The Farmington Normal, Vol.2 : No.6 : June, 1903
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Scholar Works The Farmington Normal University Archives 6-1903 The Farmington Normal, vol.2 : no.6 : June, 1903 Farmington State Normal School University of Maine at Farmington Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/the_farmington_normal .. r . .- \'.)ol. 2 -+- no. G JUNE, 1903 Entered at Post-Office at Farmington, Mai11e, as Secon<l ~Class l\Iail !\fatter 1 FARMINGTON ,I STATENORMAL SCHOO L. ' \ ~- -el~~~~ l TEACHERS. I Pl'incipal. GEORGE C. PURINGTON, A. M. Psychology, Didactics, Civics, School Laws. Hssistants. WILBERT G. MALLETT, A. B. Natural Sciences, Trigonometry, Surveying, Moral Philosopl1~·. SARAH BAILEY PURINGTON. History, Latin, French, German, English Literature, Reading. ELLA P. MERRILL, B. L. Geography, Rhetoric, Grammar, English Composition, Botany. CAROLYN A. STONE. Arithmetic, Penmanship, Physiology, Calisthenics. KATHARINE E. ABBOTT. Geometry, Drawing, Book-keeping. MARY M. BICKFORD. Algebra. .. HELEN M. MARCH. I Vocal Music. Pl'incipal of the -C1'ainingSchool. 1 1 LILLIAN I. LINCOLN. Ps) chology and Methods. I Hssistants in the -C1'ainingSchools. I HELEN M. MARCH,-GRAMMAR GRADE. ' I G. LUELLA HAYDEN,-INTERMEDIATE GRADE. MARGARET E. WATERHOUSE,-SEC0ND PRIMARY. I IRENE P. LADD,-FIRST PRIMARY. I ') The FarmingtonNormal. I f- ~ U) VOL. II. FARMINGTON, MAINE, JUNE, 1903. No. 6. <i. u <... We also shall .have $1000 after January U) first for much needed furniture. We hope SIX NUMBERS A YEAR. to completely furnish the Assembly Room (October-, December-, February, March, May and June.) with single desks such. as we now have there, Published by the Teachers and Pupils of the Farmington and put single desks in the third and fourth State Normal School. Primary. TRRMS: We also have $500 for grading. When that ONE YEAR, $1.00; SINGLE COPIES, 20 CTS, is expended we shall have beautiful ~rounds. Address all communications to Pnrn. GEORGE C. PURINGTON. ci 0 FRANK W. BUTLER, '87. LLi CONTENTS. z FRANK W. BUTLERwas born in Phillips w Editorials, 73 w Frank W. Butler,-Austin W. Greene, Oct. 4, 1864. He was educated in the pub 0:: (.'.) -Isaac A. Smith,-Carolyn A. Stone. lic schools of that town and in the Farming The Cutler Memorial Building, 74 ton State Normal School, which he entered 3: Presque Isle Normal School, 76 z After the Storm, 76 March 17, 1885, graduating June r6, 1887. ~ U) Longfellow Entertainment, :::, 77 He taught school in Phillips before he en < Commencement, 1903, 85 tered the Normal, 'and for one year after Alumni Notes, 97 graduation. Normal Notes, 103 Pleasantries, 106 Mr. Butler studied law with P. A. Sawyer, Print~d hy The Knowlton & McLeary Co., Farmington. Esq., of Phillips, completed his studies with the Hori. J. C. Holman of Farmington, EDITORIALS. and was admitted to the bar at the March THROUGHthe liberality of the last legisla term of court, 1890. He was appointed ture we are able to make some much needed Register of Probate in December, 1889, and improvements upon the Normal building still holds the office through four successive and grounds. We have never had anything elections. He has served three years on the 0:: approaching an adequate chemical labora School Board of Farmington, anrl is the w -' tory. Workmen are now transforming the member of the Republican State Committee f :::, ro attic of the ell into a large, light, and alto for Franklin County. :s: gether satisfactory room for chemistry. Mr. Butler has won an enviable reputation :::.:: Five large dormer windows have been put at the bar as a shrewd and successful attor z < in, and every convenience will be added. ney. He is one of Farmington's most pub 0:: LL. The room we have been using for sixteen lic spirited citizens, and can always be rle years will be fitted up for a physical and bio pended upon to aid in anything that per logical laboratory and general lecture room. tains to civic righteousness. The seats will rise in tiers to the rear of the He married, October 21, 1891, Alice E. room, and the windows will be provided with Smith of Marshfield, Maine, a member of shutters so that we can make our stereopti the class of r 890, and they have one child, con available for work during school hours. Frances Alice, born August 11, 1900. 