The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-31
DISCUSSING SCHOOL TEACHING.
Second Days Session of the State Pedagog-
ical Institution.

| Lewiston, December S0.-Tho session
of the Maine Pedagogical society was
continued today. This forenoon the re-
port of the committee on arithmetic by
Acting Chairman Principal s. l. Graves
of Augusta was listened to with much
interest. 1t was discussed by Principal
Adelaide V. Finch, Lewiston Training
School; Superintendent W. H. Winslow,
Bath; Superintendent .. NJ. Lord. Port
land; Principal Theodore 7. Young.
Saco. Arithmetic, by q. l. Aldrich,
superintendent of schools, Newton, Mass,
was another good paper. In the High
school section of room E, the question,
SIS tho present Preparatory English "A
Sucoess?' was ably discussed by Presi-
dent George G. Chase of Bates college
and Principal H. F.. Cole CT tho Bath
High school. President Nathaniel Butler
of Colby was excused, he not being abba
| to be present.
The question, "Should the College
| Preparatory English BIZ Separated from
| the other English in High Schools?"
| was discussed by Prof. H. M. Estabrook,
State college; Principal Albro E. Chase,
Portland High school, and Princiapl Il.
L. Sampson, Thornton Academy.
In the hall Wednesday afternoon the
following papers were read: 1.-THE Ger
man Schools" W. ii. Hartshorn. pro-
lessor of English literature, Bates Col
lege; mature Study and Literature, :"
Sarah l.. Arnold. supervisor of schools,
Boston. Mass. Reading" Superintend-
ent A. P. Wagg. Auburn.
.sThe committees on instruction met in
the hall. In the Normal school section of
room, the following question was ably
discussed by Principal A. +. Richard
son of the Castins Normal school !:
l"Should Normal Schools Demand High
School Course or Its Equivalent as Re-
quirement of Admissions"
Principal &. G. burlington of the Far
mington Normal school and Miss Mary
S. Snow. superintendent of schools of
Bangor, also spoke on this subject most
Interestingly.
A paper by Principal Sarah
M. Taylor of the Portland Training
hCuOUl was Ictto dU u Ps AAs3 otA
the subject Chow Shall High school
Courses Be Arranged to Meet the Needs
of Normal Schools and Training
CassesP"
Miss Adelaide V. Finch of the Lewis
ton Training school also spoke on this
text and gave some very interesting facts.
Principal W. J. Corthell of the Gorham
Normal school led the discussion in his
| characteristic interesting way.
At the evening meeting there was an
address on "Modern Demands Upon the
Teacher" by Hon. +. A. Hill, secretary
of the Massachusetts board of education
before large audience in City hall. The
committee appointed to bring in list Of
officers are: Messrs. Jordan, Lewiston !;
Wagg, Auburn; Keyes, Bar Harbor.
Portland Teachers at Lewiston.
Mr.. Albro e. Chase of the High school,
DR.. D. H. Dole of the jackson school,
and Miss Harriet G. Baker of the Train
| ing school, attended the meeting Of the
Maine Pedagogical society in Lewiston
Yesterday. Miss Baker read raper on
"How Shall High School Congress be
Arranged to Meet the Need of Normal
Schools ami Training Classesf" written
by Miss Sarah M. Taylor. Yesterday
| forenoon Mr.. Chase was on the pro-
gramme for a paper on "Should the
College Preparatory English be Separated
from the Other English in High
Echools?' Superintendent Lord was to
take part in the discussion of the report