Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-23
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Maine Teachers Complete Their
18th Annual Session.
thursday Morning Devoted to Papers
and Election Of Officers.
invitation to Meet in Bangor Next Year In.
crease in Membership.


"o0"eeaoie name is over, and the
preparations for the Goth annual ses.
sion nave been entered upon nv the
capable board of nfficers 4h.n 80
e'ec'e'a TO succeed the equally brigh,
anu competent board OF this year
The teachers who have been attana,n.
the meetings of the Maine Pedagogical
society have about all returned ia
their homes, ANA ere this time ths
State House. where the meetings have
been he'd. has its regular routine an
pearance. SO very neat and clean tina
one would not have supposed the
rotunda had been filled with book and
school supply dealers, nor that the
haii OF Representatives had been used
a part of the three days by the 200 or
more teachers.
< The meeting of Thursday morning
was not so largely attended as the
previous meetings. which is never ex-
pected of the last day. There were
some very interesting exercises, how
ever, and those who staid felt well re-
paid for doing SO.
Miss Olive Winslew of Dexter, read
a highly instructive paper upon The
Value of Music in the Public Schools.
Miss Adelaide V. Finch, principal of
the Normal Training school of Lewis
ton, who was to have read paper.
was unable to be present on account of
illness. Professor w. W. Stetson, State
superintendent of schools, made a few
we'll chosen remarks on The Local
Interest in the Local Schools After
this j. Clair Minot of this city, read q
paper prepared by Hon. ]. w. Brad
bury on The School of 1S25-Its Work
and Worth" 1t was hoped that this
latter paper would be heard Wednes-
day afternoon, as Mr.. Bradbury was
upon the programme to deliver an ad-
dress upon the subject. The venerable
gentleman was not able to be present,
however, and he thought they would
NOT care to hear what he had pre-
pared. The disappointment of many
was so great that Mr.. Bradbury con-
sented to have it read, and asked MIR.
M'inct to present it at the morning SEES
sion for him.
Brief extracts of the remarks and
papers of the forenoon will be found in
another column.
The secretary was instructed, upon
motion of Professor w. w. Stetson, to
send to Mr.. Bradbury an expression Of
the sympathy Of the society upon his i'll
ness. and also its thanks for his kind
ness in sending the interesting paper to
be read. This was done by a unani-
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Colonel E. C. Stevens and his en-
plovees for the use of the building,
and for their kind and courteous treat
ment, thanking the hotels for their
reduced rates, the railroads for their
special rates, and the newspapers for
their kind and full reports.
When these had been passed, MISS
Mary Snow of Bangor. arose on the
mart of the society council, and asked
tbet a resolution be added recommend
ing that the coming Legislature make
more stringent 'truancy law. ms
was done, and upon motion OF Profes-
sor stetson, it was directed to be sent
10 the committee upon education OF the
coming Legislature.
Professor Keyes for the committee
on nominations, made the 1oiio" MS
of officers for the ensuing
year. all of which were elected:
President-John s. Locke, Sace; snow
Vice president-Miss Mary D SHOW
Secretary and treasurer-c. +. cooh'
Augusta. .. TT T. Cole.
nI Executive committee-H. f. Cole Bath'
nd 4. Badger Skowhegan. r.
az Eommittee for three years-Ieo, y.
1,nrington. Pennington; d. }; Cailalian'
: auriSfon: DR.. A. w. Harris, Cfolio' W.
Committee ON science-A. l.. LAW W,i;,,; " -,
+a,.viiie: Frank Damon, Bangor; "iiiian'
L. Powers, Gardiner. o,,;,arer-p Prof
Committee on books Ior chiiui
TT r. Chapman, Brunswick. ,.;. Annie
IL; -, mittee on geography-Mlss Ailinne
Al Ervine. Brewer; M. +. Dagse,t' Lee"
isI o,as;dent High school section-ffiiici-
II, Charies Fish, Brunswick ,.;,o,
pdn1 res;dant Grammar section-friiicip'i
AZ n Daggett, lewiston, ,.,.sorr,rtan
~ president primary ana kl,rue
.action-Miss Anna McSklIlinio" saction--
President superinteniuG,ee i ansistnn
SUPERINTENDENT |. G. Phiihps'
rhe report of the secretary SHOWS
.,,ot about IS new members have oeen
ay,ad no the list at this meeting anu
~ amount of money received has oeei'
,,ouh,a that received at any previous
Getting in its history. There Us sun :
80 amount in the treasury
rna officers of the society were re-
,u;ns the congratulations OF 'hs
,hers Of the society for the exce'ie'i'
anagramme that was furnished ana
~ excellent manner in which every
thing was conducted.
.omynlnicatiOn was fedu