Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-01
TEACHERS In TOWN,
Ellsworth Entertains Hancock County
Educational Association.

county educational association was held
In Ellsworth last week. 1t proved the
largest convention in the history of the
organization-1o0 were expected; over 200
came, and the Ellsworth teachers swelled
the attendance to go.
Most Of the teachers arrived at noon
Thursday. A programme had been ar
ranged far he forenoon, but the attend
ance then was SO small that the meeting
/ was postponed until afternoon. In the
afternoon the attea43ance was SO large,
that the School street sehoolroom would
not aeeommeds9e all, and it was neces-
sary to adjourn 20 the Unitarian church.
The exerci Is We're opened with prayer
| by Rev. A IL. Coar, of the Unitarian
church, followed by singing. John B.
Redman, chairman of the Ellsworth
school board, welcomed the teachers to
Ellsworth, and Principal Reyes, of the
Bur tiarbor high school, responded.
! Then came an address by State Supt.
/ w. W. Stetson on art in the Public
Schools, which was one of he features OF
! the convention. One of the Hancock
teachers III attendance, writing to THE
| AMERICAN OF the convention says: mo
| person who was present at tie first session
could be otherwise than inspired by the
| papers and addresses, particularly by Mr..
Stetson's talk upon art. We trust our
schools may adopt at once the suggestions
| pertaining to the study of pictures and
their painters
"Arithmetic, When and How to Teach
| tt was the subject of a paper by Princi-
pal Morton, OF the Bar tiarbor grammar
school. The Work OF the Schooroomn
was treated from layman's standpoint
| by DR.. K. l.. Grndle, of Mt. Desert, and
from the teachers standpoint by Prin
/ cipai Richardson, of the Gastine normal
school. Parker Spofford, Of Bucksport,
spoke ON the "Duties and Qualifications
OF School Superintendent" All these
ubjscts were carefully treated, and were
OF benefit to he teachers.
Thursday evening the Unitarian church
WAS crowded when DR.. George d. b. Pep
| per, OF Colby college, Waterville, deliv-
cred an address on THE Personal Element
in Education. The talk WAS OF a prac
teal nature for school teachers.
Friday morning the convention took up
| departmental work. The high and gram
mar school departments occupied the up
stairs room at the School street school
house, while the intermediate and pri-
mary departments were down stairs.
In the high and grammar, departments
! the subjects were as follows: Methods
| OF Teaching History in Grammar Schools"
Miss Nellie T. keene, Bucksport; "W hat
the High School Should Do in Science"
| Miss Winitred Austin, Castine normal
| school; "Teaching Physiology" DR.. Phil
| brook, Castine normal school.
| In the intermediate and primary de-
| part ments, \. IL. Lyman, superintendent
OF Eden schools, read paper on "Read-
ing for intermediate and Primary Grades.
/ Among he very best work Of the conven-
ton was the work illustrated by class 10y
two Ellsworth teaehers-Miss Mary II.
Black OH "Ilistory in First and Second
| Grades, and Miss Mary j. Dunbar on
Supplementary Geography.
Friday morning there was meeting for
school superinteudeuts and committee
men at the office OF superintendent
| Dresser. This meeting was a new idea,
and it proved a helpful one.
The topics discussed were: "W hat
superiutendents should do on visiting a
school?" which was presented by Supt. 5.
/ C. Thompson, of Winterport, and "How
can superintendents get rid OF inefficient
teachers?" presented by Supt. 5. 5. Seam
mon, of Franklin. The discussions were
interesting, and the ideas brought out at
the meeting Will certainly prove bene-
| fetal.
| The closing session CT the convention
took place at the Unitarian church FRI
| day afternoon. DR.. Pepper delivered an
address on "The Moral Element in Edu-
cation. Miss Carrie \. Whitaker, of
! Ersworth n, gave an interesting paper.
! TIE topic How to Develop Local
/ Interest in Local Schools, was treated
| from layman's standpoint by L. W.
| ODER, of Mt Desert, ana from a teachers
standpoint by +. /. Phillips, OF Northeast
! Harbor.
| The business ofthe association was also
transacted at this meeting. The records
/ OF The last convention Were read and APP
proved The usual resolutions ofthanks,
etc, were passed.
| Officers We're elected for the ensuing
| year as follows: w. II. Dresser, Ellsworth,
president; :. >. ScammoH, Franklin,
vice presidents; Miss Nancy Nichols,
| Buck~yort. secretary. Executive COM
lnittee, A. \ Littietield, Bucksport; MISS
NJ. A. Gaynor, Etlsworth j. +. Haley,
Buck porg; f. W. ODER, Mt. Desert.
nominating committee, John a. Scott,
EllsNor A. II. Lyman, Bar Harbor;
George ~ Surlts, MI. Desert.
On invitation Of lion. Parker Spofford,
1t " as voted to hold the next convention
i'll Buckspor
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