Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

| The fall term of the rural schools OF
| Guilford closed Friday, Nov. 20. The
| school in the Grover district closed
| Nov 13.
| Owing to the number of pupils and
/ the number of grades in the Stevens
Vile school in Fort Fairfield, it has
| been found necessary to give the
| teacher an assistant. Miss Ellen
smith has been chosen for that posi-
| ton.
The pupils of the Fryeburg schools
have purchased set of standard
books known as the "Hawthorne Ii
trary'' for use in the several school
rooms.
| The Franklin School Improvement
| League ut North Arson has purchased
an organ for the school. This league
has also recently purchased a Web
ster's dictionary and holder. a chart,
waste basket and globe. besides newly
| paperng the schoolroom Miss Dlns-
| mora is teacher at this school
| The members of the RumfOrd High
| school and ninth grades are now trying
| to collect from their friends Il SUI
| fcient sum to purchase a bronze tablet
| on which is engraved LincOln'S IA
| NOUS Gettysburg address No one Is
to give over ten cents so that as large
| a number as possible may share IN the
purchase of this tablet. Each one
who gives dime will receive SOU
venr card on which is reproduced an
exact copy Of the tablet.
Miss Eleanor Fullerton formerly
Of Woolwich and now Of Yarmouth, is
| the patriotic teacher at the Nequasset
schooihouse and on the day of the ma
tional election she made Il great hit
among pupils and citizens in general
bv decorating her room with flags
and bunting. One window in par
ticular WAS noticeable, bearing in it a
picture Of the first President, George
| Washington. and draped about it were
several small flags The effect was
one that could be nothing less than in
| spring for the pupils and from the
older people who PASSED by or drove
| to the scnoolhouse to see the dccora-
| tiosn, came many complimentary
words for the clever scheme worked by
Miss Fullerton.
| c. s. Douty Circle. Ladies of the
| Grand Army OF the Republic, of Fox
croft. at their last regular meeting
voted gift Of so to the furnishing of
a room in Foxcroft Academy Another
recitation room has been much needed
| and estimates of the cost of furnishing
| were placed in the hands of the ladies
end the entire sum was unanimously
voted A tablet will be placed in the
room. indicating that this furnishing
was the gift of the Ladies of the G
A. Z. 1t is hoped by the ladies that
some special attention may be given in
al the schools to patriotic instruction
in broad sense. such as Duties of
Citizens. Preservation and Develop
fnent of National Resources, and other
topics which should serve to develop
youth into broad minded citizens. Tt
this end a patriotic instructor has beer
appointed. Mrs. George A. Merrill. Sill
flags have also been placed by the la
dies III each of the ten schools Of Fox
croft. to he used in teaching the Pledge
of Allegiance ard reverence for the
flag and country. The teachers and
pupils are responding heartily to this
effor; At recent meeting of the or
sanization a coodly number of the
children of the lower grades. accom-
panied by one OF the teachers. visited
the circle and entertained the ladies by
singing patriotic songs and with recita-
| lions