Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-29
MAINE SCHOOLS.
Educational Items From All Sections
Of The Pine Tree State.


gone to West Paris, where she has ac-
cepted a position to teach school.
John F. Moody. who has been princi-
pal OF the Edward Little High school
i'll Auburn. for the past q years, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
III June, 1908.
Miss Bessie Bates, a graduate of the
Dexter High school, has accepted Il
position as teacher in Corinna school,
No. l. and will begin her work within
a few days.
Henry Dow of Old Town, teacher in
the Orono High school. has resigned
his position to accept position as pro-
fessor in the Harrisburg Academy at
Harrisburg. Pa.
Miss Zila Martin, who has been
teacher in District ), at Lubec. has re-
signed her position and returned to her
home in PASSPORT. Her place has
been filled by Miss Beuiah Mitchell.
The pupils of the oxford High
school are hard at work upon a drama
to be given about May 23d. The school
boys band will be in attendance, also
several musical specialtics by men,
bers of the school.
The North Berwick High school
graduating class parts have been as
signed as follows: Valedictory, Ma
bel Hayes; salutatOrY, Irene Kecne;
Grafton, p. P. Kennedy; history, Jo-
sephine Abbott; prophecy, A. L. Per-
kins.
Miss Margaret Sawyer of BoOthbay
Harbor has gone to Five Islands where
she has engaged to teach the Primary
school She is a graduate of the
Boothbay Harbor High school and
taught a very successful first school at
Monhegan last fall.
Miss Bertha Ogden has resigned her
position as teacher in the Pennington
Normal school and returned to her
home in Springvale, on account OF the
illness of her mother: Miss Adelaide
Coffin of the graduating class accept
ing the vacant position.
Ray c. Carter of Naskeag, has been
engaged to teach the Whitneyville
Grammar school which opened Mon
day, April p He is Il graduate of
Hebron academy and a student in
Colby college. He has taught success
fully the past winter at Monticello.
Foxcroft academy will have another
paper to be called the FoXcroft Acad-
envy School City Herald. Plans are be-
ing made to issue two publications
during the present term. Benjamin
MeSser is edtor-in-chief and will be
assisted by Clarence Doore, Hazel
Cole and Miss Margaret Buswell.
Miss Tubbs of Waterville, student
at Colby college. has been engaged as
assistant in the Windham His,i school.
On account of the serious illnc:s Of her
mother Edith Elliot has been obliged
to resign as teacher at Windharl Cen
ter, and Miss Rounds of Kittery has
been elected TO fill the vacancy.
The senior class at Wilton Academv
will hold their graduating exercises the
second week in June. They are now
planning for Il trip to Washington, D.
c., and have already made arrange
ments. Three of the teachers, Princi-
pal K. w. Dodge. Miss Emma Eaton
and Miss Bertha Bridges, will accom-
pany them.
At a meeting of the Camden school
board recently. the resignation of May
Andrews as teacher in the first grade
at the new building, was accepted and
Grace Mills was chosen to take the
school. Winnie Rollins was elected as
an assistant in the first second and
third grades, Elm street building, for
the balance of the year.
The date for the joint debate be-
tween Rockland High school and Cam
den High school will be Friday, May II,
and the place Assembly hall of the
High school building. The question
for debate is Resolved. That Woman
Suffrage should be adopted in Maine" "
Rockland High has the negative and
the disputants arc William Bird. Ar
thur Richardson and Arthur Lamb.
The new scnoolhousc to he built on
Larkin street, Bangor. will be of brick
with granite trimmings and slate roof,
and will cont;Iin six classroOms. The
plans are by w. +. Mansur of Bangor,
and the building will cost about SD,
900, including heating and furnishing.
The foundations were begun last fall.
The building will, it is expected, be
ready for use next winter. There will
be two stories. % by 16 feet, and three
classrooms upon each floor. The finish
and floors throughout will be in hard
wood and the equipment will be mod
crn and of the best.
Mrs. s. A. Davis. who was recently
elected as superintendent Of the Dix
mont schools. was born in that town
| where she attended the common and
High schools III that and adjoining
| towns. fitting herself to become a
teacher which vocation she followed
very successfully for a number o!
years. teaching more than 40 terms
with the best OF success, giving up this
| vocation upon her marriage to her late
| husband, whose death took place Feb
/, 1905. Mrs. Davis was very poulal
| as teacher among both parents and
pupils and her election as school super
visor is pleasing to all interested ii
school work.
The class parts of the class of 1907
Kennebunk High school, have beer
awarded as follows, the awards being
made from the average rank of the
four years course: Valedictory, Henry
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