Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS.
a Chat conesrning Maine Schools,
Teachers and Pupils.

Ffsd stoddard of Gpilford has ac-
cepted q position as teacher In q
Grammar school at Deer Isle.
The school census Of South Paris has
gust been completed ana shows total
Of 100 scholars, against 7S4 last year.
Patten Academy opened March 30
with 81 students. There are a num-
Der Of others who win enter later.
Miss Pansy E. Emery Of Sherman
Mills has accepted position a. teach
er IN the Grammar school at Hancock,
N. a.
Howard Moore, who graduated from
the Ellsworth High school in the class
Of N, has accepted a position as
teacher Of a school at North Ellsworth.
The students Of Arson Academy
recently presented the drama entitled
1.-THE Country Minister" from which
they realized the sum Of SO.
Misc Helen Cameron. teacher Of
the fourth and nth grades in Green
VILE, has been obliged to give up her
position for the remainder Of the year
ON account Of Ill health.
Arrangements have been made for
Principal L A. Smith of the Webster
Grammar school at Auburn, who has
been. elected superintendent of schools
for Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner,
to complete the year at Auburn.
Miss Jennie Lewis, teacher in the
third and fourth grades at the Park
Hfll school, Auburn, has resigned, and
Mrs. Luella r. Boies has been ap-
pointed substitute for the remainder
Of the year.
Miss Frances v. Knowles of Addi-
son, 10 teaching It Whiting village. and
Miss Mary 8. Long Of Machias is
teaching at Connecticut Mills. These
schools have been in session since
March 80. .'s7
! Miss Cassie Brehant has been ap-
pointed experimenting school COM
fmittee OF VIM. She is q graduate Of
Pennington Normal school, and was
teacher in the Massachusetts schools,
and later taught at Greenville.
The debating team which will re-
present Portland High school in the
debate with Auburn High at Bowdoin
College in May has been made up of
Roger Snow, MILFORD Chapman, Jr.,
Fred Wish, Jr., and Charles Wright,
alternate.
Mrs. Florence Boyden has resigned
Eastport. She has been succeeded by
Miss Cora Collins of that city. Miss
Collins Is graduate of the Boynton
High school there and has also attend
ed the Gorham Normal school.
The graduating exercises OF the
Limhgton High school will be held
May 20. The class parts have been as
signed as follows: Valedictory and es-
say, Miss Gladys Estes; salutatory
. and essay, Miss Cora Tibbetts: his
tory, Miss Alice Cousens: Grafton, AL
mon Smith.
L. A. Woods, who has been princi-
pal Of the Brooks High school for the
past three years, has resigned to ac-
cept a similar position in another part
Of the State. Mr.. Burton of Corinna.
who graduates from Colby College in
June. IL filling the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Woods resignation.
The class parts for the graduation
Of the Bridgton High school have been
assigned as follows: valedictory,
Miron Taylor; salutatory, Herbert L..
Lombard; history, Myrtle Burnham;
prophecies, Mary Armstrong; presen-
tation of gifts, Alberta Weymouth;
grafton, Richard March; class poem,
Edna Bowler; address to under
graduates, Everett Merrill; essays,
Carlton Berry and Blanche Corliss;
other members Of the class are Ida
knight, wyhnsne Brown, Ralph
Ingalib, Ray Moyniham, Maria Sam
born and Ethel Riley.
The graduating parts Of the Morse
HiGh school have been assigned as fol-
lows: On rank in studies. Annie B.
Cutting. valedictory; Eleanor u. Ca
hin, salutatory; George H. Stuart.
English essay: Ethel NJ. Lundrigan,
English essay; Lena Mikelsky. Eng
lish essay: Charlotte F. Cook. English
essay. On excellence in English COM
POSITION, Eva J. Carlton. essay; Philip
r. Cole, essay. On excellence In
speaking. Ethel F. Hawley. recitation;
Donald s. Sewall, defamation. Com
mercial course: On rank in studies.
Edwin. f. Ramsay. essay: Gertrude
X. Reed, essay.