Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
MAINE SCHOOL ITEMS
What Is Happening In and Out Of the
SchooIroom.

What IsHappening In and Out Of the
Schoolroom.
Miss CARA l.. Davis Of Veazie has
accepted position as teacher of the
Greenvilie grammar school.
The o.e session plan tried and aban-
doned last year, has again been restor-
ed at ths Calais High school.
Miss Helen L. Varney of Brunswick
has accepted position as teacher OF
drawing at Wareham. Mass.
Lewis Bowles, who has been at
tending Bucksport Seminary. has en-
tered tn. class of 1908 of Washington
Academy.
Bessie Haggett. OF Norway, who has
been teaching in Waterford, has
finished her school and has returned t.
her home.
Miss Edith Roberts has been en-
gagged as teacher in the six and seventh
grades at Caribou. Miss Hanson having
resigned to accept a position in her
home town.
Miss Alice Crocker of Bucksport
has accepted a position as teacher In
Abbot Village. Miss Croker has
taught several terms in the village
schools in Bucksport.
Miss Bailey of West Harpswell will
finish the term of school at East
Harpswell which Miss Bishop Wa
obliged to give up on account of ths
sickness q her mother.
al. Of II;c~I
school Noted $40 from the Tufts Col
le ge Glee Club concert and dance giver
on New Years night. The music 70,
the dame was furnished by Stearns
orchestra.
Walter Tenney. formerly of Column
hia F'alE has been obliged to leave the
Cambridge Art school on account Of
poor health, and has gone to New
Mexico He is at present principal OF
a manual training school.
At the recent meeting of the Batl
school board, it was voted to raise thu
salary of Miss Emma l.: Shorey
teacher in the Ninth grade school, tC
$45O. Hiss Shorcy had an offer from
a school in New York and was tC
resign.
Arthur Downing, whose resignation
as assistant to Superintendent Smith
Of the Auburn schools was read at the
last meeting of the Auburn schoo
board will be succeeded by Miss Lile
Towle, q graduate Of L. l.. II. S. in the
class Of '06.
The Millinockct public schools have
VI,
teaching force is the same with the eX-
ccptioa of Miss Blanche Parsons, VIII
succeeds Miss Agnes Bradley. Miss
Parons is a member of the class o
1906, MilIinocket High school,
Among the large number of eastern
Massachusetts, are Misses Batson anC
Curtis of Addison. Miss Crandon. ant
Miss Peterson and Mr.. St. Clair o
Columbia Falls. Mr.. st. Clair has beef
teaching in Boston for ten years.
Miss Ada low Of Caribou has gon,
to Boston wlern -" has accepted ;
position as t"dcilr". Her place il
Caribou is filled by Miss Alice Howar,
of Washburn, a graduate of A. S. n
I1eIlltl AOIDulil VI o1OllO.
q new teacher in Grade III. Mis-
Edith Roberts in Grades vi and VI
and Miss Harriet Moody of Winterport
in the Intermediate school,
The Washington Academy building
was erected and the school opened il
1928. With but slight Interruptions i
has continued until the present time
In 1899 this school building was en-
larged and thoroughly renovated. Il
1904 by the will of one of the trustees
Mr.. Macy S. Pope. the sum of $500
was bequeathed to this institution
and soon after this was announced
steps We're taken by the trustees t
increase the courses, add to tn
teaching force and to place tn
ondary schools. In 1906, Mr.. An
drew Carnegie in recognition of tn
needs and merits of the school made
conditional offer of $4,000 towards tn
erection of new dormitory.
The class of 1905, Lewiston hig
school met recently at the home of tt
president. H. Lester Gerry. 80 Fry
Sli Lew lStOIi, dIlu elected a
officers: president, H. j. r. Tewks
bury: vice president. Fred V. O'Brien
secretary, Miss Myra H. Chapman
treasurer. Miss Elinor Pierce: execu
tive committee. Willard S. Boothby
chairman; Miss Mildred r. Chad
bourne and Miss A. May Ross; flowe
committee, Willard S. Boothby. chair
man; Miss Myra H. Chapman and +
j. r. Tewksbury. 1t was voted tina
The second annual reunion be at tn
Easter vacation. The entire arrange
ments were left with a committee a
follows: Dana S. Purinton. chairman
Frederic NJ. Peckham. Gerald I
Pheney. Miss Edith NJ Davis and Mis-
y. May Ross.