Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-05

NIUE HduSiitef, ttdNei, anu MI Quiih,
who have been stopping at Idle
Wilde. have returned to Boston.
Great improvements in Our Schools.
The school buildings of our village
have been undergoing extensive re-
pairs, during the summer. Supt. F. G..
Wadsworth has devoted much time to
the work and the results bear evidence
of good workmanship. 1t has been
many years since our school buildings
have received the attention, which has
been given to them this year. MIR.
Wadsworth believes that one of the
first essentials 10 be considered in
school work is the health of the pupils
and he will not be satisfied until all
buildings in our town are in first class
condition.
In the Village Grammar school all
of the woodwork has been thoroughly
cleaned and vanished, the ceilings
murescoed, the walls papered and the
steam pipes covered with silver
bronze. In the easements the old I'M
sanitary toilets have been removed
and more modern ones installed, also
sanitary drinking fountains. This
building will be open for public inspee
ton Friday, Sept. 8, from 1000 A. NJ.
to 400 p NJ. The citizens should take
time to look the building over. There
are few changes yet needed; but
before they can be made it will be
necessary to have money appropriated.
In the High School new steam
heating plant is being installed. The
work is now well advanced and there
iS NO i,,t ba minds IF
officials. as to the ability of this sys-
tenn to keep the building warm even
in the coolest weather The superin-
tendent has fitted up the room up
stairs, formerly used as a book room.
for his office which is a great improve
ment over the place formerly used for
that purpose in the Grammar Baild-
ing.
The Winthrop Center building has
been thoroughly repaired inside and
out, and the outside treated to two
coats of paint. The walls and ceilings
inside have been tinted, the floors
Oiled and the wood work vanished.
This building had not been painted for
thirteen years and was in very poor
repair. A visit to this school will be
Well rewarded.
The Pisgah School building has been
remodeled. The old windows have
been removed and new windows in
stalled so that the light now enters
the room from the rear and over the
left shoulder of the pupils instead of
entering from opposite sides of the
room. The leaks in the roof have
been repaired and the inside papered
and painted.
The Kimball school building has
been clapboarded and other minor re-
pairs made.
AT East Winthrop the school yard
has been graded up where the rains
had washed out the soil.
There is still much that might be
done to improve our school property;
but an excellent start has been made.
Supt. Wadsworth has not only
pushed the repair work of our schools;
but he las prepared new courses of
study for the High school and for the
Common schools. The new course of
study for the grades must be seen in
order to appreciate the amount of
work involved. Each subject is out
lined for each year of the course and
complete syllabus of the English
Course is given in the appendix. The
schools of Winthrop are certainly re-
ceiving much attention and the peo-
pie should take pride in them and do
all in their power to uphold the school
authorities in their efforts.
Schools open Monday, Sept. g.,
Miss Myrtle Jack of Bowdoinham
has been appointed to succeed Miss
Laura NJ. Hall (resigned) as teacher
of the grammar grades in the Win
throp Center school.
Miss Eva NJ. McGregor of Hallowell
has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the Kimball school for the ensuing
year.
The School Physician will examine
all children at the beginning of each
term of school.
Children under five years of age will
not be admitted to the schools.
Regular attendance of all pupils is
expected.