The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-08
American Institute of destruction.

The forty.ninth annual meeting of this asso-
citation to be holden at Fabyan's this week,
promises to be of unusual interest, combining
pleasure and recreation for the tired teacher
among the solemnly majestic hills of the White
Mountain range, with the business of the
association which will be certain to be of the
highest interest and value. The management
have arranged to have the meetings held
10 the parlors of Fabyan's, mornings and even
ings leaving the afternoons for numerous ex-
cursons. for which they have secured very low
tariffs from the railroad and stage companies.
The reduction in rates applies also to Transport
tation to and from the mountains and notably
to hotel rates through the mountain region
The advantages of membership, including re-
duced railroad and hotel rates, both to and
from the mountains and all excursions arrang.
ed by the committee, and copy of the printed
proceedings of the annual meeting, are secured
to all on payment of fee of 81. The atten-
dance will be very large. All rooms at Fa-
byan's and Crawford's are already engaged,
though good accommodations can still be OBJ
tanned in Bethlehem, Littleton and North Con-
way. Large delegations from New York,
Brooklyn. Philadelphia Baltimore. Washing
ton, Hartford, Springfield and Worcester will
attend and very large number Of Boston
teachers came down on the steamer John
Brooks Sunday night and took the morning train
over the Ogdensburg road for the mountains.
The Appalachian Mountain Club will hold
field meeting tomorrow at Fabyan's and the
"freudz" Of 'spelliug reform will be pres
ent in force.
The following is a partial programme for the
week:
Directors meeting, Monday evening. Julys.
TUESDAY, July
Address by the President, Hon. T. w. Bicknel.
The Reformation in the Teaching of the Ancient
and Modern Languages, by l.. Sauveur, LII. d., of
New York. Discussion.
School Supervision, by Hon j. W. Dickinson, Sec
rotary State Board Of Education of Massachusetts
Discussion.
Tuesday EVENING.
Addresses by Governor Prescott of New Hamp-
shire, State Superintendents Corthell of Maine,
Downs OF New Hampshire, Conant of Vermont,
Dickinson OF Massachusetts, Stockwell of Rhode Is
and Northrop of Conn ecticut
WEDNESDAY, July 10.
Examinations of Teachers and Schools, by Hon. j.
w. Corthell of Maine, and D. B. Hagar ESQ.,, of
Massachusetts. Discussion.
Visible Speech Glustrated), by Prof L. A. Butter
The Higher Education of Women, by W. F. War
rem, LID, CT Boston, Mass. Discussion.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Mountain SUBMITS and Scenery, by Prof. W. H.
Niles. Illustrated by the stereopticon Also the
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THURSDAY, July IL.
Political Education in the Schools, by W. A. Now
ry A. NJ, of Providence r. 1.
Professional Schools for Teachers, by Larkin Dun
ton. principal Normal School, of Boston, Mass. Dis
cussion.
THURSDAY EVENING.
An Address, by Hon, j. A. Garfield of Ohio.
FRIDAY July IL.
The American Method of Teaching, by Hon. E. E.
White, of Purdue University, lana. Discu ssion.
Inc Telephone and Phonograph Gllustrated), by
Prof e. A Dolbear, of Massachusetts
Friday evening, Social Reunion a Fab gan's.