Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-31
THE paImAaY SECTION.

THE PRIMARY SECTION.
Interesting Exercises, in Which the Little Ones
Mad Their Share
The exercises of the primary section
were held in the judiciary room. and
We're presided over by Miss Nellie l..
Cloudman Of the Gorham Normal
school. The room was filled to it's ut
| most capacity, and every one present
was thoroughly interested and pleased
with the excellent programme prQr
vided M
First on the programme was n
Der lesson by class of IA little NJ
and girls from the first grade rood
the William r. Smith school, UNDER
the charge Of Miss Helen DohSrty.
This exercise was accordinf to SPEARS
new arithmetic, which was intfoduccd
into the.Augusta schools in 1896, teach
ing solids and relativs nsas pitudes
1t is more of an object lesson thanst the
older methods in mathematics hereto
fore used, the pupils being taught TO
count and reckon numbers and their
fractional parts by the use OF wooden
blocks The system is a decided Inn
provemeht Of the old ones, and by Il
the pupil learns more quickly and ac-
carately than. he possibly could by the
more mystical figures /, 2. 3, etc. OF
course the little ones understand
numerals. as they demonstrated the
fact upon the blackboard after reckon
ing with the blocks, but at the same
time it is very evident s1lat the system
used is OF great Advantage TO ahsm.
The exercise concluded with the Cob
bler's Song. when sheslittle FOLKS. sar
in q circle upon the floor and lbN
through the motions of cobbler max
ing shoes. and singing the while /,
was a very pretty exercise andksa :
| heartily applauded.
Hon: W. w: Stetson's addresss on
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Teachers. proved. as ITS title implied.
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