Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-30
Improving Every Minute at
Lewiston Convention.
Consolidation Of the Two Great
Educational Bodies.
Departmental Meetings...Address
By Pres. Faunce Of Brown.

Lewiston. Me. oct. 29.-The matter
of uniting the Maine Association OF
Colleges and Preparatory Schools with
the Maine Teachers Association was
as signed to Gene up for action as the
most important business of the annual
convention Of the former association
which was called to order today for a
two-days session.
The concluding meetings of the Maine
Teachers Association were held today,
the forenoon being devoted to depart
mental meetings and the afternoon to
a general session with an address on
the front line Of country school i'm
provement. Normal school reunions
and the annual meeting and banquet
of the Maine Schoolmasters' Club also
were held
1t was votcd at the business session
OF the Association OF Colleges and
Preparatory Schools held in Assembly
hali. Jordan High school, this after
noon, to unite with the Maine Teach
rrS' Association and the old officers
were asked TO hold over unit! the union
is perfected. While some opposition to
the union developed the large major
ity We're in favor of the plan and State
Supt Of Schools Payson Smith made
an emphatic speech in favor of the
union.
+. G. Farnsworth of Cony High
school. Augusta. presided ably at this
session.
The report of DR.. A. n. Leonard. sec
rotary ana treasurer, covered the de-
tails of the last session and Included
the pleasing announcement that there
is Il balance in the bank at present of
Slol.52. TIE largest ever reported.
During the afternoon the several de-
partment meetings rf the Association
of Colleges and Preparatory schools
were held in accordance with the yro-
gram.
The Maine Teachers Association elect
ed these officers this afternoon:
President, \. j. Roberts, Waterville ::
vice president. Supt. Charles +. Tlton.
Bangor; secretary. Fred c. Ball, Bangor
assistant secretary. Principal Nj. d. Car
Yer. Lewiston, treasurer, l.. f.. Moulton.
Auburn; corresponding secretary, Her
bert G. Libhey. Waterville auditor. Dr.
tive COMMITTEES. Supt Donald w Larue,
Augusta.
The Front Line of Country School Inn
provement' was the subject of an eX-
tremely interesting illustrated lecture
given by .. J. Kern, superintendent of
schools in Winnibago county. Illinois he
fore the Maine Teachers Association Fri
day afternoon. BY the front line. Mr..
Kern means the line being formed all over
the United States to secure better educa-
tional advantages for the boys and girls
| on the farm.
In the evening President w. II. p
| Faunce of Brown University gave an adj
dress before the association on General
| or Specific Training"
The Maine Schoolmasters' Club held its
! annual banquet in G. A. r. hall this
evening and elected the following Off
GERS:
President, ]. 0. Newton, kents Hill
vice president Il. J. Ham, Brunswick
secretary and treasurer II. M. Wheeler
Augusta: executive committee, F. G
Marshall Augusta. and f. r. Boyd. Ban
sor.
! The program for Saturday morning fol
! lows:
Department of classics. A. NJ. AS
sembly hall, president, Prof. Fred A
Knapp, Bates College; "A Supernten
dents Estimate of the Classics in Pubh
Schools" Dennis f. Bowman, superinten
dent of schools, Waterville. formerE.
Latin master at Penn Charter school
| 1.-The Teaching of the Classics" Dr. ID
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