Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-07
Improvements Are Being
Made In School System.
winthrop Ball Team will Play
lis Last Game Today.
ChiIdren's Chorus for Concert Of
Nations TO Be Organized.

Orln w. 1tOlmun superintendent "
schools, was in tcwn Saturday. Mr.. Ffcl-
man and the school authorities are max
ing many improvements in the school sys-
tenn Special efforts are being made to-
ward uniformity in grading and in text
books. They realize that it is Impossible
to better the school law in regard to
age, and that children under five years
should not be sent to school. A very eff
ficient corps of teachers has been secured
for the coming year. stephen G. Bean
OF SAGE. who has ben engaged as prin-
cipal of the High school, is Il graduate of
Colby, 1905, having fitted at Thornton
Academy. He is a man Of excellent ad-
dress and appearance and has been very
successful as a teacher. His assistant
will be Miss Bertha Wentworth, d Win
throp girl, who occupied this position So
satisfactorily last year. They plan with
these instructors to make our High school
second to none of the smaller hitting
schools in the State. c. +. Harrington of
Harrison will have, charge of the Gram
mar school, and the intermediate will be
in charge of Beatrice Bradford of Port
land. Miss Bradford is a graduate of
den will again have charge of the Primal
ny and the sub-Primary has been divided
and Miss Grace Howard and Mrs. G. +.
Harrington will be the teachers. The
Winthrop Center schools will be presided
over by =. w. Burrll. Grammar grade,
and Miss Florence Packard of Monmouth,
Primary. Miss Ethel Colby of Gardiner
will teach the East Winthrop school. The
district schools will be under the fol-
lowing instructors:
Howard school, Ella a. Dixon of Gin
ton; Mt. PisgEah school. Gertrude Robin
son of North Monmouth Maranacook
school, Elsie I. Moore of Winthrop: Union
school, Eva Mckechnie Of North Mon
mouth
\ boy was born Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Inscott Nickerson.
Stanley Hinch returned Saturday to his
home in Danforth, after a visit with
Pretzman Gale.
Miss lula Chandler has returned to
Stoughton, Mass, where she is a teacher
in the public schools.
Elmer 3. Gordon is at home from
Greenvile for few days.
Russell Cummings has returned to his
home in North Turner. His daughter
Mrs Lizzie Richardson, accompanied him
for visit.
Claude and Willis Bishop have returned
to Good Will farm.
Congressman E. c. Burleigh of Augusta
| and Senator Borah of Idaho were in towr
Saturday.
Miss Edna Alley of Dresden is visiting
her uncle, NJ. l.. Alley.
Mrs Hawkes. of Lewiston is the guest
! of Mrs. Olive Laughton.
| Mrs. Fred Townes is visiting relatives
| in Belfast
! Dr. NJ. S. Holmes Of Worcester is Wis
| ting her sister Mrs, G. r. Sargent DR.
1 Holmes is superintendent of the Isolation
hospital at Worcester.
| L. Il. Carleton has purchased the car.
penter house and is making extensive re-
pairs thereon.
| The Winthrop ball team will play its
| last game at Gardiner today Their Cd
p"nents will be the Cobbossee Inn team
of Gardiner, which the locals thrice de-
feated here during Old Home week.
| n. w. Littlefield of Bangor will at
| O'Clock tomorrow afternoon organize the
chilGrens chorus which is to appear ir
the Concert of Nations, and the regular
| rehearsal of the chorus will be held in the
| evening.
Mrs. Eliza Staokpole is visiting hel
brother, c. NJ Thompson, in Fayette.
Miss Lillian Hamilton of Boston an6
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman Campbell of Port.
land were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| A. Cummings last week