The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-17

ers OF Somerset County including the
Eastern and Western Somerset Coun-
~ Teachers Association, mas well At
tended last Thursday in the Mnnici-
pal Building in spite of the Indictment
weather and bad travelling. In the
absence of the presidents of both as
sociations +. A. Pattee presided and a
nominating committee was appointed
from the Eastern association made mp
Of Miss Annie Fuller of llartland.
Principal Smith Dunnack of Somerset
Academy. Athens and Miss Jones OF
Athens. The nominating committee
of the Western Association WAS Prin-
cipal IIolbrook of the Madison High
School superintendent Lettice A.
Bradbury of North Arson and Mrs
Kate Hilton of Norrdgewoek. The
group sessions were conducted in VT
rious parts of the building as. planned
and many items of interest by able
speakers were presented to the teach
ers of the one and two teacher schools
and to the teachers of larger clemcn-
tary schools as we'll as to the teachers
of the secondary schools.
At midday one of the enjoyable fea-
NINS I'll Tie rally Ado lltll III TIC nan
quet room of Grange Hall where a
get-to-gether dinner was enjoye l. The
repast was served by the members of
the Credit Class of the Bethany Sun
day School assisted by the mothers of
the class members. Baked beans
and brown bread, hot rolls. doughnuts
pies and COFFEE were served. the tab
les being decorated with graceful
sprays of pine. Supt w. b. Wood
bury of the SkowheEan- Madison
schools acted AS postmaster and j
Frances McNichol led in a spirited
song service. superintendent Woo l.
bury expressed the courage OF the
teachers in their efforts to attend the
convention and called the attention Of
those present to the successful din
ner served by the Sunday School pu-
pills. Principal W. e. Russell of the
state Normal School of Gorham spoke
of his appreciation of the dinner and
said that the attendance spoke well
for the interest in education. In his
| brief but interesting remarks. he also
| touched upon patriotic work of the
teachers. Professor H. j. Pollard Oi
! the University of Maine was the see.
! Opl speaker and spoke of the need
Of enthusiasm in teaching and stated
! that he had no use for live wire
! teacher but that he wanted a teacher
! to be "A regular dynamo. State Supt
! Augustus o. Thomas of Augusta com
| plimented the Credit Class and told oI
| the value of the Credit Glasses in the
/ Sunday School as a method of study
! ing the Bible, a part from the day
school work. explaining the purpose
of such classes and the advantage
| that pupils received by being taught
the views of their own denomination
which would not be possible in tht
day school. After Or. Thomas all
dress the educators adjourned to the
Municipal Building where Mr. McNi
] Chol led very instructVely in a hal
. hour of singing from the Educatior
| Rally Song sheets furnished by the
State of Maine Department of Educa
ton The closing number of this eX-
nrcise was America sung with the all-
dience standing. II. y. Clifford. suI
perintendent of schools of Hartlan1
superintendent of the PittsGejC
schools presided at The afternoon sct
/ sion and Principal Holman of thC
nominating committee for Western
! Somerset reported the following SLATE
of officers for the Western Associr
| ton; president, Principal joint
Philbrool1 of the Scion high school
vice president, NJ. j. Phelan of Mad
SON secretary and treasurer. Mr.
! Anna Savage Smith of Arson. dele
gate to the n. f. A., Mrs. H. II. Fol
som. Norridgewoek; alternate. Priu
/ G. f. Williams of Arson Academy
/ executive committee. H. f. Wright %
Madison and Mrs. Lizzie w Healy q
! SkowheEan. Miss Annie Fuller re
J ported the following slate for thu
! Eastern Association: president vii
| liam Bailey. Harmony; vice president
! Miss Ellie Lord of Pittsiield. secrc
! tary and treasurer, Miss Annie Full
Ter of Ilartland, delegate to the n
| f. A., II. Il. Clifford of Hartland: al
ternate. Elmer Verrill of PittsteId
executive board, T W. McQuade %
| Pittsield. Flora Knox and +. a. Pat
tee Of Harmony These officers were
elected The first speaker of tho af
! ternoon was II. A. Allan of Augusta
State Director of the y. r. y. T.,
! brought into prominence the advant
ages of the National Educ alton As
sOCiation and advised the teachers {,
affiliate themselves with the same
! State Supt. Augustus o. Thomas fol
! lowed with a most helpful message
| to the instructors in which he brouch
out many Of the problems of the day
He spoke of the difficulties of a Seail
deal with the boys and girls of tn,
State and told of the possibility o
the country schools in comparison
with the distracting surroundings %
the city schools. lie advocated prop
err housing, proper compensation ant
conditions leading to the advancement
OF the teacher herself. as in order t.
solve the school problem in Maine. hC
believes that the place to begin with
in solving the problem, is with the
teachers. Two things that teachers
must know are the child in its entire
ty and must also know the subject
matter she is te teach and a little
more. He advocates some facility
that will admit of the teacher brush,
ing up in her line of work once every
three years He wants his teacher.