Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-06
SCHOOL CHAT.
What is Being Done In and Out Of the
Schoolrooms in Maine.

Leslie KNOWLES has Deeu eleCteu
superintendent of the Willimantic
schools for the ensuing year.
Miss Blanche Libby of South Cor
ham is to teach the village school at
Scarhoro the coming year.
Miss Edna A. Carr of Dexter has ac
copied position as assistant teacher
in the Princeton High school.
The people OF the town of Parkhurst
at its annual town meeting voted
$4,000 for a new schoolhouse.
The students of Lee Normal Acad-
envy recently gave a drama entitled
"Josiah's Courtship,'' which was very
successful.
The Goth anniversary of the founding
of the Biddeford High school, occurs
this year and plans are being made for
a celebration Of the event.
At the recent town meeting the peo-
pie OF Caribou voted to raise not less
than $4,000 for a new High school
building to be erected near the old
High school building.
Miss Anna c. Col1ey, of the school
in No. 8 district. Falmouth, has re-
signed to accept a school in Cumber-
land. The vacancy caused by her res
ignation is to be supplied by teacher
from WCstbrook.
At the regular meeting of the trus-
tees of North Yarmouth Academy, Mr..
Bird was elected president to fill out
the unexpired term of G.. w. Ham
nond, deceased. Rev. Mr.. Morson and
Seth NJ Milliken of New York We're
elected trustees.
A. w. Austin of the Limestone High
school has been elected principal of
the Guilford school. He received his
education at Hebron Academy, Co
burn Classical Institute and Colby Col
lege. He has been engaged in High
school work for the past three years.
Miss Grace Haynes, who has taught
for several years in the first grade in
Ear Harbor, will leave for New York,
May list, from which city she will sail
for Europe with Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nc
Ilvaine LuGuer, as governesS. Mr.. and
Mrs. Luquer are summer residents of
Bar Harbor, but the coming summer
they will travel abroad.
C. Linwood Beede of Portland has
been engaged to assist Prof. A. X.
Spofford. coach of the senior debating
team at Bates, which is to meet
Queens College of Queenstown, Ont,
in the Lewiston City hall, May u. Mr..
Beede is a graduate of Bates, and was
also d member of several of the most
famous debating teams connected with
that college.
The graduating parts of the West
brook High school have been assigned
as follows: Naledictory, Elizabeth
Mason Campbell; salutatory, Grace
King Small. prophecy, Addie Lenora
Little, Elizabeth Wilson: class grafton.
William Whipple Poole, Jr. class his
tory, Della May Strout: essay, Lillian
Mae CARL, Inez Louise Clark, Mildred
Roselle Sherman, Lewis p. Warren.
Two graduates of the University of
Maine, Prof. Clifford Over Ho!lcy,
class of 1890, and Prof E. F. Ladd,
class of 1884, Somerset county boy.
are the joint authors of new scientific
treatise of great value on paints, color
pigments and varnishes. Both authors
are now connected with the faculty of
of the North Dakota state college,
having charge of the chemical depart
men..
w. II. S. Ellingwood has been elect
ed principal of the Bar Harbor High
school to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of ]. w. Lambert who has
recently been elected to the superinten-
dency of the Gray and Windham
schools Mr.. EllingWood has resigned
the principalship of the Gorham, N.
H., school in order to accept the po-
sition at Bar Harbor He is a gradu-
ate of Bates College.
The following teachers have been
elected for the Sanford schools: Miss
Alice Gowen assistant in the second
and third grades at the Lincoln school;
Miss Louise Hutchins teacher of the
Edison school which will be reopened
at Buffers Corner: Miss Florence
Weeks, Holmes school. formerly taught
by Miss Gowen. The matter of as
sistant at the Emerson building will
soon require consideration
Maine people will be interested 70
learn Of the success with which Cliff
ford T.. Lowell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis H. Lowell of Westbrook. has met
since he went to California. Mr.. Low
ell holds the position Of professor in
history and modern languages in the
California Military Academy at Santa
Monica, Calf This is a large acad-
envy with a large number of cadets
and several companies under the COM
mand of major. Mr. Lowell gradu-
ated from the Westbrook High school,