Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01
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tinue to be its mission.
AT the conclusion of Nh Johnson's
paper. a short recess was had. after
which an hour was devoted to five
minute speeches by the following sup
erintendents:
Mr. /. {. Phillips Of Lewiston said: l
hardly know what subject to speak on.
for the reason that have been consider
ably interested in several of late. One
question which has perhaps interested
me more than any other has been the
ranking question as applied throughout
our SGhoolS, especially the Grammar and
High schools, and either the system as
actually practiced pretty generally over
our state is decidedly wrong or | am
getting cranky on the subject. There is
one question in which there has not been
much general interest as yet. which is the
question of reading. | hope in short
time to come shall get that question
actually in the way of solution Among
other things that have been before us for
the last year. we have had two subjects
up for chanee-general change-in refer
"nce to the methods employed in our
Shool Work-Vcrtical penmanship and
new system of teaching arithmetic. Yer
tiCal penmanship is of the two perhaps
the more important. though | am going
tn speak for the remaining two minutes
ON arithmetic First our change was
made from the old fashioned plan. if we
can call 1t such. the old fsshioned plan
of teaching arithmetic as it MS given III
the order Of different books or the spiral
plan of teaching the subject of arithme-
tic. Along through the primary grades
we are trying to emphasize two three
facts, especially, one is Il mastery on the
part of the pupil, of numbers as he passes
dong from the one to the other applying
the method which requires mastery of
- before they come TO II or l.. Here Mr..
White called attention to the fact that
the i've minutes up.
Mr.. G. c. Rounds of New York said: /
am afraid after so long a talk which |
that i shall b, like the minister tbat /
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SAUCE
Tao question of the rurd schools is aft
the 'front.' and ann more Interested iu
that than any other subject, ana shall
be Unti thc rural schools are in as good
condition rs The graded schools hui am
not going to speak of that. Secondly. !
think / am Interested in the teaching OF
languages from the primary schools to
In" college and through III" college. but
am not coing t" speak Of that, because
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