The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Maine Matters.
TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION.


TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION.
At its recent annual meeting the State Ped
agogica Society selected special committee of
seven members representatives of both graded
and mixed schools to consider the aims, meth
ods and means suitable to meet the demands of
the State law on temperance instruction. 1t
was understood that the committee should, as
a.rIv as nosSihIe attend to the dutv assjgned
and male known throuob the nress. the re-
suIts ran.bod
sul.s leaoneu' -,
Inc Irst neetinS VI we coIninit.ee was heiu
In Portland, saturday, May 20, anu the session
was diligently occupied with a full and free
discussion of the subject. Several letters from
leading educators in Vermont and New Hamp-
,,;a Z, 90 - el,o,,,;,,r ,,,L.t ,,oosnras arc in
t; T.; 49, S+tt ~ " ,,sa. "a ran,,isi
oPeiatioh IN 'neso ''"Ceo w "h''Si 'i1 if
tlons OF similar laws.
Inc committee nnd the TASK set tneul nttlDel
simple nor easy. and are obliged to defer decis-
ion upon some points calling for more mature
consideration Among the points discussed at
40 ,nna,;r,r ,,,ora III. fol,ovpinu.
Uo,r f,r arc Phvsiolo@v and Hvuiene TO he
tint 70 a, 40, ~ ai,irno.9ts nf the a,y2
IT, ,,inoittae ,rdnId ansver that while its
n0 ooiiiii'''o 49," ~ ~ W. ~ .i' ;at,
primary ann Is 10 enforce temperance iisi uc-
ton. the law calls ior so much rl fhN sioioSy
and Hygiene as snail clearly explain ana SUIT
ably emphasiZe the teaching of the effects of
stimulants and narcotics
, Whaf Mace shouId fine new instruction have
in the rniir.,, of study and in the programme of
term and Of daily work:
m reSaru "a 10 tntse 4J 4ue,iJs m an1 ."mn,'i'i,ee
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1p.n .h.,', - -, 7,,,to H. tJn,, ~, f an
nyer..n nf tbis Ionart,nant Of srhnnl work
onJ i IL raan,n,anioI th.t tba ,ina ha tnI.an
;,n,aai+ I nf,a ~ a,o,,;,r ,,,lrn;,,,, a,.ar
cisnr
tI,,- fo,. oro toy+ hoots ia lao ,snd2
The committee is not prepared to sav which will
be wsest textbook lessons or oral teaching, or a
combination of the two; in which grades, if in
amy, the textbook shouli be uaed ihrN, now
ever, incline TO oral instruction oeioW the Inter
'i'e''idie H. at|'G, Z t,o,, \, ,. ,,,,.l ,,h. thar.
ar saIaral rIaSuns in, tha same ron,n VIZ
II may he Lest where th.re are two or three lass
es in one room to unite these classes for the TEN
perlnce instruction. An obvious exception to this
maseing of the scholars woud be made III TIE c'ISe
ol qutt 5"ung pgople III tht siae me- room con WIN 'it
"',n G ~ ~ ''.tu % t' ''''''" "
In ,iry nt thn ,norknJ Interest mauitestea
thrnn,h0ut tte state in this new line of instrnc
ton, and the demand made upon school system
for fresh and effective teaching, the committee
would recommend that school authorities place
upon every teachers aesk one or more hooHs ,
ai"p;eu 70 p'tIi;t; VIC te" ii'' ~, gu. m
mre e1nr7tinn ,,,i 'nt.Irnnt nsrnnsI wor, ire al
ed for and viii be eXpected Wv those who have Sc
cured the enactment Of the Law, and school author
tiles and teachers should cooperate in meeting the
Claims of the law and the needs of the schools
A TRIBUTE TO OXFORD COUNTY.
WIN, .ir (,vfora .o,,n+, 10 mo ! . volu,,a
of n..,s | ,,ar,,ii.e "f nstnr. IInr cro.ts Of
IIup ,,l.,inSt the .nmmar sLv and in yyn,er
viii. S,;tb olisteninr sno,y her nrra y,,tars
hn'. '.o unnIS hnr ,,t,,re,,,,e rd,,,iS uimHin@
n,a. I'm M ',n,yr fjaIe bar .,,,,,isi,o ;n,,r7
p,inyl;n,. Of fornst and farm arc xich :, n,iur,I
PARK OF loVelness ana haShlhcencc as no me-
tu,,,int, n,ti,e If Rnrt ielI oncp ,ntnni.bed ,,.
| hnrs;, 9v hraggua that he haJ ..heen tn Sacn
| Ri,Ideford and Wv York (" nave myself heen