Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-25
MAINE PEDAGOGS.
Annual Meeting Will Begin at
Capitol, Tomorrow.
A Large Attendance Of the State
Teachers Is Expected.
Able Speakers will Address the Society en-
Topics Of Current Interest.

| The I'D annual meeting of the Main
Pedagogical Society will open at tn
State House. tomorrow morning q
1910 O'Clock. Prof. C. r. Cook of tn
C"ny High school. the president of tn
society has made all arrangements fo
the session and he expects a very larg
attendance of teachers from all owe
the State.
The principal meetings will be hel,
in Representatives hall, but there vii
be gatherings in the; office of the Boar.
OF Agriculture and in the office of tn
educational department. Committee
vii! meet in the Senate chamber an,
in other rooms
Augusta will figure quite PROMINENT,
In the opening exercises. Presiden
Cook will preside but will make no ex
tended remarks. Rev. c. A. Hayde,
will offer prayer. Hon. Lendall Tit
comb will extend n welcome on behai
OF the city. and Principal NJ. p. Duttor
will perform the same pleasing duty fol
the Augusta teachars. The response te
these welcomes win be made by tn,
vice president OF the society. w. G
Mallett of PENNINGTON. Then Rev. Mr.
Hayden will deliver an address on
Moral Education." business will b,
transacted and the first session of tn,
day will close
In the afternoon at . o'clock. Princi-
pal L.. w. Gerrish Of Midtown. will
speak on Pupil Government" w. f.
Russell Of Gorharn Normal School or
Science in the Grammar Grades.
y ~.,ir al
History and Citizenship" and Super
intendent r. Fl. NickerSon of Meiros,..
Mass. on How to Succeed in Teach
ing"
AT the same hour in agricultural de-
partment the superintendents will have
discussion on various subjects OF
special interest {" that branch of the
school servicS. Superintendent Payson
Smith of Rumford. is president OF the
department OF Suporinten lenc" and will
preside.
On Thursday evening at 80 O'Clock.
Professor James S. Stevens Of the Uni
Nersity Of Maine. viii deliver anaddress
on IAN Sorts and Conditions of Men. .
and President Charles l.. White Of
Colby College will speak on "A Field OF
Discovery ThrS.. addresses will prob
ably he rs interesting ana instructiv.
as any during the session.
At go O'Clock. Friday forenoon the
department of rural schools of which
Principal 4. r. Richardson of Castin-
is president. will hold n session. Al
dresses will he made by Professor n
VI. EStabroOke Of .thn University of
Maine on The Relation of the Rural
School to the college" State Superin-
tendcnt of Schools ". ". Stetson OF
The Rural Schools Of the Future" :"
and Mary s Snow Of the Pratt Insti-
tute. Brooklyn. y. Y. formerly Of Fan
Sor. on The Enduring Work Of the
Rural School"
AT the same hour the departm Of
Primary schools viii hold forth ir the
n agricultural department. Miss L. Z.
,'lOudman of Bangor. is the president of
this department. Addresses will he
made by Miss Elizabeth Hall, Lewiston
Training school, Miss Isabel Reed. Cor
ham Normal school. Miss Isabel Sewall.
drawing teacher. Augusta schools. Miss
Lillian :. Lincoln. Pennington Normal
school. and by state Superintendent
StetsOn
While these exercises are going on
the department of secondary schools of
which Principal F. ". Johnson of Wa
terville. is president. will hold n ses-
sion in the school department Ad-
dresses will be made and discussions
in by David 8. Wheeler.
''oburn Classical Institute. Waterville.
Principal W. l.. Powers Gardiner. Ed.
win e. Teague. Hebron academy. Prin-
cipal \. NJ. Thomas. Bar Harbor. Pro-
fessor Anton Mar1uardt. Phi. D.. Colby
College. Miss Annie Torrey, Bath. and
Miss Augusta Prescott. Auburn.
In the afternoon at O'Clock. Mrs.
Laura T.. Richards of Gardiner. the
alentcd author of books for young peo-
ple will speak on Home Reading for
Children Principal o. H. Perry. West.
brook seminary. Charles S. Hichborn,
Augusta. and President Geo. C.. Chase.
Rates College. will discuss the question
Education for Citizenship
The exercises in memory of DIR. 6. &.
Rounds will also take place in the af-
ternoon. The committee on resolutions
consists Of Principal W. J. Corthcll
liorham. n. A. Luce. vassalboro. and
W. w. StetSOn
The principal business to he transact
ed on Friday afternoon will he the re-
port of :he advisory board regarding
the change Of name and amending he
go
At 80 O'Clock Friday evening. the
closing meeting will be held, Professor
Paul II. .Hawes of Howard University.
will speak on Contemporary Educa-'
tional Reforms" and Walter Sargent
nf North Adams. Mass. will deliver an
address on "-appreciation.''
The society now has a membership
exceeding zoo. and it is expected that
the coming session viii be productive
Of great good to the organization.
To all of the exercises the general
public is cordially invited to be Mt.