Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
5 New Appointments
English Dept, i. of M.

Five new appointments to posi-
tons in the Department of English
at the University of Maine for 1926
81 have just been announced by
Professor II. NJ. Ellis, head of the
department These appointments
were made necessary by the leaving
of Assistant Professor c. F. Hotson,
and Instructors Rose NJ. Davis,
Mary f. Pray, and j. A. Russell,
and by the absence from Orono of
Assistant Professor Irving r. Rich
ards, who will be on leave of
absence for the year, studying for
his doctorate at Harvard.
DR.. Anna J. Mill, who is appointed
to an assistant professorship, is a
native of Dundee, Scotland. DR..
Mill received her NJ. A. at st. An
drews, Edinburgh in 1914, studied
the following year at Oxford, and
received her Phi. d. degree at st.
Andrews University IN 1925. For
two years after her graduation Miss
Mill taught at Windermere and
Wallasey. England, resigning her
position to take up war work, in
which she remained until Septem-
Der. 1920. Miss Mill has done valu-
able research work in her special
field, Medieval Drama. under E. X.
ChambefS in England. and Profess
sor Tatlock of Harvard during the
present year. She is at -present
holders of fellowship for foreign
students at Radcliffe, continuing her
research work. DR.. Mill is very
strongly recommended by the per-
sons with whom she has worked in
England and Scotland and at Rad
clife.
The supervision of the courses in
Technical Composition and Modern
Literature for juniors and seniors
in Technology and Agriculture will
be in charge of Mr.. William r.
Seaman, who was graduated from
the University of Maine in 1908 and
las since had extensive business and
teaching experience which qualities
him we'll for the Work he is TO I'M
dertake From 1909 to 1916 he was
employed in field and laboratory
work for the United States Bureau
of Entomology. From 1916 to 1921
he was engaged in sardine &anning
inspection for the National Can
ncrs' Association. Since 1921 he has
been teaching in secondary schools.
at South Paris, Maine. Newmarket,
New Hampshire. Hiram, Maine, and
for the past two years in the Bangor
High School. AT Newmarket and
Hiram he was principal of the High
schools. During the past two years
Mr.. Seaman has completed about
half his requirements for the
Masters degree at the University.
Another instructor. whose return to
the University will be welcomed by
all who know her, is Miss Mary
Crowel Perkins, Of Portland, who
was graduated from the University
of Maine in 1923 with Phi. Beta
Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honors.
The following year Miss Perkins
held a. graduate fellowship at Bryn
Mawr. where she received the de-
gree of Master of Arts. In 1924
1925 she taught English in the
South Portland Junior High School,
and during the present year is on
the faculty at Gorham Norman
School. The summer of 1925 Miss
Perkins spent in European travel.
and she is to teach in the English
Department during the coming
Summer Session of the University.
AS an undergraduate Miss Perkins
was the ranking English major stu
dent in her class, and was editor of
the Maine Spring, the University
literary quarterly, and of the
Maniac, the humorous magazine.
A third instructor is Mr.. Ernest
G. Matthews, who is completing this
wear his work for the Masters de-
gree in Ohio Wesleyan University.
from which he was graduated as a
Phi Beta Kappa student in 1928.
AS an undergraduate Mr.. Matthews
won a prize of SIPS in compost
ton contest He has taught in
Ohio Wesleyan University during
the present. year with great salts