Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-12

i Some responsibilities assumed by teach.
ers become blessings.
teacher makes mistake who comes
to q class not thoroughly prepared The
earlier in the week one begins the better
| " Il teacher can get an original answer
| from shOar II serves to interest that
scholar and induce further attendance.
Havn't you teachers given your class a
helpful thought and had II returned TO
yourselves later. Help the superintendent
n every way you can; u has a good in
| iluence In the school. The benefits that
| come from having class are not to be
over looked. 1t is not as though teacher
worked alone Some efforts must bear
| fruit.
The sccretary's report was next read
and accepted.
A paper by Mr. w. S. Arms. superin-
tendent OF the Congregational Sunday
| school. Gardiner, was on the programme
but. was omitted because of his absence
and the next In order was a talk on
Urinary Work" by Miss Fannie Mitchell
of Randolph. who said she had experience
IN talking 70 children and interesting
them. but TO address IA convention of adults
was something which she had never done
and seemed a venture for which she did
not feel sure of her ability. Her ability
was demonstrated to the qualification OF
her hearers as she proceeded to tell of
her work that for number of years had
been connected with the Juveniles for
~hich some think anything will do-"telI
them little story or anything, but 1t liz
not so.
NiliuTtii are cay III the HdnIS OF the
potter with their plastic little minds, but
IN some ways they are very wise and ask
difficult questions. They want to know
knowledge does not, as has been said
nave to be pounded into them il one goes
about importing 1t in the right way The
Sunday school must be made attractive
me discipline OF day school cannot be
employed here although one NAV some
times feel impelled that way The teacher
must love her scholars. There is power in
4 smile. The collection sometimes seems
20 be regarded as tax. Prefer TO have It
seem to the children that they are max
ing an Offering to the Lord in acknowiede- |
ment Of his goodness to them Have a |
circle of children marching around the |
collection box. repeating little rhyme |
and dropping their pennies In the box as |
they march. This entertains them ana |
children like to be entertained.
II seems better to have them give for |
spme benevolent purpose than merely for |
their own school In which they win share |
The benefits OF the collection. A number |
u years ago we had the children bring
birthday pennies corresponding In num- |
Der 10 their years, and devoted this fund |
20 the benefit o. the institute for little |
deaf mutes in Boston. ] took the chit |
lrrn TO see Helen Keller when In Gardi- |
ner and this was reat object lesson to
hem and an added Interest III the collec-
don followed.
The speaker then Illustrated upon the
blackboard her method of teaching once
get Il map into Il chii1s mind and Il will
lryelop with the growth OF that mind |
few letters and objects In colored era yon
serve TO recall names and events that
.crmed the lesson in review We liked
nat part OF Miss Searis' paper about be-
ginning early In the week 10 study les
sons Begin Sunday night after church
ma all the next week. something Is COM
.Eg 10 us In regard TO that lesson that
could not be obtained If delaying until
he end of the week.
Singing came next and was followed b.
'emArks by Mr.. Ellsworth. who prefaced
them by "a hearty welcome given with
great pleasure. believing that one of the
'est features of these conventions is the
of becoming acquainted with
-sch other. Among things esecialiy i'll
erestin2 to him was the idea OF knowing
tGnnttcly what II expected of officers in
stead of the Vagueness often present Was
Miss Searles paper, OF the responsibility
Z teachers. Teaching often seems
hankless task as probably his teacher
might have thought; yet the words are as
ne his character were spoken by his Sun
lay school teacher and he would mention
his for the announcement of teachers.
" As Interested in the way Miss Mitchell ,
. oud teach. Nothing so impresses the
sind as the sense of sight. Seeing the
being made has also its use
- means of impression. Her talk has
been helpful and instructive to us older
Mr.. March followed Hoped Mr. Ellis
Vorth's remarks would sink deep into
very heart and that his suggestion Of
'ach speaking to others informally would
be carried out by all, and that the work
y ould be talked over in a conversational
way during the adjournment to follow. =
The meeting then adjourned to the
iestry where tables were in readiness for :
picnic dinner, in addition 10 which hot
lalSed beans. brown bread. tea and coffee s
ma desert OF apples were provided by
he Pittston school.
An interesting and well attended after
loon session followed. 7