Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-21

the system did not give the best of re-
suits but it is now thought that as
soon as the new method is introduced
| grammar school graduate will be
able to keep set of single entry books.
| mas presented the schools of that city
| with four steel engravings. Abraham
Lincoln and family has been placed in
| the room of Grade ". Signing of the
| declaration of independence in Grade
VII. Washington in Grade V. and Ed
| wari Everett Hale in Grade VIII of
| the Leavitt building.
The teachers and pupils of the WASH
puIn senool IN Perryvile. Auburn, are
enterprising. A few months ago they
held entertainments and raised money
enough 10 pay Tor bell for the tower of
the school buildings. also for flag with
Whlcn 10 Illustrate the patriotic sentiment
OF the school. Recently the teachers and
pupils gave an entertainment to raise
funds for the rent of the piano used in
the school and which is so much apprec,-
ated. The attendance filled the largest
school rooms and was success beyond
anticipation, money enough being real
ized 10 pay Tor the rent OF the piano Two
quarters.
In many places in the United States
school gardens are carried on and the
PoPAAo arc Taught inherent JrutnS
about plant life in a very fascinating
way. At Bath this year Miss V. c.
Hogan, with the aid of her pupils, has
cultivated a small garden at the high
school. a report of this garden was
made to the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society by member of one of
its committees. Miss X. w. Huston,
| and recently Miss Hogan was pleas
antly surprised at receiving an award
from that society, a gratuity. for hav-
ing successfully established and car
ried on a school garden.
1t is planned to have an exhibition
and sale at the new Emerson school at
Portland early in February and
there may be other attractions. It Is
proposed to have the articles for sale
largely the handiwork of the scholars
also many products of the manual
training school. In the line of needle
and cabinet work. in particular. it is
expected the exhibit will be one of
much interest as showing the progress
the public school scholars have made in
this direction. Miss Adams. the prin-
cipal has already received a number of
articles from The training school schol-
ars anxious to exhibit them.
Superintendent of Schools Phillips of
Lewiston, says in regard to more rapid
promotions: IAN important subject of
recent interest in education is the more
rapid promotion of pupils able to bear it.
Courses of study are generally arranged
for the average pupil. The slow scholar
is often unable to keep up with his class
while the aptest could do much more than
is required of him. A few years ago
Cambridge, Mass, adopted plan provid-
ing for the grouping of the best scholars
and allowing them to push on rapidly IN
the grammar grades. | am told by II
Cambridge grammar school principal thar
about one-fifth of their pupils gain a year
in this way during the grammar school
course. l find that my predecessor re-
commended this. In his last report. 81.
he said: II recommend for your consit-
GRAFTON the following plan Let there be
selected little more than one-fourth Of
the brightest and best scholars: near the
close of the fall term, let them be placed
in a room by themselves and do the
fourth class, 9th grade and one-half of
third class, 18th grade work THE first
year; the second year, the last half of the
third year, 18th grade and all of second.
18th grade, thus gaining one year in
three. This will necesSitate no expense,
but on the other hand will save the city
the cost of one years schooling of these
pupils. We are giving trial to the plan
this year with confidence in its success
We are also giving trial to a somewhat
similar plan in the secona grade"