Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-20
EDUCATIONAL CHAT,
Newsy School Notes From All Over
the Pine Tree State.

George Lowell of Lee has been elect
ed superintendent of schools in that
place
The Piscataquis county Teachers
Association will meet in Brownville,
April "a.
Arthur Tarbell Of Meddybemps has
accepted a position as teacher in the
High school at Pembroke.
Miss Effie Hurd of Stetson has been
engaged to teach this year in the same
district she taught last year.
Miss Eliza Ellis of Presque Isle, who
has taught for several terms in that
place, has gone TO Kennebunkport to
teach graded school.
Carolyn l.. Gushee, a graduate of
Castine Normal school, class of 1902
has accepted a position as teacher of
the Bear Hill school, Dover.
Miss Nina Wilbur of Old Town has
accepted a position as teacher of the
Grammar school at Islesboro, and be-
gan her new duties Monday, April H.
C. l. Chatto who has taught several
terms in Meddy bemps, has been en-
gagged to teach the spring term of
school in that town. which begins
April 81.
Leon W. Gerrish Of Calais. has been
elected superintendent of schools of the
Caribou and Limestone district M.
Gerrish was IA years principal of the
Midtown Grammar school.
Francis E. Russell, who graduated
from the Pennington Normal school
in the class of 1886, has accepted po-
sition as superintendent of schools OF
the Sherman. Island Falls. Stacyviile
and Crystal district, and has resigned
his position at Rangeley.
The following is a list of teachers
who will teach the spring terms at the
Lee schools. Stetson; May Hanson; Nc
Kinley, Doris Hanscom; Washington,
|; Madgc Hanscom; Union, Nellie Cot
/ fin; Cobb, Eva Lowell; Whittier, Lera
Houghton; Blake, Merl Maxwell
Miss Geneva Lane. who has been
principal of the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades in the Red Beach school. Calais,
I has gone to Jay where she has secured
a better position. Miss Annie Heating
of Red Beach will take Miss Lanes
place, and Miss Allen of Calais is to
succeed Miss Heating.
: Miss Eva Scates of Fort Fairfield
was one of about a dozen members of
her class. which number $50, to be
chosen by the faculty of Emerson
School Of Oratory. Boston, to take part
in the class play at the graduation
May 8. Miss Scates will graduate on
That date, having completed her full
course of three years.
The graduating parts of the senior
class Of Kicker Classical Institute
have been assigned as follows: vale
dictorian, Lottie Robinson; salutatori-
an, Byron Stewart, Linneus; prophet,
Lester kelso, Linneus; historian, Bea-
trice Carroll, Southwest Harbor; pres
entation of gifts, Hazel Lee, Masardis;
Odist. Beatrice Carroll.
The ninth grade of the Grammar
school in Saco has organized "school
city" something along the same line as
that at Thornton academy. The list of
officers is as follows: William Hyland.
president; Elsie Spear treasurer; Ell
mer Robinson, city marshal; Lucy Hill,
Lowell lines, Everett Carver, judges;
Hazel Henry, Tounette Atkinson
George Norwood. Frances ORourke.
police officers; Edward Skillings, clerk
of courts; Emma Preston, Prescott
Goodwin. street commissioners; Muir
ray Binford, Lawrence Garland, John
Norwood, Hazel Lavigne. T.. Sarah Lo-
well, William Hyland, aldermen.
The schools in Arson begin today
with the following corps of teachers:
North Arson Villaye-(,rafOmar Mice
Nellie NJ. Rose; intermediate. Miss
Emily M. Sawyer; primary, Mrs. Nelly