Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-23
COUNTY TEACHERS.
Resolutions Adopted at Rally in
West Sullivan.

RESOLUTIONS AuOpCcu al La
West Sullivan.
The Hancock County Teachers
association, at its recent convention
in West Sullivan, adopted the fol-
lowing. resolutions:
Whereas, So many features have
added to this splendid rally;
Resolved, That we, the members of
Hancock County Teachers association,
express to the citizens of West Sulli-
van our grateful appreciation of the
entertainment received here to-day,
and to the retiring president, Super
intendent Elmer B. Eddy, for his I'M
firing efforts in arranging details.
Resolved, That we favor establish
ing a federal department of education,
coordinate with the cabinet offices,
and federal aid for general education,
as the best means of bringing our
schools up to the required efficiency
and to the demands of the times.
Resolved, That we favor con-
tributory pension act, properly sup
ported by the State, which will give to
teachers on retirement, an adequate
means of support.
Resolved That we are grateful to
observe the increased professional
spirit and hopefulness of the teachers
of the State, as noted by the increased
attendance at summer schools, normal
| schools, and colleges. We believe it
| is our duty as members of the profess
| sion to seek such a standard of
preparation for teachers that we shall
| have within a reasonable time a we'll
prepared teacher, with American
| ideals, in every school of the State.
Resolved. That the advancement of
| our civilization and the experience of
the past indicate that the world is
seeking to rid itself of the menace of
war and its attendant consequences.
| Therefore, we look with hope to the
assembling at Washington of the
| representatives of the nations of the
earth, for the purpose of devising
| ways and means for the reduction of
armament, and for world peace.
Resolved, That we believe the time
| has come when. through the teaching
| profession, we should seek to carry the
| lessons of peace and good will to the
| nations of the earth; that we should
| teach in our schools the rights and
| privileges of nationalties and their
| interdependence, through better
understanding of each other. To this
| end we favor a calling of a world con-
| gress of education as planned by the
! National Education association.
| Resolved, That we realize the
| necessity of conserving the rural in
| terests of our State, and a standard
| people on our farms, as well educated,
| cultured and refined as American
| ideals demand. To this end we favor
| the movement now tending in Maine
| to make the country schools as good,
and serve their purpose as well as our
| city schools do.
| Resolved, That we believe that if
| our teachers will enter into the spirit
of the program for physical education
| now in vogue in this State, will pre-
| pare themselves to carry out the work
| for the purposes set forth, the rising
| generation will show a marked i'm
| provement in ability to carry out
their more complex details better than
the past generation has done. We,
therefore, recommend that all teachers
| give the physical education program
their most intelligent concern.
| Whereas, The National Education
association will meet in Boston in
| 1922; be it
Resolved, That the State of Maine
put forth special effort to double it's
membership in that organization and
that Maine be well represented at the
| next annual meeting.
| Resolved, That we favor local
teachers organization in each COM
munity, to further the interests of the
| State of Maine.
| Louis J. West,
| H. E. Henry,
| E. L. Linscott,
l Juti