Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-22
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
A Chat About Maine Schools,
Teachers and Pupils.

illiiE1 w l1Ill SCHOOL 1T OIOE-
ham.
The Diyield school board has granted
the one session period for the High
school.
The summer school at the univer-
sity of Maine. viii commence July l.
1907, and last so Gays.
Miss Jessie Maddocks of Skowhegan
has been engaged to teach the Five Is
lands Grammar school.
The school at Ellingwoods Corner
WinterpOrt, has begun it's spring term
with Miss Minta Perkins as teacher.
The graduating class of the Lubec
High school recently gave the play. "A
Case Of Suspension" realizing so
towards graduating expenses.
At Bluehill preparations are being
made at the George Stevens Academy
for graduation exercises in June. The
class has voted to graduate in caps
and gowns.
Rev. Z. V. Allen, who for the past
year has taught the Whitneyville
Grammar school, has accepted the
position of teacher of the Jonesboro
High school.
Miss Elsie Merrill, a graduate Of
Aroostook State Normal school, at
Presque Isle has accepted position to
teach the third and fourth grades in
the Houlton High school.
The study room of the York High
school has been made more attractive
by Il beautiful painting of Gen.
Ulysses $. Grant, presented 10 the
school by Mrs. Josephine S. Ham Of
York Beach.
At a recent meeting of the class of
1907 Morse High school at Bath it was
announced that all bills had been paid
on the class play because She Loved
Him So" and that the class had net
balance of $50.
The class parts for the Oakland High
school commencement have been as
signed as follows: SalutatOry, Walter
Johnson; valedictory, Margie Finn:
history. Fannie Stevens; prophecy
Leola BiCilford.
Principal I. .. Bragg has resigned
| his position g. the Aroostook State
Normal School at Pressure Isle to take
| effect at the close of the school year.
l, is understood that Mr.. Bragg will
| take up the study of law.
The schools in Hope will commence
April %, to which the following teach
ers have been assigned: South Hope
Edna Carter; Payson, Mary Bartlett;
Hope Corner, Edna Payson; Head
| Lake, Lucia Pcase; North Hope Liz
zle Mills; Afford, Mrs. Ena Taylor.
Schools in Union district, Searsport
| opened Monday with the following
| teachers: Harold f. MARI, principal OF
the High: Miss Ida Mcdonald, assis-
tant. High; Miss Abbie Q. Chase
| Grammar; Miss Deborah Williams, III
| termodiate; Miss Jessie Black. Prim-
| AIRY.
| Miss Ethel Merriman - Sawyer
| street, South Portland, has resigned
her position as teacher in tn" public
schools of that city and gone to Need
| ham, Mass, where she has accepted d
| pl"ndid position as teacher. Hiss
| Merriman is graduate Of the Gorh:::7
| Normal School.
| The junior class of the school are
| planning to present the school with Il
| fricze which is to be a representation
| of the fricze on the western Parthenon
| at Rome. 1t has not been decided just
| when it will be presented but Will be
| given with appropriate exercises be-
| fore graduation.
| Harry Sutton of saltwater has ac-
ccptcd a position as teacher of the
| saltwater Grammar school in that
| place Mr.. Sutton is a Sophomore al
| the University, and he takes the place
/ 11.tI 20
| wears teacher of that school, who ma.
| resigned for this term, owing to il
| health.
| The senior class at Kicker Classical
| Institute, Houlton, is already beginning
! to prepare for graduation and the
! commencement parts have been as
! signed as follows: Nalcdictorian
| Il. A. Rogers. Belfast; salutatorian
| Annie T.. Oliver, Cary: orator, John Il
Pelletier, Van Buren,; historian. Louise
Buzzell Houlton; prophet, r. w
Hogan, Monticello.
The schools il Stcubcn opened
for the spring term April 18th. with
the following teachers: Village
| Grammar, Cecil Butler; primary. Ella
Lewis: East S'teubcn, Lula Nutter;
| Plnkham Bay, Mae NJ. Day, flSPon
! Hill, Alma flagg: Dyers Bay, Lucy
| Freeman; Labadore, Clara Haskell;
| No. :. Susie GeatOn; Unionvillc. Carrie
! l.. Turner; Moose District. Helen l..
| Strout; Morogodorc, Sibyl Cole.
The two honor parts Of the senior
| class Of the Livermore Falls High
! school have been announced. The
| raledictOry essay was awarded 10
| Miss Alice Richard, who had the high
| est rank throughout the four years
| course. Miss Myra ROuth was
| awarded the salutatory having the
next highest rank. The other parts
| for the graduation exercises will be
| selected by the members Of the class
TIE Daccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class Of Arson Acad.
envy will be given by Rev. G.. L. Paine
| in the +. T. church Sunday morn.
ing. April IS. at 1890. The Junior ex-
| hibition will be held Thursday evening
| May . in the UnivorsaliSt church
| The graduation exercises will be held
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