11 L: 74 THE FARMINGTON NORMAL AUSTIN W. GREENE, '90. the \1/el:>ster Grammar School, Auburn, one MR. GREENEwas born in Byron, Me., Feb. of the largest grammar schools in the State. r r, r 868, and is a direct descendant of a Mr. Smith has had fine success in all his brother of General Nathaniel Greene of Rev work, and carries to his new position the olutionary fame. His early schooling con reputation of being a strong and wise clisci sisted of a few weeks a year in ungraded plinarian, as well as a fine instructor. He country schools, and as soon as he was old will_ well sustain the high reputation of the enough to be of service on the farm he school in Auburn, and keep it at the head, could attend only the winter terms. we are sure. He entered the Normal March 22, 1887, .J: and graduated June r 2, 1890, teaching dur CAROLYN A. STONE. ing his course in Temple, Carthage and vVE are sure that the news of Miss Stone's Madrid. He was married, Oct. , , 1889, to resignation will bring sadness to many grad Laura E. Pettingill of Carthage, and has one uates and pupils of the school. It is a great daughter nine years of age. loss to have such a teacher leave the work Since graduating Mr. Greene has been for which she was so admirably equipped, principal of the Lancey St. Grammar School, and in which she had won the highest suc -I Pittsfield, Me., for three years; Athens cess. But the death of her mother makes it :r: necessary for her to preside over and cheer rn Grammar School, North Weymouth, Mass., n the home, and hence she leaves us. She C for over three years; and since January, -I r 1897, has held his present position as prin will, at the same time, perform the duties of rn supervisor of the grammar grades in the ::u cipal of the Gridley Bryant Grammar School, s:: Brewer schools, which we predict will be a rn Quincy, Mass. We know from his superin s:: most admirable arrangement for the city. 0 tendents that Mr. Greene has done superior ::u )> work in the schools of which he has had .J: r charge, and it is a high compliment to his THE CUTLER MEMORIAL BUILDING. OJ C character ·and his ability that, with his early SEPTEMBER9TH will always be a memorable r 0 limited advantages, when less than thirty day in the history of Farmington, for it z G) years of age he was selected to take charge marked a new era in the intellectual life of of one of the important schools made famous the town in the rledication of the Cutler by the work and methods of the late Colonel Memorial Library Building. The <lay was Francis W. Parker. all that could be ,desi.red, and an audience that completely filled the hall of the Normal ' I ISAAC A. SMITH, '92. School building assembled to hear the ad MR. SMITH wa.s born at Phillips, Maine, dresses and pay their respects to the donors. Oct. 28, 1872. He graduated from the The address of the Rev. Mr. Cutler, a i1ephew Phillips High School, class of 1889, entered of the donors, was so eloquent and in the Farmington N orrnal School March r 8, structive, and in such perfect good taste, as 1890, and graduated June 9, 1892. He all who knew him knew it wollld be, that we has taught in the rural schools of Greenvale, feel sure that all who hearrl it will go to work Phillips, Madrid, Welcl, Rumford Falls, and to make the Library what the rlonors desire Hiram. He has also been an assistant in it to be,-free to every man, woman and child of Farmington. It was a rare treat to Wilton Academy, and for three years was an hear Dr. Abbott, for he always has something assistant in the Phillips High and Grammar to say, and says it in the best possible way. Schools. Mrs. Merrill and Miss Starbird both sang From 1901 to 1903 he was principal of beautifully, and Dr. Cutler presented the the Norridgewock High School, resigning building in a very gracious and happy this summer to accept the principalship of manner. THE FARMINGTON NORMAL. 75 We give below the programme for the with it by a fine archway . Both the General occasion, and a description of the building Reading Room and" the Children's have oak which cannot fail to be of interest to the beam ceilings and oak dados. The lmilding subscribers of THE NORMAL: contains a fireproof safe for historical re cords, Prayer, Rev. A. H. Coar etc., and is finished throughout in dark quar Address, Rev. Charles Herrick Cutl er tered oak. It is heated with steam and well Solo,-Happy Days, Mrs. C. P. Merrill ventilated. The building is thoroughly fur Address, Rev. Lyman Abbott Solo,-Abide with Me, Miss Mabel A. Starbird nished with modern library fittings, and Presentation of the Building, Dr. EJ\jridge G. Cutler lighted by electricity. Acceptance for the Trustees, Geo. C. Purington The architect is William R. Miller of Lew The Cutler Memoriai Library Building is iston, Me . Horace Purinton & Co. of Wat situated in the centre of the town on the erville were the contractors for the tn;lSon corner of Acaciemy and High Streets, and work, and Joseph W.