Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-06-07


I'll, handsome Union church was filled
10 Overlooking IN the evening with an en-
,Au-ia>t.c audience. IAe Injecting Wa
opened with PRAYER by Rev. !. kcI!ou.
after which Miss Couuer- again favor~t
ras audience with hcr peculiar music.
HON. Luce next spoke for twenty
minutes Oh the subject Of state UNIVERSAL
N Of test books H. did not favor H.
however. and gave many reasons for hi
position. hut he did believe that each
town should supply The scholars with the
necessary books free Of charge and >aid
that there wa, Il much reason for doing
thi~ a, there was for furnishing teachers.
Arthur NJ Fo,, Of Bar Ilarbor, also spoke
flor about twenty minutes HI remarks
were very interesting and Were listened 70
wiki q great deal Of attention John I.
Higgins was introduced BY President Per-
kin> and upon taking the platform was
heartily applauded. He spoke for about
an hour His lecture on Ambition" was
full Of interest and was listened to with
the closest attention. 1t the close of the
lecture the congregation joined in singing
America" and the meeting then adj
journed 10 meet at O'Clock the next
morning.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
As many Of the visitor, were obliged to
leave for their homes at noon, the business
Of the morning was carried through with
a rush and there was but very little dis
cussiOn. Dr. J. Dana Phillips. of South
west Harbor, read a very able paper on
Parents Relations 10 schools Miss
Carrie Robinson. Of Southwest Harb0r,
read paper on Incidental Reading,
which the teachers OF this county will do
well to consider.
Geo. K. Fuller. Esq. the newly made
lawyer. was on deck with well written
paper on What Should be Taught in our
Common schools.
large number of queries had gathered
in the box and as there was no time for
discussing them they were left for the
next meeting Of the association to CON
slider. Music was sandwcned during the
morning session which gave life to the
proceedings The next on the slate was
business Affairs but a. there was moth
ing of importance to come before the
meeting the committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following:
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAY s6 ls5s.
Recognizing the insufhciency OF the present
manner Of furnishing text books to pupils in most
Of the towns OF our state and believing that many
advantages would he derived from a change
in the towns where we employed to bring
about change in the town system of furnishing
books.
ResoireG-Also that we extend sincere
thanks TO the people of Southwest Harbor for
the generous entertainment and hearty hospital
itF which they extended to the members Of the
Association and for kindly opening the doors OF
their church for the use of Association.
Resoired-That the Association extend vote of
thanks to the teachers and others who have fur
nished papers, and taken other active parts in
furnishing instruction and amusement and espec-
tally to j. 7. Higgins, ESD, for his eloquent and
instructive address.
IL. NJ MOORE, } Committee
EBEN b. HoDGKINs, on
Miss LENA WILSON, J Resolutions.
The next meeting of the Association
will be held at BROOKLYN some time in Sep
TENDER next and it is hoped that it will be
as successful as the one just closed. No
tees of the meeting will be printed on
postals and forwarded to members of the
Association. At the close President Per-
kins made short speech, after which it
was voted to adjourn.
As our able regular correspondent, on
whom we relied was unfortunately de-
prived of the privilege of being present at