Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-23
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female COLLEGE,


The school year just closing at the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary has been an
exceedingly pleasant and prosperous year.
The usual work has been done with some
special features which have been added to
the work. Chief among these may be
mentioned the regular recitals provided
by by the music and elocution departments.
Inc result of these opportunities for pub
TIC appearance has already been seen in
poth departments of work in an increase
q enthusiasm and improvement in the
quality of the'work done.
At the beginning of the wear. some
changes were introduced into the courses
OF study charging them to some extent.
The college preparatory was arranged in
three courses, classical, Latin. scientific
and scientific. The college department
was considerably improved making il pos
sible for student to obtain a thorough
college course with four years of Greek
and six of Latin, besides other work cor
respondin2ly advanced. While mathema-
tlcal work could be taken beyond solid
geometry, electives were provided, giving
the student some choice of studies.
The seminary course is intended to sup
plem cnt the best high school course with
about two years work. This has proved
very popular course and graduates of
high schools and normal schools find it
profitable to take it, Quite a choice of
studies is permitted. Latin may be taken
for the entire four years, or the modern
languages may be substituted for the
Latin. Chemistry and physics run each
three terms, although the last term is cleo
tive Rhetoric, English literature and
history are given prominent place in
the course.
The business department, under priI
cipal, with two assistant teachers, has
been doing excellent work. The students
are taken through the theory of a business
life, and obtain thorough knowledge of
the principles of bookkeeping, banking
and commercial law. Having become ia
miliar with these, they devote some time
to practical work in which business trans
actions are carried on with minute atten-
ton to every detail. At least two year,
ought to be spent in this department, If
the students expect to secure the largest
advantage from such course of study
A normal department was established
some years ago and is under the direction
OF an experienced teacher who is nor
NAL graduate in addition to graduation
from college. Ii was organized from
grant made by the State and a bequest
The proper work of normal school is
done on the basis of previous preparation
under competent teachers in q thorough
course Of study. 1t has sent out many
excellent and successful teachers
Maine Wesleyan is busy hive. Th,
tasks to be accomplished make plenty OF
work for all 1t is no place for idlerf,
and. generally. if idlers find their wa,
here, they soon learn the advantages q.
earnest work. A course well completed
represents q vast amount of hard, homes
labor put into preparation for daily recita
ton and general exercises. Since the new
building was opened for use, the must
department especially has felt new hop,
and the pupils have shared with the teacl,
ers in n personal satisfaction at the facill
ties and conveniences offered
The State of Maine may welt take al
interest in this old seminary. For nearl,
seventy five years, it has been sondina
men and women out into every occupa
ton and profession. Graduates and thos,
who have taken a longer or shorter cours,
are to be found in all parts of the State
In fact they have scattered from Maine tt
California. AT a time when the faciliite.
for producing competent teachers for til,
public schools were much more limitef
than at the present, the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary qualified and sent forth larg
numbers. some of whom have occupied
most prominent places in the educational
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