Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-02

ton, who Will speak on ThurSday aIter-
noon, October go From no other source
can be secured such authoritative AMI
practicals instruction in this very essen
tial educational. field and the presenta'
ton Of his subject by DR.. Wood will be
Of vital interest to all.
The speaker for the Thursday eve
ming session is to be DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills of Brooklyn, New York. pastor
Of the Plymouth church in that city
This 10 the church which Henry Ward
Beecher made famous through his pas
torate there. but DR.. Hills does not
shine from reflected light. He is star
o. first magnitude himself and is known
as an author Of wide reputation as
well as a speaker of magnetic person.
atty. He has had q wealth of expert
ence abroad during the world war and
will bring a message Of gripping inter.
est to those who have opportunity to
hear him.
On Friday evening Ex-Governor Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania will
be the speaker. DR.. Brumbaugh is a
man who has had broad experience in
educational work. He is one of many
taken from the educational field to fill
responsible positions of public trust.
having been superintendent of schools
in the city of Philadelphia for several
years before his election as head Of the
government of the Keystone State.
This is by no means DR.. Brumhaugh' $
first appearance in Maine. He has
summer home in Wayne and is fire.
quently seen during the summer on the
golf links of the Augusta Country Club
or at Belgrade or Poland Springs. He
delights in Maine fishing and invariably
tries his luck in the Carrabasset Sec
ton several times during the season.
This experience makes him fully capa,
BILE of approaching a Maine audience
without any feeling on the part or
either that one is a complete stranger
to the other. Forceful and direct DR..
Brumbaugh's STYLE of delivery is such
as to bring his hearers to the highest
pitch Of enthusiasm and seldom have
the Maine teachers had SO rare an OPP
portunity to listen to a speaker whose
very presence seems to exude strength
and spirit for theirswork.
The railroad administration has
granted to members of the Maine
Teachers Association rates on the basis
Of a fare and one-third for the roun
trip and this is regarded as a verv
strong inducement to teachers in all
parts of the State to make the trip to
Portland during the last week in Octo-
Der The tickets will be sold on the GER
tificate plan which has not been used In
this State up to this time, but which
has been a common arrangement else
where. The teachers will be required t.
purchase one way tickets at regular
rates obtaining certificate at the time
of purchase. This certificate must be
validated by Glenn w. Starkey, secre-
tary of the Maine Teachers Associa-
ton. upon arrival in Portland and the
presentation of this certificate at the
Portland Station will entitle the holder
thereof to a return ticket for one-third
the regular fare. This arrangement ap-
plies only to those who live in towns At
such distance that the regular one way
fare is 75c. or over. In other words
those living within % miles of Portland
would not be able to secure this rate.
but all others are eligible to it.
With such attractions as those noted
above and the granting of the reduced
railroad rates the executive committee
of the association. which held it's Sep
TENDER meeting in Portland last Friday,
looks forward to a most prosperous
year with an enrolment which will
greatly assist in making up for the loss
in revenue which was caused through
the necessity of cancelling the meeting
last year on account Of the epidemic Of
influenza which prevailed at that time.
The Portland Chamber Of Commerce
and several other Of the city's organi-
cations are ready to do their utmost in
entertaining the teachers and plans now
under way will be announced definitely
within a short time.