Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-01
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| Pres tenf 4yeh son Deli.% IN the cnalr.
ID 7dr S BIS President Fellows of
ss 'niJ ersty of Maine was on the
,sps era n for this session and it had
beeli an coated with a great deal of
re- sure II the teachers, but Mr.
u Jahnson bill TO announce that on ac-
: ecu T. O dckness President Fellows
Twas ana je to be present
i II S sion opened with singing by
The UP sof the Ninth grade of the
eay chc DIS under the direction of Miss
1 Rel tile selection being The Wan
pr ne lInstrels Song" by Mendel-
SOL. The little girls were again
MIlfg spplauded for their fine work
q le b lsiless session was then held,
he resaH of the nomination commit
BE- b,lngthe first. The following Of
Il aefs aere nominated and unani-
"A no s 4 elsoted: President. w. G. NAL
Tat ] |. mington: vice president, w. L.
'i3W ] Gardiner: secretary and treas
Ire I. Il. Russell Gorham; corres-
lpon secretary, B. L. Richardson,
Ant 4 i; member of executive commit
S1tee, II H. Damon, Bangor,
Il 7 committee on resolutions re-
iport the usual resolutions the city,
1.-The. Threads, President johnson and
iothers..v 10 had helped to make the
COM enti I q success receiving hearty
] than Isl The meeting of the National
ASS la IN which will be held in Bos-
ton, fu' 6-10, was mentioned in these
1 the lelnbers of the Maine Association
! bein 4 rged to attend now that the
1 NEE is to be held so near home
Hit II the meetings have been held
| mo- r. 4 the West where it has been
Erati ifiicult for eastern teachers to
atte L. out With Boston as the place
a ] &c delegation is expected from
Mail
S,e,etary Tilton of Bangor had a
wor to say about the dues of menu
bcrs and their payment, this being
caused by the fact that the majority
perhaps the members have been neg
lectful of these things. A motion was
passed that all members whose dues
remain unpaid should be dropped from
the list of membership when it is
made up for 1903. So those wishing
to remain within the folds should pay
up promptly.
It was voted to hold the next meet
ing of the association in October in
stead Of December as has been the GUS
tom in the past. The attendance at the
meetings has never been as large as
could be reasonably expected and it is
believed that By holding them while the
schools are in session more will be able
to attend. So the next one will be il
October and teachers and scholars vii
thereby get an extra holiday Of two
W.
According to the present law of thu
tae the teachers are allowed to Close
z schools for two days without los:
C. salary for3Sthe purpose of attend
& the counlty yentions but moth
iag is sail stbout the State conven
81 hence iEwillilbe necessary TO hav,
ID, changed IN iJfaer to hold the meet
g in October. A motion was passe;
THAT it was the sense of the meetins
I Ia this should be done and the mat
~ VAS left to the officers Of the asso
ion who will see that it is brough
80 he attention of the Sclons in TIL
le law may be amended so that TIL
/ leeting can be held as arranged, il
1 October.
This concluded the business. Super
ntendcnt G. a. Stuart of New Britain
ronn.. was then introduced, wac mad
IN address on the subject Til Schoo
curriculum" Mr.. Stuart devoted mucl
Of his time in the discussion of TIL
als tive system in the college, he higl
SC. DOL and even in the grammar n
advocated more of this in the schools
named and made a strong aigumen
tp favor of his position. At tie clos
OF his address he had distributed SOM
samples Of courses of study br higl
schools that Were almost wholly cleo
tive.
- Anna j. Mckcag, Phi D., in.tructo
in pedagogy in Wellesley Colle5e. wa.
then introduced, her subject being
rYalue OF Pedagogical Training'' Th
speaker began by saying that The be
lieved that such 4 training is d grea
assistance to the young teacher il
her first year in getting accustomed i
her new surroundings, in getting til
lay Of the land and points of tn com
ras. The young teacher usuallk find
! her first year the hardest of THIN al
as the change is 50 great Whete sh
has been q part of the Organization
she becomes the leader and orgAhize
and all things naturally seem sstriNge
In this situation, the speaker,% be
lieved, that pedagogy was of 81 aa} as
! sistance ~ eA
! Before going farther the speaker Gate
some Of the, things she thought l,edasos
would not do. In the first PLACE II yeul
not mako good teachers. There are ihGn
most excellent teaehers, teGav. Eiwi,
Know nothing, practically. about The SUI
jeet Then it does not give SPECIFIC fNle
OF action but principles. and the te4hs
must ADAPT these to the situation IN 81
lnds it. But il does give her k10Wdst.
of the mind and body of the scff0.sls
her charge. 1t broadens her osyh hlif
and does away with the proVinhfalisAl !,
whatever name yol may choose te3gi'
IL. Pedagogy is to the young tescis
what the city is tor the person rkaIld
a small village. IT. will enabl nd
avoid some Of the common mistsshaa i'll
give her better general underasa4iia
OF her work.
This was enc OF the most inpo4a
parts OF the program assigned to van,
and it proved one OF the NEST iutcrf4iii
Miss McKeags is "a graceful. easy st,eak,
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