Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-16
FAIRFIELD.
School viii Open Monday
list of Teachers.
Manual Training and Domestic
Science Added 10 Courses.


All the schools will open, Monday,
for the fall term and everything is
in readiness. Two new courses. man
ual training and domestic science,
will be taken up, this fall. the rooms
being in the basement of the Law
renee High school, These studies are
for the boys in Grades VII, VIII and
TX and optional to the High school
students.
The room i'm the northeast corner of
the basement has been partitioned off
for the manual training class, and
here are located 10 work benches and
all the necessary tools and appliances
to accommodate classes of 10 pupils
each. There will be four classes daily
and the periods will last an hour and
a half. A manual training cabinet
has been installed. in which the pu-
pills will keep their work. The stu
dents will begin with simple exer-
cises in whiting, but farther on in
the course they will be required to
do carving and more difficult work.
Warren S. SWEET of Portland has been
engaged as instructor.
While attending the schools in
Westbrook, Mr. SWEET took the com
plete manual training course and af-
forwards graduated from the Lloyd
Training school. He has taught three
years in the Abbott school at Farm
ington, and comes here highly recon-
mended.
The domestic science room is in the
southeastern part of the basement. A
stove and all the necessary cooking
utensils have been installed, to ac-
commodate classes of 10 pupils each.
This study will be taken by the girls
tional to those in the High school.
The periods will be the same as
those of the manual training.
Three large framed pictures have
been hung in the main room of the
Lawrence High school, being present
ed TO the school by the class of 1912.
They are Reading From Homer
Choosing of the Caskets." and Cic-
eros Grafton at Cateline.''
The teacher for the schools are: Prin-
cipal of Lawrence High school, John A.
Partridge. assistants, Miss Jennie EN-
cry. Miss Alzie Lane. Miss Gladys NJ.
Greenleaf, Miss Alice ". Webster: North
building, Miss Harriet Abbott principal.
Grades VIII and TX; Miss Mildred
Chute, Grades VI and VII; Gertrude
Curtis. Grades w and V; Eva o. Osborn,
Grades IL and III: Sadie Williams, Grade
1: South building. Grace E. Drummona,
Grades VII and VIII; Helen d. Davis,
Grades V and VI: Clara L. Osborne.
Grades III and "; Lottie Burrell,
TT. Tor A
Brown, Grammar; Katherine O'Brien,
Primary; Fairfield Center. Harriet
Campbell, Grammar; Gertrude Waldron,
Primary: Emma Brown, Webster, Mrs.
Lola Hall; Hinckley, Laura r. Locke;
North Fairfield. Nora Goodwin; Covell,
Ethel G. Paul; Larone. Caroline l.. Mil
ler Martin Stream. Special teachers are:
Warren s. SWEET, manual training; Alice
b. Webster, domestic science; Frances
F. Cate. music.
Miss Harriet Abbott of Frysburg has
returned to her duties as teacher in the
eighth and ninth grades
The funeral of the late Frank Mayo,
who died, Saturday, at Shawrnut. Will
be held at o'clock at the church and
cemetery. Mr.. Mayo was born in Can
ada about SIS years ago. He lived In
Shawmut about IL years. widow,
three sons and two daughters survive.
The Progressives of Fairfield are plan
ming on organizing and electing officers
They will meet, at 730 Tuesday evening
in Engine hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McSorley OF
Fredericton, N b., are visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Reynolds.
Miss Gladys Greenleaf of Lisbon Falls
has returned to her duties as assistant in
the High school.
Miss Mildred Smith of Exeter is visit
ing friends. In town.
Mrs. Walter Hinckley of Hinckley was
calling on friends in town, Saturday.
Miss Mildred Chute of Skowhegan Is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Charlotte Holt of Benton Sta
ton recently received a fine large boz
of fruit from the West. The ladies o
the Quilting Party only wish it hat
arrived a few days earlier as the,
would have been pleased to sample il