The Republican journal., 1896-11-19


teach the pupil to think The pupils should
have less assistance. Would not refuse as
sistance, but would learn the difficulty and
then by questioning lead the pupil to think
out the example for himself.
The business meeting was then opened
and the following committees appointed:
On nominations, Fl. E. Ellis, Belfast; Miss
M. HI. Mason, Morrill, F. H Meade, Sears
port.
On resolutions, A n Jewett, Searsmont:
j. G. Harding, Waldo.
On next meeting, F. NJ. Nickerson, Stock
ton Springs; Miss Mabel Billings, Swan
vile; N. F. Staples, Freedom.
On revision of the constitution, the Super
| lntendents of Waldo County, with f. s..
Brick of Belfast, chairman.
| AT the afternoon session EX-Superintend-
ent n. A. Luce presented a paper on Ian
guage as an Educational End" First we
should master the meaning of words and
their uses. Clearness and force in the
thought are closely related One of the par
ticular ends of the use of language is to
| make ourselves felt by others. AS proper
words properly arranged make forceful
sentence, 80 such sentences properly arrang-
ed make a forceful discourse. The power to
give forceful expression to thought can but
help to develop thought. To serve the
| highest results other than purely intelectu-
al faculties must be used. A know ledge of
| ornamental rhetoric must be appied the
| Imagination must assist Warmth and
vividness of thought must be brought out.
Language study involves the right use of
| figures of speech. There should be knowl-
edge and love of the best in literature. That
study of literature which shall lead up to
proper understanding of language should be
regarded as part OF language study. The
ultimate end of all language study is a
knowledge of the best in literature
Arthur P. Irving, Superintendent of
Schools of Rockand, read paper on
''Graded Readings The course of graded
readings is not one that can be adopted as a
whole by any town or school, but must be
varied to suit existing conditions. The
| teacher must use Judgment in choosing the
| A B method, the word method, the phonic
| method, or a combination, The reading book
| Is more than drill book, it is a study in
| literature. 1t gives selections from the best
| authors, but does not compare with the
| longer works Teachers can exert an in
| tiuence on the reading the pupils pursue out
| of school. Parents, teachers, librarians and
booksellers should strive to guide the
young Alright in this particular. He gave
| some interesting statistics in regard to the
reading out of school by the pupils of the
schools of his city. In the 7th grade 9th
year in schooD 81 boys and so girls read SO
different books, including The Youths
Companion by u pupils; Robinson Crusoe,
| IS; Uncle Toms Cabin, 81 Little Women,
| l5; Rip Van Winkle, u. In the 5th grade
so read Uncle Toms Cabin. A few good
books owned and thoroughly digested is
great help. There must be cultivated taste
| for good literature.
Prof S. X. Marsh of Blcksport Seminary
| gave practical talk ON homemade appara-
tus, and gave illustrations. A bicycle wheel
could be used to perform experiences equal
| to a 500 gyrOscope. An alcohol lamp
made from bottle, d cork stopper and
| piece OF TIN. SyphonS and notifications
| We're made in various forms, and several
| kinds of apparatus made from very simple
and common things.
Mrs. Etfie Hoffman Rogers of Boston pre-
| sented paper on "Drawlng," in which she
said she need not talk of the advantages of
| drawing. They are generally understood.
| Drawing enters to greater or less extent
into every department of industry. Every
| thing is now made from drawings. Draw
| ing educates the hand, the eye the head
! and heart. There is only one way to learn
| to draw, and that is to draw. 1t should be
| taught not for practical results alone, but as
a means OF development. In connection
| with drawing she would use paper cutting
| and clay modelling. a drawing OF d model
gives far better idea than words alone can.
| In drawing more than in any other study
| the teacher must use common sense. We
must develop the intellect, and the nsthet-
| ic, as well the practical. The love of the
| beautiful is one OF the most helpful features
| Of our public school system, and drawing
tends to develop it, is well as to lay the
| foundation for work in useful channels
| The business meeting was then continued
and the following officers elected President,
| +. Brick Belfast; Vice President, f. NJ .
/ NickersOn, Stockton Springs; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Grace E. Walton, Belfast;
Executive Committee, Il. l.. Ilsley of Bel
fast, Miss NJ II. Mason of Morrill,, Miss
Grace A. Lord of Belfast.
| Voted to hold the next meeting at Stock
ton Springs III May, the date to be fixed by
the executive officers. The following reso-
lutions We're presented by the Committee,
and unanimously adoped:
Whereas the present session OF the Waldo
County Teachers Association has been interest
ing and instructive.
Resolved, That thanks be extended to the
speakers for their able and instructive papers and
addresses.
Resolved, That our thanks are due to the Bel
fast High School Chorus for excellent music fur
niShed
Resolved, That thanks be extended to the
people of Belfast for their cordial welcome.
Voted to reconsider the vote of the fore
noon whereby the Superintendents were
| made committee on revision of the con-
sttution, and appoint the President and
Executive Committee as such committee.
Adjourned
A public meeting was held in Belfast
Opera House in the evening, attended by a
small but appreciative audience. Mrs
Rogers read paper on "Drawing'' in which
she covered some of the same ground in
| the afternoon gave reasons why drawing
should be taught, and suggested methods
of how to teach it to make it of the
most good. Can we afford to leave it un-
taught? Compare, in results, the time spent
in drawing with that spent in language les
sons. We should think of drawing as Ian
| guage. No language is of any use unless a
person has ideas in his head. Trying to draw
things helps to understand them. History,
geography, geometry, geology, i'll fact all
| studies, are made easier by a knowledge of
drawing. Drawing ought to be one of the
most practical studies in the school, 1t will
raise the grade of our artisans and their
work. The pupil should study the work of
the great artists the same as they should
the best in literature.
Prof. c. w Gallagher of Kents Hill then
spoke on "Force in Social Problems" All
forces, he said do not effect the same OBJ
jects. Forces which will move one man
will have no effect upon another. There
are moral forces and physical forces. Moral
forces may be compared to cyclone. Com
bined forces built up our big cities, crossed
our country with IA network of railroads, and
| brought our country to its present state OF
development. Physical force contributed to
it, but moral force was behind it all. There
are things which physical force alone cannot
accomplish. We do not read history We
should. We should not read for the super
fetal events, but for the underlying forces.
1t was the influence of sentiments that led
up to the crusades and the thirty years
wars. The Boston tea party and the Revolu-
of a