The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-22
TEACHERS MEETING
At MADISON
Guy Williams, of Solon,
Is New President
OF Western Somerset Teachers Ass0.
citation. Miss Gertrude Townsend.
Secretary

The annual session Of the Western
Somerset Teachers Association was
held at Madison last Friday. About
two hundred persons were in atten-
dance and the meeting was he'd in
The High School building, which prov
cd very suitable place for the ex-
hibition given. The lower rooms had
the various departments of the school
work. including drawing Of the yari-
Gus grades. including work from all
the rural schools as we'll and an ex-
hibit of sewing done by the grades
from the 9Th grade up.
In the manual training room in
the basement were samples of the
work Of this department and this was
one Of the features of the session,
z he room fer this is one of the best
arranged IA the county The work
is under III eAafge Of T. ". Ocham-
paugh and practical results are De-
ing obtained under his direction.
The session opened promptly at
0 clock with TWO songs, under the d.
rection of Supt. OF Music, f. E.
Towne, by eighteen boys and twenty
girls from the 6th grade OF the Pleas
ant street building and was a prac-
tioal demonstration of what the grades
do every day in singing the class
singing these two songs through
without music taking the pitch from
a pitch pipe and ending exactly il
tune This was followed by prayer
by Rev +. II Means, pastor Of tie
CONGREGATIONAL church The first
paper was Teaching Exercise. First
Grade Reading" BY Miss Clara Hun
newell of Madison, who is teacher
in grade l. in the Old Point building.
She demonstrated this talk by the
reading of eight of her scholars. Next
came a vocal solo by little Miss Doris
keyes, aged S. then Miss Clara Hun
newell gave a talk with Illustrations
on First Grade Busy Work.
During intermission the visitors
examined the various exhibits and the
Sophomore class served ice cream,
the proceeds of the sale going TO the
NJ. H. S. baseball team.
Among the superintendents Of
schools present in the forenoon were:
Charles f. Ball OF the Bingham, Con-
cord and Forks schools; Guy F. Will
liams of the Solon. Harmony and
Athens; John W. Foster of the Anson
New Portland and New Vineyard; and
Mr. Gerrish.
A paper on Correlation of Read
ing with other Subjects. prepared by
Gladys B. Hisler of Bingham was read
by Supt. G. f Ball An address that
rang with practical ideas was given
by Prof James McConaughy of Bow
doin college on Habit He said
that 90 of all our acts out of 100 were
through habit. He said to get
child TO do a thing make some incen-
tive. To get rid of a bad habit he
said do it by Elimination by Substi-
tute'
At noon a dinner was served in the
congregational church dining rooms
by the Woman's Association, and the
afternoon session was held in the
auditorium of the church. The pro-
gram was as follows: Duet. Lillian
Smiley and Marjorie McNaught
At the business session held the fol-
lowing officers were chosen Presi-
dent. Guy s. Williams, Solon; vice
president. D. W. Rollins. Madison;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Ger
trude Townsend of Skowhegan. Then
came a song by the 4th and 5th
grades from the Old Point building
Prof. A. ]. Jones gave an address on
The Opportunity of the Rural
Teacher Among the subjects upon
which he touched were the power of
inspiration organized play; social
life: maps of school yard and vicinity
Address The Psychology of the Drill
by Miss Mary l. Hastings of Castine
Normal school. Mrs Maude Andrews
Of Portland gave a talk upon Read
'ne" State Supt. Payson Smith con-
dncted a question box. In this, num-
erous questions were asked in regard
to subjects in the various papers and
answered BY the teachers who gave
he addresses. A number Of ques-
tions were also asked about tome OF
the new State laws.
Il was announced by Principal
Dean Rollins that the Madison HIGH
'chool had been admitted 10 New
ENGLAND college certificate board for
three years. which places the High
'chool in a position to admit students
- 9nT collese in New England oat-
sjde Of Harvard and Yale.
Among the teachers who registered
members of the association for the
7omine year are: Prof r W. Leigh
tom Iucy r. Taylor, Leila Wyman,
oaisy VI. shaw. Lizzie Healey. Nellie
Russell Copp, Supt L. W Gerrish;
Nrs Kate {. Holbrook, Leah Niles,
Nddie W. Swain. Mrs Henry Boyn-
on Blanche Emory Dorothy NJ. Ell
lott Mrs. Ethel NJ Hight d. Jet
7regs. Mary l.. Armstrong. Maud
aeon. Harriet Simpson. Gertrude
"ownsond. Eunice Hoyt Alice Mitch
! II. Grace Ramsdell, Charlotte Davis,
| DELLA Sandford Skowhcgan; Guy Will
! Jams, Solon; (. W. Williams, Mildred
| Ferry. Hazel Z. Yles, Winnihel Cow
r, Elgiya r. Luce Ethel NJ. Frost,
| Vaud B Powers. Belle Dennison, Evie
/ y. Carl. Emma ! Brown. Nellie +.
! IolWay. Alice Morse, Gladys l. Phil
ips and Maud Dyer, Madison; Jose
i ohine Lenter. New Portland; Lucy r.
-inkin. Edna c. Dyer, Emily NJ. Saw
or. John Y. Foster. Doris F. wilkins,
North Anson; Charles Ball, Bing-
ram.
The evenings program consisted OF
musical numbers: Reading by Mrs.
Naude Andrews of Portland and an
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