Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-24
MAINE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting Here. Dec. 30-31-The
Program.

The 22d annual meeting of the Maine
Teachers Association will be held at
the City hall. Dec. 30 and 81. A very
complete program has been prepared
and is full of good things for teach
crs. A strong effort is being made to
get a large attendance ut all of the SEES
sionS, both from all sections of the
State and from the city itself. All the
meetings will be open to the public and
cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend. Some of the addresses will
be especially for teachers but the ma
jority will be OF general interest and
ii is hoped that n large number of the
residents of the city will be found at
every session during the two days.
The customary reduced rates have
been granted on all the railroads and
special rates at the hotels of the city
The association now has a member
ship of $50 and Franklin w. Johnson.
principal of Coburn. is president. The
following is the official ana complete
program for the two days:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.
General Session, Opera House
1920 A. M.-DeVotional Exercises. con-
Quoted by Rev. Edward j.. Marsh; mlI-
sic, Summer Days" G'ranz Abij,
Ninth Grade pupils. conducted by Lii
liam +. Berry, Waterville; Address Of
Welcome. Charles l.. White, DID. pres
idcnt Colby College, Supt. Eiwood 7.
Wyman, Waterviile; Response, w. T..
Russell Gorham. vice president of tne
association; The Public Schools and
Good Citizenship" Rev. Wilbur r. Ber-
ry. president Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
Kent; Hill: business.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.
Grammar. Pural and Primary School De-
Partments.
Department of Grammar Schools 90
era H5usc. Principal Herbert Poole, Bar
FIarbor. President.
. +. M.-"Map Drawing and It's Place"
DIR. Edward T.. Philbrook. Castine;
Geography as Supplementary Read
.lg.' Principal q. +. Smith. Eden;
True Value of Commercial Geogra-
ply" Principal Philip Emerson. Goblet
School, Lynn. These papers will be fol-
lowed by general discussion in which il
is hoped many will participate.
Department of Rural Schools, Council
Room: Snpt. Myron L. Bennett, Sanford,
President
I'm What Might OR Rural Schools Be
Improved?' Supt. PaySon Smith. Rum
ford Falls: School Buildings ana
School Grounds" w. w. Stetson. State
superintendent Of schools. These speak
ers will lie followed by an informal dis
cussion of the topics presented in which
il is hoped many will participate.
. Department of Primary Schools. Alder
mems Room. Elizabeth Hall, Normal
School. Lewiston. President.
Drawing as "A Help to Mature Study.
Jennie Ethclyn Body, supervisor of
drawing, Lewiston: The Use and Abuse
% Nature Study. in the Common
Schools" James Otis kaler. supcrintcn-
uent ~ schools. South Portland; In
elements to Nature Study" George 4.
Howe. Norway.
TT ESDAY EVENING. DEC. 30.
General Session. Opera House.
i.30 r. M.-Addrcss. This Profession of
Ours. \. J. Demarest. superintendent
of public instruction, HOboken, n. j.:
address Seven Lamps for the Teach
er's Way Frank A. Hill, secretary OF
the State Board Of Education of Massa-
chusetts.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 81.
and Secondary School
Departments.
Department of superintendent. Opera
House, Supr. John II. Dunton, Belfast
President.
10 a. M.-Opening Address. Hon. W. w.
Stetson, State superintendent OF