Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-02
Maine Educational News.
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fittsfieId teachers have organized q
/ branch Of the Maine Teachers Read
4 il.g Circle.
The Madison High school Dehatirg
scicty III holding some interesting De
hates, the present term and proposes
/ % give d public meeting soon.
] AIRS. Harriet Towlc, vino has taught
! hi the schools of Brewer ana Bangor
ifur number of years. has recently ac-
le opted a position in the public scnaoiS
/ !1 Chelsea, Mass.
/ Superintendent Erick II the Belfast
! schools examines the schools ~ going
/ In and taking full charge of 4 schaol
4 spr day lsy this means he becomes
! t,,eir work.
| The meetings held once each month
/ { y Dexter teachers are Of much in
toresf in many respects, ANA subjects
relating to their work have very thor
IN Ugh consideration. one of tins meet
! mss occurred Friday afternoon ard
I the subjects treated We're as follows.
! Common fractions. Miss ELLA Mower:
( literature in the grammar ana inter
,scdiate, Miss Dorithy Elliot; seoEra-
1 Thy. Miss Mary McKcnna; hest ai2' a.
"a of teaching addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division. Miss Deiva
Stafford.
4 NeN York paper gives these sug-
stions for the growing Of flowers in
ne school room for The teaching of
botany: Gardens may % made in glass
j.rs ar dishes which should bc large
r@o1lthod. something On the order of
t'icsc in c0afectioners shops, aud
should he filled to within an inch cf
the tcp with good soil. Then lay Il
raw Ct seeds, corn, peas, beans, morning
glory. hemp. ctc.. around the edge next
thc glass and add the inch Of soil
n cded tn I'll the jar. The condition Of
tie seed is the same as ii would be If
Planted in the ground, except that each
seed Is in plain sight. and the process
Cs swelling, sprOuntnn, the roots grow
ing down and the top up. can he
watched through all its stages giving
a far better idea of the growth of the
seedlings than pages Of book descrir-
ton.
\ change has recently been made as
70 the time of admitting new pupils
into the Lewiston schools Instead If
allowing them to enter at any time, rs
formerly. they will now be enrolled
only during the first two weeks in
September or the first two weeks in
April. Advantageous as this will be to
all grades. il will particularly effect
the sub-primaries where children have
entered as soon as arriving at the
school age. Since birthdays were con-
stantly occurring, no sooner would the
teachers get those who entered the
first of the term well interested in
their work, than new ones came in and
prevented, naturally. the advance the
first had made and when the new
corners We're ready to work well with
the original school. in would come an
tarded both the pupils interest and
progress and stood as q constant men
ace to the teachers peace Of mind.
Some one who believes in the teach
ing Of drawing in the public schools
has made this list of workers to whom
knowledge Of drawing is Of special
advantage, and in many cases an alb
solute necessity: Architects, artists,
astronomers. beat builders, boiler
makers. book binders. botanists, car
renters. carriage manufacturers. chem
lists. civil engineers. clock makers. con
tractors, decorators, designers, dress
makers, electrical engineers engine
builders, sengravers. farm implement
manufacturers. fashion plate MAX