Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-22
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
A Chat About Maine Schools, Teachers
and Pupils.


Eiehty-eight students are now regis
tered for the summer school at the
University of Maine.
Charles r. Bates, recently teacher in
the Abbott school at Pennington, has
been engaged to teach German next
year in the Manchester, N. H., High
school.
Prin. Nathan r. Smith of the Orono
High school, has left OronO for Ware.
Mass, where he has accepted the posi-
ton Of principal Of the High school for
that town.
Fred c. Stewart of Falmouth, Mass,
has been elected principal of Rockland
High school to succeed L. f. Moulton.
who was recently elected superintend-
ent Of schools.
Herbert D. Stewart, a graduate OF
Bowdoin College, class Of 'o1. and for
several years principal Of the Rich
mond High school, has been elected
principal OF the Oxford High school.
Miss Josephine b. Bunker has re-
signed her position as teacher in the
Easton Grammar school at Sprague's
sition in another part of the State.
Frank Wagg, n graduate Of Bates
College, class Of '0l, and a former
teacher Of the Sabattus High school.
has been reelected to his position as
principal of the Everett grammar
school.
Miss Elizabeth E. Thompson Of
Springvale, who teaches in Maiden.
Mass, is to teach i'm the summer school
at Brooks Miss Cora Z. Dillingham;
of this place Is also to be one Of the
teachers.
Prof. Clarence w Pierce. for the
past two years superintendent of
schools of Yarmouth, North Yarmouth
Cumberland and Falmouth, has been
elected superintendent of schools in
Pennington.
Miss Helen L. Varney of Brunswick
is teaching in the drawing department
Of a summer school for teachers in
Boston She has accepted. for next
year, n position to teach drawing i'll the
schools of Hopedale, Mass.
Miss Anna Coughln has been elect
ed to the position Of first assistant in
the Rockand High school. made va
cant by the resignation of Seth A.
Loring. who resigned in order to ac-
cept the principalship of the High
school i'm WilliamStOwn. Mass.
Miss +. Rebecca Ellis of Guilford.
who has been employed as a teacher at
Wellesley College. Massachusetts,. has
resigned her position at that institu-
ton and Will go to Virginia in Sep
L., I, Il
ton as teacher in the Hampton
school.
Prof. +. c. Mitchell has resigned
his position as principal of the Cam
den High school to accept better
position in the High school at Dam
vers. Mass, where he will have charge
of a school Of $50 pupils with eight
assistants. Prof. Mitchell has been at
the head Of the Camden school for the
past five years.
The following teachers have been
elected for the Sangerville village
schools the coming year: High school.
Miss Charlotte Jennison. FOxcrOft.
principal; Miss Edith Aiken. Brewer.
assistant: grammar. Miss Mamie
White: fifth and sixth grades. Miss
Hattie NJ Cieaves; third and fourth
grades. Miss Abbie Fowler: first and
second grades. Miss Alice Patten.
The work at the Pennington Normal
building now going forward under the
hands OF J. w. Matthew's crew in
cludes finishing off the remainder of
the building. The room in the front
end over the teachers room is being
fitted up for manual training. also
fitted with drawers, closets and stacks
for the accumulated periodicals. The
attic. or third story, Is also being fitted
for recitation uses, chiefly for music.
A basement has been eXcavated under
the remainder of the ell and will be
used by the children of the Model
schools for playroom in winter and on
rainy days. Further repairs will in
clude painting and Frightening walls
and ceilings.
The teachers selected for the Norway
High school are Principal p. f.. Hatha-
way. Sub master Alden F.. Hodkins
Assistants Myrtle s. Blackwood and
Caro- T. Beverage. Mr.. Hodkins. q
graduate of the University of Maine
has been elected teacher of mathe-
mates I'm Monsoon. Mass. and has re-
signed the position i'm Norway. Miss
Beverage. a resident of Camden. is 6
graduate of Colby College. 1907. She
has had experience as a teacher from
district schools to Oak Grove Semi
nary, and is to be instructor in Eng
lish. The fall term of village schoo
opens the Monday after the Fair. Sept
%, and will continue for twelve weeks
with a two days recess at Thanksgiv'
ing.
At joint meeting of the schoo
committee Of Brunswick and Freeport
held at New Meadows Inn. Charles NJ
Pennell was reelected as superinten-
dent of schools for the two towns. The
Brunswick school board has elected
teachers for the village school as fol-
lows: High school. Edgar Kaharl
principals: Mary w. Sanford. Caroline
N. Potter. Mary J.. Fish. Charles Fish
assistants: grammar school, Annette
F. Merryman. principal; Florence NJ
Lincoln. Ethel Purington. Mynee f
Owen. assistants. intermediate school
l.. Frances Jordan. Union Street