The Portland daily press., 1900-06-16
SCHOOL OF METHODS.
Summer school For Teachers at Frye
berg.

The third annual session of the School
of Methods will begin July 26, and con-
tinue two weeks. As this is one OF the
summer schools under the educational
department of the state no tuition Will
be charged teachers or citizens of Maine.
For all others the only charge Will be a
nominal enrolment fee of 81. In sew
eral respects the school Is different from
the other summer schools of the state.
1t has different corps of instructors,
II has the benefit of a separate course OF
lectures and concerts and is situated In
grounds of remarkable beauty. The
work of the school throughout Will be
adapted to teachers of all grades includ-
ing those of the high school, and will
be made suitable for teachers in graded
and ungraded schools alike. Reading
will besstaught under the direction as last
wear of Miss Sarah j. Gurnison OF the
Wellington Training school, ambridge,
Mass. Writing viii be taught by Miss
Eva Louise Miller, supervisor OF peninan-
ship in the public schools OF West spring
field, Mass. The natural system of verti-
cal writing will be adopted In this course.
The instructor in geography Will be Ever
EFT Ia. Getchell, principal of the Allston
school Cambridge, Mass. who has made
a speciality of this under Prof. W. Nj.
Davis of Harvard. Some of the subjects
which will receive special attention are,
physical features of the land, glacial
action especially in Norway and New
England, influence of climate, the life
long action of rivers, volcanoes, etc.
The department of language and litera-
ture win be in charge of Miss Jennie q.
Houghton of the English High school OF
Lynn, Mass.
department of oral and written express
sion in the primary grades, to grammar,
composition and literature in grammar
grades, and to composition and rhetoric
and literature in the high school, HIS,
tory will DO taught by Miss Mabel Hiii
of the State Normal school, LoWell,
Mass. Miss Hin will take up ten different
subjects of special interest, teaching their
methods of presentation to the pupils
in a clear and comprehensive way. She
is a remarkable instructor in this her
speciality and those who listen to her Will
receive great benefit. Music will be
taught as last year by Miss Elizabeth Il.
Uoar. an accomplished teacher in school
music. Miss Esther A. Smith, supervi-
sor of drawing in Brooklyn, n. Y, will
have charge OF this department. Her
extended experience as public school
teacher promises to make this course par
ticularly valuable. Child study VIII be
the subject OF COllIeIcnCcc hcAh bWASS 81
day for one week of the session under the
direction of Mr.. George ii. Archibald OF
Montreal, Canada, vice president OF the
Bible Normal school college, Springfield,
Mass.
Abundant time will be reserved for
wholesome recreation for which the OPP
portunities of the place are greatly va
ried. Driving, bicycling, walking, noun
tain climbing, fishing, boating swim
ming and other forms OF exercise add %
the INTEL ectual benefits Of the school
All the pleasures of an outing in de-
lightful country.
The 10th annual meeting of the Chau-
tauqua assembly will begin its session
the week following the commencement
of the School of Methods, the first part
of the session being held in connection
with the school of methods, the pro
gramme of which will soon be given the
public. The very best talent has beer
engaged for the three weeks OF the as
selnbly. For particulars OF ootn mee ,Ils
address Rev. Ernest Hamlin Abbott,
Fryeburg, Me.