Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-24
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Maine State Educational Association.

Maine State Educational Association.
THIRD DAr--WEDNEspAY.
The Association met for the closing exer.
cises yesterday morning at 8 l-2 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Prof. Allen
The committee to nominate list of officers,
reported and the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
President-C. C. Rounds, Harrington.
Vice President-Thomas fash, Lewiston.
Secretary and Trsasurer-C. b. Stetson,
Lewiston.
Executive Committee-A. p. Stone, Port
land; J. S. Darrell, Lewiston; w. J.
Corthell, Calais; G. 7. Fletcher, Castine w.
johnson, Augusta; j. b. Webb, Gorham; j.
II. Hanson, Waterville.
A lecture was then given on 'Sentential
York. Those who have heard the Professor
in the different Institutes and Associations of
the State on this his favorite subject, will
readily understand that the lecture may be
reckoned among the very few that are unre-
portable. The carrying out of the Professor S
system of education would involve the COM
plete overthrow of the system which has stood
the test of time, which we have all learned to
respect, and in which the children of many
generations have been reared. Spelling
books, reading books and grammars would be
consigned to the bottomless pit of hopeless
oblivion. The absurdity, as he called it, of
teaching the English language grammar end
first" would be abandoned, and children and
nd bo brn tn nd plar
stand things for themselves, naturally, and
know the why's and wherefores without going
back to the od-time usages for authority.
The lecture was delivered SO rapidly that it
will be hard work for the Prof.'s hearers to
retain all the ideas advanced. The "scatter-
ing" character of the lecture will not help
them in this matter, either; yet they were
greatly entertained and possibly he benefited
by the effort, even though they fail to reduce
the Prof.'s entire system TO practice.
G. T. Fletcher, from the committee res
olutions, reported the following series:
Resolred, That the Association tender
thanks to the State authorities for this hall
opened to our use, and to Colonel Baker of
the Augusta House for reduction of terms to
members of the Association.
Restored, That we express our thanks TO
the President and executive officers of the As
sociation for the programme and its yarla-
tions, which have rendered the exercises of this
meeting so interesting and profitable.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the
able educators from Massachusetts, for the im-
portont service which they have rendered the
Association by their presence and words.
Resolred, That in the opinion OF this A 1850
citation the promise of great improvement in
the educational work of the State given by
legislation in regard to Supervisors and Coun-
ty Institutes, is being more than realized :;
that the law transforming the employment of
teachers from district agents to town COM
mittees will tend to give more efficiency to
our schools.
Resolred, That as the State recognizes the
right and necessity of taxation to support ed
ucation; it is the imperative duty of the COM
monw ealth to take some effective measures to
bring all the children of the State between
the ages Of seven and fourteen years under
the influence of public OF private schools,
Resolred, That the State should provide for
the further support of common schools by a
State Educational tax of one mill upon each
dollar of taxable property, to be apportioned
to the cities and towns according to the actual
school attendance.
Resolred, That this Association recognizes
the representatives of the press as indspen-
sable co-laborers in the educational field, and
that the able corps of reporters in attendance
deserve our thanks for their services in bring
ing the exercises of this session before the
people of our State.
Resolred, That we tender our thanks to the
railroad corporations of the State for free re-
turn tickets to our respective homes.
The resolutions were adopted, and after sing
ing "Old Hundred" led by Mr.. Darrell, the
Association adjourned without day.
About one hundred teachers from abroad
have been in attendance on the sessions. The
weather has been very untavorable for large
gathering. 1t has been season of rare in
terest, and undoubtedly one of profit to every
public educator. The next meeting of the
Association will be holden in May.