Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-31

style" declared Miss Alexander on Mon
day. is thing OF the past" to which
most OF the teachers present echoed a
very fervent approval. 1t would seem
| that the vertical system has worked
great harm to handwriting and that the
tendency now Is to get back to a clear
legible hand writing. 1t is hoped that
all the teachers may keep up their inter-
est in the work which Miss Alexander
has so sldllfully undertaken. Her expert
enee has been such that she can handle
q large class such as she had on Monday
and Tuesday with excellent results.
The interest in the progressive road 10
reading system which Is being taught by
Miss Helen White of Providence, is still
of unusual interest to the teachers. Miss
White In her lecture simply car
rled forward step farther her lecture
of Monday She announced that on
Wednesday afternoon she would give a
practical demonstration of the teaching
of the system which she uses with n class
of Il dozen or more first grade children to
be furnished her from the WaterVlne
schools
lone of the finest lectures to teachers
that I ever listened to-" remarked one OF
the teachers Monday. in speaking of the
lecture of Miss Florence NJ. Hale.
Of Presque Isle she puts things
so straight and with SO great sincerity
that II is easy to follow her in her mas
terly thought
She dwelt somewhat upon school man.
agement. as the basis al the work to ne
taken up next week by Miss Margaret
Doland. of Fitchburg. Let me urge
YOU" she said with great emphasis. ITO
have strong belief in your own State.
in the town and in the people wherever
YOU are placed. May l give you point
Ter? Never say one word against the
school in which YOU happen to be placed.
Speak we'll of the locality where you are
so long as you stay there. Not only all
this. but have a strong belief in the
goodness OF those placed in your charge.
Speak of every good which you discover
in the child
In speaking OF the topic Teachers
Pay" she said. "Give of your best in
struetien and do not look to your salary.
and then you are sure to be in line for
promotion" To bear out this point Miss
Hale read from an article written by
DIR. Hyde, of Bowdoin College. or pro-
fessional etiquette, Miss Hale urged that
the teacher present always the attitude
of tile business woman. ut is better"
she said, ITO be a chief burden bearer of
the nation than Jester for the people"
When teachers come into the school
room they ought to be glad .of their
work, she suggested they ought to ac-
cept willingly the ideas of their superin-
tendents and carry them out to the let
ter when you can't carry them out"
she declared seek another locality.
Listen to your superintendent in a cour-
teous, business-like manner, and if you
do not agree, meet him at some appointed
time and place and reason your differ
enee out with him. Make the superin-
tendent feel that you are in full sympa-
thy with all that he Is trying TO do for
the schools.
In conclusion, she spoke of vision in
work 1.-THE teacher who lacks the spirit
of a vision will perish She must see In
each one of the little fellows who wait
upon her instruction some good in order
that she may with spirit carry forward
the work given her to do