Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-19
Western Teachers


The Western Somerset County
Teachers Association opened it's annu
al session in Assembly hall high school
building, Friday forenoon with Charles
+. Taylor, principal Of Madison high
school and president of the association,
presiding. Music was furnished by the
Skowhegan grammar schol ORCHESTRA
under the direction of Music Superin-
tendent +. T.. Towne. America was
sung by the audience and Rev. Henry
Clay Turner Of. the Centenary Metho-
dist church Of SkOwhegan offered
prayer. The following committees were
appointed during the brief business
session: Nominating committee. L. w.
Gerrish. Skowhegan; Prof. Guy Will
liams. North Arson and Miss Rather
inc Kendrick Of Good Will schools; res
buttons, Miss l.. a. Bradbury, North
Arson; Blanche Wilbur, Madison and
L. L. Allen, principal of Good Will
schools Rev Arthur :. Phelps, D. D.,
pastor of Watervile's First Baptist
church, delivered one of his brilliant
addresses entitled, The Human
Touch" and Ralph =, Mitchell. State
leader of Boys and Girls Clubs. gave
an admirable address on school Cred
it for Club Work" Aat the conclusion
of the addresses State Superintendent
Augustus @. Thomas, conducted
Question BOX which was one of the
most helpful features of the session.
The following teachers had register
ed up to noon Friday: T. w. McQuade
Mt Vernon; Supt Carl Rhoades OF
Harmony: Supt. l.. W. Gcrrish, Show
began Madison: Supt. Mrs. l.. a. Brad
bury of the Arson district: Florence
Walker. Anson Evelyn Gray. Arson;
Annie keene, Cornville; Miss l.. y.
Corson, Madison; K. w. Leighton. Sa-
rah Snow. Mrs. Gertrude I. Green. Mrs.
Lizzie w. Healey. Mrs. Nancy Huck
ms, Miss A. +. Mantor, Mrs. Kate Hol
brook Miss l.. &. Higgins, Lana Not
tage. Mrs. Alice r. Mitchell. Nora
Plunmer. Laura Caldwell, Elizabeth
Scott, Mrs. Frank Moore, Grace Rams
dell. Nellie r. Copp. Esther L. Hedman,
Carrie NJ. Carpenter. F. w. kn . lton,
Skowhegan: Miss Florence burrill,
East Madison: Esther Badger. Arson;
Miss Eva Miller. Arson: Helen Brown.
Arson. Celia Lawrey, Arson; Pearl
Meader. Myra Cross. Miss NJ. p. Stev-
ems Addie Swain. Miss Ruth Morgan,
Skowhcgan; Prin. q. F. Williams, Eve
Ign Grattan. Hinckley: Ethel G. Love
JOY, Hinckley: Belle Dennison, Show
hogan; Mary E. Prince, Madison; Miss
Lucille Forti1r. Bingham. Miss Es-
Their French. Scion; Miss Carrie F.,
Simmons, North Arson; Alice Cahill.
North Arson; Anna y. Savage. Bins-
ham: Gladys Phillips. Madison; Ruth
Marden. Madison; Marion Johnson,
Madison Nellie Holman. Madison;
Mrs Gldys Crowther. Madison; Mari
on Bryant. Bingham: Hester Pullen,
North Arson: Bertha Paine, North Al
son: Nellie Dick, Madison, Miss l.. b.
Goodwin, Cornville; Mahd Powers,
Madison: r. 4. Brakeman, +. l.. Allen,
Good Will; Edmund Freeman. Fair
field: Ella Wentworth, Skowhegan'
Marguerite Fox. Bingham: Lula Cor
don. Arson; Helen Mitchell. Fairfield;
Miss F. II. Carey, Good Will: Miss
Georgia Morrow. Good Will. Bertha NJ.
Young. Skowhegan: Mrs. f. L. Allen,
Good VIII Mrs. Winifred II. Norton.
Embden: Mrs. NJ Adcline Dalzell, Mad
ison: Sarah Mccain. Madison; Alice
Kinds. North Arson: Elizabeth Gift
ford Arson; G. +. Taylor Madison;
Alice Z. Weston. Madison; Agnes G.
Stetson. Madison: blanch Wilson.
Madison; Doris Rayner, Skowhegan;
Florence Danforth, Nesta Carl, Anna
Roberts, Madison. Miss X H Kend-
rick. Good Will; Eva Carl. Skowhegan;
Miss Edith H. Gardner. Good VIII
Two Of the interesting features Of the
session were the exhibitions arranged
in the high school building In the man
ual training department, Frank ".
Knowlton. superintendent, showed the
work OF his pupils at the various
benches in different stages Of construc-
don. Fred Rayner had a very interest
ir- individual. sAhiIi, which Included