Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-25
IN THE ScHOoLROOM.
"hae is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

ore OF the teachers at the Stonington
summer school was Miss Mary A. Car
ioil VINO has taught an unorganized
uistrlct school for 80 years.
MISS Agnes Burnham, an Oldtown
teacher, has secured position as as
sistant i'm a High school at Orange.
MASS She will leave for her new posi-
tlon in the fail.
7upt: Paysoa Smith superintendent
VI schools OF Rumford Falls and
mexico, recently elected principal of
the new Normal school at Presque Isle,
received the degree of A. NJ. from
tufts College at its last commence
iiieht. This is an honor which the
trends OF Mr.. Smith feel he highly de-
serves.
me new First street school at Bangor
~ nearing completion and will be Il
hiodel of its kind. There are three
Schooirooms on each floor of the build
ms making six in all Each room has
'se large windows, furnishing an
'trulioance of light for the darkest of
oays. The finish is in light natural
""od which is in harmony with the
pleaslng general effect of the rooms
On all sides of the room are improved
STATE black boards, above which the
waits are tinted Il light blue which is
noticeably restful to the eyes. Tho
cellngs are tinted a very light shade of
brown Although there are 4S seats in
each room it is not crowded. There is
plenty Of space in the aisles and if oc-
caSloh requires several more desks
may be added in each room.
Through the influence of the assis-
tant commissioner of education in
Porto Rico, E. w. Lord Miss Charlotte
;. Dorman of Harrington, has been APP
pointed to the position CT superinten-
deilt Of drawing in the public schools in
that island and will leave for her new
NED IN September. Miss Dorman is a
graduate of the State Normal school at
Castine, class of 1883, was also gradu-
ated from the Massachusetts Normal
school in the class of 1901. After a brief
respite from her four years course in
this school, Miss Dorman was the sue
ceSSful candidate for the position of
of drawing in the
schools of UXbridge and Northbridge,
Mass, there being several competitors
for the place. Before leaving for San
Juan, where she will report to the COM
missioner of education, Samuel Lind
sey, Miss Dorman will fill a two weeks
engagement in the drawing department
Of the summer school of teachers in
Randolph. VT, she having superin-
tended this department at the last
years session.
The Saco summer vacation school
bids fair to be even more successful
than in former years. The school is
held under the direction of the Saco
Educational and Industrial Union, who
conceived the idea of holding a school
Of this sort during the summer months.
The manual training department this
year is in charge of Miss Estelle NJ.
Draper of Portland, who has been for
some years an Instructor in the man
ual training department of the Maine
school for the deaf in that city. In
teaching manual training Miss Draper
uses both the system of Gustaf LARSON
and also that used in the public schools
Of Chicago. 1t is her aim to teach the
children to make useful things she
says. First they are taught knife
work. The pupils are required to make
IL mat and Il bracket. Every bit of the
work must be done with Il knife. The
mat can be used for various purposes.
The children have finished knife work
and have taken up planning. Samples
of knife work done by the little folks
is on exhibition at the building where
the school is held and shows great
and much ability. The next
step will be chiseIing, then they will
be taught how to make a coat hanger
The tools required to make the hanger
is a spoke shave and chsel. Then
comes the making of the cutting board
then the flower pot stand, Ratchet and
hammer handles, ship carving, towel
roller tool chest and finally cabinet
work. The SacO summer school scno-
ars will not get to cabinet work this
year. In making different articles, ell
of which are useful. the children learn
the use of many of the tools used by a
They learn how to drive q
nail correctly. which is much more
than many men who have not had the
of Il manual training school
course know how to do.