Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-15
SCHOOL NOTES.

| The student fund committee of Hig-
| gins Classical Institute at Charleston
has already received s655 from alum
hi. of the sl5,0oo which is to be raised
for the purpose of building Il gymnasi-
UNI. one subscription of 500 has been
| received.
Merton T. Goodrich has resigned as
| principal of the Rixiicld High school,
to accept Il position as instructor in
| mathematics at the South Framing
| ham High school, Mass
Hebron Academy opened Wednesday
after a vacation of 10 days, with Il
large enrolment One new teacher
Miss Campbell, Bates. 1872. comes this
term to fill the vacancy in the Greek
department.
The sullivan High school opened
Monday after a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Harold +. Donnel continues as
principal and Mrs. Florence Hambden
as assistant. The town schools also
opened al the same date. Miss Gray
will continue to teach the Sullivan
Harbor school.
The following parts have been as
signed the members Of the Senior class
of oxford Hign school; Salutatory.
John Pottle. Otisheld; valedictory,
Alice Brett. oxford station: address to
undergraduates. Ethel Brett, oxford
Station; history, Pearl Locke; prophe-
cy. Jennie Labroke; oration, Wallace
Wood, presentation of gifts, James
Kay.
North Yarmouth Academy promises
to have busy spring term this year
as already the plans and arrangements
for different events are being talked
up. The latest possibility that will
soon develop into a certainty is the
annual alumni banquet. This event
is counted upon to bring a number of
the old students back to the school and
if the present plans are brought to a
finish it will be the most successful re-
union the academy has ever known.
The alumni banquet, however, is not
really settled plan as yet.
Prof. Liberty Hyde Bailey, member
of the National Rural Life commission
and director of the New York State
College of Agriculture. in a recent in
terview advocated important changes
iii the course of study and methods OF
teaching in the country schools. He
gave his approval to the new state law
which requires SuperintendentS of rural
school districts to have a thorough
knowledge of modern scientific agricul-
ture. 1t is a grave mistake. Prof
Bailey asserted, to have the country
schools follow the same courses of in
struction given in city schools, adding.
The rural public is now beginning
to understand tho SSitV n
cr radical redirection of the public
school system. This redirection is 60
ing to express itself in three practical
directions-better pay for the teacher.
better physical facilities in the way of
grounds, buildings and apparatus and
in course of study that has rela-
tion to lives of the people.
The names of those who have beer
selected for the class parts at the
| graduation banquet at the Deerine
| High school to be held June 18th are
announced as follows: Glass history
| Edna L. Stevens, Lillian A. Mcdonald
| class prophecies, Vivian l.. Skinner
Bertha L. Martin, Helen B. Crocker
Ina M. McCausland; class presenta
tions. Gordon P. Floyd. Deroy A
Ramsdell, Harold w. Coffin; toasts
Marion c. Rogers, Olive H. Barnes
Ruth G. Hutchins, Madeline j. Rines
Millard B. Pinkham. Donald o. Hoop
er. The seniors have voted to give t.
the school as graduating present {
statue of the Winged Victory, as {
companion-p to the Mercury nov
on the side of the platform in Crosb,
Hall.