Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-03
OUR TEACHERS.
Augusta Association Holds
Banquet, Thurs. Evening.
Occasion Well Attended and a
Source Of Much Pleasure.
Or. A. E. Wiaship Of Boston Deliy-
ersVery Interesting Address.

j lit AuSuSld L GdCIeTS ASSOCIATION
held a banquet, Thursday evening, at
the Augusta House with about 100 seat
ed at the banquet tables. Principal
Stuart of cony High school acted as
POSTMASTER in a very able manner
At $50 the large array of school
teachers from all parts of the city
formed in line by pairs and marched
into the banquet hall, where they
found awaiting them, one of Land
lord Emerson's delicious spreads pre-
! pared especially for the occasion.
At $780, the banquet WAS over, fol-
| lowing which a meeting lasting about
one hour took place. DR.. A. E. Win
ship of Boston, editor of the New Eng
| land Journal of Education, was prin
cipal speaker of the evening. The first
speaker introduced by POSTMASTER
Stuart was Hon. Payson Smith, State
superintendent of schools. Mr.. Smith S
talk was very brief, most of his re-
marks leading UP to the introduction
of Mr.. Winship. In few well select
ed words DR.. A. e. Winship was in
! troduced.
Mr. Winship's talk lasted for about
an hour His introduction consisted
| largely of his early life and education.
The first school that DR.. Winship ever
attended was at Freeport, Me-, and the
first school that he ever taught was at
Gorham. A portion of his education
Was obtained at Kent's Hill Seminary.
DR.. Winship has leetured in Maine
every year for nearly 40 years. In
that time he has leetured in 1913 diff
ferent cities and towns, which prob
4
man. During the administration of
State Supt. of Schools Smith. Mr. Win
ship has leetured in nearly every eoun-
ty in the State.
Maine. declared the speaker has a
greater diversity of educational inter
ests than any state in the union. More
specific progress has been made in
school administration in the last five
years than in any other state. The
speaker gave for his reason the fact
that he had visited practically every
site in the union i'll the last two years.
Maine is the only state that has an
unerganized school problem that we
have either on island or in the New
England section.
Mr.. Winship said in the course of
his introduction, that High schools
throughout Maine have been increased
and improved more than any other state
in the Union. This is the only New
England state that has caught tic spirit
of the West" declared the speaker.
The principal topic discussed by the
speaker was. Making Boys Manly A
short abstract of Mr. Winship's talk on
this subject is as follows: THE first six
years of 10y should make him physi-
eally independent, the second six years
should make him intellectually indepen
dent and the third six years should ae-
veiop moral responsibility. There IS no
more occasion for uncertainty in training
a boy than in training trees or horses,
only in the case Of a human being more
forces are involved in training.
THE home must be absolutely RESPONSE
first six years The home and school
should be responsible for the second six
years. and the home school and public
for the third six years 1t is impossible
to train any boy into manliness, unless
there is a specific, intelligent, organized,
public responsibility and activity. were
the words OF the speaker. From the age
of L to Is the boy must be specifically
helpful from the standpoint of teachers
parents and the public.
Or. Winship is speaker of great abil-
ity, on account of the fact that he has
made special study of education prac-
tieally all his life. His wide experience
makes him Il very able and Interesting
lecturer to listen to.
At the conclusion of his talk he was
generously applauded.