Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
MAINE SCHOOL NOTES.

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There are three cases of diphtheria
in the school at Peaks Island and the
board of health is considering the ad-
visibility Of closing the school in order
to prevent the spreading Of the dis
| ease.
| John Higgins who is the representa-
| tive from Starks in the Legislature
which meets in January, was a former
principal of Wilton Academy.
| The members Of the Senior class of
the Biddeford High school have. high
hopes of taking a trip to Washington
next Easter. They are giving as
semblies for the purpose of raising
money with which to pay the expenses
Of their chaperon. There are about 30
| in the class and they are more than
anxious to go.
| At a special town meeting held by
the voters of Anson, recently, the sum
of s25O0 was appropriated to complete
the public school building in process of
construction at North Anson village.
The sum of $500 had been previously
appropriated and expended.
Principal Harry E. Record Of the Old
| Orchard grammar school has been
granted a leave Of absence for the WIN
ter by the school board. He VIII pe
absent for the winter term on account
of the illness of his parents.
| The Clifford school in Portland, which
will cost about s15O0O0, will not finally
| be ready before the last of January,
| anyway, and perhaps not before March.
! This school is named for Judge Nathan
Clifford
The Cape Elizabeth High school has
finished it's first term as standard
High school having received the ap-
proval of the State superintendent last
August. During the fall term there were
27 pupils enrolled with an average at
tendance of 26
Herbert Norberg, who graduated from
Caribou High school last year and IS
now attending U. of NJ. has recently
given to the school The Prism. book
published by the Juniors at L. OF NJ.
A free High school has been started
at Kingman with 90 pupils. Mr.. Mat
thews of St Adams, a graduate OF
Bates College, is principal The school
is being held in the new school build
ing. the room having recently been
finished. The school is an experiment. |
but it is hoped that it will be so sue
cessful that it will be continued.
A. f. Tarbell. a graduate of the
Maine Central Institute, Pittsfeld, has
been engaged as principal of the South |
Thonlaston High school for the coming.l
year.
True Hall is one of six young people |
who attend the High school at Ten
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distance of four and one-half miles /
and has not been absent or tardy once
during the term of IL weeks
A sign q feet long and Il inches wide, |
bearing the words, The Stanley School, |
in gold letters. has been placed on the |
Stanley school building in kingfeld
IT vas donated by F. e. and F. Q.
Stanley of Newton, Mass.
The Bingham primary and inter-
mediate schools reopened Monday, ana 1
the grammar and High Tuesday. the
school board have engaged Fred II. |
Eaker for janitor of both buildings.
One family in Westbrook has the
proud distinction of having three school
teachcrs-mother, son and daughter
according to the following item: Mrs
F.. V. Lewis, son Ordway and daughter
Helen left for the winter to teach
school at Small Point, Popham Beach
and Ashdale. after vacation OF three
weeks !
The reunion OF the class of O7, Ed
ward Little High school, Auburn, Will
be held in Odd Fellows hall, the Mon
day following Christmas.
Miss Edith Nash of Harrington, VINO
has been teaching a term of school IN
Addison, has since it's close gone to
Pennington, to continue her studies III
the State Normal school.