Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-28
School and College.

Following IS the staff of teachers
for the fall term of Parsontield semi
nary: Principal. Mr. Verbeck, A. B.,
graduate Of Amherst College, teacher
OF agriculture, science, manual train
ing and drawing; Miss Blanche Fem
cerson, preceptre.s and teacher of his
tory and English; Miss Rebecca
ToWne, mathematics, elementary
French and Normal department.; Miss
Staples, advanced French and domes-
tic science: Miss Charlotte Mason,
Latin. music and elocution The at
tendance was good at the opening of
| the term.
The attempt to carry on district
high schools for boys in Philadelphia
appears to have been a failure 1t is
said that less than 200 boys are en-
rolled in the >annexes of Germantown,
West Philadelphia and Frankford.
Unless more of the students living in
the various districts attend the an
nexes the project will be abandoned
for the present.
William NJ. Cullen, the new princi-
pal of the Lewiston grammar school,
comes to that city from Calais, where
he has been for two years past and
according to reports from the border
city has done excellent work He was
connected with ST. Croix Grange dur
ing his stay in that city and has fire.
quently read papers on educational
subjects. He was also especially help
full to the senior class, having taken a
ny To-, ~.
atrical and assisted in the manage
ment.
The Springfield Republican says:
There is much speculation in college
circles as to where the successor of DR..
Woodrow Wilson as president of
Princeton may be taken from. The ed
ucational job at Princeton offers many
attractions for the right man, and it
is to he hoped that, whoever may be
chosen. the enlightened democratic for
ward movement there may not be
checked President Wilson has done
more for that university than some of
the trustees and graduates appreciate
or are willing to admit DIR. Wilson
would make a fine governor. but the
loss Of such an educational leader must
of his work. Fellowship, athletics and
the social graces are to be desired in
their place, but Serious educational
work is the thing for which every col
lege and university should first stand
Dr. Wilson'S platform takes hold on
the future, and is bound to have more
and more adherents as time goes on.
n q
ing high school this year and it looks
as though a large delegation of the
freshmen would join. Military drill
has an attraction for an increasing
number of the boys at this institution
each year and the principal states
that he would like nothing better than
to see every boy in the school in the
uniform of the High school cadets.
Charles B. Lamb, who commences
the school year as superintendent of
schools for the three Cumberland
county towns of New Gloucester,
Gray and Windham, is a graduate of
Thornton academy in the class of 1898
and Of Bowdoin college. He gradual
led from Bangor theological seminary
in 1900 and for six years held various
pastorates. but about four years ago
left the ministry for education work.
He has been principal of the Scarboro
and Old Orchard High schools and SUI
perintendent of schools at Old Or
chard.
A number of changes have TAX
en- place in the Barnard faculty
this year. In the department of clas-
IN -. 7 De-
Hook, Phi. D.. is replacing profess
sor r. Leslie Shear. Phi d. In
|the history department Miss Har-
riet r. Fox. graduate of last year,
replaces Miss Juliet Stuart Points.
who won the English scholarship Of
|,fered by the General Federation of
Womens Clubs. A number of profess
sors are added in other departments
In elias philology, Grace Goodale:
in English. Glare NJ. Howard. and in
mathematics. Harold B. Curtis.
The members of the Radcliffe aca-
demic board have been appointed for
| the year 1910-1911 as follows: Profess
sor Edward Laurens Mark, Silas Mar
| kus Macrane, Horatio Stevens White
| Edwin Herbert Hall. Herbert Weir
| Smith, Albert Andrew Howard, George
Lyman Kittredge, and Charles H.
Grandgent. John +. Moore has been
reelected member of the Radcliffe
council for seven years. Miss Rose
! Sherman. Radcliffe. '94. has been re-
appointed librarian of the college Ii
brary for the year 1901: and Miss
Eliza NJ. Hoppin and Miss Grace E.
Machado, mistresses of Bertram and
Grace Eliot halls of residence respec-
| lively.
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