Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-28
TIE ,CHERS' CONVENTION.
INTERESTING SESSI oNs IN ELS
WORTH LAST GEEK.
VALUABLE HINTS IN ApDsEssEs, PA.
pens AND DIsCussl.S--L OF
THOSE REGIS RKD

prRS AND DISGUISE sSs--LiST OF
THOSE REGIS RED
The largest and most interesting con-
veution Of Hancock county school teach
era which has been hid for years, as
sembled at Hancock hall, Ellsworth, Fri
day AMI Saturday Of last week.
The registration at the opening session
passed the century mar, and the total
registration was about 13) Many in at
TENDANCE did not register. The people of
Ellsworth showed their iterest by turn
ing out to the meetings / generous num-
bers, especially at the Fri lay evening ses-
sion.
FRIDAY AFTER NOON.
This convention was called TO order at
lis O'Clock Friday afternoon by Principal
W. II. Dresser, Of tn, Ellsworth high
school. After prayer D. Rev. P. A. A.
Killam, Mr.. Dresser gave few words OF
welcome. Miss Wilhelmi1a Frost was APP
poiaGet secretary pro TEN.
The chairman was empowered to appoint
committees on nominations, resolutions
and constitution, which later in the after
noon hs announced as follows: Nomins-
lions o. L. Flye, BTooklin; Miss Nellie
M. Douglass, Bar Hsrbor; J. W. Leighton,
Eden. Resolutions W. Lambert, Bar
Harbor; DR.. E. e. Phil brook, Castine;
Ralph /. Robinson, Northeast Harbor.
Constitution &C. J. Richards, Bar Harbor;
NJ. L. Allen, Mt. Desert; A. r. Richard
sol, Castine.
Ths programme for the afternoon was
than taken up as follows:
Spelling. New and Old-Prin R w Martin,
Emerson Grammar school, Bar Harbor
Writing in Ungraded Schools-O L Flye,
Supt OF Schools, Brooklin
Progress of Education in Maine-Prof A F
Richardson, Castine Normal school
The subjects were carefully treated and
admirably presented. Interesting discus
sions, which became quite general, fol-
lowed. ..
A. w. King, who was on the programme
for talk, was unable to be present. After
a short recess, State Superintendent Stet-
son spoke on school supervision. He
portant question, and spoke interestingly
and earnestly, giving many valuable
points.
The question box, conducted by Supt.
Stetson in bright, breezy yet thoroughly
earHes. manner, brought out..many useful
suggestions.
Principal A. F. Richardson, of Castine
normal school, spoke briefly on wages of
teachers. Supt. Stetson called for remarks
from Justice L. A. Emery, who was in the
audience, and who responded happily.
The opening session OF the convention
which Supt Stetson said was the largest
ever held in Hancock county within his
recoliection-was a most interesting one.
The total number registered the first after
noon was 102.
FRIDAY EVENING.
There was good attendance at the Fri
day evening meeting, citizens of Els
worth turning out quite generously.
Music was furnished by a double quartette
from the high school.
Payson Smith, superintendent of schools
of Auburn, delivered an unusually strong
paper on 1.-THE Relation Of Home and
SCHOOL,, giving many new thoughts on
this much discussed question.
State Superintendent Stetson spoke in
his usual happy manner. He called atten-
ton to what he considered errors in pres
emit school methods, and pointed the way
to correction OF many of them. He laid
particular emphasis on the fallacy of de-
voting too much time to books, examining
the pupils through prescribed course Of
study, and not studying each child indi-
yidually and developing the best in that
child by directing its course along lines
toward which the best in the child was
naturally bent.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
The Saturday forenoon session opened
with business meeting. The old con-
stitution of the association was adopted
without amendment.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we, the members of the Han
cock County Teachers Association, hereby
extend our thanks 20 the city government of
The new Pure Food and Drug Law will mark
It on the label Of every Cough Cure contain
ing Opium, Chloroform, or any other Supply
ing or poisonous drug. But 1t passes DR..
Shoop's Cough Cure as made for 20 years, en-
trely free. DIR. Shoop, all along, has bitterly
opposed the use of all opiates or narcotics
1or the youngest babe-and it cures, it does
not simply suppress. Get a safe and reliable