Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Annual Meeting Of Somer :
set Teachers Assn.
Town Committee Not Support.
ing Any One Candidate.
Bethany Baptist Church Holds Its
Annual Business Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Nesleri
Somerset Teachers Association was
held in the Opera House here, FRIDAY.
The program was largely for the bene-
fit ~ the rural schools. The session
was called to order by President ]. Z.
parlin Of Norridgewock and in the abb
senre Of the secretary and treasurer
:. Miss Elsie b. Holway MISS hlsiNa
: lance Of Madison was appointed secre-
tary pro TEN. Despite OF the heaVy ram
there was good attendance OF the
teachers from all parts OF the country.
Prayer WAS offered by Rev. 3. 3. Mef-
rill and the first paper was given py
Miss Ethel NJ. Frost Of Madison, rue
needs Of the Country School from the
Teachers Point OF View" She SAID
.Pnpils do. not understand their studies
When people stand back of the school
it viii prosper. Parents shift the re-
srponsibility OF the school too much on
the teacher The teacher must realize
that teaching is more than recitation.
1.-The feature of her paper was that
discipline was a big factor in teaching.
The paper was discussed very ably By
upt. ]. W Foster of North Anson lie
emphasized the fact that the teachers
in the rural schools should be as COM
petent as in the village schools. This
discussion was continued by Guy VIII
liams Of North Arson. Chester Will
!, liams OF Arson and Miss Goldie Biais-
dell of Skowhegan. A feature of the
program for the forenoon was paper
by Supt. l.. w. Gerrish of Skowhegan,
'sThe Needs of the Country School from
the Superintendent Point of View. >
He stated that one of the first essen
tials should be the care of property and
that buildings should be placed in good
condition He said, educate the child
and you educate the parents. The dis
cussion was taken up by Supt. r., q.
Davis of Norridgewock and continued
by Miss Gertrude Townsend and Mrs
Nellie Cepp of Skowhegan. A paper,
1.-THE Opportunity of the Country
School, YVES given by Prof Arthur j.
Jones of Orono, who emphasized eff
cheney of teachers and cooperation of
the parents with teachers.
The discussion of the paper was taxi
en- up by Supt. C. T.. Ball of Bingham
and others. An excellent paper on DO
nestle Science for Small Communities
was given by Miss Marion G. Kicker.
State director of household art, of
Pennington, which was interestingly
discussed BY Miss Florence Herrick
teacher of Domestic Science in Skow-
hogan and Madison schools. Among the
teachers and superintendents present
at the meeting We're: l.. w. Gerrisf, Il
A. Parker, G. C. Cleveland. Cora Til
man, f. w Ochampaugh, Miss Addis
Swain, Miss Alice Moore. Edith Patten
MISS Alta Ellis, Miss Euniee Hoyt
= Miss Dorothy Elliot. Miss Blanche NJ
8 Emory Mrs. Nellie copp. Miss Lee
Viles. Miss Florence Herrick, Miss
I Goldie Blaisdell Miss Mary Armstrong
r. w. leighton, Miss Dora Petersen
Mrs. Ethel Hight, Miss Leila Wyman
Mrs. Della Sanford, Skowhegan; Miss
Maud Dyer, Miss Nellie Pulien, Miss
Flora NJ White, Miss Jennie Petersen
Miss Lillian NJ. Bolt Miss Adelaide
Holway Miss Winnibel Cover, Miss
Elgiva Luce, Hazel viles. ID. w Rol-
Inns. Ethel M. Frost, Miss Mabel Sc
ward. Miss Emma Brown. Miss Eva l..
1znowlton. Madison. John C, Parlin
F. q. Davis Miss Mabel Phiipotts, Mrs
Mabel Miller Norridgewock; Miss
Ethel l. Davis. Miss Beatrice NJ. Smith
G. L. Ball, Miss Josephine Dunton
Bingham: Miss Clara NJ Record, Mrs
Eva Bachelor Elmer Vining, Guy
Williams. Scion: Miss Paulenah Sim
mons, Chester Williams. Emily Saw
yer. Mrs E. M. Burbank, Miss Doris
f. Wilkins, J. w. Foster, Claude Side
linger, North Arson; Guy Kenney
Athens, Eugene Mallet. Pennington
Arthur I. Jones. Orono.
At the opening of the session Of the
teachers. convention in the afternoon
there was singing by about 100 chill
n dren of the public schools, conducted
by Elmer e. Towne. Fitting remarks
concerning the life and works of the
late DIR. William McGlaullin were Civ.
en- By c.-E. Ball of Bingham. A fea-
ture of the afternoon program was
the paper by G. T. Cleveland, on Agri-
culture, in the Public Schools. Mr.
Cleveland has the distinction of be-
ing teacher of the first course II
agriculture established in the public
schools of the State. An interesting
paper was given by Miss Nellie C
and an able address by w. @. Mail
lett Of Harrington. on Uses of tn,
Imagination The following officer,
were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres. ! r. A. Parker, of Skowhegan,
Vice Pres. L. w, Gerrish. Skowhegan
Sec. and Treas, Elgiva Luce of Madi-