Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
IN THE scnooLRooM.
! What 10 Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.

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Advancement Of Education.
A fire drill has been adopted for the
Millinocket schools.
North Aroostook Teachers Associa-
ton will occur at Pressure Isle, Nov. 10
and IL.
i Miss Lucretia Packard of Houlton,
has accepted position as teacher in
the high school at Island Falls.
Mrs. Frank White who has occupied
the position of supervisor of schools in
| Pressure Isle for several years, has been
obliged to resign her position on ac-
count of i'll health.
4 Miss Jennie Linton of Houlton, who
entered the freshman class. Of Colby
college this fall, has accepted posi-
ton as teacher, in the Shaw Univer-
sity of North Carolina and has entered
uEon her duties there.
Miss Lulu II. Mcmahon has been Sc
cured to take the position of assistant
in the PASSPORT grammar school lately
made vacant by the resignation Of Miss
A. ]. Damon of Deer Isle, and she will
fill the position until a teacher can be
secured for the ninth grade, which is
| at present being admirably conducted
by Principal Lewis.
i Wallace E. Mason, formerly of Thom-
aston. who has been principal of the
LeOminster, Mass. high school for the
past four years, has this year been
elected superintendent of the Leicester,
Mass. schools. Mr.. Mason's work in
Leominster has been very successful
and at the graduation exercises the
senior class and the citizens showed
their appreciation by a present of an
elegant cut glass water set and a purse
of gold.
| The first OF series of teachers
meetings, was held at ROBBIE hall. Cor
ham Normal school, on Monday even
ing. Nov. 3. The meeting was called by
Principal Corthell and took the form of
general consultation of the normal
and practice teachers concerning the
work that can be done. under the pres
| ant grade conditions in Gorham, during
the first year. The concensus of opin-
| on appeared to be as follows: Read
ing should be taught chiefly by the sem
| tence method. A years training
| should give the child knowledge of
| the AZ elementary sounds, and approx
mately 800 words. Reading, writing
and spelling should go hand in hand.
In geography an attempt should be
made to teach comparative distance.
| and ideas of direction. by means OF
proposition. In number. though theory
says teach the numbers from one to 10,
practice seldom goes beyond seven.
Number may well be deferred until the
latter half of the first year or omitted
fp,n MT n
may learn to count a little. The COM
oiuations of every number actually
studied should be learned first by twos,
pairs. later in combinations Of more
shan twos. Simple fractional parts
,ne-half. one-third. one-fourth, may De
taught. but this teaching is not to be
insisted upon. At the next meeting to
re held Monday evening. Nov. 10. at
the same place and time, further dis
cussior concerning the first grade and
consideration of the work OF the FOL
lowing grades will be pursued, as time
permits.
The teachers of Dover and Foxcroft
hold their October meeting last Satur-
dav at FoXcroft academy. Nearly ev-
ery teacher in both towns was present
as we'll as a few from Guilford. Supt.
lH. r. Williams spoke at the opening
of the importance of these meetings.
After the opening remarks Miss saw
ver IF Dover gave a fine teaching ex-
ercise illustrating the Ward method Oh
teaching. reading with class OF puPiis
who had been but seven weeks III
school Miss Sawyer was followed by
Miss Wyman of Foxcroft who gave Il
teaching exercise illustrating the same
| ,ethod with pupils who are in second
| year work. Miss Wyman first gave d
drill in blind work. the pupils pro-
| bouncing MANY new words: then they
read the lesson of the previous DAY
| from the primer and also a new lesson.
| potb lessops were read with correct
infections in an easy conversational
tone. Supt. Williams gave a talk on
Things I Like. He spoke in part as
| follows: Walking into schooi rooi',
Iunapnounced the other day iouii"
three little children around the teacn-
| .r,s able. while she was talking WIN
them and encouraging them to tax u
her. thus teaching them to express
| their thoughts in words. hked tha..
Every child will talk more than ne WIN
write or read and 1t is essential that ne
learn to talk freely and correctly.
,;ko tn hear a teacher correct the pu-
nj, who uses such words as haint. III
irving an answer tell him ms ans"ei
Is good but his English Is bad. Every
recitation should be language lesson.
lI like the teacher who can step OUT III
front of her class and conduct rec'-
I,,t;on without a text book. holding the
Interest of her pupils and keep them
Iawake highly respect the teacnei
~, comes TO her school-room prepared
Is,, hcr DAVIS work. Brief remarks by
Nj r G. Cross. Edwin Doore ana
Ipay " NJ. Hardy closed a pleasant
land profitable meeting.
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