Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-16
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Items of Interest Concerning Maine
Schools, Teachers and Pupils.

schools of Bangor this year is 5000.
Mervin Morgan Of Summit is teach
ing at Hoxie Corner near Summit.
Miss Bertha Beede of Philips is to
teach the fall term of school in Avon
Walter Sullivan Of Houlton, Bates OF
has accepted the principalship of the
Milo High school.
Miss Rubie Quincy has accepted a
position as teacher of the Grammar
school at Hermon.
Miss Eva Conant Of East LivcrmOre
has accepted school in Buckficid,
where she will teach this fall.
Miss Annie P. Britton, assistant in
the Third street school, Bangor, has re-
signed to take up post graduate work.
Miss Alice b. Thomas of Woodland
is to teach the Stevens school in
Pressure Isle village the coming school
year
Foxcroft cademy has opened for the
fall term with 113 students registered,
The new principal, is Prof. Louis B.
Farnham.
Miss Sadie NJ. Smith. who taught
several terms in DiXtield in the primary
has position in one Of the
schools at Lincoln, K. l.
L. A. Lawrence. a graduate of the
University of Maine in the class Of
1904, has accepted a position as IN
structor at Cornell University.
Miss Katharine Littlefield, teacher
of music at Kicker institute has ac-
cepted a desirable position in the Phil
adclpha State Normal school.
Prof Ethan Allen, who has been
principal of the Washburn High school
for the past year, has accepted the
call extended to him from Ashland.
A. J. Whitney of Freedom has been
eleced to the principalship of the Sui
livan High school. Mr.. Whitney
taught in Sullivan several years ago.
William A. Cowing. a graduate of
Colby College, who has taught year
at StOningtOn, has been engaged as
Of the Jonesport High school.
Miss COrnelia Kilby has resigned as
teacher of the Grove street intermediate
school OF Freeport. Mrs. Earney, a
former teacher, has been appointed to
the place.
Miss Nellie B. Michels of Bruns-
wick, who has been assistant teacher
in the High school at Camden the past
two years, has resigned to accept a
position in the High school at Dan
vers, Mass.
The schools in Gray began Sept. g.
with some changes in the teachers. Miss
Carrie Hall is to teach the village gram
mar school, Miss Helen Hunt the Fields
District, and Miss Angie Frank at
South Gray.
Miss Annie Hall of Bridgton, who
graduated from Wellesley College this
year. expects to leave in a few weeks
for Braintrec. Mass, where she is 20
be engaged this winter in teaching in
the public schools Of that place.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Williams of Spring.
field. Mass. has been chosen sub-prin-
cipal Of the grammar schools. and
Miss Bertha r. Woods of Erie, Pa.
teacher in the Bangor High shcool.
Both Of the new teachers arc gradu-
atcs Of Wellesley.
Miss Caroline S. Earnoy of Narney
who resigned her position. which she
has hold seven years, as principal OF
the grammar school in East Bridge
water, Mass. has accepted a position
as teacher of English in the schools of
East Orange y. J.
Miss Grace l. Fernandez Of Dexter
has gnn" to Arizona, where she will as
sumo her duties as il tructor in Span
ish at the Temple Normal School
winch carries with a salary Of $li0f
per annum. Miss Fernandez is Il grad
uatc Of the University Of Maine.
G. a. Record of South Paris. who
was elected superintendent Of schools
for Lewiston, has declined the cleo
ton. He will remain in the position
of superintendent in the district com
priSng Abingdon and Bridgewatnr
Mass, at an increased salary.
The fall term Of the Eastern State
Normal school at Castinc began Tues
day, Sept. 3. The now addition which
will be partially ready. two or therc'
rooms being in condition to use. one
Of which will be used by the mod"
department and one by the physics
class.
Among this years graduates of Bel.
fast High who are to enter othe
schools are Miss Mary Emerald Brad
man, who vii 90 to Colby College
Miss Louise Heal will take a pos
graduate course at Lexington, Mass
High school, and Miss MARIAN Hazel
tine will enter Smith College at Nor
Hampton, Mass.
Miss Florence l.. Walker. A. B.. o
WestbOro. has been appointed to fiji
the vacancy in the teaching force o
the Pennington State Normal schoo
Miss Walker graduated from Dan
Hall in 1895, and from Wellesley Col
lege in 1900. and from the Sloy
Training school, Boston in 1902. Sh
has taught four years in the Manuf
Training school in Santa Barbar;
Clifornia.
DR.. Robert Haywood Fernald. VIII
for the past few years, has been cor
ncctcd with Washington University
st. Louis, Mo. has resigned his pos
ton there to take effect at Cnce. ID
Fernald has accepted the important p'
sition of head of the engineering q,
partment AT Case School of Apple
| Science in Cleveland. Ohio. DR. Ferna
| Is the eldest son of DR.. and Mrs. NJ.
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