Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

The number or c0iIdTen III GdTIniiS
ton between and 81 years according
to the school census was 7S0. April j.
The High school at Liberty re-opened
Feb "a, under the instruction OF :he
same principal, Miss Gertrude r. ftr-
kins Of Bucksport.
Edward H. Smith Of Wells, gradu-
ate of the University of Maine. has
been engaged as assistant of the High
school in Biddeford, and will begin his
duties today.
Miss Christine Shaw of the Univer-
slty OF Maine has been engaged to fill
the vacancy in the seventh grade school
in Orono caused by the resignation OF
Miss Belle Voter.
Harold Goodwin of Abbot has just
fftishcd q successful term as principal
of the High school Of that town and
returned to his studies at Bates Col
lcgc He is member Of the Senior
class.
All the graded schools of Show
hogan, from one to eight as well as the
rural will close March 20. The High
and Grades eight and nine will close
the eth for the Easter recess Of two
weeks.
Miss Ida +. Mars has resigned her
position as instructor in the CONNER
cial department Of the Lewiston High
school, and Miss Lucy f. Crosby has
been selected to fill her place. Miss
Mari, goes to Attleboro, Mass.
The spring term of North Arson
Academy has begun with a good at
tendance. The graduating class con-
si3ts of II students. as follows: Miss
Lula Richards, valedictorian; Earl
Eames, salutatorian; Miss Flora Berry,
class history.
The town report of Harpswell shows
the gift Of $500 from Hon. d. r. Slower
and DR.. George S. Littlefield towards
til. building and furnishing Of the new
school building for South and West
Harpswell and gifts of S100.50 from
local Ieople towards the same good OBJ
Ject
Tho following have been chosen to
participate in the Bangor High school
Junior determinations to be held in that
city in June: John Ford, Everett Glass,
Harry Peavey. Rudolph Ringwall, Ne
well WhtcOnb, Agnes Addition, Ethel
Leslie, Mary Murphy. Dorrice Robin
son and Harriet Jones.
The new schoolhouse in Millinocket
is now completed and in the hands of
the school committar The builders.
Messrs. Wyman & L Me have done
tie work creditably toH1e: satisfaction
Of al concerned The building is a
two-story. four-room STRUCTURE, and
dcddening felt has been placed between
tic walls and floors to prevent the
transmission of sound
John F. Royal, superintendent of the
Ellsworth schools, in his report states
that for the High school the number
of pupils registered were "a with an
average attendance of SO, and of this
number 40 We're boys and "a girls In
the other schools of Ellsworth there
are 1897 children between the ages of
) and y years eligible for the common
schools of the city, SCI of this number
are registered pupils
The class parts for 1908 of the
Lisbon Falls High school have bean
announced by Prin. L. Z. Williams as
follows: Valedictory. Clara May
Purinton: salutatory, VIM. H. Schultz,
.Jr.; essay by rank. Pauline Schultz;
prophecy. Marietta Wardwell; history,
Nellie Douglass; address to under
graduates, Bernard Ross; orator. Her
bert Demuth; essay on class flower,
Bessie Curtis; presentation of gifts,
Walter Lemke; class ode Susie
Graves; class motto, Marguerite Phil
brook.
Graduating parts at the Pennington
Normal school have been assigned as
follows: Salutatory, James A. Will
liams, a. B.. Topsham; valedictory,
Velma NJ. Rollins, Parkman: essays,
Ethel Lindsay, Biddeford: Ruth
Batchelder. Warren; Mary E. Walker,
Sabattus. The organization of the
graduating class consists of James A.
Williams, Topsham, president; Velma
Rollins, Parkman. vice president;
Agnes Adams, Lubec, secretary and
treasurer; Mary Z. Walker. Sabattus.
Ruth Batchelder. Warren, and Alta
Torrey. Cherryfield, executive COM
mittee.
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