Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-01
TEACHERS AND PUPILS.
Matters Of Interest in the Maine
Educational World.

Harold E. Mari of Pennington has
been engaged as principal of the Sears
port Free High school for the spring
term
Elijah D. Cole. principal of the
Bryant's Pond High school the pas
year. has been chosen superintendent o.
schools.
Miss Elizabeth Manson. who taught
the winter term of school at West
Buxton. has entered the Pennington
Normal school,
There will be reunion of the
graduates of the Pennington Normal
school at Riverton, April IL. Profess
SCR George G. Purington, the principal,
will be present.
At recent meeting of the Windham
school board Hiram c. Hawkes. was
elected superintendent of schools for
the ensuing year in place of Frank Z.
Wood resigned.
T.. E. Smith Of Eden has resigned his
position as principal of the Freeport
grammar school, and will accept the
principalship of the grammar school in
Pascoag, r. i.
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who has served as principal of the
Swansea, Mass, Grammar school,
Swansea, Mass. for the past two years,
has accepted similar position in Ions
dale, r. 1.
Miss Eleanor Comedian has resigned
her position as teacher in the Ligonia
school South Portland to accept Il
position in the jackson school, Port
land. Harriet Lombard has been
elected to fill the vacancy.
The Newcastle school board recently
held a meeting. Rev. +. V. Nor
cross was elected superintendent. II
was also voted to retain the services Of
Miss Gertrude Dunbar and Miss Bessie
Mitchell as teachers at the village
grammar and primary schools.
John G. Parin has been elected
Superintendent Of the Canton schools
for the ensuing year by the school
board. Mr.. Parlin has served both in
the capacity of principal Of the High
school and superintendent Of schools
for the past year and given excellent
satisfaction.
The Frederick Robe school at South
Portland will open Monday. April l.,
with the same corps of teachers as in
the preceding term with the exception
of Miss Winifred Winslow. who re-
signed. and is now teaching in the
jackson school, Portland. Her place
will DE filled by Miss Sadie NOVEL; of
Sanford, a graduate of Gorham Normal
school.
Miss Mary H. Mason. for several
years principal of the Grammar Grade
of the Bridgton schools, has rendered
her resignation to the acting superin-
tendent and the resignation has been
accepted to take effect at once. Miss
Mason has accepted a position as
teacher in the VIII Grade of the New
ton Center. Mass. schools. and has al
ready assumed her duties there.
A benefit for the Wilton Academy
reading room was recently held in that
town and the following well-known
talent took part in program: Mr.. Ken
Dire. vioini5t of the Bowdoin Glee
Club: Miss Lillian Rearce. soprano
so.oist of Auburn; Mrs. Harrie Z. Web
Der. accompanist. and Mr.. Weber as
reader. both of Auburn. Mr.. Weber
was for three years the reader with
lls IoONuOlI Iitc Siup.
The class parts Cor graduation at
the Biddeford High school in June
were announced recently as follows:
Ealedictory. Alice Myrtle Davis:
salutatory. Isabelle Smead Goodwin;
LIST classical honor. Elsie Frances
Libby: I'd classical honor. Lille Hayes
Blanchard; LIST English honor, Cecilia
Agnes Cleary; I'd English honor, Ida
Genevieve Conway; grafton. Warren
Harlan StinSon; essay, Ethel Emily
Kcmber.
The class parts OF the Westbrook
High school graduating class are as
follows:
Valedictory. Hazel Marguerite VAL
entine; salutatory, Susie May Went
worth: class history, Ella Louise
Pencil: class prophecies. Flora Martin
Barrett, Ruth Staples; Glass Grafton,
Percival Thomas Bodge; essay. Julia
Elizabeth Winslow; essay. Mabel
Alberta Pike; essay, Edith Haskell;
essay, Howard Earle Bailey.
The parts have been assigned tn til"
class Of 1907. Camden High school, as
follows: History, Cora Pullcn; gift to
school. Maude Brown: class prophecy.
Madeline Dow: presentation 81 gifts.
Elizabeth Wadsworth; class will, Lucy
Allen: orator, John Curtis; address L"
undergraduates. Bertha Payson; class
poem. Ethel Knight; essays. Shirley
Dow. Winnie Nash, Maude Rokes and
Florence Kirk; violin solo. Hervcy AL
len: piano solo. Helen Nash.
The Ellsworth school board has
elected John +. Royal superintendent
of schools. Mr.. Royal is an cX-
teacher. with a record Of "a years in
the schools of Ellsworth. teaching for
23 years i'm grammar schools of that
city. aud for IL years as head of the
commercial school. then called the
apprentice school Mr.. Royal is Il
graduate of the East Maine con-
ference seminary at Bucksport. and
before returning to his native city of
Ellsworth to teach. was assistant i'll
the English department of the
seminary. Though he retired from
teaching fifteen years ago. he has re-
tanned his interest in educational
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