Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-07
THE TEACHERS
CONVENTION
OPENS TODAY

Waterville, Me-. May 6.-(SpeciaD
Between 800 and 600 pupils and pri-
vate school teachers from Kennebec
and Somerset counties are expected
to arrive in Waterville Friday morn
ing for a joint convention of the Ken
nebec and Somerset County Teachers
Association. Some few of the young
ladies had already arrived in the city
Thursday evening and early morning
trains will undoubtedly bring them in
by the hundreds Dinners will be
served especially for the visitors by
the pupils Of Waterville High school
and Coburn Classical institute, the
proceeds TO be turned In for the bene-
fit of the athletic association.
The Program
Following is the revised PROGRAM
for the day:
Baptist church-Chairman. supt W
o. Hersey, Fairfield: music, South
Grammar School Glee Club; prayer,
Rev. Henry Clay Turner; music, Glee
Club. address, Teaching, a Danger
GUS Occupation" Prof. w B. Mitchell
Bowdoin College; music Glee Club;
address. 1.-THE Human Touch" DR.. A.
S. Phelps; appointment Of commit
tees.
Business Session. 100 P. M-First
Baptist Embellishments Associa-
ton, church auditorium; West Somer-
set church vesrry; East Somerset
church parlors.
General Session, 200 p. Mad
dress. Our Children and Our Schools y
Rev. A. j. Torsieff, Sec. Maine Anti
Tuberculosis Association.
Department Sessions $50 P. M
Secondary school department, church
parlors; chairman, Prin. r. W. Leigh
ton, Sl1owhegan; THE Training OF
Memory and Habit in the High Schoo.
Classroom" Prof James L. MoCon-
aughy, Bowdoin College; discussion
Personality" Prof. ]. D. Taylor
Colby College; discussion, Range
Finding, j. W. Taylor, State In
spector Of High Schools; discussion
Rural School Observation-Disclosures
Vestry. Chairman, Supt Geo. z
Paine, vassalboro; Address, Prin W
G. Mallett. Pennington State Normal
School; Discussion; Teaching Exer-
else in Reading, Miss Bertha Z. But
terrified. Waterville; Discussion, 1.-The
Relation of the Rural Teacher to her
! Community" Supt. W. D. Fuller, Old
Town; Discussion. Elementary Grad d
Department Church Auditorium
Chairman Supt. 0. H. Drake. Pitts
field. The Teachers Saving Grace 81
Humor," Supt. John A. Cone, Bruins
wick; Discussion; Teaching Exercise
in Language. Miss Helen NJ. Leland
Waterville; Discussion; Socialism.
Language Teaching" Miss Mary NJ
Reed, Gorhan State Normal School.
| General Session. 500 p. m-Churct
auditorium. Music; Address, ''Ths
Old and New in Education Miss
Lucy Wheelock Training School, Bos-
! ton.
The officers of the three associa-
lions are as follows:
| Kennebec County Association:
President, Supt- ". o. Hersey. Fair
field; Vice President, Prin. A M San
born, Waterville; Secretary Alice NJ
Richards. Gardiner: Executive Com
mittee. President, Vice President
Secretary. Supt. Geo. T. Paine, Vas
salboro; Supt. Chas. n. Perkins, Wa
terville.
West Somerset Association Presi-
dent, Prin. r W Leighton, Skowhe-
gan; Vice President. r. z G. Bailey
| North Anson; Secretary, Nellie z
Holway, Madison; Executive Commit
tee, Mrs. Eva Webster. NorridEewock
Miss Marie Ellwell, Bingham.
East Somerset Association: Execu-
tive Committee Prin. John A. Part
ridge, Fairfield; Mrs Lenora Brown
Adams