Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-10

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the tue signs of the times and connect your
school intimately with the affairs of every
day life. Adopt something new and be NO
longer inflated with the idea that we live in
the promised land Of educational munii-
cence. Study the processes of the human
soul and strive to make your teachings con-
form to the natural laws. Read, study and
be ever on the watch to get new ideas for
your help.
Mrs. F. c. Hamlet's paper on draw
ing 10 condensed as follows:
zone of the obstacles the teachers
meet with 10 the difficulty
the student has in fixing the object before
them in his mind previous to drawing If
the drawing does not teach the pupil to see
more clearly and truly, to reason on what
he sees, and then to show by intelligent
drawings what he finds about him, it does
not accomplish what it may and should do,
something is wrong. Practical sketching
and drawing of the things we see is the
most fascinating and beneficial as well. 1t
should be adopted and followed in Il
schools. The child must be drilled in me-
chanical conception, and be able to draft q
building or whatever it may be in
the mind be fore endeavoring to place it
upon paper. Simple models should be used
in the begin ming and the forms changed as
the classes advance. Explanation of the
various portions of drawing and their re-
lation to the other parts should be plainly
presented to the scholars"
The last paper of the afternoon session
by Prof. C. w. Parmenter of the Cam
bridge Latin school, and 8, cretary of the
American Institute of Instruction, on LAB
oratory Methods in Physics" is given in
part:
''Never before has the world seen such
wonderful means of communication,
such speed, safety and luxury
of the traveller. The progress Of
our time is marvellous. Science is destined
to command all the resources of nature and
to make them yield their contributions to
mans comfort and enjoyment. The second
airy school of the future ought to do vastly
more than has yet been done to provide
efficient training in scientific pethods. 1t
may be interesting to note that one man is
taller than the other or more uniformly
joyous, but no one attaches importance to
such differences. The right study of
science is calculated to develop peculiar
mental powers not called forth by any other
raining. Materials for explanation of the
lessons should be used. One Of the chief
points of this study is to have the entire
class understand every experiment"
Mr.. Parmenter had maps and materials
to give illustrations of the points he wished
to present. His paper was an able one and
many valuable features introduced.
A considerable number of simple expert
ments selected from the Harvard list were
brie fly explained and the methods used in
the Cam bridge Latin school outlined. The
speaker emphasized the importance of
drawing in connection with physical expert
m entation and illustrated his meaning by
numerous we'll executed charts. If such
teachers pursue such methods they will do
much to develop the scientific spirit. It's
the glory of science that it
tends to free its devotees from pre-
JUDGE and sends them forth to en-
noble the common duties Of life habitually
by motives and shapes that reach
forward into eternity.
About 100 teachers partook of the boun-
tiful supper in the Congregational vestry,
furnished by the Augusta teachers.
After the collation. a business session was
held. The committee on officers for the
ensuing year reported. w. L. Powers of
Gardiner was chosen president; G. M.
Singer Of Hallowell, vice president; Miss
Elizabeth Hogdon of Waterville, secretary.
1t was voted to have the constitution
changed 80 that each teacher would be re-
quested to pay 20 cents for the purpose of
defraying the expenses Of having the MEM
bers of the society catalogued.
Every seat'in the church was filed dur
ing the evening session. The singing by
the Cony high school was fine. Owing to
illness Mayor Leighton was not present to
deliver the address of welcome. Prof.
Brainard made few pleasing remarks in
stead, which were responded to by Rev. J.
E. Cochrane of Hall DWELL.
The leading feature of the evening was
the address by Prof. VIM. Dewitt Hyde,
president of Bowdoin college. on 1.-The
Social Mission of tn, Public School,
Lack of space allows only the following
brief abstract: ..-ys
''The school is a social institution. The
fit ng of souls for heaven is legitimate
end of education. In the course of human
history more time has been de- !
voted, more money given, to edu-
cation under this motive than under
the Influence Of all others combined.
Not half the subjects taught in our public
schools have any direcc bearing on the |
ability of the boys and girls to earn live
lihood. We have gone far beyond the in
dustrial ideal Of public education. The |
speaker spoke of the training of children In |
the schools that they might become intelli- |
gent, self-respecting, philosophical neigh |
bors and citizens. The socialism which |
supports the public school aims to control |
in the interest of all the diffusion of intel |
lectual and spiritual things. What one
man has another must 60 without. Con- |
is destruction. Appropriation is
I'll world in which |
we live is established in wisdom, founded |
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