Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27
THE PEDAGOGS
Once More, Greet Each Other
in Animal Session.
Lewiston Extends Welcome to Our
Splendid Maine Teachers.
Papers and Addresses Of Monday Reception
by Lewiston teachers.

Lewiston, Me, Dec. 26.-The Maine
Pedagogical Associations annual
meeting opened here, today, with
large attendance.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev G. NJ Howe. Addresses of well
come We're given in behalf of the city
and social board by Mayor Furbush
and President l.. G.. Jordan of the
board. Miss Mary Snow, president of
the association, responded.
Albert i. Richardson, principal Of
Castine Normal school, presented 4
practical article on What Considcra-
ton May the Normal School Expect
at the Hands of Superintendent" A
general discussion followed the reading
of Mr.. Richardson's paper.
The society voted to have Prof. l.. G..
Jordan prepare a history of the organ
iZation.
Sir. Richardson maintained that the
school is for the pupil and not in any
sense for the teacher. That money for
that purpose should be expended for
them. He contended that teachers
should De employed on account OF merit
and not because of poverty or wealth.
1t makes no difference whether the APP
plicant belongs in town or out of town.
The interest of the pupils should be
considered without regard to their
places of residence. Great progress
has been made in the last % years in
educational matters and the greatest
forward movement has been made in
III crhnn1S ~ tha
Normal school holds prominent
place as a factor in education.
Those who enter Castinc Normal are
largely from the rural towns and have
had few advantages, but are ambitious
to excel. They are young men and Wo-
men who know what work means.
They study books on teaching. written
by some of the greatest educators OF
the world. The fact that over 1000
graduates of Normal schools are teach
ing in this State testifies to the efIici-
cncy of the system
In the evening President Hyde of
Eowdoin. delivered an address on The
End of Education" This was followed
by musical program by local talent
and a reception by the Lewiston
teachers.
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care which a teacher should have over
his physical welfare. You cannot teach
good school and make your own
dresses or speculate, or work vaca-
tons. CITY children don't have half a
chance with country children. They
have no means Of acquainting the dis
ciplinc of contact with real obstacles.
of realities.
The kindergarten begins to solve the
problem for city children of early age.
Normal training goes farther toward
il as the children get older. Steadincss,
patience. persistence, cheerfulneSS are
developed by this work, as can never
be attained by mere book learning.
Girls should be taught sewing and
cooking if they are to grow up other
| than inefficient competitors in life.
The curriculum for children from
to IA years of age should contain Eng
| lish. mathematics, geography, history,
natural history and art. English in
cludes reading. writing and spelling.
Much reading is trying to get the
words off the readers mind rather
than the thought into the nearer
mind. One of the most helpful ends of
education is to send to our working
mems homes children who enjoy the
| best reading and can read as others
enjoy hearing them. Defamation Is
reading prepared more deliberately
Arithmetic should be reduced to
| few principal subjects. The mathemat-
| ical conscience is the knowledge that
there is only one way to do right ana
| hard to find. but many ways to do
wrong which no fool can miss. Rational
| xafninations include a brief written
review of definite facts, the most i'm
portant of which have been committed
| to rnemcry. The greater part should DC
| bv the aid of all the books, maps ana
| helps obtainable. The end of education
| is to be able to do, not memely 20 re-
member.
| CAMlIICIlR liNI'S FUNERAL.