Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-28
MAINE ASSOCIATION
Ut Colleges and Preparatory
Schools Closes Sessions.
Important Report Submitted bv Com
m'ttee on Entrance Examinations.
Several Interesting Discussions. SATURDAY..
oh'cers Tor Ensuing Year Elected.

IN" second session Of the Maine As
"'loh OF Colleges and Preparatory
h''iS heId, Saturday morning was
i'Ne US predecessor Of Friday evening
:. 'ipSt successful affair. The questions
u'Scussed were al of vital Importance
g lhe welfare Of educa tion in the State
"hn me papers presented were able and
interesting
NcarlN an hour was consumed in the
early part of the session bv the denart-
mental conferences. These departments
represent the various lines of instr,c
non and are organized for the purpase
of holdIng meetings of those having
kinofed interests in educational mat
terS Tor the discussion of matters per
tanning TO their common work one de-
pa'tment. that Of Modern Languages.
last Year. and has held q Very success
~ session already. Two others met
lor organization, yesterday.
Tho Department ot the Classics met
II the Council chamher ana was called
to order ~ Prof. w 4. Hourhtnn nf
'tUMduln- II was voted IN .nppint "
onrmittrr n three whn arr to CORE
~rund with alI tile teachers of Classics
~ '''N ''''''' ''''' 'ti 'lS' Ihi n tuhl"l-
'hNv iajrr "t which 4 permanent organ
lHduoh WiV hr perfected. This COM
.-itttrc I"iSlSts "f l'rin u. Il. White of
ia" hahS"r iii.h school Frin. 4. T.
sampson. thornton Academy. Saco.
'uid ff"i. M. y. Hpughton Of EnWduin.
ne Department "f Mathematics ana
Inc Sciences W.ts called to order Hi the
onlr" a ttlr President q! the Senate. by
tfHf- ). ;. stevens ui ~" University ut
Maine Prui. Stevens was Then madr
permanent chairman and pruf. M. A.
Moody, secretary. II ras voted "a cv-
tand general Invitation ~ ail lh.
teachers - mathematics ana the sci-
enceS present at ihr meeting of tho
general association ~ ioin this depart
mrnt. IN executive committee consist
ing of pTnI. ]. :. Stevens of the mi
vcrsity uf Maine. Prof. W. \. M,ody ~
HoWd"in. Prin. 4. q. Spratt of sridgton
Academy. Prof. J. q. Newton of Maine
Wesleyan Seminary. kvnt's Hin ana
Prot Justin q. Welman of Kicker
Classical Institute. Houlton. was elect
ed. The meeting then adjourned. sun
J-c; 10 the cam Of the executive CONF
mirter
Al tha n,.a,;ro of ~. na,,,r,,,,a,,t a,r
r3irtor,. ara Ergli.h baI3 II +ha nf;..,
N, III ..unn,i,,,an,I..,,t III MIMI. ire,,,,,.-
ti,r III, c,.c.,,,i.,,,jnr l,.,. ,.r,.,.,..f
,yirh Prof n n rstabrnoL. ~ rna
University Of Maine. "s president. auI
prin +. 4. Mitchell ot the Fort Fair
field High school as secretary. IL VA
voted to hold serni-annuaI sessions. unr
with the general association ana one I'LL
April of each year
III. conference IF presidents ana
rrinyinais was held in the office of thr
Eoatd If Agriculture. There wer@ pres
c"t Presidents chase nf Bates, Hyde
" EuWdoir Harris Of University of
Main, and White OF Colby. ana tn
principals Cf rs high schools ana arad-
t1ni-s ~ the state. The design ~ this
conference IN to meet and talk oNr'
matters pertaining tu the adminIstra-
.ivr departments of educational inSti-
tutiars Il meeting IF the association
Will h.. held later and Al that time
Principal W. l.. Bonn-y Of the Skov-
ha@an High school. will deliver an ad-
dress upon The Relation uf the ACad-
cny ana High School % the College.
ana Principal 4. q. Spratt of Rridgtpn
Academy. Will speak upon The Eela-
tom n III" III -chHHl5 N'lo'IS II 'i''
Schools of Lower 'irade. These papriS
Will be followed hy general diScuS-
sion.
.r ,ha pef2rtment Of Modern Lam
,,,a.-..s bad already been organized. no
,,,,.i,,.ss a~,..-,,, the consideration of the
.nn.ti,utiun recommended BY the COM
,,i,+a.. came 1In This constitution was
...,Iro,, .,,, ~ .actions ana adopted.
rrosid,nt HYDE called the meeting Of
thn general association t. ordcr at
ahou- ~ o'clock and matters Of bust
ness nature were first taken W 1T 4 III
eiierafi0n The secretary. Prot. y v II
liam Ilack Of Colby College, read DiI"f
,xtratl. from the minutes ~ IN" last
annua! \. esivn ana reported II" hR1"-
..iatiun 1, Lc iii 4 good condition iinth-
cia!ly. There We're present acrrltinG \"
tup tepart W TIL. secretary about lln
r,.rrasar.atiyps Of thr colleges ANA pre-
III. .,to,y s,houls. Among this nu!nh i
,h.,a ,..rr al Who desired ta enroll
themselves as nrw members NJ ~"
,e.o, iat.,n. The executive committc"
recommended that these rcls 1Hs h"-
o,ra n1rnhars and this ryrpluni"nta-
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