Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-23
,n1HE EDUCATIONAL WORLD.
Items Concerning Teachers and Pupils
From All Over Maine.

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liston High and E. l.. H. $. the last Fri.
lay in February. The question Is set
to be decided.
Miss annie Roberts. teacher in the
lGrammar grade and Carl ingalls, teach
rr in the Intermediate grade schools at
Arson have resigned their positions.
Miss Knight has resigned her posi-
tior az teacher in the kindergarten
school at Green, lille and Miss Norton
has taken her place.
The Islesford school children, under
the direction of their teacher, Miss
Grace, recently held "a pie sociable, ia
raise money for new flag. About Sill
Twas received.
The entertainment recently given by
the Lincoln school at Sedgwick under
the direction of the teacher Miss Cole
Twas very successful. Twenty-Five dol
lars was realized for the library.
The seniors of the BroOklin High
school gave a Halloween party in
| Masonic hall, which was we'll attended.
The net proceeds We're $3.50. which
are to help pay the graduation expenses
lncxt June.
| lie SCHOOL III fledSdHl Ill 'SletSoIl
has closed after successful term OF
ten weeks. taught by Miss Myra HiS-
gins In the evening there was an en-
Itcrtainnent and box social. The entir..
sum realized was ST.. the proceeds used
for the school league.
| Rev H. r. Paul has resigned his posi-
ton as superintendent of schools in
Sanford, to accept a similar position in
| Shelbourne Falls. Mass. at a salary of
| $lJW. He will finish his services here
with the end Of the present term of
school
The bell for the new graded school
house at West Harrswell has arrived
from Chicago and was put in place by
| Nm Randall and son. A harvest sup
per ana social wer" held at Centennial
I hall to celebrate the event at which
| S3l 90 were realized.
1 The village primary school at Garland
under The direction of it's teacher. Miss
Bcrnich Oliver, recently gave an Ell
|tertainment at Grange Hall the pro-
ceeds of which amounted to s., which
will be used Cor the purchase OF cur
tainS for the school room.
| Chnrryfield has now three of its Young
people teaching in Mitchelrs Military
school FOR Boys at Billerica. Mass
Prof, Frank Leighton has been teach
| ing there for several years and HaroiI
smith and James Nickels, have both
gone there as teachers recently
Many changes have been made in the
Memorial hall school rooms at East
port. Among the most noticeable is
| mat made in the large second grade
room. y number of the seats have
D"'n taken from here and placed in
what WAS formerly the recitation room
tild tdi' Is nov Il separate school and
| Is in charge Of Miss Alice f. Milliken.
| fh"re are now two second grades in
this building and the change makes
u much better arrangement than for
tH"riy. BESIDES the above changes ti,:.
stoves in the three rooms have been
moved il other parts of the room, p
number of recitation seats and black
boards added to the fifth grade room.
East Machias schools closed Friday.
ana although somewhat broken because
ct measles the attendance has been
good and excellent work has been done
East Machias has been fortunate in
~ ''i-> 'iP services Oh StNn pf11rICI,t
teachers. and it is worthy of mention
thit nearly all of them have their home
within the limits of the town The vii
'aGe grammar school still has at i,s
mead Miss Nina Hauscom whose years
~ experience especially fit her for that
work. For more than five years Miss
Wlnnifred McEowen has S,IccessfuIIv
taught the village Intermediate. and
Ior the same number of years and with
| iik" success Miss Nellie Gates has
'"hSht the primary in the Lawrence
district. ana Miss Blanche Robinson
ne primary on the Lake road. This
| term rounds out four years of good ser
wee for Miss Drrie Thistlewood in the
school ut the Rim; and her sister. Miss
| Lula Thistlewood. has begun her second
year as teacher in the school at Chase's
MINIS. The grammar school at Jackson
vile is taught by Mrs. Ellie cole and
the intermediate ard primary NV Miss
EdEa Marshall Miss Sadie Marshall,
Is teacher in the Ioyte town school
and Miss Mabel Chase closes her first
| term at Hadley's Lake.
| the prize speaking contest hy the,
North Arson Academy pupils recently
| held in Carrabassett hall. drew a large
audience. The following students were
contestants for the prize. a solid gold
metal Elmer Sawyer. Everett SAWYER.
rohiund Danfcrth. Raymond Whitney.
James Thorne. Beatrice GIBSON, Frances
hilbert. Florence Noddin. Mildred
raine. Nerna HIATT and Kate Robinson.
| ne contest was novel one the first
"i the kind ever given there. The
| speakers delivered their parts in the
order above named. and after James
| ihornc's excellent rendering of "Regu-
inS. F.. p. Rarraby favored the audi
ehce with fine solo. Mrs. Barnabv pre-
siding at the piano. The judges. Rev. c.
II. fcurg. +. p. Barnaby and Mrs. V
~. Hutton. We're instructed that the
medal was to be awarded the individual
giving the best exhibition on the follow.
hg points: Ease and grace of manner.
remuneration. pronunciation and ac-
euracy Of memory. While the Young
men all did we'll. it was soon seen. at
Ter tne young ladies began speaking
.Eat theirs would be the winning side.
iheH hid so we'll that it was a hard
matter TO decide which should be given
precedence, hut as the last sneaker
| Miss Kate Robinson ,nno,a ,e