Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-11
MAINE DISPATCHES.
PORTLAND.
Annual Meeting Of the Maine Peda.
gOgical Society.

PORTLAND, Nov 10.
The Maine Pedagogical Society at Fri
day mornings session opened at ten with
prayer BY Rev. A. W. Burr Of Halloweil
Classical Institute. The hall was well filed
with school teachers. Prof Chapman, pres
ident, appointed as committee to carry out
Thursdays plan, Mr.. Corthell. DIR. Hanson,
Mr.. lash, Mr.. Harper and Mr.. Jordan.
A paper on admission to the College ty
certificate from fitting schools, was read by
Prof +. w. Hall Of Colby University. He
favored the new system as likely to improve
the character of their preparation for col.
lege. and being advantageous to fitting
schools. by directing more students to the
classical course offered by them. The temp
tation to try to get into college by shorter
method would be less. The rank Of the
schools would become higher, and their pow
er to resist unwise, popular demands being
more assured.
They would better maintain their high po-
sition and privilege, if certificates should
only be granted to such academies as are I'M
der control of college authorities, and whose
courses of study and examination are under
the general oversight of colleges, or to those
high schools which have classical courses Of
an approved character, whose work and ex-
aminatious are open to the inspection Of
college officials. A. Z. Chase, principal of
Portland High School, discussed this paper.
He stated that many boys enter the high
school who are not competent to pursue a
high school course, but who are received,
because they bring written statement from
parents saying they wish to enter college.
The boy who takes a classical course because
his parents understand the advantages of this
higher education, succeeds. Who takes that
because friend does, and who takes it be-
cause il seems to be the easiest course, are
failures. A boy should, from his first en-
trance into high school. know where he
shall attend college and what college he
shall work for and study to attain; and his
rank for the whole four years should show
whether the boy is capable of entering col.
lese. boy who presents himself to the
college authorities without certificate from
his teachers, should be rejected.
Prof. Hall described the relation of fitting
schools With Colby University and the good
results of such an arrangement.
DIR. J. p. Weston of Westbrook Seminary
took the opposite view. He thought = GER
tificate worthless unless il contained certain
definite statements in regard to the qualifica-
ton of applicants ana signed BY a definite
person,
DIR. J. II. Hanson, principal Of the Clas
steal Institute at Waterville, thought that
the college faculty should examine their own
students and take their own responsibility.
Mr.. Burr further discussed the subject.
DR.. Robert Morris of Kentucky vas in
troduced and spoke on the primitive method
of teaching as illustrated BY schools in the
Holy Land
The paper on practical Education" by
G. B. Files. the principal Of the Augusta
High School. followed.
Mr. L. G. Jordan, principal Of the Lewis
ton High School, was called upon. but ow
ing to the lateness of the hour postponed
his talk until the afternoon session. Closed
u II o'clock.