The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-15
MAINE PEDAGOGICAL SOCIETY.
The Full Programme of Their Coming
Meeting at Augusta.

The programme for the meeting OF the
Maine Pedagogical Society, which is to
be held at the State House, Augusta,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. De-
cember 29-3l, is as follows:
Wednesday afternoon, 2,30-Prayer,
Rev. A. G. Hayden; address OF welcome,
Mayor W. 5. Choate; response by the pre-
sident of the society; $50, Manual
Training" j. S. Locke of committed.
George Il. Babb, principal of Portland
School for Manual Training, W. Frank
lin Smith, principal OF Lewiston School
for Manual Training; discussion; 3.15,
business; $50, "1he Private School,,
Principal E. W. Johnson, Coburn CLASH
cal Institute; Principal f. FL. Larrabee.
Lincoln Academy; Principal E. E. Hans
com, Gould's Academy.
wednesday evening-730, music by
DeLnis's orchestra; reading, Harriet x.
Matthews; music, Abnaki quartette;
address, ARTIST and Artisan George
Ii. Martin, supervisor of schools, Boston;
music, Abnaki quartette; reception to
the association by Augusta teachers.
Thu lay for moonlight school $50
ton. IN the office of state superinten-
dent: 9, "Greek in the Secondary
School, Lewiston; $40, maine Teachers,
from the standpoint Of teacher,'' Prin-
eipal j. T. Moody of Edward Little High
school, Auburn; 10.1 fare the proposed
changes in college preparatory Latin
desirable?" Principal Prescott Keyes, Bar
Harbor school, Prof. VIM. A. Houghton,
Bowdoin college; TO- so, "Some needed
ments,' Principal II. Z. Coils, Bath High
| school; lilo, Athletics in secondary
Schools" Principal S. K. Marsh, Water
vile High school, Principal Albro e..
Chase, Portland High school.
Grammar school section. In Re2resen-
tatives' hale, "English," Superinten-
dent r. f. Springer, BowdoinhaIn; 9; 40,
perintendent f. S. Brick, Belfast; 10. 40,
Methods in Geography" Principal Fl.
l.. Rand, Webster Grammar school, Au-
burn, superintendent A. p. Wagg, Au-
burn; II, Examinations, object, scope,
method" Superintendent W. H. Wins
low, Bath. Principal Adelaide Soule,
South Grammer School, Waterville.
class exercise, Number" Miss Helen
Doherty of Augusta; $50, Something
OF interest to primary teachers, =" Hon. w.
W. Stetson, state superintendent of
schools, 10, PRIMARY work in the rural
schools" Mrs. j. E. Nichols, superinten-
dent of schools, Bristol; TO-. 30, "History, I"
W. j. Corthell, principal Gorham Normal
Boston.
Thursday afternoon-The rural schools
2, present conditions" Hon. w. W.
Stetson; 2. 10, 1.-THE rural school OF the fu-
ture," DIR. G. G. Rounds of New York !;
2.45. How can towns be induce to unite
for the purpose of employing a superin-
tendent?' George H. Martin. Boston
$50, What the city should do for the
town." Superintendent Mary S. Snow,
Bangor; 4, What the country has done
for the city," Hon. John P. Swasey Of
Canton.
Thursday evening-7.50, ''I.iues of adj
vance in ednoation.'' c. G. Rounds, Phi.
D., of New York.
Friday forenoon-9, ThessHarvard re-
port OIL composition and rhetoric; Prin-
opal L. 4. Moulton High school, Rock
land; $50. "What Educational question
interests me most at present?' fve-min-
ute speeches by superintendent A. P.
Wagg of Auburn, r. e. Gould of Bidde-
ford, l. Q. Phillips of Lewiston, John s.
Locke of Saco. Principal A. r. Richard
son, W. Fl. Winslow of Bath, F. E. c..
Robbins of Deering, o. NJ. Lord of Port
land; A. A. Badger of Skowhegan. Hon.
n. A. Luce, F. s. Brick of Belfast, r.
r. st. John of Eastport. A. p. Irving of
Rockland, W. L. Waters"of Waterviile
Business.