Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-26
CLOSING SESSION.
Bangor Probably Place of Next
Teachers Convention.
Pres c. l. White ofCo|by Reports for
Legislative Committee.
Discussions Most Practical of conven-
tion-officers Elected.

just been held in our city was the larg-
est and most successful in the history
of the organization, interest. attend
| ance and apparent results There were
fully 1860 teachers at the State House.
Friday and over 200 new members
| were added to the association If is not
known, as yet, where the next meeting
will be held, but there is a strong prob
ability that Bangor will be chosen. At
the meeting OF the executive commit
tee, Friday night. the fact was brought
out that Augusta, in spite of it's central
location hardly afforded sufficient ac-
commodations for so many people; and
as a larger number is expected. next
year. a larger city must be chosen. A
meeting of the executive committee
will probably be held at Waterville in
the Thanksgiving recess. for the pur-
pose of determining the place of the
next meeting and beginning arrange
ments for the same.
The first meeting of the morning was
called at $50 in the Agricultural ROOM
Prof HarrinSton's paper on Can
These Dry Bones Live?" which could
not be given, the day before, on ac-
count of Prof. Iiarrington's absence,
was read, ana a continuation of the
discussions of the day before was held.
The classical teachers organized with
Principal Johnson of Coburn as presi-
dent and Principal Cobb of Brunswick
High as secretary.
The session of the Maine Association
Of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
\ lr, ~, ID
resentatives about $50, by President
Chase of Bates College. The minutes
of the last meeting We're read and APP
proved. The treasurer, DR.. j. VIM.
Black of Colby. reported a deficit in the
funds Of the association of $2.54 up to
II o'clock the night before but stated
that dues enough had come in to make
it good. He stated that as the num-
Der of members had increased the
amount of unpaid dues remaining over
for each year had increased, and that
there were now SIS of unpaid dues on
his books. The report was accepted as
read.
The next report was that of the eX-
ccutive committee. consisting of nomi
nations for membership i'll the associa
ton.
The following new members We're
elected: Frank G.. Thompson, Spring.
vale High: Profs. Hugh Ross Hatch
George f. Parmenter, Alban d. Sorren-
son and Webster Chester. Colby; Misses
Edna +. Dascomb, Lizzie +. Bass and
NJ. i. Eaton, Wilton; *. C. M. Stills,
Bowdoin College; Fl. W. Cobb, Bath
High; Arthur W. Jones. Hampden; H.
NJ. Bisbee, Brewer Prof. w. M. Mum
son, Orono; Geo. f. Ramsdell, Pitts
field; Emma S. Day Alice 0. Field.
Gardiner; Profs. Henry Johnson, Geo.
Y. Little, f. c. Robinson. Henry L..
Chapman. Brunswick; Misses Charlotte
l.. Partridge and Alice II. Johnson. Au-
gusta; Gilman A. Drew, Orono; l. F.
Mccormick, Bridgton Academy; C. w.
Chapman, Winslow High; J. Y. Stanton,
Bates College; Arthur w. Jones,
Hampden: w. G. Washburn. Water
vile; A. S. Cole. Thomaston; c. L. Hig-
gins, ThomaSton.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following list of officers for
the ensuing year: President Prin. H.
*. White of Bangor; vice president.
Pres. G.. Z. Fellows, u. of NJ; secretary
and treasurer, Prof. J. VIM. Black of
Colby; executive committee, +. G. Rob-
inson. Brunswick, Prof. L. G.. Jordan,
Bates College II. M. Bisbee, Brewer,
ID. S. Wheeler, COburn Classical Insti-
tute: committee on entrance require
ments. Prof w. A. Houghton. Bowdoin
College, Prof. W. II. Hartshorn, Bates
College, Prof. J. S. Stevens, U. of NJ,
Prin. A. NJ. Thomas, Higgins Classical
Institute Prin. G. +. Cook. Cony High,
Prin. N. r. Smith, Orono High. These
officers We're elected by unanimous bal
lot cast by the secretary.
The next committee to report was
that on legislation. President Charles
L. White of Colby. the chairman. re-
ported as follows:
Rcpcrt Of Committee en- Legislation.
Your committee on legislation would
respectfully present the following re-
port.
1t will be remembered that two years
ago the attention of this association
was called to a law which had recently
been placed upon the statute books of
New Hampshire entitled "a Law for
the Better Education of Youth" A
detailed statement of this law and its
practical workings in the State of New
Hampshire was at that time presented.
A full discussion followed and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
legislation. AS the Legislature was
not to meet the coming winter, ample
time was given for a careful investi-
oF+ no S-,,hinrt
The committee reported one year ago
that progress had been made, and
Chapter 6S of the Public Laws of 1908 is
the fruitaee of our labors.
Chapter 6S of the Public Laws of 1908,
states that:
Section /. Any youth who resides
with parent or guardian in any town
which does not support and maintain a
free high school giving at least one four
years course properly equipped and
teaching such subjects as are taught in
secondary schools of standard grade in
| this State may when he shall be pre-
pared to pursue such four years course,
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