The Republican journal., 1903-10-22
MAINE rrAcHERs' ASSOCIATION.
Plans for Annual Meeting at Augusta Com
pletedb

Plans for Annual Meeting at Augusta Com
pl~ted
Prof. w. M. Mallett of the Farming
ton Normal school, president, and Prof.
w. E. Russell of the Gorham Normal
school, secretary and treasurer of the
Maine Teachers Association, were in
consultation last week at Auburn in
regard to the coming meeting of the
association. which is to be held this
year at Augusta on the 22d, 2sd and
oath of this month. The association
meets this year in conjunction with the
Maine State Association OF Colleges
and secondary schools and also the
Schoolmasters' Club. Secretary Rus
sell stated that the prospects were un-
usually bright for very interesting
meeting and so far as can be ascertain
ed at this date the attendance will be
considerably above the average. The
interest is unusually active in all parts
of the State.
There is a new departure this year in
the time of holding the annual meeting.
In former wears the meeting has been
held during the Christmas vacation.
But it was voted to hold the conven-
ton in October this year as the weather
conditions are likely to be much more
favorable and it was thought that the
attendance would be larger if the meet
ing was held outside of the vacation
season. The various meetings during
the session will be held at the State
House, which has fine accommodations
for an aScomblV of this kind
The Maine Teachers Association has
been in existence for over twenty years.
1t was formerly known as the Maine
Pedagogical Association, the name be-
ing changed about two years ago in
order that it might indicate more ex-
actly the plan of the association. The
aim of the organization is to further
the educational work of the State. All
the teachers in Maine are eligible to
membership and great many OF the
progressive teachers Of the State are
active members. Some of the cities in
which the association has assembled in
former years are Bangor. Waterville,
Augusta. Lewiston, Auburn and Port
land.
For the coming meeting larger
amount of money than in former years
has been appropriated to secure better
talent than ever before. 1t is planned
to devote part of the time to general
sessions at which addresses of interest
to all teachers will be given, the sub
jects being of popular nature.
The remainder of the time will be
given over to the departments, address
es being given on college work, that of
the secondary schools, the superin-
tendents. rural schools, grammar and
primary schools
The chief social event will be the ban
quet of the Schoolmasters' Club, which
will take place at the close of the session.
The COMMITTEES have been exceeding
ly fortunate and have secured some OF
the finest talent which has ever appear
ed before an educational meeting in
Maine. Some of the speakers are
Henry Turner Bailey OF Massachusetts,
William J. Long, Charles %. Hine, sec
retary of the Connecticut board of edu-
cation, and Prof. j. M. Tyler of Am
herst from outside of Maine. and State
Supt. of Schools, Hon. w. w. Stetson,
Prof. Carl P. Harrington, University
of Maine: Miss Eleanor Cloutman,
principal Bangor Training school; Miss
Elizabeth A. Hall, principal Lewiston
Training school; Supt. Payson Smith,
Rumford Falls; Miss Lillian Lincoln,
Pennington Normal school; Rev. Smith
Baker, ID. D., Portland; Supt. \. A.
Head, Bar Harbor; Supt. McLachlin.
Bath; Rev. F. E. Freese, Falmouth, and
others. An Augusta quartette will
furnish music during the evening ses-
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