Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-10-25
Special Report to the Ellsworth American
Hancock County Teachers Institute

This association of teachers convened
at Good Templar Hall, Brooklin, on the
18th inst 1t was one of those rare
October days when beauty lends her
charms to grandeur in the natural world
and both become more intensely delightful
by the modifying touches of each, and
a pleasant day this fall Is hailed as
special favor of Providence.
There was goodly number of teachers
present from Brooklin. Sedgwick, Brooks
VILE. Bluehill. Penobscot and other towns
Among the older ones-thc golden links
that bind past generation of pedagogues
to the present-we noticed the venerable
president, Mr.. Richard Perkins, venerable
more perhaps on account Of long expert
ence in his profession than length OF
wears. for though his hair is slightly
tingcd with the frost of aye, and his gait
has lost something of the elasticity Of
youth. vet he has much of the glow OF
youth yet left in his temperament and
chcri,hcs undated love for the profession
in which the best years of his life have
been spent.
Rufus Cole of Sedgwick. who more
than a quarter Of century ago was
faithful and successful educator aud later
for manv years has been an able school
officer Of his town, gave many valuable
hints and practicable rules from the store
house Of his memory. Among the promi-
uent citizens Of Brooklin present we
noticed Z. + Cole, Esq representative
elect. Newell Powers, r. \. Friend, Otis
Hcrrick. Rev Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hall and
others whom we could not designate by
name, showing the interest which the
people OF this thriving town have in the
cause OF education.
II the hour fixed the mcctin. was
promptly called to order by president
Perkins An excellent address Of wei
come was given by Rev Mr. Hcrrick
Baptist Of Brookln.
\ paper on physiology was read by Mr.
Manning Of Brook>ville which was highly
commended for lis merit.
Folio" ING this was an exercise IN reah-
in. conducted BY Miss Laura Jones OF
Brooksvillc frustrating her method OF
teaching thi~ branch to primary classes.
combining the phonetic VITA the word
method.
The afternoon exercises were opened
with singing by Perkins, Powers ana
others. Then followed a class exercise IN
history by Nora Reed Of Br"oklin. The
lesson was read carefully ny the
class then written topics were given 10
each pup,l who gave yery full and clear
answers Cla~. exercise ia geography ny
Mis- Hcrrick "f >c'lg~ick, WAS a model
exhibition u good teaching Prominent
places wero pointed out on the map by
tlr pupils. ami ID" locations fully n'tcl,
and all The important facts touching
'ar business population history were
brought nu.-
paper uu book keeping was read nv
L X lrru,A. H.UcAill. which Ma short
het rel1''r "Iih practica! good sense
Ia- teacher >An1.d not attempt ip AIRY
scholars 1 oWr common schools beyond
-lnL.r,u'ry
paper 90 Supplementary Reading,
.>a- read by a yeuu. lady whose name we
tatn forgotten. The scholars must have
~l,urtA.n. besides the reading book 10 -ns-
TAIN an interest iu ;hj> branch II study. In
trr,>:iug books magazines anl papers
Should DE Introduced Scholars should sub
scribe f,r magazine, or papers adapted to
,A,lrcapacitjc> The text book should not
t,,.. 4.>ca9,!-i but used 20 teach the science
and qr, ~ reading AMI outside literature
III 4 pure and Aca.,hful character should
4. ,urplf,tI d cultivate. an interest IN and
,.>,, for tie exercise Mr.. Cole thought
that HI ,t,l- and matter the readers - 'h-
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