Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-30
MAINE TEACHERS.
Streets Of WateryiIIe Crowded
with Masters and Marms.
friday Was a Busy Day--Forenoon
and Afternoon Sessions.
IRE Prominent Educators sf The sta.s MAD

"ArEKsHLE, Dee. z3.-{Speciai. The
second days session Of the Maine Peslagog-
icai Society commenced at the Institute
ouiliing at 20 this morning. More of the
representative ,eaehers OF the State were 10
attendance than on Thursday evening. The
TACT vas everywhere apparent that the ped
sgogues were here for business snsi work
was commenced promptly on time.
| The primary section and grammar section
OF the primary division met ia 3 and I, and
tae seeJntary division In room /. In the
primary section Of shs. first Giylsion the frst
paper read wss by Miss Sarah 81. Tay lor.
principal of the Practice school. Portland
on the subject Of Number Work" Mis-,
Inyler's paper was most interesting one,
dealing with the subject matter in most
practical manner. discussion of the
paper followed, after which payer on
'.Geography" was read by Miss Jennie N.
Colby, principal Of tte model department,
Gorbam Normal school, which in every way
was well prepared article.
In the grammar section geography was
taken up with paper, Portion Of the
Text Book 10 Teach. by e. W Chamber
lain, priacIpai OF the Augnsta grammar
| school, and The Intelligent I've of the
Map" by Mrs. S. W. Crosby of water-
| Vile.
Both OF these papers were of great inter-
est TO the hers ia attendance, and were
followed by discussions which called forth
considerable animation from all present
Miss Mary S Snow, superintendent of
the Bangor schools, next read paper on
the sHhject. What Can We DO for the
Reaiing Clsss?" Amorg other things Miss
Snow said Primarily, the reading lesson
IS to teach the pupil To get IDEAS from the
printed page seconlarlly, that his physical
training. pronunciation, articulation, enan-
citation and expression Is TO be ttsined sc-
cord ngly. Miss Sn3w's paper took the
scholar at the grammar grade and SO as
| sumsd that he had acq aired knowledge of
the technicalities of reading in his previou.
school work but nov sll of his reading
must touch higher and more extensive
range of ideas. As the pupil gets into the
grama ar school, running side BY side with
the so.cslled reading book should
be some extended or complete literary mas
terpiece. Much stress should be laid on
sight reading, and an excellent methcd il
| 10 place the text book in the hands of the
pupil mt thu commencement of the recita-
tons at frequent times, but the general
reading lesson ought to be carefully pre-
pared so that the thought part of the lesson
should precede he reatinf To teach
readiog wsl1 one must have q strong and
ahidirg love for tire true an1 the beautiful,
as tue book gives them TO us, and the per-
4, ct faith in what hat love will do for the
human mind snl heart 1t is OF IL the
full cip that rms over" and if you have
filed sour pupils with thu belief that the
world ot books i. one where they may
travek Ike king, with the freedom Of
every town and its wealth their own--if
they have di.cov. ID that thl printed page
has A trsssure f n him who digs with lis
thought, ou have done more for him than
you tsoneht.
In 'he second ny division paper, ''liow
TO Interest the Composition Glass, by Miss
Chsrlotta Montgomery of the Daring high
shual. Miss Augusta Prescott Of the Lew
iston high school followed with very in
terpstirg p.prr on 'How to Combine His
tory a, a Lit, rainre " She belisves that the
tn, tso sil, ud ultimately be combined al
most As one study.
Dana W. Hall Of tue Skowhegan high
school followed with paper on the san-
ject