Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-09-20
ELLSWORTH SCHOOLS.
(By Supt. H. e. Henry.)

| Teachers of this union may now
enroll for the State convention with
| the superintendent.
| Edward Haney, the veteran jani
tor, passed his eightieth birthday
to-day.
The primary room at the School
| street building is in a very crowded
condition
| There are several openings for
young ladies or young men who are
| looking for board at reasonable rates
while attending school.
There will be a group meeting of
| the teachers of Ellsworth at the
| School street grammar school next
| Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2
| o'clock. Parents are invited.
Teachers are reminded to keep the
| flag flying at their respective schools.
! If there is no means of displaying the
| flag, notify the nearest member of
| the school board. Teachers are also
requested to inspect the toilets fire.
| quently, and if they are not in sani-
tary condition, notify the nearest
member of the school board.
If persons who are planning social
events for pleasure or profit will
bear in mind the importance of
school work and make their appoint
ments for Friday or Saturday eve
nings, it will be much appreciated
by the school authorities, and no
doubt they will be rewarded by a
more liberal patronage.
The State teachers convention will
convene in Bangor on Thursday and
Friday, October 26 and 81. All
teachers are expected to attend and
be present at all the meetings. When
cities and towns pay the teachers
salary for the two days that the con-
vention is in session, they want value
received, and the benefit to the
teacher is well worth the expendi-
ture, for when we do anything for
the improvement of the teacher, we
are directly helping every pupil I'M
der her instruction.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed to continue the weekly clinics for
the benefit of the school children
during the current school year, as
soon as the nurse has completed the
work of inspection. | wish, however,
to make the matter perfectly clear
to the public. 1t is not intended to
furnish free medical treatment to all
children Unfortunately. The Red
Cross organization has not sufficient
funds to warrant such an undertake
ing, consequently every child whose
parents are financially able will be
expected to pay for the treatment
until such time as the city, through
it's municipal officers or the public,
in some way provides funds. The
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to demonstrate it's value. The fifty
seven cases which were successfully
treated by Dir. Latin have proved |
beyond doubt the value of the
weekly clinic Besides the suffering
which the treatment of the teeth has
directly prevented, many other or
ganic troubles directly traceable to
bad teeth have been prevented, and
the lesson of the value of habitual
care of the teeth has also been in |
culcated. All of the local dentists |
have volunteered their services free |
of charge to such cases as are sent |
to them by the local nurse when, in |
their judgment, the patient or par
ents are absolutely unable to pay.
Parents have the privilege at all |
times to look after their own chill |
dren, and whether the work is done |
through the schools or otherwise,
they have the right to select the
dentist to whom the child is to be |
sent.
Now that an agricultural course
has been established in the high |
school, the question arises why so |
few of the young men have elected |
the course. Every encouragement |
has been offered them, and if the |
course fails, ii will not be the fault |
of the superintendent or of the fac
ulty. Possibly the same reason that |
has caused so many of the youth 10
forsake the farms in the past is ac-
countable for the present lack OF IN
terest in agriculture. But certain 1T
is that the country needs more pro-
ducers, and the calling of the farm
er should be exalted and encouraged
The farms of Hancock county are
capable of producing five times the
amount they now yield, and II the
proper encouragement were given 10
agriculture, there would be no lack
of employment and everyone would
profit by the result.
have not yet received response
to my last appeal in behalf or the
boys who are looking for chance
to work their board while attending
school, Several persons have rooms
which they are willing to rent, but
few seem willing to open their
homes to regular boarders.
To Parents:
Ellsworth has added a course in
agriculture to its high school this year.
This course has certain advantages
which make it worthy of the consid-
Grafton of the parents of high school
boys.
First. 1t is n practical course. 1t
is found that many boys take an
English or commercial course and go