Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-07
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The following have Deen elected as
assistants in the Caribou High Schooi
the coming year Mrs. Tooker, Miss
Caughey, Miss Blackstone, Miss Rob-
erts and Miss Flewelling.
Flag day, June 10, will be observed
at the High school building in
ThOmaston, when the flag to be
presented by the Daughters of the
American Revolution will be received.
Bishop John W. Hamilton of Boston
is to deliver the address at the
graduating exercises of the class of
1909 Gorham Normal school, to be
held in the Congregational church,
Thursday, June II.
Rev. Benjamin r. Bulkeley of Bev-
erly, Mass, will preach the Baccalau-
reate sermon before the graduating
class Of Houlton High school at Man
surs hall on Sunday evening. June l3.
Rev. Mr.. Buckley will preach at the
Unitarian church in the forenoon.
Following the designations of Dean
Frances G. Norris and Miss Choate at
Bates College, the faculty has elected
Miss Hester p. Carter to have charge
Of the dOmitories and to serve IS ply
steal director as We'll. The faculty has
had in mind this REIMBURSEMENT for
some time and the resignation Of both
Miss Norris and Miss Choate has
made it possible.
Superintendent EllingWood of the
Bar Harbor school, reports 1920 pupils
in the town between the ages of five
and twenty-one, an increase of about
sixty pupils over last year. All the
schools of the town will close next
week. A large class will be graduated
from the high school, The graduating
grade, school will be held on Friday
evening, June 4.
The Portland Hebron Alumni Assoc
citation was recently organized at the
Congress Square hotel and the follow
ing officers were elected: President
Frank B. Milliken; first vice presi
dent. Fred V. Matthew's: second Wice
president. F. A. Motley; secretary, AL
biOn Keith; treasurer. Mrs. Anna p
GOodhue: executive committee, Dr. N.
NJ Marshall. Mrs. c. N. Munson, A. L.
Mitchell, r. G. Bradford, Mrs. f. Il.
Josslyn.
The State University at Orono has
decided to give a one-year course IN
agriculture for teachers. III the pros
pectus Prof. Hurd says: Nearly
every state in this country requires
that the elements of agriculture shall
be taught in the public schools There
is great call, at salaries one third
to one-half larger than are usually
paid, for teachers who have had a
training in this subject. Maine offers
extra State aid to schools that will in
trOduce such a course Several High
schools and academies desir, to nave
this subject taught but cannot fini
teachers who have the nee, ;sary quail
ifications; the graduates Of the Col
lege Of Agriculture are not sufficient
in numbers to fill these places. and in
order to relieve the situation the one
year course herein described has been
offered to begin in September, 1853.
This course in agriculture and closely
related sciences comprising solid
year of work is designed for High
school teachers, normal school teach
ers. and others who desire to fit them
selves to teach agriculture in the Sec
Ondary schools of the State but who
cannot take the regular agricultural
course leading to the B.. S. degree
This course is open to college grad
yates. to High school teachers with at
least two years experience, and to |
normal school graduates who have had |
three years experience in teaching - |