Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-06
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
a Glance at What Maine Teachers
and Pupils Are Doing.

and Pupils Are Doing.
Miss Chastine Longley of Plymouth
has been engaged to teach the spring
term of school at Bingham
WinterpOrt High school will gradu-
ate IL students. Graduating exercises
will be held at Union hall early in
June.
The Misses Maud Ware and Jennie
| Cox Of Thorndike have accepted posi-
tons as teachers in the schools at
| Eermon.
1t has been announced that DR.. Will
| liam c. JOslin, president of Westbrook
| Seminary. will retire at the end of the
| school year.
| The sites for the two new school
| houses III Millinocket have been select
led and plans are being made to have
| them completed for fall term.
| Miss Hazel Gould a student at the
| Pressure Isle Normal school, has been
| offered position in Milo to teach the
kindergarten and b-primary grades.
Miss Ella A. Thompson of Portland
| mas accepted a position rs teacher of
| expression for the coming year in the
1
Penn.
Miss Betsey VI. Todd of Calais. has
been engaged as teacher in the old
Town high school, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Miss Louise l.
Parker.
Harry NJ Wheeler, who has beer
principal of Caribou high school for the
past year, has been reelected for the
coming year at a substantial increase
in salary.
Miss Susie Haskell, teacher at the
Reach, Deer Isle, has been obliged Il
resign on account of poor health
Catherine McVeigh was appointed tc
fill the vacancy.
Misses Elva and Grace Kendall OF
Bethel have been engaged to teach
school in Upton. Mis- Elva has charge
Of the grammar room and Miss Grace
the primary room.
| Miss Jessie Wentworth of Bridgton
has accepted a position to teach the
Gilead village school. Her sister, Miss
Haude Wentworth, is teaching al
Mutiny Corner, Waterford
The following teachers have been en-
gagged for the summer term Of school at
East Raymond: Cape, Mrs. Leach;
village, Miss Lamb; Center, Mrs
Forbes: Hill, Miss True: Bryants
Mrs. Robinson; North, Miss Leach.
Among those from North Chesterville
who are teaching are: Miss Lizzie S
Hodgkins in the town of Jay. Miss
I Alice Hodgkins, at the Pennington
Falls grammar school, Miss Nettie s
l ~ Ea
Pennington and Miss Maize Hutchins
az hnoWltons Corner in Pennington.
r. o. Hughes. instructor in history
at Westbrook seminary, h; rendered
his resignation to accept a ,.nsition as
head of the history departme!t in the
Westminster, Penn. high school at a
salary of $1,000. Mr.. Hughes has been
at the seminary since last January as
master of Goddard Hall and has been
a very successful instructor.
Miss Mac Parker, for several yea {
principal of the Bate Street Primary
school. Brunswick. has resigned her
position, her resignation taking effect
today. She will be employed in the
future at the Office of the Brunswick
Electric Light and Power Company.
Her position at the Bath Street School
will be taken by Miss Belle Smith. who
Will be promoted. Miss Edna Chandler
viii finish out the term in the room
now taught by Miss Smith.
The South Brooksville school has Or
ganized an Improvement league and
;he following officers have been chosen:
| President, Madeline Harvey: vice.
president, Guy Black; secretary. Bea-
i"lte Condor; treasurer. Ernest Chatto;
committee for care of house, Beatrice
Condor, Doris Condor. Lena Bates:
committee on entertainment, Marie
| Iapiey. Emma Condor, Leon Green.
| committee for care of school grounds.
Hiram circuit, Charlie Cousins. Leslie
Black.
| Norway high school will hold its
| graduation exercises on the evening of
June 9Th. at the Opera House. The
| graduation ball Will be on the night of
me 'th. There are fourteen in the
senior class Of 1907: Alkaline Sara
| Brett, Fannie Stuart Boynton. Bessie
| Lincoln Chase; Bertha Winona Frost.
| Goldie Dele Frost; Lucy Viola Frost.
| Ruth Georgia Frost; Ralph p. Knee
land; George Clark Leavitt; Abner Hill
| Mann: Iona Elizabeth Noble: Alice
| Louise Ernestne Schnuer: Louise
Marie Shank; Earle Thomas Thibo-
| dcau.