Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-21

| much individual teaching. The ages
of the pupils vary from - to 80 years.
| There are five classes in reading, TOUR
in spelling, one in history, one III geo
graphy, three in arithmetic, one III
bookkeeping and three in writing Inc
I time is divided into two periods, the
| first from to 745, the second from
AZ TO SIS. This division of time does
+not permit a student to take more
| than two studies.
! The Y. M. c. A. classes are open
only to men; but, following their eX-
ample the w. c. r. u. has opened a
night school for women. These classes
! are, at their best, a poor place Tor a
person to get his education, put the
| Y NJ. c. A. has set an example and
the town will, without doubt carry on
the classes next winter. With this
end in view there is to be in the town
j warrant of our annual meeting an ar
kticle, which calls for an organization
, for night schools and it is likely that
| tine sum asked for will be granted.
Ghe benefit to the scholars is not
| the \ only benefit. The teachers learn
| nearly as much as their pupils. because
| they fipd that there is more in sub
ject. when they try to teach it. The
classes Also bring the working fellows
and the High school fellows together,
and many acquaintances and even
friendships are formed, which other
wise would not have been.
possibilities for Personal Work"
| were discuss d in the paper by Will
liam w. Banto' OF Bangor. The speak
err stated that az boys between 10 and
| IS needed help ID e. engagement as
this is the period of Il boys greatest
activity in his physical and mental
life, the time for forming characters
and facing temptations, the time in
which the boy is most easily influence
ed. He presented statistics to show
that Of the 100000 criminals in the
country, $4,000 We're under % years
of age and asked his hearers if they
We're doing anything to prevent the
continuance of such position. He cit
ed as the three requisites for success
full work, daily Bible reading, daily
prayer, and study of the boy to be
reached. 1T is not so much what you
know as what you are and do said
| he in conclusion.
! possibilities Tor Bible Glass, Teach
ing by Boys was the subject of the
| address by Charles Mitchell of Bar
| Harbor. The points made by the
| speaker were as follows:
| 1t is possible because boys appeal t.
boys and use language that they can
readily understand.
| Boys to be used as teachers must be
those who understand what boys have
| to contend with and who knows from
| experience.
! One of good character and poor
teaching ability is rather to be chosen
! as a teacher than one of Indifferent or
| bad character ana excellent teaching
; ability because Of the influence one has
over those with whom he comes IN
| contact.
| 1t is better to trust a fellow and be
! deceived in him than doubt one who
| is sincere.
| What q teacher is counts more thah
| what he pertends to be.
| possibilities for Boys Club With
or Without Equipment" was the sub
| ject of the closing paper of the fore
noon, which was by Lester j. ToZier
of Waterville The speaker said:
| In every Church Boys Club there
worship, Bible study and the like. The
study of the Bible shows to the young
man the right life to lead and how to
lead it. No Young Mems Christian
Association can prosper, no matter
how strong or how large club they
may have, without study of the Bible
and of course we all want to prosper
and grow.
| My subject is What a Church Boys
Club Can do With and Without Equip
ment." Now by equipment | mean
everything which an ordinary Boys
department would have; rooms suit
able for gathering and having good
time: a place to have worship in, say
one large room for a general assemb-
lage, and in it have baskets for bas-
ketball, trapeze, other equipment for
general games, which would come I'M
der the head of athletics, also a room
for the playing of pool and billiards.
Another room. which would perhaps
be the most benefting is a reading
room and library, where boys could
come at spare times and enjoy them
selves by reading. With it's advantage
Of rooms and equipment comes natur-
ally the chance of opening up clean
er life for the young men who use
them.
} Young men are easily led, that is a
great many of them. and if they once
get started down it is harder work to
lead them back into the right path.
This we all know. A great many young
men of themselves do not see INTO have
the energy needed in the great fight,
but when united or allied with some
, club or organization they can start
in and do for themselves what they
, would not have done alone. Clubs and
, association with rooms and proper
s equipment can keep up the enthusiasm
f of their members by regular sched-
, ules of games for indoors such as bas-
ketball, and baseball and outdoor meets
2 in which all can participate, for many
good athletes can be readily found