Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-28

In the belief of the members of the
Smith school Parent Teacher Asso-
citation the Fathers Night obSer-
vance at the school building W dneS-
day evening was most significant of
the true sphere of activities and pos
sibilities, which the broad eligibility
to membership in parent teacher
organization provides.
First of all the enjoyable session Of
last evening, which was attended by
some 125 teachers Of the school, mo-
theirs and fathers. was great neigh
borly social, in the course of which
business men and busy men about the
city came to know their fellows bet
ter. The mothers found many COM
mon interests which would not be
possible in any other social club in
the city; and both fathers and mo-
theirs were made to realize that the
teachers to whom they entrust their
children for instruction and discipline
are entirely human young women and
exceptional training.
A. NJ. G. Soule. himself an alumnus
of the William r. Smith grammar
school and father of five children who
are or have been pupils within the
SttiIl6 pIeSltitu DIT lllt SeSSlOH
of Wednesday evening. One of the
opening numbers of the entertainment
program was the presentation of a
play adapted from the "Evangeline"
of Longfellow. which was cleverly en-
acted by students of Miss Howe's
seventh grade. Each of the pupil
characters in this play demonstrated
an extraordinary understanding and
gave a most sympathetic interpreta-
ton of his role.
Miss Barbara Hopkins. little lady.
who though of tender years has
achieved a well merited reputation as
a reader, pleased her audience with
several selections, following which
the meeting was turned over to the
men.
Brief talks We're made by Augusta
business and professional men, prac-
tically all of whom learned their car
dinal RS at the big red schoolhouse,
where in other years even the high
school departments were housed.
Perhaps the feature of these brief
, addresses was that by George f. Ma
comber, who attended the William :.
{ Smith school more than a half-cen-
tury ago. Mr.. Macomber's remarks
We're listened to with the closest of
attention by all present and at the
conclusion the audience rendered him
real tribute of appreciative APP
plauSe.
Herman r. Mansur mingled wit
with a more serious vein and met
with instant favor of his hearers with
| his recollections of schooldays and
his own more or less turbulent boy
hood. Others who spoke interestingly
were Frederick owen, William l..
Macdonald. Wilbert S. Wilson. J. r.
Libby, Herbert z. Locke. Dwight l..
Higgins. Charles P. Kinsman, Ralph
w. Farris and Mayor Ernest L. Nc
Lean.
The keynote of the meeting was
cooperation of home and schol, be-
tween. parents and teachers. The
faculty of the school was splendidly
represented, and those fathers and
mothers who attended last evenings
event went to their homes at the
conclusion of the program with a
clearer comprehension of the present
day method of education as differen-
tiated from their own experiences of
a generation or more ago.
The meeting was held in the as
sembly hall and following the pro-
gram delicious refreshments were
served by a committee of which Mrs.
George McCurdv was chairman and
the others members, Mrs. Mansur.
Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Blair.