Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15
THE LECTURERS.
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| superintendent of public schools. wht
! spoke fittingly and to the point or
| problems in Rural Schools Mr.
Smith based his argument on the fact
that since the State compelled attend
ance in the schools it should also fur
nish those pupils proper places II
which TO receive instruction, and
proper instructors; that rural commu-
mites should receive all the degree and
quality of instruction for which they
were paying, and that no position &c
which woman could turn was OF less
financial value to her than teaching
school. He declared for better school
houses, surrounded by better conven-
iences, and for higher grades of in
struction; and that primarily the sim
pie aad necessary branches of instruc-
ton be provided, before even agricnl-
ture and other adjuncts be incorporat-
ed.
|. Supt Smith was followed by w. J.
Thompson of South China, Who spoke
of the selection and execution of the
work before the Grange. Hon. A. j.
Roberts of Norway, commissioner OF
agriculture, spoke on new phase OF
Grange work when he declared himself
in favor of boys and girls institutes
which he proposed to organize during
the fall of the current year. in differ
ent sections of the State.
At this point Miss Beatrice Potter of
Augusta very pleasingly rendered "a
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encore. The rest of the forenoon was
well filled out with a series of live and
interesting papers, as follows: Boys
and Girls Clubs Leland w. Ross o.
Dexter: Helps In Degree Work, KATE
B. Ellis of Fairfield: THE Press anf
the Grange, and Cooperation of Mu
tial Benefit w. H. Davis of Augusta;
1.-THE Essentials of a Well balanced
Program Mrs. Warren Gardner Of
Rockland. The program for the morn
ing concluded with few stories by
National Lecturer NJ. P. Hull of Dia-
mondale, Mich.
The afternoon session opened at ]
o'clock with song. Mrs. Mary Robinson
OF Peru gave an interesting paper on
The Lecturers Work" Mr.. Mckeen
conducted question box, when more
than 100 points of interest and value tt
lecturers in their work were brought
UP and discussed. During the discus
sion the interest was intense, and this
feature was really the conference part
of the meeting. Following the discus
sion State Lecturer e. f. Richardson
of Massachusetts presented few re-
marks, after which the committee OF
organization, through its chairman,
Roy C, Haines of Ellsworth, reported
as followe:
t.-Name.--This organization shall b
known as and called the 1.-THE Main
Grange Lecturers Conference.
2.-Objects. The conference shall hav
for its objects the promotion of the vel
fare of the Grange of Maine, develop the
educational, literary, musical and socla
departments to greater extent ano
maintain high standard in all Grangt
work, and assist in all the other way
which shall make the Grange of tbs
State of Maine the best in our country
3.-The officers of the conference shall b
a president, who shall be the worth
lecturer of the Maine State Grange,
secretary, treasurer, doorkeeper and ex
ecutive committee of three member
who shall be elected by ballot at the ar
nual meeting of the conference to per
form the usual duties The Chairman
of the executive committee shall act as
vice president.
4-Meetings.-The conference shall NEE
once a year at the discretion of the con
ference and at such times as a two
thirds vote may direct at any annua
meeting.
5-The conference includes in member
ship all lecturers of the Grange OF
Maine and such other patrons as may
care to attend the conference: The lee
turers having voting power alone
1t was voted that the secretary cast
the ballot for B. Walker McKeen as
the permanent president of the con-
ference. The conference then took a
recess for the purpose of bidding fare
well to out-of- State members, who
Were departing on the o'clock train
and to prepare for making trip te
| the State House. Four special cars
| We're in waiting. and in these some PSI
! lecturers left City hall for the Cap
| itol at 4.10, and on their arrival they
We're photographed in group on tbs
Capitol steps.
Chairman Haines of the lecturers
and T. M. j. Enright of the local COM
mittee We're received by Governor
Haines. and at 4.35 the Governor and
Chairman Hanes of the committee en-
tered Representatives hall, where the
| Patrons We're in waiting, the Governor
being accorded a great ovation. Chair
man Haines presented the Governor t.
the lecturers. introducing him as "Oul
own Governor"
/ Governor Haines addressed thu
gathering for about ten minutes, tell
ing the Patrons of the great value
| which would come to the State ant
the Grange if they would take to thei
homes the experience which had beef
theirs at the conference, and also o
the benefits which would come il tn
farmers and Oranges of the Stat