The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-22
he Waldo County Teachers
Association.

The annual session of the Waldo Coun-
ty Teachers Association was held in Bel
fast last Friday. The program opened at
10 a. IN. in the High school auditorium
with ll6 registered members. and several
guests present 1t was one of the most
helpful and instructive conventions ever
held IN the county and several frankly
expressed the opinion that they had de-
rived more good from it than from the
State convention with thousands present.
This was due in part to the informal and
friendly talks and discussions The work
OF the Health Crusade was discussed by
Miss Frances C. Mosher of Bangor, who
was well Informed in regard to the re-
qulrements and also as to the method
used in this comparatively new branch of
school work. The session closed with
Victrola demonstration of school music
by Miss Mabel Rich of Camden, N. j.
The afternoon session opened with mu-
sic by the Belfast High school orchestra.
Supt. E. E. Roderick presided over the
Elementary Group and introduced Miss
Florence M. Hale, State Agent for Rural
Schools. She spoke rapidly and from a
wealth of experience of the means en-
ployed and the benefits derived from the
hot noon lunch program in the rural and
district schools of the State. She sug-
gested that women's clubs could materi-
ally assist in this movement and men,
toned the good work done by Mrs. B. L.
Aborn in the Knox schools.
Zenas D. Hartshorn, master of the Bel
fast Grammar school, gave practical
demonstration of the B. H. S. baliopti-
con.
Assistant State Superintendent Glenn
w. Starkey, in the unavoidable absence
of DR.. A. o. Thomas, spoke on the Appli-
cation of the State Course of Stu ly. He
emphasized teaching the pupil the histo-
ry of his own State and his immediate
environments. Independent reasoning is
the first essential in all school work.
Harry A. Foster, principal of the Bel
fast High school, presided at the secon-
dary school group section of the pro-
gram. Principal S. R. Oldham of the
Maine Central Institute gave an instruc-
tive talk on teaching English in the High
schools.
MISS Ava H. Chadbourne, assistant in
structor in education at the u of NJ,
cd tho Popp5 rTobIo ~ A.,
following topics were discussed: Use of
the project in lesson assignment, social
izing the recitation, ranking
The officers elected were: President
Supt. E. E. Roderick; vice president,
Principal VIM. H. Clifford of Unity; sec
retary, Miss Grace A. Lord of Belfast;
executive committee, Principal R. S.
! Greenwood of Brooks, Supt F. NJ Nick
erson of Frankfort, Mrs. R. H. Berry,
superintendent of the Freedom -Thorndike
union.
Miss Lillian G. Runnels, H. P. An
drews and Wm. H. Clifford, the commit
tee on resolutions, gave the following re-
port:
Whereas:
\ The Belfast Teachers Club
and the citizens of Belfast have SO kind
ly and thoughtfully prepared for the en-
tertalnment of the Waldo County Teach
ers' Association, be it resolved:
That we, the members of that ASSocia-
ton, do hereby tender to the Belfast
Teachers Club and to the citizens Of Bel
> last our deep gratitude and appreciation.
A banquet was served at p. m. in the
Teachers Club. The decorations were
in red, white and blue. Several of the
B. H. S, girls assisted in serving.
DR.. James G. Chalmers of the State
Normal School at birmingham, Mass,
was to have addressed the evening ses-
sion, but missed his train and failed to
reach here, much to the regret of all
: The visiting teachers were very much
interested in the display of reference
books and pictures, which Miss Annie
l. Barr, librarian, arranged especially for
them at the Belfast Free Library
Misses Harvey and Wigein of the fac
ulty of the State Normal School at Cas-
tine were special guests of the Associa-
ton
The program closed with theatre par
ty at the Colonial Theatre, when all en-
joyed the unusual picture of The Shep-
herd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright.
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