The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-02


due form. The treasllrers denosits This
at once in the Rockland Savings hank,
He then enters the deposits 70 fGe credit
of the several depositors. Each slim is
numbered the same as the page of the
ledger on which the depositoT's account
is. Before entering the items the treas
urer adds the slips to see whether they
amount to the same as the deposit at the
bank.sIf so they are entered and the
correctness of the entry proved by adding
the last entries made and comparing
with the amount of the slips.
731 Deposits Received
Seven hundred and thirty-one deposits
have been received, and total of over
1910. Yet for the first six months not
an error of cent was made. In a some
what hasty examination of the accounts
for the purposes of this paper it would
appear that there is difference of six
cents between our cashiers and the cash
iers at the bank. Yet remember that
this is the work of children from ten to
fourteen years old.
Each six months a dividend is made
ON our account at the bank. This is
divided among the members of the soci-
ETY. under regular book rules, except that
interest is allowed on any deposit. wheth-
er more or less than five dollars. To
illustrates: If Mary and John each had
four dollars at the Rockland Savings
Bank in May, neither would get any in
terest, as each has less than five dollars.
The two having their deposits in our
Savings Society fare better, for they are
in one account at the bank; dividend
of sixteen cents is made, which is divided
h 4xxrD lAxr4 I'M
an advantage to the small depositors and
no hardship to the others.
The scholars themselves do the main
part of the work. OF course watch it
at every step, but they do the work.
The cashiers have had occasion to call on
me not more than three times. The
treasurer rarely has occasion to ask my
assistance. The meetings are conducted
by their own members under an order
of exercises of their own deyising
ThreefoId Benefits.
The benefits of the society are three
fold. 1t does undoubtedly stimulate to
greater saving. 1t gives acquaintance
with business transactions especially to
the cashiers and treasurer. But chiefly
it begets habits of frugality. Such hab-
its, like all habits, are formed by doing,
doing often and doing regularly, The
society stimulates to just these things.
This society has held many profitable
sessions. May its shadow never grow
less. This certainly will have been one
of the most profitable if when it adj
| journs committee has been appointed
to consider this general subject and lay
the results of its Investigations and
thinking before the teachers of this
state.
President Sampson said this system
was established in one of the grades of
the Saco schools, as well as in Rockland.
He also announced the following new
members of the society:
Ellen A. Winslow, Westbrcok High School
Jennie z. Pencil, of Westbrook.
| G. A. Dickey, of So. Berwick.
Fannie f. HOyt of Skowhegan.
George w. Chamberlain of Calais.
q. Il. Robinson. of Kennebunk.
Miss A. J. Weber. OF lewiston.
Cora b. BickfOrd of Biddeford.
| j. E. Burke, of Watervillc.
| +. w. Chase, of Belfast.
! Miss Bertha Soule, of Bath.
! j. +. Moody, OF Auburn.
After short recess, the proceedings
of the afternoon were continued by an
able paper from Principal W. w. Stetson
of Auburn. His subject was Teachers
Tenure of Office" He thought the soci-
ETY. ought to work towards the securing.
of more protection to teachers in their
positions. They should not be liable to
removal at mere fractional or political ca,
price.
Hon. j. o. Bradbury of Saco followed
commencing the position taken by Mr.
| Stetson.
Mr.. A. H. Kelly, Of the Lyman school
of Boston, described the Boston system,
under which the teacheris elected to his
position annually for the first four years,
after which he retains his place until re-
moved for cause.
Principal A. F. Richardson, of the
Castine Normal School, discussed the
needs of the rural schools. He is a Wig
orous advocate of the abolition of the
district system, for which he would have
substituted the town system of super
vision. The general sentiment of teach
ers favors Mr.. Richardson's position; but
agitation so far has only succeeded in
getting the legislature to make the town
system optional with the towns them
selves.
| This paper was to have been discussed
by Principals II. M. Moore of the Var
mouth High School, and L. Barton, of
Bridgton Academy, but both of these
gentlemen had been obliged to be absent.
EVENING.
The evening was devoted to the address
of DR.. +. N. Whittier, director of the,
Sargent gymnasium at Brunswick, on
Physical Training" DR.. Whittier said
in part:
| Prof. Whittier's Address.
within the last fifty years the mode
of life of the New England people has
greatly changed. That old fashioned
life, described so well by Harriet Beecher
Stowe and Elijah Kellogg is now hard to
find. The so-called manual occupations
are rapidly being given up to foreigners.
! Everywhere one sees deserted farms.