Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-10-11
TEACHERS, CONVENTION.
Interesting Sessions Held at Bar
Harbor Monday.

Interesting sessions heAu AZ bar
Harbor. Monday.
The annual convention Of the Hancock
County teachers association was held at
Bar Harbor Monday. There was q large
attendance, and the sessions were OF IN.
usual interest.
The morning session was called to order
in the high school building by President
E. L. Palmer, and after prayer, an address
OF welcome was given by Charles B. Pineo.
This was followed by music and a BUSH
ness session. The remainder of the morn
ing was given over to two addresses: "The
Spirit OF the Teacher" by Miss Lillian l.
Lincoln, Of the Pennington normal school,
and 'srhe Citizen and the Rural School,
by b. Walker McKeen, lecturer OF the
Maine State grange.
The afternoon began with department
sessions. The department OF high and
grammar schools was under the leadership
of Principal Frank e. Briggs, OF the Bar
Harbor high school. There were three
papers, Language Teaching in the
Grades" by Miss Ardelle M. Tozier, Of
the Aroostook normal school, Language
Teaching in the High School," by Miss
Mary E. Bates, of the English department
OF the Bar Harbor high school, discussed
by Miss Nellie NJ. Reed, OF the Emerson
grammar school, and Teaching the
Pupil How to Study, by Principal Irving
w. Small, of the Emerson grammar
school. general discussion followed.
The department Of rural schools was
under the leadership of Supt. A. w. Cor
don, Of the Sullivan Winter Harbor-
GouIdsboro and Sorrento district. The
papers were: 'sGrading Rural School," by
Miss Nettie M. Pollard, OF South Goulds-
boro, Emusic in the Rural Schools" by
Mrs. Laura g. Russell, supervisor OF music
in the Sullivan schools, and ''Story Tell
ing", by Miss Mary L. Hastings, Castine
normal school. This was followed by in
formal discussion, which lasted till the
time of general session.
The primary school department was
under the direction Of Miss Christina F.
Hatch, Of Bar Hsrbor, and the papers in
cluded: Kindergarten Methods and Their
Value in Teaching" by Miss Evelyn Hig-
genbot ham, of the Bar Harbor kindergar-
ten; Teaching Numbers in the First
Three Grades" by Miss Mary II. Black, of
Ellsworth, and Language Lessons for
Primary Classes, by Mrs. Bertha II. Bur-
ridge, of the Washington State normal
school. This was followed by general dis
cussion, in which large number took
part.
At $50 came the general session, all
meeting in the assembly hall State Supt.
Payson Smith gave an address, followed
by question box interestingly conducted
by Mr.. Smith.
The evening session was held in the
Methodist church, and after prayer and
music by large school chorus, conducted
by Miss Louise l.. Fernald, supervisor OF
music in the Bar Harbor schools, the SEES
sion closed with an address, "Making
Boys Manly" by DR.. A. E. Winship, of
Boston.
The election of officers at the business
session resulted as follows: A. w. Cor
don, West Gouldsboro, president; Mrs.
Clara o. Hopkins, Ellsworth, vice-presi-
dent; Miss Ida z. Hughes, Bar Harbor,
secretary and treasurer; Morris Foss,
franklin, and F. E. McGouldrick, Blue
hill, mem ers of the executive committee.