Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-10
EDUCATIONAL CHAT.
Items Of Interest Concerning Maine
Schools and Teachers.

MISS Louie foSlcI VI b'hicit'' ~
teaching in Prentiss.
The seventh annual reunion or INC
Ola students association VIII ne heid
Wednesday. August Il in Hobbs
Grove, North Berwick.
Mrs. Mary Narney, teacher in the
Grove street intermediate school at
Frecpnrt. has resigned. Her successor
has not been appointed
The fall term of Frceport High
school will commence Monday, August
81. The Grammar and Primary schools
will begin Tuesday, September s.
Miss Helen Cochrane of Brunswick
has been chosen first assistant OF the
troeport High school to succeed Miss
Mary Carson Of pittstield, who re-
signed to accept position elsewhere.
Miss Sarah NJ Taylor, formerly
principal of the Portland Training
school. has accepted q position as
teacher of English History in the
High school at Hartford, Conn
Thomas S. Bridges of Bucksport.
vino graduated last month from Bates
college has been elected principal OF
the Fort Fairfield High school for the
coming year Mr. Bridges was teach
or in the Houlton High School two
years ago.
Eben L. Davis of Thomaston has
been elected principal of the Biddcford
Grammar school. Mr.. Davis is q
graduate of Bates '01. He taught in
the Auburn schools for two years, go
ing from there to Thomaston where
he was principal of the Grammar
schools for several years.
The semi-annual free school for in
struction for teachers, which has be
come a regular feature of the work Of
District Supt. Charles Z. Ball, will be
held in Bingham from Monday noon,
August 10. to Saturday noon, August
-. The school is intended for those
employed in that district, but is
open to all.
John c. Parlin of Canton has been
engaged to teach the Norridgewock
High school for the, ensuing year,
Miss Annie " Bracket. who has
been employed in tn" Primary depart
mcnt of the Madison schools has
resigned her position and will go to
Oregon. where she has accepted
similar position
The Caribou High school will begin
Tuesday with the following corps or
teachers: Harry NJ. Wheeler, Prof.
Sciences and mathematics, Mrs.
Christine Cooker. mathematics and
history, Miss Sara Roberts, English
and sub sciences, Miss Florence
F!cwclling. French and Latin, Miss
Oft md
C. NJ Pencil of Brunswick has
been elected superintendent of the
Biddcford public schools. Mr.. Pcnpcn
is at present at the head Of the schools
of Brunswick and Frecport, having
been located there for the past three
years. He is graduate of Bowdoin
college and was for several years
teacher in the Pennington High
school
Three more teachers have been APP
pointed to the Edward Little High
school to take thep lace of those who
have resigned or have been granted
leave of absence. Everett G.. Shcrwin
of Hyde Park, Mass, will succeed
Sub-Master Lockhcart Nathan 5,
Weston Of Augusta, q graduate Of
Bowdoin, will be the instructor in the
sciences and Miss Mabel NJ. Porter of
Stratton. a graduate of Bates, has
been engaged to teach history.
The Lewiston school board has
elected George H. Derry Of Portland
principal of the High school Prof. |
Derry was graduated from Portland
High School in 1895. He then went
two years to Holy Cross and from
there studied for three years at the
Normal School at Frederick, Nd. |
From 1899 to 1902 he took a post
graduate course at oxford, Cam
bridge and Stonyhurst, England. in
Latin, Greek and Philosophy. From |
1902 to 1904 he was a post graduate
student at John Hopkins University |
and selected as an instructor in st
Francis Xavier College. New York.
where he has since taught.
Miss Althea T.. Hyde of Hammond |
\. Y, has been elected principal of the
Portland Training. Miss Hyde was
educated at the Gouverncur, y. =,
High school ana at the Potsdam, y. y.
Normal School graduating from the
latter institution in 1898. She taught |
in st. Adams. Vt. in the seventh grade
for three years. She then went to the
Castlcton. Vt. Normal school as prin-
cipal Of the training department. re-
manning there three years. Later she
accepted 4 position in the North Ad- |
ans Normal school in the training de-
partmcnt. having charge of the eighth
grade for four years. Since 1T was
settled that she would come to Port
land She has had an offer from the
Castlcton Normal school to return
there as the head Of the training dc
partment, but has declined it. prefer
ring to accept the position offered her
in Portland.
Mrs Eliza Woodman of South Port