
Town for the past week for the
purpose of securing several students
from the Oh Town tribe To take back
with her, has returned to Carlisle with
six young people OF til" tribe each hav-
ing passed the required examinations
for the five year term which will make
"a total of eight from old Town. WHO
are now students of Carlisle. Those CT
tn" old Town tribe who went were
Miss Christine Mitchell. Miss Marie
Lewis. Eugene Rance, Michael Rance
Frank Mitchell and David Lewis. The
youngest is IL years old ana the oldest
IL. Each is expected to complete a
five years course.
Charles l.. Clement of Watcrvlnr
Colby College, class of 1897, has bean
elected principal of the Fort Fairfield
High School. Charles Luther Clement
began his education in the common
schools Of his native town, Montvillc
Maine. AT the age of twelve. nc
entered the East Maine Conference,
Seminary at Bucksp"rt. Maine. where
he remained three years. In the fll
Of - he entered the Watcrvillc IIig!
School, graduating the next SPRING III
the fall Of the same year be entered
Colby College. receiving his degree il
"a. since graduating from college, hc
has been teaching continuously viii,
excellent success. He went IA
P;rsonslicld seminary from Ham3-
stead High School, where he RENAME 4
three years, during which time he built
up the school. both in numbers and
reputation. He has been PRINCIPAL of
Joncsport High School one year. and
was reelected for tn" coming year. but
resigned t" accept the principalship at
Fort Fairfield.
Arthur G. Ycaton tho new president
of WcStbrook Seminary is n graduate
of WcStbrook Seminary and of Bates
College, '93. After leaving college he
accepted an appointment in the
chemical bureau of awards at the
Chicago Worlds Fair under Professor
w. q. Atwatcr. In college he was Il
teacher of the Nichols Latin school of
Lewiston and afterwards principal of
Lebanon Academy. OF the present
faculty Of the Seminary Miss Morton.
Miss Stafford. Miss Morse. Miss Foss
and Mr.. Bailey will be retained, the
latter dcvoting much time 10
elementary work in mathematics.
New teachers have been engaged and
among these are G. A.. Prock OF
Lincoln. Me-. a graduate of Bates, who
will be assigned to the department of
mathematics and science. Miss Marian
Healey of Boston, will be the teach, r
of Greek and Latin. She is a graduate
of Radcliffe, and finishing the four
years course in three. She is Il
graduate also of the Boston Normal
schools and has taught in the high
schools Of Abingdon, Mass. and Hills
borO Bridge, y. II. Miss Marguerite NJ