The Somerset reporter., 1888-11-01
Educators In Convention.


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heid ilS aihuNi meeting III iI'N N'lia@e til>
week, Tuesday forenoon, the meeting
WIS oprned in the Iliuh school ra1n hy
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cleveland Of SAoWhvgan, presented pa
Der ON Arithmetic I'm Grammar school.
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urged the Importance of thuIou2hne~s IN
all school work especially in Arithmetic
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smith. supervisor of toUNl.lr. and 9th
ers \ general discussion on rcmurr.
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Tie afternoon session WAS called Ia
order by kev. T. j. Millctt of bingham,
the Vice President of the Association.
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+ the address of welcome by Dr. :. \. Pat
4 ten mas deferred until afternoon when
+ that gentleman in lifting and happy
i words extended "a cprdia. and hearty wel-
come To the members of the association
i in aehait Of De- citizens OF SkoWucaan
Mr. {, .. small, principal of Madison
i lli-h school spoke ON instruction OF Civ
is IN Public schools. The duties of cit
lzeu> their obligation to the Suite MAXI
this subject one of Importance. liz
course tn teaching WAS To- take up the his-
tory of the culOuI-t~, showing The urpa
of UHiou. hen tine articles of Caurr,lt,ra.
ton, out Of which the present cou-tiu-
ton VA, formed, and then to study fAt
Constitution. Next he took M the lis
tory of Maine, then the Constitution uf
Maine. comparing it with that Of lhe
United States Thruughnut the .fu,lv il
must Ice kept in mind that practical and
not thcorrtic knowlcdsei> 10 he sought
Mr.. Luce opened the discussion. Showing
that a, the true purpose of school. is t.
make good citizens, therefore prlrtfel#
. instruction in civil government i, nectisd
1t might be- well for the school 10 resolve
5tSelf, once in white into a town meet
Ing, school meeting or a legislative body
f Mr. Winslow suggested that the new.
paper De used ia the teaching of ciytcS
Natural Science in Common school.
wa, the subject Of a paper presented h.
. Prof. +. II. NickerSou Of the Maine Cen
trail Institute. pttt~Hcld The uroue,
+ study Of the sciences is often ncalacfee
, aud crowded ont bv the common scho,
system. but should have it, proper place
IN abstract teaching is often fruitlr..
/ the study of the text book shnuld he sun
plementcd by outdoor work aud hy ~
. pcriments. Mr. Luce opening the discus
i sion agreed with Mr.. Nickrr,on tb,t care
:, full and accurate observation i, the key t.
the study of the science. Mr.. W. II
: Davis and Mr.. |, .. Win>low. supervise
. Of st Adams also made remarks.
The query box was opened and proypf
highly interesting Questions of aHpor
: lance were discussed and answered h.
Mr.. Luce, Mr.. Davis, Mr.. NlckerSon, Mr.
Small, Mr.. NinSlOw, Miss Barbeau o
SkoNhcgan, Miss Blanchard of North An
son and others.
Tuesday evening, Superintendent Lac
addressed the Association upon the sui
II jet, Habit a II Product of Educati8ni
: Processes. We quote briefly from hi, ad
9 dress:
= Habit may be defined as series q
). actions which grow less and less con
o. >elous until they become nearly inyolan
tary. Habit is founded upon The law o
: repetition; exercise becomes habit. IIai
II it assumes an important position H.
It necessary factor in education; it is skill
d deNterity and ability. No scheme of cdr
il cation which does not have charaete
i hnilding as an emf, is fixed scheme
nj Habit enters largely into the wool an
y web OF character producing individual