Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-11-28

Maine Central railroad for services granted.
. 'sftcs That thanks are due to those
gentlemen whose efforts have made this con-
vention possible
'sniued That we express our appreciation
OF the help of all who have contributed to the
success of these meetings
Officers were then elected az follows:
President, Z. J. Richards, Bar Harbor;
vice. president, w. H. Drssssr, Ellsworth;
secretary and treasurer, NJ L. Allen, Mt.
Desert; executive committee, A. F. Rich
ardson. Castine; F. e. Bragdon, Bucks
port.
The programme for thu forenoon was
then taken up, with a few changes from
the printed programme, as follows:
Reading Elizabeth HILL, Prin Normal
Training School, Lewiston
Writing-W whitehouse, Supervisor of
Writing, Somerville, Mass
hahsuaee' ''.................. .......Miss Hall
Mathematics, John Scott, Ellsworth high
| school
English, Prin Bragdon. Bucksport sem
mary
State Superintendent Stetson and few
other teachers found it necessary to leave
at noon, and SO several changes in the
programme were made. Supt. Stetson
had few words Of farewell for the con-
vention.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session opened with a
social half hour. The ''Scope and Func-
tions of the Small High SCHOOL,, was the
subject treated by Principal Ralph 8.
Robinson, Of the Northeast Harbor high
school. He was followed in discussion on
the same general line by Principal j. W.
Lambert, of Bar Harbor high school, and
Principal w. II. Dresser, OF Ellsworth
| high school.
! Miss Mary II. Black, OF Ellsworth, read
an excellent paper on the importance of
geography in the primary school, and
Miss Villa 8. Frost, OF Ellsworth, con-
Quoted fourth grade class in arithmetic,
the little ones doing remarkably well.
Clerk OF Courts John F. Knowlton, in a
ten minute talk, expressed appreciation of
the work being done by teachers.
Principal Dresser gave few parting
words, and the convention closed. The
time and place for the next convention
were not decided upon, being left to the
executive committee and officers.
THOSE PRESENT.
The teachers, ex-teachers, and school
officials present who registered were:
State Superintendent w w Stetson, Au-
burn; Elizabeth Hall, Lewiston; BeuIah
Sylvester, Rockville; d Lyman Worm
wood, superintendent of schools of Old
Town, Orono and Milford; Frederick E
Bragdon, principal Bucksport seminary;
Sarah Hartman, Bucksport; Albert F
Richardson, principal Castine normal
school; Edward E Philbrook, Castine;
Abbie E West, Egypt; s S Scammon and
wife, Halcie s Coombs, Cecil Butler, West
Franklin; Angie Smith, Esther Dwelley,
Joseph H Doyle, Franklin; Saba M Tracy,
North franklin; Nellie M Douglass, Ethel
NJ Slower, Roscoe d Gray, Minnie s Glenn
ent, Bluehill; Floyd Hamilton, South
Bluehill; Gladys NJ Grindle, South Penob-
scot; Isabel A Jordan, Waltham; Angie
Wheeler, Almon b Hodgkins, Trenton;
Charles A Piper, East brook; Gertrude
Seeds, Dollardtown; Emily Morgan,
East Surry; Lizzie M Gray, Mrs Abbie
Jellison, Ella M Jarvis, Lena A Sperry,
Mabelle A Clark, Surry; w Leighton,
Mabel f Smith, Eden; Mary E Griffin,
Park; Ida M. Dorcus, Fredericton, B;
Mary e Bates, Calais; G ] Richards,
superintendent of schools of Eden; Louisa
M Mcintyre, Geneva M Turner, Grace
Haynes, Robert w Martin, w LAM
bert, Nellie NJ Reed, Helen R Stubs,
Ethel Bruce, Mary E Berry, Frances
G Small, Susan w Stinson, Maud
L Hamor, Jane Grant, Minneola CIough,
Mary Small, Bar Harbor; Mrs Maud E
Trask, Charles D Rea, Iva A Walls, Beulah
Z Bates, Southwest Harbor; Ella c Sweet,
Hull's Cove; Hazel M Cummings, Indian
Point; Mary Farnham, Salisbury Cove
| Mary A Swazey, Sarah G Killman, Otter
Creek; NJ L Allen, superintendent of
schools of Mt Desert; Alice E Mason,
William II Crafts, Minnetta Hayward,
Eta M Richards, Mt Desert; Owen L
FIVE, superintendent of schools of Brook
lin; Harriet Cleveland, Jennie FL Cole,
Musa Dollard, Brooklin; Bessie M Cor
don. Lolita Davis, Nina Davis, West Sulli-
| van; G w Havey, North Sullivan; Ina NJ
Squirting, Lucy M Billings, Ralph s Robin
son, Ella Starrett, Northeast Harbor; A L
Young, superintendent of schools of Han
cock; Alice G Laws, Hancock; Harvey L
Carter, Mt Desert Ferry; Mrs Fred S
| Graves, North Hancock; Inez M Ford,
Marlboro; R E Mason, superintendent OF
schools, llsworth; John F Royal, men,
Der school board, Ellsworth; W H Dresser,
Addie F Maddocks, Idylene M Shute,
Louise w Eppes, Eva E Aiken, Mary A