Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-05-24
Meeting Of Educational Societies at Bucks
port.

Maine Pedagogical Society aai the Han
cock County r lucationil Association. at
Buckspnrt. last FRIDAY and Saturday, is tax
en- from the Portland Press:
The session Of the Main. Pedagogical
Association Friday morning. was opened
with prayer by Rev. MIR frpp. OF BIuebjli
In the absence OF Prof.. Iilrpcr If Farm
lngton. who was To present the ir-t paper on
"Schpol discipline" tie first hour vas spent
10 the consideration u a report on ''ll,isiu
uon in Spelling" from 2 committee appoint
"a At a previous session of the society.
Re,. 4. W, Burr. of IIalipwe,l Classical
Academy. chairman of the committee. TOOK
the char and the report wa, presented hv
Mr.. Corthvli, OF the GOrLim Normal school.
Nj. Cor he'll criticised the learning OF long
columns of words from thu spelling book
which are meaningless 10 the plp,l Ne al
vocaied dlsctriing the spelling hook. at least
IN graded schools. and the learning of lists
Of ~nr,i> within the range AMI experience %.
the scholars, selected from their studies or
prepared hy the teachers from the yocabn-
Larry which the scholars have H. >lia iin
scholar should learn % Spell 4 word unii. h,
ha, occasion to use IL. ORA spciin. was
q tcl-cd, aud the necessity ipI learning ihr
speiIue OF words hN writing them ia con
nr,ied sentences was urged. An Interesting
discussion of tue subject followed. and Mr.
Corihrli was frequently called upon to an
sNcI inquiries.
Mr.. fash. superintendent of schools.
Portland, spoke of some of the advantages
d oral spelling a, All All 10 the memoir,
and 4 means OF arnusing emulation aud en-
thusla>m among the scholars, particularly in
ungraded schools. lie mentioned Harring
toni, speIler a the most practical Of any now
before the public.
Mr. Barr advocated the spelling Of word,
from reading lesson, from Wear II " Ike
field, or some other WORK having a large
number OF familiar words,
President Fenald Of Orono. spoke Of the
need OF enlarsIns the voc4bular, by learn
Ing 70 Spell words not already known 10 the
scholar.
G. { Round. of Pennington, presented
the advantages of spelling ii>:, NJ words oil
spec ic subjects prepared by the scholar.
themselves. and the hclpfu.uess Of careful
reading.
Al lolj. Mr. l.. G. Jordan Of Lewiston.
president 81 the society, took the chair
7. ". Foster Of Ca,t.nc. WAS elected ,rcre-
tary pro tenn.
\ paper on mora. instruction Wa present
ca b, rresiden; VI C. fcrnaI Of tie State
college. IL >ai4 'hi' the ann of mora. m
>truciion va ttree'o.l 10 upba.ld chaac-
icr' uain i"f good citizenship, ami develop a
Reorganization N thc obligations ,n God
and man. tie mentioned ninr topic, inr R-
Nirucuon ]. tn,'lt>hno>', a. basis ~
good manners. ana regard for the rights nf
Others. :. Respect for superior, and the
aged. A. check tn the rIIerc-> % ;h, youth
p today . Obedience ta r-hNli A4-
thnriN ! Control % appetite. temper.
anG rNl. ani 'cinlN prnptA>iaes. >. I4!-
t'-'4on " W. positive N.rIe,. k.uIuo.-.
honesty. il' A'1!lr'>. cic. q. Respect taf
and Incidence Z" .'N. a. mean, of !c,c.-
on!h- so4h4cf Ne"N 20 re- 4rI a. .r-a. 1'i-
monty. taxation, e'c. !. Patriotism aud
'ht Claims ~ N" N'"'r upon M. :. Prnttr
oobseI' Ancr p iAr Nt''a'h. Dl, r.&tr!
'lr a.. '''H. requirements Method, W4,t
vary ln primary hH. m.Aei ,eHa4.. il,la.
taIc 'h"l I! ir take" oi >ltn r'ra', .. MAJ
serve {" enforce mora. truth. ~ more D. .
Nanc.l >chno., ia, should be- supplements, .
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st'i"nt Ma '.e report 81 I'd
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Corrections b, the pupils W,t, 4-t...,! ai..!
the necessity Of correct use ri ,ae language
~ tae 'rA hrr ~, Ectrrr-! Nh. lp- -en ,-t
aye dl>cl>~c.. lhc comparative value II, >lri.
works RI elementary Instruction III ia,.. iagc
arl composition. IN answer ~ ir.lY.-.c,.
N4pt. la>A urged the better aIa-, ti-l,.ua -