Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-30

cz.l for an oye- exsrsisa 90 the rast af III
ssu9ent
TIE paper by prsf. Mos.y Of Bcwtlair
on the subject. Essentials Of Fit In Mssa
emasses.- vas an Instructive and able srsi
Gle.
in hi. paper, Respecting ar EqsiyaI4Hi
for Greek Prof. Aathony OF Bates Col
lese. fsiissi. IL seemed, 70 fad langasg'
which. IN every xsy, souA supply ths
place Of the classic.
; The other papers were Sc TIE Second Yea.
ia Latin, . By Z. p Simpson of Ssco. an
Aims in Teaching cicero,e By W. L
Porers. principal Of the Gara.rer high
school. b1.h Of which were very interesting
papers of great practical value.
The afsernoea general session eom
meEeed at 5 80, the room being completel,
Allied in every available seat. Altar bsins
called To order. Mr. b. z. Snow Of Var
mouth sposs for few moments He Ers
expressed himself IS greatly pleased with
the success which haa taus far attended Ibs
meeting, shen IN a few brief remarks al
laied 20 the great value of the course oi
professions reasipg whsea has been e-tab-
hsh4d BY tie Maine Pedagogical Society
A, the eonelusioa OF his remarks Mrs. l.
the Maine W. G. T. T., read nlest inter,
ss.ins paper on the subject. "whs. Shai
We Teach the Children" some Of the more
important points Of shieh are AS follows;
la bsgiAaing, Mrs. Stevens gave some d.
lastrations. proving tha, even the limited
scoool in-t-tctisn gisFn concerning the ef-
feeis Of si~ohtoic drinks and other nar-
eo'ics, are shos ing good results.
80 a.
today no other teaching. exept that Of the
traditional three Rs, which is msde o0iiga-
tory u so many sehOols.ss is scientific ,eGl-
states. and in all the territories Of the
/ United States, and ia the District of CO.
lumbia, also in our military aud naval
academies, a Indian and eolsred schools,
laws hive been enacted making this Law
compulsory for all pupils. Taking
with teachers upoe this subject, | have
founi their sympathy siaiost uoiversal, but
they have toll me of the difficulties oftimes
in the way. In these days shen physical
culture is receiving 40 much attention, 1t is
easy for the teacher to lea up 10 the eff
sects Of tobacco en- physical development.
/ DIR. Seaven of Yale university has given
a valuable statement regarding the iniuri-
/ Ous SHeStc VI tobASNo On tir SiV"th "
young mtn; and Prof Hitchcock of Am
herst college has recently siyen very val
liable scientific demonstration proving un-
/ inistsksbly that the use of tobacco among
college students eheck- grosth in weight,
height chest girth and IN lung capacity
Its effect upon younger hoys u even more
marked. Their undsvslopea organs cannot
: so well r. sst TIE influence OF this poison,
& -. 4 4 asnI Il
, much more than those who age older. Far
a,0re important than that tobacco checks
! ply steal d. velopment is the fact that It at
lacks the nrryous systtm m ard thereby im-
pairs the mental faculties. DR.. willard
/ Parker says; Tobacco Is ruinous in our
schools, dwaIfsg the holy AMI mind"
! At an sxsmiuation for a8Eaission 10 the
| free high school in New Yors, II per cent
of toe girls passed, while only ~ per cent
Of the boys could enter-the Inference be-
| ing sscrioei' 10 the stupefs ing Effects OF To-
! baeco. In several states Laws have been
passed prohibiting the sale Of tobacco TO
miners Il is Interesting to know that 10
THIS State the proposition - ny 10 secure a
/ similar law was mad by promins Mt
teacher Of portlan'. His wish was acted
upon ty the Milne Womtn's Christian
! Union which society caused petitions TO he
circulated, and tie readine's With which
th. y were sgoed by men sRd women all
over the STATE proves that there is very lit
ti- diH renee Of ofioiou regarding the de-
STABILITY of protecting th~ youth from The
effects OF tobacco ustng.
Il wouM Re fefieeti N uoon the good
sense OF this Intelligent DO iy for me to take
your valuable time TO dwen upon ia dam
aging effects of alcoholic drink'. Through
the influence Of those who are specially IN
terested ia this branch of education, nearly
every school of physiology of any impor-
lance in Ills country has BEEN revised and
the oil untrue notions about wine aud SINH
lar drinks have been stricken from their
pagss and the leiest teaching ct seienee
concerning alcoholic drinks, Their o'so"op'
clara ter and baleful effects have been in
serted. The old theory that the abuse and
10, the use is harmful is exploded. and the
ct i'll thr1nsh the proper text book should
Dc taught that alcohol Is poison and why
1t il poison. a9d that its use at all as
heversge is an shnse to the human system
in proportion to tb amount taken
Mrs. Mary II Hunt OF Massschuset's,
who has done more than any other towards
securing temperance instruction laws ana
proper text books to hit the laws, gives
! standard which is now guiding thousands OF
school boards and teachers
/ |. Well graded books containing the
truth the law requires taught 10 the hanas
! of all pupils able to read and oral instruc-
ton in other cases.
| 2. A course of stud! of not less than
three ltssons a week for fourteen kl4)
weeks of each year.
/ 3. The same examination ana tests iof
/ promotion in this as in other branches.
/ 4. The interested teacher.
I Mrs. Hunt has associated with her as an
advisory board in preparing helps for teach
ers. normal studies, etc, such eminent edu-
Gators ss VIM. Z. Sheldon, William a.
Mowry, United States copinissioner OF edn-
cation. and many others.
/ orsideriog the fact that years OF Thought
/ and study have BEEN given to the import
ence and methods of teaching other branches
and that this is comparatively new brahch'
we who are watching anxiously its progress
have little reason for diseourasement- We
note an increase Of interest which we conn
der ntly be ieve (bscsuse we believe IN the
teachersl will be still more increased, ana
I that we snali rot be disappointed in the re-
( suI's whcb shall come from teaching the
cl iI,lren what nature and science and rea-
san declare regarding that which SO often
DESTROYS the body and which seeks and
seizes the very citadel of human existence
the brain, which is the organ of the mind.
/ At the conclusion of her paper Mrs.
Prince of Portland spoke for few mo-
| ments in the same line of thought as Mrs.
Stevens paper. She admoBished all the
teachers present to live up to their response
hility in educating the youth in she morale
of their own lives. The children should
ha taught from the FIRST that t5bacco and