The Republican journal., 1893-01-12
Maine Pedagogne, in Council.

the Thursday evening opening session
Manor Newell ii Lewiston delivered an
address ot welcome. 1t was a carefully
prepared paper. dealin. with the condi-
zion of the public schools in the country.
The chief point indicated was The great
importance of public schools to the coun-
drifting away from practical standpoint,
thus lessening their usefulness Iegisla-
tion and cooperation are the remedies.
While there is much to criticize the in
stitution is welded to All that is best in
the condition ot the country. In clos
inc. Manor Newell ha.le the teachers vel
come and wished them a prosperous sts-
Sion
The Lewiston High School orchestra
furnished music Daniei +. owen of
Thornton Academy. >acu read 4 paper on
,.What Our BOYS and Girls are Reading.
His conclusion was that t. literature and
newspapers is due tile largest influence ON
the Noulll ri to-day. The Youth OF TO
,lav. while lar.ciA devoted /" iicti"n and
dime novels is reading much GOOD ltera-
1ul'c.
Jsaltm W Mitchell II i;ucklan'l reAd ~
laper on lAt Importance ''i the glalnmal
la,te. ,utinl. seven definite reasons
MhN tile grammar school provides an m
noltAnT epoch IN a puPll iie.
.lpln H. plntuM M THE Lewiston gram
ma st.llo~l ulttlirst rllt dl>tuS~iou, rlAlln-
iu4 Hat mulr attention sinAild He laid 70
tea, HING pllli> IuW - study. ~ tir tp-
>cnr, hi ll,t. Robinson Ut leWdpn tnd
H. l.. White NJ Bangor, tho discussion "n
/ Freshman Fit Was 10y lloi+ l"hi r,
Mun,iv NJ Aubmn W l,o argued that = til
fol. college should be easier flesld"ht
Fprnald o1 the Maine STATE college con-
tinued lhe discussion.
Friday morning session opened with an
address lN President Whitman Of Colby
nn rsYrbuloav and ethics IN sunday
Schools. NNhat ha- already been under
,akeu what Is worth While Ip attempt,
aud what ,.al lie done tndel present con-
aitinus His idea Was that when formal
cnnIsr ran he laa ii is SETTER bnt that lec-
turrS and tallss can tal>e their place I"
.nnL ADVANTAGE W. j. Gulthell continue
..,l the discussion
tha,les + Warner pi the Manual Train
iua schonI 81 Cambridge Mass. read ID
paprl III Manual Training, illustrated hN
a large number ~ t''
nade I'll tllal S'h'''i '''' VI ''',T' ~
! II" teaching ,'i r.ii7ilSl' 90 V wy
Miss falIltlH '' ''i' W i9'''i' :
Neh""l. h'N "'iF uiNeo 'A T,l'''
Mel cod nt Portland Geo. H. lileS. Pl1n-
jnal oI Lewiston High school. spoke for
tle pla,Iu4 ut GOOD books in the hands u
pnplis AnN 'it 'n!''tt'ii'' ~ 7'''i H " n M
iNit ~ 4Nhr''h li 1iio f''a'h'N Vi .N''
'haSe Wh" WAs =" tl"NF "i9' 'iNN'''! 'i''S'
thr r"lnlhlllrtoh l'F"iesn ''ii"t 'F''ttti- i''i
itaN meas lHaHt i ffi'oit e"l"tTlt ~ i' f.
~n"W
lhe ill~t hptlt u thc tiitlhNen SESSION
MAS deNoicd W exercises nj phl>!cal Gil-
iufe. Wlth al1liS hN pupiiN IN t0tfr claN>es
u tine Lewiston g fopl~. Hlltter direction
pt Miss rilbeit teacher If PlIN scal Train
M. President Hyde al BoWd0nl 1ea'i It
pape1 ON the typie.d method ol teaching.
He detailed his ideas of ttir superior adj
vantage ,l teathing civil government.
rilNNiuiu-N history aHl kindred studies
I'm giyin. topics iii advance. and thu>r
topics repeated and utilized ~ the basis
pt nVtsti4atiun lic ti4eughl hi t1is MAY
0no wntl,l ge tI.. dlill. p.uiSalen tu thal
obtaiiita pN lhestrlAl III I.stlin. fiittt-k and
Mathematics, ~f}a iintendeni i I'll BWrlye
pt MaterNllle dtiiNeipG tn address MI Me
rai;IsDs w jtcg,ttil, ILL 1llim,arN an,l .ITsal-
IIl,r Schools llcnly n. Iaiinv. State
~u,,elyisor pt Dls,uina iii Mas,aclln-ett,
sclp,ols. delivered ,,n aa,lreS, on drawiu4