The Republican journal., 1898-05-26
Waldo County Teachers Association

| 1eacners ASSOCIATION was held in Relfast
Friday, May Goth. The weather was fine and
there was large attendance of superinten.
| uehts' teachers, pupils and others interested
IN education, from all parts of the county.
| On arriving in town many of the v,sitors
went hrst to the school rooms on the com.
mon TO see the exhibits of work by the pu-
| plis OF the various grades and all were we'll
repaid for the time thus spent The rooms
were open all day and there was constant
stream OF visitors, not only OF persons from
! other places, but parents and friends of the
Belfast pupils. The first to attract attention
| was sandmoulding, in which Miss Csrter,s
class formed physical map of North Amer
lea, and the smaller pupils of the Brick
school one OF Europe. Paper models for
square, triangular and obong shapes.
| flower forms. ETC., We're shown bv Miss
Carter's school. Miss Wggin had an ey.
hlbt OF the pictures she uses in teaching
| geography. The kindergarten school taught
/ by Miss Weeks was represented by work of
the scholars and by appliances used in the
work. Very creditable arithmetic work
was shown by the pupils of Misses Mason
and Bird, and the work III history, language
and geography was excellent. Every
scholar in Miss Birds school had something
on exhibition, and i'll the language work
essays We're written on "Old Glory" and
illustrated by pictures of flags. The color
work by Miss Waltons scholars showed d
/ good understanding of the various shapes
| and colors, and Miss Roberts had a similar
display. From Miss Piper's school were ex-
hlblts of mounting in nature work, and
specimens OF drawing very creditable to chill
dren so young. Miss Tiltons pupils had
free-hand outline map drawing-some of the
maps colored-also paper cutting and mount
ing for drawing. The showing of free-hand
drawing by the scholars of the Brick school
and the maps by the White school, with
| mounting and color work, We're fine. Mrs
Halls exhibit was the work of her school in
| language and nature studies. The Head of
the Tide school was represented by type
| solids in drawings by the primary grades.
| Poor's Mills school had writing and arithme-
tic papers and the Union school traced maps.
| Color cards and number work We're shown
| by Miss Wadsworths scholars Miss Lords
and Mr.. Ellis classes had specimens of map
drawing, language and history work.
While the work taken singly or as a whole
was very creditahle to both teachers and
scholars there was also much of interest TO
visitors in the changed methods of teaching
and the improvements made along many
lines The younger scholars showed their
sense of form and color 10y cutting and
mounting pictures from newspapers, seed
catalogues etc. Those more advanced drew
the forms and applied the colors, the work
ranging from the crude outline to the finish
ed map. But perhaps the most noticeable
change is in writing a large proportion Of
the work of the schools is done II writing
and the quality of the penmanshIp enters
into the work in all lines Arithmetic,
geography and history carry with them les
sons in language, and these with the language
lessons proper are made to serve also in
spelling and writing. one cannot fail TO be
impressed with the improvement in the gem
eral writing throughout the schools under
the vertical system. Scholars who began
vertical writing as their first attempts write
well from the start, and those Of the b gher
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vertical showed better Iand after 7-ery
few weeks practice
FORENOON SESSION.
The day meetings of the Association were
held in the High school room. The morn.
ing session was opened at 10 o'clock with
prayer by Rev G. G. Winslow of Belfast.
AL earnest address Of welcome was given
Committee. The High school chorus then
sang "The Venetian Boatman's Song"
Miss Julia NJ. Talbot of Boston gave an IN
structive and interesting talk on "N critical
Writing" showing the advantages O. the
vertical system, the methods of teaching,
etc.
Prof A. F. Richardson of Castine Nor-
NAL school gave an address en- 'Calisthenics
in the Common Schools" 1t vas clear
presentation of the benefits to be derived
from physical exercises for the young, and
the scientific way OF adapting sucn exercises
to our common schools.
State Superintendent W. W. Sbetson an
nounced that he was obliged 30 leave the
| city by the next train and he therefore ask
| to present them. Several such questions
| asked and answered.
| At II o'clock the meeting adjourr ed for
| dinner. which was served in Memorlal Hall,
| An ample and appetizing spread was set be-
| fore the guests, anG after all were fed there
were taken up of unbroken food more than
| the traditional seven baskets full.
AFTERNOON
| The afternoon sassiGn was opened at Q
| O'Clock for business. After reading the
| records the committee on nominations re-
| ported, as follows;
| For President, Francis S. Brick Belfast
| For Vice Presidents, John W. Farrar,
| Searsmont; Mrs. Anna Stephenson, Free
| dom.
| For Secretary, Miss Grace A. Lord Belfast
For Treasurer, Miss Grace E. Walton. Bel
| fast.
| Executive Committee, Frank Thurston
Freedom; Miss Lena Sprowl Winterport: !:
II. E. Ellis, Belfast.
| The report was accepted, but Mr.. Brick de-
| cljned a reelection and II E. Ellis was
| elected President in his stead Miss
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