The Portland daily press., 1882-11-03
Maine Pedaaogical soclatv

The Maine Pedagogical Society will hold its
third annual meeting, at Reception Hall, City
Building, November 9, 10 and IL, 1882. The
sessions viii be held at $50 a. IA. and 2.30 and
730 p. m and the public are cordially invited
to attend these meetings. The officers of the
society are as follows
President-H. L. Chapman, Bowdoin Col
lege.
Vice President-L G. Jordan, Lewiston
Secretary and Treasurer E, W. Hall, Colby
University.
Elk. Committee-R. Woodbury., Castine Nor
NAL School; A. w. Burr, Hallowell Classical
Academy.
Advisory Board-C c. Rounds, Farming
ton Normal School; M. G. Fernald, State Col
lege of Agriculture; N A. Luce, State Super
tendent of Schools; Miss s. G. Starrett, Belfast
High School; Miss FL. M. Kimball, Gorham
Normal School.
The following will be the programme:
THURSDAY, NOV. 9th.
2.3OP. M.-Deyotional exercises
Business of organization.
Some lessons from the recent meetings of the
National Associations Mr.. Rounds, Farming
School supervision in the smaller towns, Mr.
Luce, State Superintendent of Schools. Dis
cusSion opened by Mr.. Corthell Gorham Nor
NAL School, and Mr.. Fletcher Superintend-
emit of Schools, Auburn.
l.0O 4. M.-Annual address bv the president.
The schools of Maine and the Longfellow me-
ESsa mortal. Addresses by representatives of the
Longfellow Statue Association and by men,
bers of the society.
FRIDAY nov. 10th.
$50 A. M.-Devotional exercises
Admission to college by certificate from fitting
schools, Prof. Hall, Colby University. Dis
cussion opened by Mr.. Chase, Portland High
School, and DR.. Weston, Westbrook Semi
nary.
Practical education, Mr.. Files. Augusta High
Nissan GfnwRN ,a1 Nv NJ
Lewiston high School.
ESQ P. M.-Instruction in Mathematics. A re-
A~s port by the society's committee
Pennington Normal School; Mr.. Martin Lew
iston Grammar School. Discussion of the re-
port opened by DR., Hill, Portland, and Mr..
Chase, Maine w. sIeyan Seminary
Use and abuse of text books, DIR. Lowell Ellis
worth High School Discussion opeued by
Mr. Burr, Hallowen Classical Academy.
7.30 T, M.-Professiona Enthusiasm, Mr.. Wood
bury, Castine Normal Sceool Discussion
opened by Mr.. Lane Waterville Classical In
siitute, and President Smith, Maine Wesley
an Seminary.
Business meeting of the society
SATURDAY, NOV. 18th.
$50 a. M.-Devotional exercises
Ranking system in schools, Mr.. Purinton, Ed
ward Little High School, Auburn. Discus
sion opened by Mr.. fash, Superintendent of
Schools, Portland
Closing business of the session, and adjourned.
Reduced fares to those attending the meet
AnS arc oHolou Oh tuo Mhlne central anu us
branches, the Kuox and Lincoln, Grand
Trunk, Portland and Rochester, Portland and
Ogdensburg, Bangor and Piscataquis and
Somerset Railroads, and special rates, viz:
50 per day are offered by the Preble House
and the City Hotel, to members of the society
and others attending the meeting.
By the courtesy of the school officers of
Portland, an opportunity is afforded those in
attendance upon the meeting to visit any of
the city schools dnring the forenoon of Thurs
day, November 9th.
In accordance with requirement of the
Constitution, notice is hereby given of pro-
posal to amend Article III of the constitution,
SO that the secretary Of the society shall be
constituted, ex-offcio, member of the advis-
DRY board.