Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-06

Mrs. Erskine p. Moves Of Augusta.
Col. Charles H. Dustin, secretary to
the governor, ushered the guests to
the receiving line.
Governor Brewster Speaks
| Speaking at the evening session
held in the hall Of representatives.
Governor Brewster asserted that in
the modern day day parents are SO
busy as a rule that about the only
attention they pay to their children
Is seeing them at mealtimes and Civ
ing them a series Of instructions.
7 am amazed to see what q har-
vest Is reaped from some attention
paid to the child" he said. IT am
amazed to see what a half an hour
Will do devoted to a considerable
study OF the things with which the
child Is concerned. The response
VIII last through days to come"
He suggested the advisability Of
admitting children to the Parent
Teachers association and changing
the name of the organization to the
Parent Teacher Children association.
He said that he believed that the
responsibility may largely be put to
the parents for whatever difficulties
Commissioner Thomas
II used to think that the home ought
to help the school," declared DR.. A. o.
Thomas, commissioner of education,
who was the next speaker. 'The home.
however, is the real institution and
the school is to help the home in
bringing up the children"
Referring to the increase in Juvenile
crime, he said that the big problem
Is to bring up this generation to elimi-
nate to the highest possible per cent.
crimes and misdemeanors and to In
crease to the highest possible per cent.
thrift and law abiding citizenship.
He pointed out that the children
are not to blame for the modern pit
falls, that they had nothing to do with
the invention Of the automobile, the
moving picture and jazz music, and
that children Of today have 100
chances to go astray as compared with
one or two chances some years ago.
Superintendent and teachers viii be
glad to receive suggestions from pa
rents regarding methods Of solving
the problems Of the school and pupils.
We all know that we haven't struck
the heart of education yet. he said.
Miss Florence b. Hale
The final address Of the evening was
given by Miss Florence M. Hale, agent
for rural schools, State department Of
education.
Miss Hale commended that the Pa
rent-Teachers' Association should have
definite idea for it's program, that
an abundance Of entertainment should
be eliminated at the meetings, and that
at the first of each years the program
committee should plan the years work
so that each meeting would have some
relation to the preceding one.
Miss Hale paid fine tribute to the
work of Mrs. Abbott as president Of
the Maine Parent-Teachers' Associa-
ton, and she said that the success Of
the organization in the State is due to
a considerable measure to the efforts
Of Mrs. Abbott.
The speaker said that children
should be taught that 1t IL right to
start at the bottom in some field Of
endeavor and to work hard until they
reach the top; that they should be
taught that it is honorable to roll up
the sleeves and go In for real hard
work. BY training children In this
way they will be able to meet the chal- ;
lenge that life offers.
The addresses of the evening were
given hearty applause, and the meeting
was adjourned.