The Portland daily press., 1895-08-30
SUNNI Err SCHOOLS.
What Has Been Done in Them This sum-
mer-A Statement by superintendent Stet-

| What Has Been Done in Them This Sum-
!
| Summer Schools during the past season
have been held at the Maine State Col
lego Orono; Piscataquis Valley Camp
Ground, Foxcroft; Thornton Academy,
Saco; Chautauqua Grounds, Fryeburg !;
Camp Grounds, Northport and the
| Grange Hall, Turner Center. The atten-
dance has been 79S. The largest attendance
was at Saco and Foxcroft; at both places
there being something over 200 present
during the meetings Instruction was
given in school management child study
| literature, zoology, geology, mlneralogy,
physics, botany, civics, primary methods,
manual training, kindergarte Work ana
methods, drawing, music, voice culture
and expression, physiology, hygiene and
| temperance, physical culture, how to use
reference books, dictionaries, etc. and
| advanced work was given at the Maine
| State College in chemistry, physics,
natural history, domestic economy ana
civics; and at all of the schools, outlines,
| suggestions and methods were presenter
for advanced work in history and geog-
| raphy. The work in science included field,
| laboratory and class room. Physical Gull
ture music, kindergarten lessons, drawing
ercises me- reT,,a;nder Of the Subjects
,,,ero ra.4nd =, tnIi,s leot1,ras and adj
dresses
| In many of the schools the work was
supplemented with Round Table talks
conferences, concerts, sOcia1s and eXcur-
sions.
loco u,ara puofr Anhort Stevens Har-
vey .IorSan Rnrors Miss Barrows and
the State Snneri Ttendent of schools.
me attendanca at tbjs school was very
satisfactolv considering the character of
the yuorlS and that 4 Vas its first sess-
ion t. necassariiv annealed to com
narat;velv Snaaii ,umber because of the
I'd a,,o.d x.7o,.i. do,a
Tha ;,,s+ w. @on nnd ,octurers for all
these schools were largely SPECIALISTS. who
xyara fitte6 Nv trainino and exnerience TO
Give tha hest tbouoht in the
that n,aSa M tha ,,oylr IF the schools
'-i pra n " C y, a. Rates President
Ha,ris 81 Maine state Coileoe. prof
Poharts Of Cnihv prof Robinson. of
po,uda;,, u p,;nni1oI CortbelI of Gorbam
Princinal Richardson. of Castine: Hon
E,ad En,r;,els Stafa Sunerintendent of
CaSa,o Ne ,a,ansb;re prof Rogers of
~ Wo';, 10" C+ata GoIlage sMrs 7Tryon
G S!lo Nr.ss a,d tha Stata SuneTin-
tondant ;doIiTered Iectnres
'o Tha instrnctors were Prof. Roberts. of
colI,v. prof Hortshorn of Bates. DR.
pbilTroo,l ~ Of Castina Normal School:
D;;I' T,ndars Roctland Uiob
.noipats O.r,o,, ;,,st,,,otnr in soianca
im Tbarn no, 3c m9h Mr. Mallett in
str,,ator ~; noianca in tbe Farm1npton Nor
T ma Ig Sbool. Prof Robinson of Bowdoin:
sHn, nnu atnart Of Iewiston. MI
Hup9riT Iann ~ Cohurn Classical insti-
t,+a Mss Finch of the Lewiston Train
Az ,s nu,,ool M Rradford teacher Of mnsic
E EmDuhn Mas Miss Pbillins teacher of
800 D onp1ard. Mr. Holden director of
Mar,,ai i'g Train;u1 School I,vnn Mass.
MiSs Sn,rn r nstr1,ctor in i,indergarten
nrds s,v 15 5 ldt.' M Matca,f EmarSon Col
wolA a'o G'.ota,,r vi M;ss HalIicav Gnrham
aege " C Caani. ME- Graenwood Miss
N Nor."i G s3UU' Nnrn,al school. Miss
ny TuaoI Me- Coo r French Portland