Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-18

In an address rich with a thorouph
ana sympathetic understanding of
cniid psychology and which Contained
many valuable suggestions for both
parents and teachers, Mrs. .Josenb n
small of Westbrools. president OF the
Maine Parent-Teacher Association,
spoke before most interested and
appreciative audience composed of n
representative group from the men,
oership of the several Parent-Teacher
organizations of this city in the
assembly nail at the Augusta Y. NJ.
c. A., Tuesday evening.
The State p. T. A. head in her re-
marks dealt with both sides of the
hyphen, and was splendidly and ex-
ceptionally qualified as she is the
mother Of two children, and before her
marriage had considerable teaching
experience and is at the present time
an active substitute teacher in the
public schools Of the city of West
brook.
Il wish that the hyphen In our
-'Parent-Teacher Association
were plus sign" declared Mrs.
Small. for the membership should be
not simply the teachers minus the
parents, but the teachers plus the
parents, and by parents I mean the
=.
The speaker most charminglv ars
understandingiy presented her sub
ject, calling upon her vast fund Of
experience as teacher for illustra-
tons Of her many points, and upon
her own personal observation Of the
child mind as a mother to tie UP and
corelate the seemingly opposing and
contrary facts between the home and
the school,
She gave a most calculating expo
sftion of the purposes and ideals, of
the properly organized and functioning
Parent-Teacher organization, and pre-
! scented many practical suggestions for
carrying on the work In this city,
where there are PIT ASSOCIATIONS in
almost every school. Mrs. Small told
the audience Of last evening that the
fact that the Parent-Teachers were
organized In AZ OF the 4S states was
significant of the scope and import
ance of the program today. She urg-
ed affiliation with the state organiza-
| ton for better understanding of
the purposes through exchange of
ideas and because of the services and
aid which the state and national
bodies provided.
The joint session Of Tuesday eve
ming was a most profitable one to all
result in closer cooeration between the
PIT associations of the several Au-
gusta grammar schools. The Parent
Teacher Associations or the Smith.
Lincoln and Nash grammar schools
were the hosts to the other associa-
lions. OF the, city, and following the
, address of the evening by Mrs. Small
and the question period, dainty re-
freshments were served by commit
tee representative of the parents and
teachers Of the schools on the west
side of the river.
Preceding the introduction of the
speaker, which was made by Mrs. D..
w. Adams, whose house guest she is
during her stay in Augusta, the
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
John e. Nelson. A musical number
| by Miss Elizabeth White playing the
| violin, with Miss Marion White as
accompanies, was most favorably re-
| ceiyed. Miss Barbara Hopkins gave
a splendid reading. which was so
| greatly appreciated by. the audience
| that the talented little entertainer re-
sponded to the insistent applause with
| a short encore number.
| There was an exhibit Of approved
| books, suitable for children In the
| primary grades, which wasTexplained
| by Superintendent of Schools Fred w.
| Burrill, who also announced that Mrs.
Small would be the principal speaker
at an organization meeting of the
Cony High school parents. which VIII
| bs held in the assembly hall at the
High School building this afternoon
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