The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-30
Somerset Educators.
Held Their Annual Convention With
Fairfield Teachers

Fairfield Teachers
The Somerset Educational and
School uperintendents' Associations
opened their annual meeting 1t Fair
field Opera House at 1910 d. M Fri
day of last week. About so teachers
were present. The president Of the
Educational Association, Principal
Harry f. Pratt Of the Fairfield High
school opened the meeting with fine
address Mr. Pratt welcomed all in
a few words Of good eneer. vein Of
humor being apparent throughout his
address. He spoke Of the occasion az
rather an unique one, II not having
been the privilege OF Fairfield to en-
terrain for Is years. His add ress was
most interesting and profitable The
next subject taken up, was that all
important one, spelling, and paper
was given by Miss May b. Baker Of
Bingham, her subject being, In the
same subject was given BY Miss Bessie
Hall of Norridgewock, on The High
CT Grades" The discussion on the
subject was opened by Supt. ". G..
Bailey Jr., of Harmony. This was
very interesting and much enjoyed By
all teaching exercise of Grade III
in English was given by Miss GLADYS
Totman Of Fairfield. This was very
pleasing and did credit TO teacher and
pupils. Adjournment was then made
for dinner
At 1.30 the convention war again
called to order and the afternoon SEES
sion opened with an address by the
president of the Superintendent As
soeiation, d. Wilder Colby OF Skow
hogan.
the company re assembled at 30
O'Clock in the afternoon. The first
thing down on the program was a pa
per by the president of the superin-
tendent's association, d. Wilder Col
by, and this was omitted as Mr.. Colby
was unable TO be present. In his alb
sence the vice president, Frank L.
Rowell of Scion OBLIGATED. The first
paper of the afternoon was one on
Conveyance of Pupils and Truancy,"
given by Supt. Mrs. Alice Folsom Of
Norridgewock This was much en-
joyed. 1t was followed by a general
discussion on these subjects, at which
time State Supt. of Schools, W. w.
Stetson and Mrs. Kate Ellis, of this
town and Dist. Supt. {. f. Ball of
Bingham spoke. Their remarks were
interesting and timely. After this,
operation in Securing Suitable Teach
ers," and one on Text Books" by
Supt. H. G. Robertson of st. Adams
These were followed by general dis
cussions. The business matters which
were down on the program were set
over until next morning at O'Clock.
Adjournment was then taken for sup
per.
In the evening addresses were Civ
en- by State Supt. of Schools, w W.
Stetson and Prof. A J. Roberts of
Colby College.
These W ere greatly enjoyed both
men having been heard here in pre-
Vious times with much pleasure.
SATURDAY..
The meeting opened at O'Clock.
The paper "The Bible in the Common
Schools" which was to have been
given by Rev. J. L. CLARK of Fairfield
: was omitted on account of sickne S in
the family. Compositions in the
,, Grammar Grades" was a paper given
t by Miss Eva Hilton of the Pittstield
/ Grammar school. \ discussion fol-
3 lowed this, opened by Mrs. May II.
E. Emery of Athens. Book keeping in
! the Grammar Grades was given by
2 Prin. A. W. Boston of the Somerset
Academy. A discussion followed this
2 opened by Supt F. L. Rowell of Ca
naan. The question box followed
2 this conducted by State Supt. Of
f Schools w. W. Stetson. Effect OF
! Language Study upon the Speaking OF
e the Pupil" was given by Miss Lura NJ
Wakefield, NJ. c. |. of Pittsfeld. a
discussion opened by Supt. D. E. Bow
man of Waterville, English in the
High Schools which was TO have
been given by James A Hamlin, prin
cipal of the Madison High School was
] given by Chas. A. SeWall. superinten-
f dent of the schools of Fairfield anC
Oakland.
The following officers of the Som
erset Education Association were
/, elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, j. H. Hamlin; Sec and Treas.
Mrs. Lucy Burton chairman of ex
: ecutive committee, Chas. a. Sewall
3. The meeting adjourned al 8 O'Clock
!. and was considered a very profitable
i. and enjoyable one.
1t is seven years past the time o
:. taking the census, and the census bu
= reau has just found out that out o
e 3,4s5 ,559 women over Is years of age
in the country this year, 1888. $50, O
about 20 per cent were engaged il
gainful occupations. 1t is noted tina
the number of women at work ha'
more than doubled since 1880. but the
g, most surprising statemeat Is tina
women are represented in all but mint
of the 1903 occupations listed. There
are even women ''motormen, = switch
men, fagmen, brakemen. yardmen
carriage drivers, ship carpenters
roofers. skaters blacksmiths, machin
lists, oiler-makers, and we'll borers
Housekeepers are perhaps not rated
in the list of gainful occupations, bu
we could hardly keep house withou
them.