Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-13
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.
| Prof. H. S. Wiley who has been as
sistant at the Houlton High School has
resigned his position.
Herman A. Clark, formerly a student
of Hanipden Academy, is now teach
ing the Lane Grammar school at
Frankfort
The senior class of the Brewer High
school are to give the play called.
Valley Farm under the management
of Karl F. Peterson.
Miss Rose NJ. Richardson, Colby '05,
has been chosen to succeed Miss Har-
riett Lard as assistant teacher in Var
mouth High school.
Miss Florence NJ. Jewett, formerly
teacher of the Grammar school III
Denmark, has resigned on account of
prOtraoted illness and has been sue
ceeded by Miss Alethea Meader of
Lewiston.
Miss Alma l.. Merrill. who is teach
| ing the Elnlwood school at South Cor
ham. has resigned to accept position
as teacher in one of the schools of Bar
| Harbor. Miss Maude 2. Stamp. South
street, has been engaged to fill the
vacancy.
| At the Gore scl,oolhouse in F'reeport
it was discovered recently that some
one evidently on mischief bent, had
visited the place during the night and
broken out Is panes of glass. One
whole sash was broken out. The mat
ter is q mystery to the school hoard as
no clues have been discovered up to
date.
At the Rockland High school lyceum
the other night the debate was on the
question of whether the city provide
an athletic field for the use of the
public schools. James Ross and AL
freda Perry, arguing for the negative.
| carried the day. The disputants for
the affirmative were Carl Blackington
and G.. Perry.
Elr1ira \. Brown of East Hebron
has been appointed teacher in the
North Auburn primary school. She is
graduate Of Hebron Academy and
has had seven years experience as a
teacher. She takes the place Of Miss
Agnes Bearce resigned No appoint
nent has been made to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss Lila
r. RODlnSOn.
The students of Berwick academy
are to give a play some time this
month as benefit for the Senior class.
The title of the play is Bar Haven"
q comedy in three acts. In the cast
are Ralph Stacy. Fred Swasey. Harold
Getchell, Carleton Mason, William Ell
we'll. Wesley Gilman, Gladys Pierce.
Ouilma Davidson, Elizabeth Hanscom,
Geneva Perkins.
A particularly good school record is
| that Of the Green High school of which
Pearl Walker of South Chatham has
been for the past year in charge. Dur
ing the school year of three terms five
| of the pupils were in attendance
every day. They were Verne, Edna
and Ora Hill, Lena and Clarence Heath
! ard Bernice Bishop attended every
day of the fall term of fifteen weeks
just closed.
Charles F. Thomas. Jr., of Caribou
has been elected to the principalship
OF the Charlton, Mass, High school.
Mr.. Thomas was the successful one
among Is candidates. He is a gradu
ate Of Bowdoin. class of 1904. Since his
graduation he has taught a part of the
time in Caribou High school, and for
the past year and half has been a
teacher in the Highland Military Acad-
envy in Worcester. Mass.
The fall term of Bridgton Academy
closed Dec. IS. Owing to the diph
iberia scare the past term has been
somewhat broken up. Heretofore it
has been customary to hold the annual
athletic fair the last two nights of the
term but as many of the students were
absent it was thought wise to have the
fair on one night only. The enter
tainmen; consisted of the drama
Nevada" with Harrison orchestra.
The fair was a decided success from
both social and financial! standpoint,
the proceeds amounting to over 500.