The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-30
PENNINGTON.
Closing Exercises at the Normal School.

PENNINGTON, June %.
The spring term of our Normal School closed
yesterday with graduating exercises at Normal
HAIL. which were largely attended by friends
of the school,
Thursday forenoon classes were examined in
chemistry, grammar, drawing, elementary and
advanced algebra. AT the same time teaching
exercises were given as follows: Metric meas
ures, by Mr.. Q. K Packard; botany, by Mr. L.
A. Greenwood; physics (barometer4 Mr. s. s.
Twombly. Exercises were-.also held in the
Model School Room during the forenoon, -rvr,-
sisting of lesson in phonetics, by Miss G. A.
Brown: in reading by Miss Mabel E. Austin
object lessan-hss Mics M. g. Pollard.
III inc afternoon classes were examined in
physical geography, drawing, geography, bota-
ny, psychology and arithmetic. Teaching ex-
erclses were also given as follows Chemistry
by Miss E. HI. Reed; physical exercises Gllus-
trated with class by Miss NJ E. Paul; phys
iology, by Mr.. j. A. Russell. Exercises in the
Model School room were: Reading, by Miss NJ.
by Miss A. E. Goddard number, by Miss NJ
NJ Eastman.
The forenoon was taken up with examina-
tions of classes in physiology, didactics, school
economy, school law, history, physics, and
geometry. Teaching exercises were also Civ
en-: On physics (pressure of water,) by Mr.. E.
T. Sanderson; geography, by Miss l. A. Coffin;
physiology, by Miss Mabel E. Austin; illustra-
ton in teaching, by Miss E. Taylor. The
son, by Miss A. P. Smullen; reading, by Miss
G. Z. Whittier; number, by Miss M J.
Thompson; number, by Miss Taylor; number,
by Miss Coffin; geography by Miss e. B. Holt;
Il 1unx
geography, by Miss I. A. Baker
The final exercises occurred at Normal Hall
in the afternoon and were as below:
Music.
Primary Lesson: Music =. 49,. Miss L. w. Titcomb
Primary Lesson: Object Lesson. Miss E. B. Holt
Primary lesson: Notation Miss H. F. Thompson
Music.
- Music
Comforting Diplomas
Address, by Rev. A. w. Moore, of Pennington. 4
The address delivered to the graduates snd
school by Mr.. Moore was an able one, and was
received with a marked degree of interest by
all. The graduating class numbers nineteen
young ladies and four young gentlemen. IL
was expected that Gov. Garcelon would be
present. but he failed to appear. Inc several
examinations showed good work had Deen
done, both by teachers and pupils. Approprl-
ate music was interspersed through Inc eAef-
cises of both days by the school.
TOWN ITEMS.
Barnum exhibited here Thursday, and on
that day our village presented gala appear
ance. A larger number were in town than
has ever been seen here before at one time.
Forty-three have graduated from our Nor
NAL School the past year, making 1856 since the
establishment of the school.
The streets of our village are being thor
oughly repaired by those who have an interest
in them, and it is hoped the patching up
and waste of money and materials has come to
an end.
Last Sunday Dea. John Titcomb presented
to Campmeeting John Allen letter written
by the latter some over ffty-three years ago,
giving an account of his conversion. 1t was
valuable relic to the old gentleman.