Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-01
Waldo Teachers
Hear Canadian
Educator Laud State
(Special to Kennebec JournaD

(SpeCldl TO henneDeC JOuTndl)
Belfast, Me. Sept. 30-"Help by
keeping us out of your country,
saws Or. H.. p. Bridges, head of the
Provincial normal school of Frederic
ton. N.B., before the Waldo County
Teachars Association here today,
Canada has a big world debt to pay
and It Is the younger generation
which must help bear the burden.
Our boys and girls have a strong
temptation to come across the bor-
der ii your country but we need
them at home and many of us would
be glad If you would prohibit immi-
grafton from Canada.
DR.. Bridges is a strong advocate
for world peace and world prhoibi-
tion and spoke of hearing Names
great General Neal Dow tell Of his
version and although but IL years
of age it has been in his memory al
ways. Il bring the greetings of two
thousand, two hundred teachers of
Canada" he said. land / am glad to
say that the period since the World
war more has been don in Canada
for our teachers and schools than in
any like period in the history of our
country
He said that teachers first of all
should have tact and he paid the
American teachers the compliment
Of having it. He urged the teachers
to teach and preach world peace for
he believes that 1t is through the
children of today and of the teachers
that this great vision will be full
filed.
Il believe there is no more beau
tiful spot in all the world than Maine
in Eepetm.er," said Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart of Frankfort, Kentucky.
VINO has just been awarded a prize
OF 5000 for her work among the il
literate and who was one of the
speakers at the convention today.
| can well understand why Maine
has so many poets, why Julia Ward
Howe wrote her famous Battle
Hymn and why your talented little
Edna st. Vincent Military is able to
write such a poem as the World
They have lived in Maine in Septem-
Der. Mrs. Steward quote Miss Mil
lary's poem and said she believes
It could have been written in nc
other spot in the world than in
Maine.
Those who come to your wonder
full State for the summer and leave
at the end of August missed the best
part of the whole season." she said
She paid a very high tribute to DR.
A. o. Thomas for his great vision
for a world peace which shall come
through the teachers of the world
the children of every ma
lion of it's means and she spoke OF
his splendid reception among the
educators of the world who gathered
n Edinburg last summer and of the
.espect and admiration he command
ID. This was received with great
applause in the convention. Mrs
Steward also paid a high compliment
@ Miss Florence Hale, State agent
n rural school work and said that
never had an educator made a finer
in Kentucky then Miss
Hale.
Other speakers were DIR. Thomas
Mrs. Thomas. Miss Abbie Buckle of
he Maine Public Health department,
Miss Lou Baker of Augusta, j. X.
libby, Augusta, Mary l.. Hastings of
sorham Normal school, Miss Flor
snce M. Hale. Augusta. Josiah M
Taylor of Augusta.
At the annual business meeting
he following officers were elected
Pres. Supt. Albert nj. Barnes; vice
president S. p. Andrews, Unity; Sec
Mrs. Lena Rankins,
incolnville; executive committee,
Y. d. Harthorn, Miss Lillian G. Rey-
holds, Clarence Dickey. president
Barnes was elected q delegate to the
National Educational Association In
1926, one of the fea-
ures of the convention was the
singing lead by j. Fran
,es McNichols of Augusta.