Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
LARGE MEETINGS.
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land, upon Drawing in Connection us,,
Nature Studies are given elsewh j.
the paper.
Inc primary and Kindergarten do.
partment was in progress in tho h.n
Oh representatives, with PRINCIPAL Al.
eiaide Finch Of the Norma, Tra;n;r,
kindergarten was discussed nv Mice
IN "a clear manner. Miss Mary S. Snow
the accomplished superintendent Of
schools of Bangor, delighted ali win
her paper, The Relation of the xiv
dergarten to the Public school, Nv G
crawford, sub-master of the ASTON
school OF Boston. read papar unon
The Spiral Plan of Teaching Ar;th
meuc.' Vertical writing was fully ex-
planned by Albert w. Clark Of Melrose
Mass. A little. talk was given by Rob.
ert Z. Metcalf, supervisor Of schools of
Boston. All the abstracts are given in
another column.
President Graves called the maat;,o
to order in the hall of Representatives
at about O'clock. and introduced Mr..
Robert c. Metcalf, who was to have
been one Of the speakers in the gram.
mar section, but as his services wers
demanded in the primary section at the
time, did not speak.
Grammar in Grammar Schools. Tt
was clear. interesting talk on the
manner of teaching and not only the
teachers, but every visitor was drawn
into taking an interest in the remarks.
After a few minutes of recess at
which all were invited to be members
of the association who We're eligible,
State Superintendent w. w. Stetson
took charge of the superintendent
meeting. Mrs. Maggie NJ. Bigelow of
Easton, read comprehensive paper
upon What Can We Teach in Our
Common Schools" o. A. Morton, SUPER
intendent of the Bar Harbor schools,
spoke upon Technical Grammar in the
Common Schools The School of
Today-Its Merits and Defects was
pleasingly discussed in paper by Rob-
ert c. Metcalf Uncle Solon Chase of
Cnase's Mills, made a decided hit with
Governor Powers, who was present,
briefly addressed the audience.
1t was hoped that there would be an,
address or at least a paper by Hon. j.
w. Bradbury of this city, but owing to
i'll health, Mr.. Bradbury was unable to
be present. Mrs. Jennie M. Nichols of
We're to have had papers, We're unable
to be present.
DR.. John Fiske, the celebrated his
torian, occupied the evening session
with his lecture upon THE Old and the
New Ways of Treating History" This
was the greatest event of the meetings.
as it was designed to be. Many of the
visiting teachers came with the express
purpose of seeing the celebrated man
and hearing his words. Representa-
tives hall was filled to the doors with
the teachers and those of the Augusta
thinking public who We're able to be
present. To say that they We're pleas
ed with the lecture does not half ex-
press it. They were all loud in their
praise of the deep thoughts so well set
forth by Dr. Fiske, who is man with
good voice and who gives his adj
dresses in clear manner.
The first part of the lecture was de-
voted TO the explanation Of the difficult
ties under which the old historians had
to write as compared with those OF the
later day. They had not the records at
their command that the historian of to-
day has Today, they have all the re-
cords. sermons. political histories, snip
, log books, and everything OF the SORT
| TO refer to. More than TINS phuto-
eraphy is helping the modern historian
by showing him exact representa- ioiis
of the historic papers so that ne may
know the exact wording of each. me ne
| sp;rit of realism is also making ilseii
| fa,t among the historians OF today.
1 The studying Of SO many countries
with the opportunities offered gives
those of today chance to lay asioe III
nreiudices of the ancient ones. Al
least every modern historian tries -
write without prejudice, which was al
most an unknown thing years aso'
Then il was once the fashion 10 s'uos
hut only one age and in this way iiia"s
ases were left practically untouc''e''
r,an there was in them many po'" -
that should be brought out for the sooa
of the world.
| Dr Fiske finally gave prlei 'e''e
&c all the historians from an carry "se
=, the present time, touching upon az
a,,araotaristics. works and styles u