Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-20
THE TEACHERS
OF Sagadahoc County Hold
Annual Meeting at Bath.
Cordial Welcome to City by Hon. J. O.
Shaw of School Board.
Interesting Program Carried Out at
the Sessions.

Bath, Me, Feb. 1?-The Sagadahoc
Teachers Association held it's annual
meeting, today, in the new Morse High
school and it was one OF the most in
teresting meetings held by the asso-
citation for some time. The meeting
was called to order at $40 by Pres. +.
f. Woodruff of Brunswick, and then
followed prayer by Rev. George O.
DeMott
Hon. John o. Shaw of the school
board welcomed the association to the
city.
Following the address a committee
was appointed to select a list of Off
GERS to have charge of the affairs of
the association for the coming wear.
II. w. Cobb, chairman of the executive
committee, suggested that steps be
taken to make the association an or
gtl;iZation that could turn some roy
enue into the treasury to pay the OK
pcnses Of the different conventions
The matter was referred to a commit
tee who will report before the session
ends.
Following this brief business session
were addresses by selected teachers on
Aims and Methods in the Teaching of
Roa,!ing."
Miss Minnie a. Barnes of this CITY.
opened the subject by giving Il most
Interesting talk on the work in the.
primary schools. She illustrated by
class work.
Miss Eva NJ. Haley of Topsham.
clearly told Of the aims and methods
of this work in the Grammar school,
and Miss Caroline n. Potter of Rruns-
wick. closed with the interesting re-
marks about the way the work should
be done in High schools. Supt e. II.
M"L;,"hiin, in w@ll chosen words, gave
Il summary which was interesting and
clearly spoken.
Shortly after II O'clock the cOnven-
ton adjourned that the different Sec
tons might hold their meetings.
The High school section had possess
siOin of room III and the meeting was
presided over by Prin. John A. Cone of
Topsh;im, the topic discussed being
Social Duties vs.. School Duties"
The Grammar school section met in
room III, Supt. /. G. Phillips of Lewis
ton.. presiding. and discussed the topic
How to Improve the Grammar
School Course"
In room l. the Primary section met,
Supt. Payson Smith of Auburn presid-
ing. He delivered an address on The
Personality of the Primary Teacher"
which was followed by a talk on 'Pri-
mary Number Work" by Miss Lottie
NJ. COBB of BOWdOinham. and an inter-
cstin@ talk on THE Arrangement of
Busy Work' by Miss Belle c. Johnson
of this city.
Inc session was resumed at o'clock,
Supt. Payson Smith of Auburn. deliv-
ering a special address which was
generously appauded at the close.
business meeting followed and the
committee appointed to select Il list of
officers for the coming year rendered
their report, which was accepted Tha
officers for the next year are: President.
John \. Gone: Topsham; vice president
tHrL and treasurer Miss Marion White.
Bath; executive committee Prin. Stewart
of Richmond. Prin. Charles Fish of
Erunswick, prin, f. G. higgins of Bow
iHth, and Supt. o. q. burlington of Bow
dom.
Then followed two very interesting pa
pors ON Aims and Methods in tn" Teach
ing of History" Miss Emily McF'addan
of Richmond. taking up the grammar
school work and Prof. A. l.. =. Dennis of
brunswick, The High School Work"
Miss Viola G. Hogan Of the Bath High
school. presented an interesting and
scholarly paper upon the teaching of his
tory in our secondary schools. rejecting
the views Of one recognized as an able
and thoroughly equipped teacher
a pleasing part of the afternoons pro-
gram was the songs '''rhy Beaming Eyes
and My Bairnie.' rendered by Miss Eliz-
aboth X. Gibson.
The closing address of the afternoon
session was on THE Reading of Books
by Prof. II. l.. Chapman of brunswick.
it was We'll prepared and ably rendered
At o'clock. the visiting teachers will
be rendered u sumptuous banquet in Mu-
sic hall. arranged by the local teachers,
and it promises to be a jolly party in all
respects
This evenings meeting will be opened at
s O'Clock by a ladies' quartet which will
sing Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes.
Stewart. and Sweet and Low Barnby
President William Dewitt Hyde OF
BowGoin College. will deliver an address
on The Personality of the Teacher TIL"
public is cordially invited to attend and
hear this well-kEoWn speaker.