The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-19
Western Somcsct Teachers in
Conventions.

Nv N'-t'tll Ntilllti>fl teachers on
vcntiou assrmhled al the high -choo
building in this village Tuesday morn
ing al lu.3o o'clock. In the absence ol
the President Of shc association. til,
mcctiug Ua> epleI To order bv G. o
Small. of the executive committee. VIII,
was chosen President of the meeting.
In the absence of the Secretary oi III,
association, Mi-s Nellie Russell WA.
cho~e4 secretary OF the meeting.
Meeting VI, Opened by PRAYER b,
Rev +. q. Mitchell. followed bv sing.
iug by the pupils OF the high school
The address ot welcome Was given by
{. .. small, Supervisor of schools Of
thi- village. and responded by u. W
Han. principal of shoWhrgau High
school
\ paper Oh Primary Work by Mr.
LH/ir liealey OF SkoAhrgan VA, then
read. and her method, of conducting
Primary Work fully explained.
y teaching exercise by Primary
cia-- in reading Was next given ANN,
l.. Beard. teacher al second Primary
gradr ia lhi, village.
Al the opening OF the afternoon ,c-
sion. uperihtendent Luce li~cuS,cI
briefly Primary methods AMI Primary
work, IT. il Nj When ne first attended
school. aud fully explained the prn-kuif,
method
y most excellent paper VA, then read
by Mis- Ruth Cushing of SkoNhcgau
her subject being y Teachers lutluruc,
u forming Character. She forciblv
brought before the teacher, present
that their influence in moldina IN.
minds of those placed uner their charge
was sacred duty. aud impressed all
present with III high responsibility Of a
teacher. in forming arigii the character
Of their pupils. The Am. subject Wa
further discussed by Mr.. Edgrcomb,
principal OF Madison High school. and
Elmrr Lunglry OF NorridgrN oca.
An able address on "Sume Principal.
Of school Government. VA, ihrn givrl
ny g. {. ~l"ldon. principal 81 ~umrr,c,
Academy. Atlieu,. WHO fully explained
ll> ideas OF securing good government
in schools. SOM al hi, methods were
SomrW llr novel. and il VA. evident THAI
all tie teachers present did not fully
agree with him: which invoked cons It.
rrthl" discussion. introduced by Mr.
Cartwright. principal of FArliel Iligh
chool. who ably discussed thu same
topic.
\ teaching exercise in drawing wa,
then given By Mis- Helen l.. Scarlr>,
teacher of the Intrrincllitt de grade ia this
village.
The address in the evening WAS given
by George /, Aldrich. Supt. of schools,
Newton. Mass, On "SchOol supervision.
II was given in the congregational
Church. which was filled by teachers,
school officials. and citizens of the place
Wednesday Il. IN. WAS opened by
singing by the pupils of the village
schools.
Mr.. Luce. State Superintendent then
discussed. "Aims and Methods in Con
essentials, rules for conducting. and diff
tcrcut method, of conducting.
\ teaching exercise in Fractions was
then given by Miss Addie X. Smith
teacher of second Grammar Grade,
>kowhegan.
After recess, superintendent G.. A.
Stewart of lewiston. read IA most eX-
ccllcnt paper ou thanking and Written
Examinations" and method, pursued in
school of Lewiston. This question was
quit" thoroughly discussed by Mr.. But
Ter. Supt. of schools. Skowhegan. and
Others.
The committee on nominations APP
pointed ut the opening of the session
th"n reported the nameS OF the follow
Ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres.
G.. O. Small: Vice President, Eli f ig
comb. Madison; Secretary Nellie f.
Russell. Arson; Executive Committee
&. G. Shclaloa. Athcns; Mss MAY f.
whitehall, Fairiinl /; Miss May +. Ward.
SkoWhegan.
The report Of the com nittce wa- ac-
ccptcd, and the nancs of those pre-
scented by them, elected.
|, The committee of resolution also re.
ported the following. which was ac-
crpted:
Resolved: First. That the teacher,
and school officers of somerset County
in convention assembled, on this eleven
tn day of October, in the year of oul
lord. eighteen hundred nincty-thrcc
do hereby extend their thanks to the
citizens of Madison for their bouutifu
hoSpitalty; to the Somerset Railway
Company for its appreciatiVc rccogni.
ton: to the speakers of the meeting fol
their able Efforts: to the pupils of TIL.
VI tdiSon High school for their music
selections: and to all those whb Il.
members of the convention have devoted
time and incurred expense in attenlauc.
upon the meetings: To Supt. George |
| Adrich we extend our hearty thank,
for his instructive lecture. and rs wei
to the Congreg ltional society for it.
liheralty in opening its beautiful eiitit,
4 for the purpose of the meeting.
second. That we do i'll in our powc
to disseminate information in our re-
! spcctivc communities to secure >upcrin
tcndcucc of our schools.
Resolved: Third. That the teacher,
of this County do receive great bcnch
and assistance from thn 9aper~ lnl dis
cus>ions of these me"ting-. and will ii
in the future assume the individual re-
I ,pou~ibility of doing what lies in thri
/ power To promote tie cause of cduca
/ ton through such conventions.
An invitation W,ts then extended by
4 Mr.. Cartwright OF the Fairfield higl
school. to hold the next meeting of til,
association in that village, aud the in
vitation was accepted by he association
Mr.. Glall then discussed ably the topic
"My Native Tongue" on which Mr.
Irving of North AnSon Academy wa
expected tn read "A paper, but on ac
count of Illness could not be present
Meeting was finally adjourned at Il
clock.