The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-30
Old TINE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Waldo County Teachers Institute in 1s47
lFrom the Waldo County Advocated

Lie pIcSclG cuuCdtiOual system, Will
its many fads and new tangled ideas OF
imparting knowledge, and also the es-
pecial quality of knowledge one is sup.
posed to acquire in order to teach in a
progressive manner, naturally excites a
comparison with the old style in vogue
half century ago, and brings back to
tender memory the men and women of
Waldo county who welded the ferule
in the schoolhouses; held old fashioned
spelling matches or debating lyceums
evenings, and contributed the elemen-
tary education that has developed so
many of her sons and daughters into
men and women leaders in various
channels, not only at home but in all
parts of the country.
Away back in the forties the teachers
held conventions or institutes at the
county seat, lasting sometimes weeks,
under the direction of some prominent
educator of those days, with course
of lectures upon practical subjects con-
nected with their profession, with gen.
eral discussions and comparison of
notes among the members, most help
full to each other.
We have before us a catalogue of one
of those Institutes held in November,
1S4I, with Barnabas NJ. Roberts of
Jackson as chairman, and James Sta
pies of Swanville as secretary. Mr.
Roberts, then school teacher and far
mer, later became prominent bust
ness man of Stockton and political
leader. Mr. Staples located in Bridge
port, Connecticut, where he became a
leading citizen of wealth. The officers
of the County Association were: Presi-
dent, Tisdale D. Clements of Monroe, a
we'll known Free Will Baptist clergy
man; John Z. NJ Wright of Jackson,
recording secretary and treasurer: AL
den Sprague of Camden, for many years
editor of the Rockland Free Press, cor
responding secretary: while the eXecu-
tive comprised Joseph $. Noyes of Bel
fast, iona. E. Adams, Camden. Eben-
eZer P. Sherman of Knox. Jonathan
Elwell, Northport. Hosea B. Rackliff,
Unity, Orris II. keene, Freedom. Ste
phen P. Haskell, Liberty, and Josiah
?. Could, Searsport.
William B. Fowle of Boston was prin.
cipal, Calvin Cutler, NJ. D., lecturer on
physiology. and Asa Fitz. Cambridge,
Mass, teacher of music. Public lectur-
erS in addition to the above were Rev.
5. H. Hayes. Frankfort, Rev. stephen
Thurston, Searsport, Rev. Edward F,
Cutter, Belfast, Samuel Luther, Jr..
Solomon Heath and w. G.. Crosby, all
of Belfast.
The members We're: John p. Ames,
Belmont; Charles L. Roberts, Rebeeca
NJ. Chase, Hannah B. Roberts. Matilda
Charles ". Chapman, Edward A. Da-
nabas NJ Roberts, Albert Ihorndike,
Stephen Tilton, John E. NJ Wright,
Emily Abbott Marie Rich, Persis c.
Thorndike, Jackson: John Arnold, lis
dale D. Clements. Elijah Clements.
John Curtis, IT,, Danie Mansur. Asa
Parker, Alpheus p. Rich, John B. Rich.
Ezra Sanborn, Robert Sargent, James
NJ. Mason, Alvin ". Whitcomb, Sarah
Jane Sanborn, Lucy Ellen Weber,
Monroe; Adoniram ]. Billings. Albion;
John Clifford, Orris H. keene, Erastus
A. Payson, Martha L. Flint, Caroline
\. Wood. Margaret \. Rich, Freedom;
Daniel w. Leonard, Ebenezer P. Sher-
man, Christian Philbrook, Knox: Thos.
c. Mcclure, Waldo: Hosea b. Rackliff,
Joseph Racklift, Horace Grant, Benz.
B. Stevens, Amos J. Murry, James B.
Trueworthy, Chas. \. Vickery, Mary J.
Aver, Harriet I. Keith. Unity; Justus
Erskine, Wilson Murray, Edward Y.
Pottle, Edward G. Thompson, Henri
eta Blake. Anah J. Bryant, Rosalinda
Erskine, Bethish A. Foster, Eliza Ladd,
Irene McGatfy Sarah A. Pottle, Lucin-
da NJ. Sprowl, Elmira Sprowl Abby A.
Sprowl, Alba True. Martha True, Mont
Vile; Albert F. Watson, Thorndike;
James Staples Laura A. Eames, Rachel
Is. Pratt, Caroline Z. Sanders, Swan
vile: VIM. B. Conant, Oliver r. Butler,
Alden Sprague, Hannah Richardson,
Damaris Ripley, Elizabeth A. Sumner,
Richard X. Bartlett, Stephen
p. Haskell. Caleb W. Lewis Sarah f.
Bartlett, Liberty: Caroline G. c. Col
Inns, kilbun Holt, Thomas B. Holt,
Francis Heating, Daniel N. True, Alex
auder Woodman, Margaret CHM, Sarah
?. Leman, Adelaide Woodman, Sears
mont: J. f. Adams, Geo. W. Simonton,
Elizabeth B. Curtis, Achsah ID. Fay,
Lucy 4. Fay, Marie NJ. Fay, Camden;
Josiah H. Emerson, Joseph S. Noyes.
Walter Nichols, Daniel S. Pitcher,
Charles A. Pitcher, John Robinson,
David S. Vickery. George Woods, Syl-
vanus Warren, Franklin G. Young,
VIM. Long, Noah NJ. Mathews, Paulina
d. Bishop, Sarah J. Brown, Elizabeth
A. Barnes, Susan NJ, Carleton, Gather
me +. CIdlS, sylvia Iyel, Shdi lotIo "A
Dingley, Prudence c. Dunbar, Abby A.
Ellis, Lydia j. Emery, Sarah B. Eells,
Mary j. Emerson, Esther c. Frye, Ell
len P. rockingham, Fidelia Gould, 10
anna L. Haynes, Helen R. Heath, Mary
L. Hanson, Mary Knowles. Mary E. F.
Linekin, Christiana c. Leighton, Caro-
line F. Lowney, N. Matilda Miller, Mar
garet NJ. Park, Tamzen W. Pitcher, Isa-
bell T. Pitcher, Sarah w. Pitcher, Caro-
line A. Pitcher, Helen Page, Clarissa
NJ. Shepard, Josephine Salmond, Mary
E. Smith, Ann NJ. Sargent, Mary f.
Vickery, Hannah A, Wetherbee. Helen
Winslow, Belfast; Caroline E. Page,
Dover; Emily F. Spencer, Salem; iona
than Elweli Northport; Josiah P.
Gould, Aurelia NJ. Lane. Elizabeth Nc
Clure, Caroline E. Merrithew. Mary H.
Orne Margaret T. S. Cyphers, Sears
port; Giles P. Grant. Prospect; Colby
Lamb, John E. Miliiken. Lincolnville;
Baxter C. Pullen, Jonathan Z. Long
fellow, Nathan Worthing, Palermo;
James Runnells, Ellen A. Chick, Ruth
A Chiol1 LNra 7, fo hI los