Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-10-02
TEACHERS MEET.
HANCOCK COUNTY CONVENTION
HERE LAST WEEK.
coop ATTENDANCE AND INTERESTING
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.ounty teachers association was held at
Hancock hall, Ellsworth, Friday and Sat-
yrday of last week. Only few years ago,
the county association vi school teachers
seemed in fair way to pass into history.
New life was infused into it, however, and
new n orertum given it, and last years
convention here in Ellsworth scored
record both in point OF attendance and in
interest shown. That this interest is in
no way asg,..a, was shown By this years
convention, which even surpassed last
wears siigusiy in attendance, and was
fully up TO it in interest.
The total registration this year was
about lao; last years registration was 100.
There was liberal attendance Of towns
people who did not register. Friday
evenings meeting was largely attended.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The convention was called to order FRI
day afternoon by President G. J. Richards
superintendent Of schools Of Eden. Prayer
was offered by Rev. P. A. A. Killam, OF
the Ellsworth Baptist church. No time
was wasted by addresses OF welcome and
responses, for, as President Richards said
in opening, the teachers were here for
work not for words. This was the key
note OF the whole convention. The papers
and discussions throughout were on
practical basis, bringing ont points which
were OF value to the schools and to the
teachers in their work.
The president announced the following
committees: On resolutions, F. r.
gragdon, r. f. McGouldrice and Miss
Frances c. Small. On nominations, e. A.
Cooper, r. w. Martin, Mary c. Richard
son. On entertainment, W. H. Dresser.
Report OF the secretary and treasurer,
NJ. l.. Allen, was read and accepted. The
convention then settled down to work,
and the morning programme was taken
up as follows:
Drawing in Country schools--Miss Nellie +
Harvey, castine normal school
Preparation for Grade work-Miss NJ Hawley,
Bar Harbor kindergarten
Preparation for High Schooi-Prin W LAM
bert. Bar Harbor high school
Preparation for College, Dean Hart, Univer-
sity of Maine
Supervision OF scho6ls-Hon Payson Smith,
State supt of Public Schools
Question Box-conducted by supt Smith
The only change from the printed pro-
gramme was the address by Dean Hart,
in place OF President Fellows, Of the
University OF Maine, who was unable to
be present.
A round table conference OF superin-
tendents and principals was held in the
Office Of The superintendent OF schools
Friday afternoon. Many interesting
points were discussed.
FRIDAY EVENING.
There was good attendance at Friday
evenings meeting, which opened with
Twenty Minutes with Browning, in
which Miss Florence Inez Jaynes. teacher
OF elocution ct Bucksport seminary, re-
cited several of Browning's poems, her in
depreciation and expression Of the poets
thought being excellent. W. E. Linscott,
OF Franklin, gave several bass solos.
The address by Supt. William &. Bates,
Of the Cambridge, Mass, schools, on 1.-THE
Power OF Our Expectations" was full of
suggestions to teachers for the bringing
out OF the best in their pupils by belev-
ing in them and showing them that they
did believe in them. Supt. Bates related
several instances that had come within his
own experience as showing how great was
this .power Of Interpretation" in arousing
pupils to special effort.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
There were many changes in Saturday
forenoon's programme, several papers an
nounced for the afternoon being moved
forward. The programme as carried out
was as follows:
How Much Physiology' = Prin William H
Crafts, Mt Desert high school
Our Joy in Our work-Supt Bates
The Citizens Point OF View Rev hubert b
Mathews, Ellsworth
The Value of Storytelling Miss Mary c
Richardson, Castine normal school
Preparation for Bookkeeping-E Coop
er, Bucksport seminary
Question Box-Supt Smith
Saturday morning the address by Supt.
Bates, like that of the evening before, was
'full OF meat, and an inspiration which
will lift teachers over many annoyances
and irritations of the school year before
them. The address by Rev. r. B. Math-
ews, of the Ellsworth Congregational
church, touched upon many vital points
in the relationship Of citizens and the
schools, and the discussion which fol-
lowed was interesting.
At the business meeting Saturday fore
noon, officers were elected as follows:
f. E. Bragdon, president; W. H. Dresser,
vice-president; Villa 8. Frost, Of Els
worth, secretary and treasurer; Owen L..
Flye and Miss Nellie F. Harvey, members
OF executive committee.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resoiued, That whereas we, the members
of the Hancock county teachers association,
are convinced Of the feasibility and import
ance Of teaching drawing in all our schools
we win severally and collectively use our in
huence with parents and school officers in our
communities to create q sentiment favorable