The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-16
THE MAINE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
Which Is to Be Held In Bangor 0c-
tOber 80 and 81.


Maine Teachers Association to be
held in Bangor Oct. 80 and 81, are
being prepared by the secretary, H. A
Allan of Augusta. The Maine Teach
ers' Association has the largest at
! tending membership of any organiza-
| ton in the State and it is safe to say
that Bangor will be busy city on
| the days of the convention. AT Port
! land, last year. there was an actual
registration of 1863.
The program includes general SEES
sions, Thursday afternoon and eve
ming, and Friday evening. On Friday
morning, three large group sessions
are to be held. embracing elementary
school, secondary school and college
interests. For Friday afternoon, the
program consists Of Is department
meetings devoted to the more partic-
ular interests of the teachers. Promi-
nent among the speakers are Governor
Haines, Jacob Riis, the well-known
New York author and lecturer, Nathan
C. Schaeffer, state superintendent of
public instruction for Pennsylvania,
Calvin n. Kendall, commissioner of
education for New Jersey, Principal
w. D. Lewis of William Penn High
school, Philadelphia, superintendent
F. C. Spaulding of Newton, Mass,
President Meikeljohn of Amherst,
Profs. Thorndike and Strayer of Col
umbia University and many others
well known throughout the education
al world.
Preceding the meetings of the as
ISOLATION will be held the annual ban
quet of the Schoolmasters' Club with
John Kendrick Bangs as the speaker
of the evening.
Following are the officers of the as
ISOLATION; President, William B. An
drews, Westbrook; vice president, Geo.
H. Larrabee, Bangor; secretary, Har-
old A. Allan, Augusta; assistant sec
rotary, Miss Florence l. Pollister,
Portland; treasurer, Herbert e. Cong
don, Bangor; auditor, Ernest H. Wood
bury, Saco. Members of the execu-
tive committee, the president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer, Miss
Lillian l. Lincoln, Pennington; Ken
meth C. M. Stills, Brunswick; Herbert
J. Chase, Gardiner.
Among the speakers at the several
sessions will be Prof. Arthur J. Jones
of the University of Maine, State SUI
perintendent Payson Smith, F. U.
Landman of the Maine Central Insti-
tute, Prof. Kenneth c. NJ. Stills of
Bowdoin College, Supt. Charles E.
Ball of Bingham, Principal Roland II
Verbeck of Parsonfield Seminary, Ed
itor Albert E. Winship of Boston
Miss Mary McSkimmon of Brookline
Mass, Miss Lucy Wheelock of Bos-
ton, Prof. James l.. McCoughy OF
Bowdoin College. Prof. Roland 2
Gray of the University of Maine, Pres
Arthur j. Roberts of Colby College
| Prof G. r. Elliott of Bowdoin. Prof
! Irvan l.. Winter of Harvard Univer-
sity, Prof. Orren c. Hormell of Bow
dom, Prof Frank d. Tubbs of Bates
! College, Prof. Manton Copeland OF
! Bowdoin, Prof. w. S. c.. Russell OF
Springfield, Mass, Librarian Ralph K
Jones of the University of Maine, Jo-
siah w Taylor of Waterville, State
Inspector of High schools; Miss An
ME c. Moore of the New York Pub
lie library Prof. Charles w Easley of
the University of Maine, Commission
err of Agriculture John A. Roberts,
Principal Albert F. Richardson of the
Eastern State Normal school, Prof J.
w. Stevens of the University of Maine,
and Rev. Arthur Lockhart.
Association meetings will be held,
all day. Thursday, commencing at $50
A NJ The afternoon meeting will be
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City hall and Governor Haines will
deliver an address. In the evening,
Nathan C. Schaeffer, state suerintend-
ent of public instruction for Pennsyl-
vania, will speak on the subject: Has
the School Heard the Voice of Con-
seryation?'
Group sessions, commencing at $50
A. NJ, make up the program for Fri
day morning, and department sessions
will be held, in the afternoon. On
Friday evening, a general session will
be held in City hall. This will be the
last gathering of the convention, and
the principal speaker will be Jacob
Riis of New York City. who will
speak upon The Bad Boy"
Welcome ManderVille Ladd