Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-24
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.
Items of Interest Cleaned in Educa-
tional Circles.

accepted position OIL tile Diuueioi"
Commercial school
John A. Cone of Topsham has been
unanimously elected superintendent OIL
schools for the towns of Brunswick
and Freeport.
Lee Normal Academy begins the fall
term September 1. The gold medals
viii be given this year for excellence
in scholarship.
Miss Emma l.. Shorey of Bath has
been elected by the school board OF
that city to have charge OF music IN
the Morse High school in addition to
her duties as teacher In the ninth
grade.
DAYTON ]. Edwards, who has been
instructor in biology at the University
of Maine for the past two years, mas
accepted similar position In Column
bia college, New York. Mr.. Edwards
is a graduate of the University OF
Name.
Roland r. Greenwood of Worcester,
Mass, has been appointed Instructor
in English at the Edward Little High
school, Auburn. Mr. Greenwood Is
graduate of Clark university. Miss
Edna Cornforth of Skowhegan has
been appointed assistant in French.
William 4. Crowley of Bangor has
received an appointment as instructor
in chemistry at BoWdoin and Will
commence his work at the opening of
the fall term. Mr.. Crowley is a
graduate of BoWdoin in the class OF
'OS
The Fort Fairfield schools will be-
gin Monday, September Is. The High
school is to have a new principal and
new assistant to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss An
drews, who is to attend Normal school.
Two other new teachers are to be add
ed to the corps to give instruction IN
shorthand and typeWritlng.
The Madison schools will reopen on
September with the following teach
ers: High school, John A Partridge.
principal, Adelaide Holway, Blanche
WILDER, Winnebel Cowell; grades and
8. Elgiva E. Luce; grade Z, Mary Tay-
lor; Pleasant street building, Ethel M.
Frost, principals; grade 6, Mabel Sc
ward: grade s. Marion Ramsdell; sub
primary, Western avenue building.
Helen Thomas. principal grade .; Al
media Thompson, grade 4; Ethel G.
Brown, grade 3; Maude Dyer, grade l;
Elmer F.. Tower, supervisor of music,
and Alma T. Boswell. instructor on
drawing. About half the teachers
were changed this year.
Schools in Jay will begin Sept. IA,
with the following teachers assigned:
High. V. Merle Jones, principal, Helen
Dickinson, Sarah Snow, assistants.
North Jay, Belle Williams, 18th, Sth and
9th grades; Lillian Hopkins, 4th, 9Th,
9Th grades; Alma kyes. 1st, I'd, Sd.
Jay, Velma Walker, grammar grade:
Daisy Holman, primary. Riley, Maude
Bradford, grammar grade: Wlnnlfred
Hall, primary. Chisholm grammar
vacant. Geneva Lane 5th and 9Th;
Gertrude Chase, Sd, 4th; Florence Das
comb, primary; Mildred Tebbetts, In
terval; Nellie Walker, Morse; Eunice
Carter, Lake school; Nettie Beatham,
Macomber school; Myrtle Holmes,
Stones Corner; IneZ Durham, Canada
Corner; Lillian Stoddard, Beams Cor
ner; Susan Williams, Blaisdell; Mel
vina Stubbs. Stubs Mills; Ethel Reed.
Claybrooll.
Among the teaching positions to
which recent Gorham Normal school
graduates have been elected this
summer are the following: Miss Maud
G. Parsons, Alma, grammar school
principalship, South Gardiner; Miss
Addie j. Willard, Kennebunk. gram
mar school principalship, Rumford
Falls; Miss Mary G. Morse, Portland,
primary school. Portland; Miss Edith
c. Cobb. Freeport, primary school,
Gardiner: Miss Melvina +. Williams,
Bowdoinham, grammar school, Mel
rose, Mass; Miss Pauline f.. Calef,
Rochester, n. H., rural school, Roch-
ester, n. H; Miss Katharine Samp-
son, Bath. rural school, Cape Eliza
beth; Miss Marion l.. Phinney, Port
land grammar school, Portland; Miss
Marion Z. Thompson, Portland. pri
mary school, Mexico; Miss Margaret
Mcleod Passport, grammar school,
Edstport; Miss Ida S. Jackson, Port
land, primary school, Lubec; Miss
Celia l.. Abbott, Andover, primary
school, Norway; and Miss Celia r.
Clark, Machiasport, primardW school,
Mexico.
The following teachers have been
elected for the Ellsworth schools:
High school, principal, William II.
Dresser; srb-principal John a. Scott;
first assistant, Ralph NJ. Holmes; sec
ond assistant, Alice Mullan; No. 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT A. Garland; No,
2-Mincrva Jordan; No. 3-(City)
state street, Wilhelmina S. Frost;
School street. Annie +. Mullan, gram
mar; Frances A. Hurley, sub-gram-
mar; Mary c. Hamilton, assistant;
Pine street, Margaret G.. Drummey, in
termediate; Mary II. Black, primary;
Water street, Catherine Hurley; No.
(NIorrson)-Ella NJ. Jude; No. S (Surry
roadj-Evelyn NJ. Bonsey; No, On
FAINT street-Anna Scott; No. I
North Ellsworth)-Mary E. Jordan;
No (Nicolin)-lIelen F. Nealley; No.
(North Elsworth)-Ruth A. Curtis:
No IL NNest Ellsworth Howard
Moore; No. 10 Rayside) Blanche
Moore; No. IA Beechland) F.
Doyle No. IS (west side) Mary A.
Gaynor, Annie r. Stockbridge, Eliza
beth M Doyle; No. IS ellsworth
Falls)-Principal. Winfred +. Clark;
sub-grammar, Mary r. Davis; prim-
airy, Ruth Fields. The board voted
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