Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-06
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Meeting Of County Association in Ellis.
worth List Week

County teachers association in Ellsworth
Thursday and Friday of last week
was well attended in spite OF difficult
weather conditions.
The convention opened with a general
session at Hancock hall Thursday even
ing, which was enjoyed by many Ellis
worth people. The principal speaker OF
the evening was State Superintendent
Thomas, and this was his first visit to the
Hancock association. Glenn w. Starkey,
State director for schools, spoke ON "The
wsr-Savings Campaign" and Ralph P.
Mitchell of Orono, State leader OF boys
agricultural clubs, spoke on estate Credit
for Club Work"
Music for the evening was furnished by
the orchestra OF Bluehili academy, and
was thoroughly enjoyed.
| Friday forenoon departmental sessions
we're held at Hancock hall, instead OF at
the high school building, as first an
nounced.
Supt. Patten OF Ellsworth presided in
the department for rural schools. The
speakers were II. A. Allen and Mis-
| Florence NJ. Hale, State agents for rural
education.
Supt. MeGouldrick OF Bar Hsrbor pre-
sided in the department OF graded
schools. Here the speakers were Irving
| w. Small OF Bar Harbor, Miss Mary b.
Bills and William d. Hall of Csstine
normal school.
| Supt. w. T.. Clark OF Castine presided
in the department OF secondary schools,
where Principal Stoddard of the Ellsworth
high school and j. w. Taylor, State agent
for secondary education, were the
principal speakers.
| The convention closed with another
general session and business meeting Fri
day afternoon. The principal address OF
the afternoon was by Prof. Henry w.
Brown OF Colby college, on 1.-THE Use OF
| Crayon in Teaching" Prof Brown IL
Illustrated his ideas by means OF rapid
crayon sketches. He showed that peda-
gogicai wisdom consists in the ability to
use all available means for the purposes OF
teaching. OF these means, the crayon
may be made very effective In the hands
even OF the unskilled person. The pic
lures required may not be artistic. They
appeal to the Imagination even when
some hat conventional, diagrammatic or
altogether crude. Pedagogical wisdom is
shown in the power to hold attention, to
create clear concepts, to insure complete
concepts, to produce lasting concepts,
and to furnish all possible means for self
expression. The use OF the crayou in
teaching will eonduce to ali these ends.
Prot. James l.. McConsughy OF Dart
mouth college, scheduled to speak at this
session, was detained by freight wreck
near Portsmouth, ". H., and unable to
reach here. In his stead, Mr.. Taylor gave a
short address on the Junior Red Cross
Movement"
A pleasing feature OF the afternoon ses-
sion was the music by the Bar Harbor
high school orchestra.
At the business session, officers were
elected as follows: President, Supt. w. e.
Clark OF Castiue; vice president, Principal
A. G. johnson OF Bar Harbor; secretary
and treasurer, Miss A. Ruth Fields of
ELLSWORTH executive committee. the
above offices and Snpt. f. l.. Linscott, Blue
hill; Hazel Fogg, Bucksport; Principal
l.. A. Bailey, Sullivan.
The following registered during the
convention:
Alice Dyer, Ada Bailey, Mildred Jordan,
Mildred Brewster, Winter Harbor; K. L.
Sinclair, Sybil Hammond, Gouldsboro;
Isabelle Jordan, Waltham; Chas. e. Phil
lips, Bluehill; II. II. Bryant. Portland;
Ralph p. Mitchell, Orono; w. d. Hall,
Castine; Frances z. Atwater, West Sui
Ivan; w. 4. CLARK, Castine; E. B. Hutch
inson, Winter Hsroor; B. N. Allen, Port
land; Laura K. Cleaves, Gouldsboro;
Eliza beth Jeiiison, West Sullivan; A. W.
Jellison, Margaret Z. Allen, Sullivan /;
Maud f Trask, Sorrento; Adeu Carter,
Mt. Desert; velma +. Wallace, Grace Har-
mon, Cora Jordan, w. H. Edminstsr,
Mrs. w. II, Edminster, Nancy Smith,
Marcia A. Flagg, Lola b. Dyer, Franklin /;
Alice III. MuIlan, Elizabeth NJ. Walsh,
Bertha Wentworth, Mrs. W. II. Patten,
Bertha Estey, Julia Estey, r. e. Stoddard,
Margaret f. Hurley, Catherine A. Hurley,
Mary V. Chevrier, Myrtle Gambler, Mil
dred LORD, Alice L. Cowan, Mary A. Gay
ner, Julia b. Heath, Gladys l.. Jordan,
LluA iTut, w. n fattcn, AuktiDH hllCu-
ell, A. Ruth Fields, Sylvia G. Hurley,
Florence p. Morris, Minerva s. Jordan,
Doris NJ. Carter, Ellsworth; Alice A. Lake,
Nieolin; Mary b. Bills, Castine, L. A.
Bailey, Sullivan; Earle G. Farnsworth,
Orland; Rebecca Doyle, East Sullivan;
Flossie Hancock, Sullivan; II. K. Houston,
Buoksport; Mabel b. Knight, Blanche
Kingsley, Gouldsboroi Lylls NJ. Sprsgue,
Elsie M. Kench, Fannie Maddocks, Mar
a iorie l.. Mason, Bluehili; Lura Andrews,
Sullivan; Mary Ellington, Lena A. Sper-
ry, Harriet e. Hooper, Surryi Alice M.
Cunningham, Hancock; Lena Addition,
Abilene T. Wilcomb, Elizabeth Sargent,
Eden; Myrs A. Moon, Hancock; Abbie
Richardson, Bar Harbor; Inez q. Nickles,
Mabel l.. Chase, Helen J. Yeaton, Eden;
Alice McGouldrick, Hancock Sadie Mui-
Ian, North Hancock; Vesta M. Stubs,