Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27
MUCH INTEREST
Manifested in Teachers Meeting at
Bangor, This Week.

Bangor, Me, Oct 26.-TeacherS in
every part of Maine are much interest
ed in the annual meeting of the Maine
Teachers Association and the Maine
Association of Colleges and Prepara-
tory Schools which will be held in Ban
sor, this week. and it is expected that
all sections will be we'll represented az
the session. The meetings will Open
Thursday afternoon. at $50 o'clock, in
City hall. The last session will be on
Saturday forenoon.
1T seems to me-" said a well known
teacher, that the program arranged
for the educational meetings is one Of
The best which has been offered. DR..
Jane f. Robbins OF New York, is
most able speaker and is sue to have
something good to say. Her subject
! believe, is French-bOrn Americans
The address by DR.. Henry Houck of
Harrisburg, Pa, will certainly be OF
great interest He is one of the jol-
lest old gentlemen and is in deep SYM
pathy with the teachers and knows
just no VITO appeal to them. 1t would
he worth ones while just to hear him"
one of the chief features of the
meetings Will be the session devoted to
the discussions Of kindergarten meth-
DDS. This will occur on Friday. the
hrst speaker of the morning being
Nora Archibald Smith of New York.
Nora Archibald Smith is sister of
Kate Douglass Wiggin with whom she
mas been Joint author and is particu-
larry Well-knoWn in Maine as she has
summer home at Hollis She is at
present engaged as supervisor of the,
kindergarten in connection with the
Alfred Corning Clark Neighborhood
mouse in one of the most densely popu-
lated districts of New York City. Her
work III the metropolis makes her emf
nently fitted to discuss her subject.
Making Americans
With Mrs. Wiggin she has written
numerous books on Kindergarten sinh
jects and child study which are highly
treasured by kinderSartners, teachers
and mothers. Two >of these Volumes
have been adopted by the boards of ed
ucation of New York and Chicago as
invaluable text books for the lower
grades.
Miss Smith has had the advantage of
special training and wide experience
which, with her broad sympathies. has
enabled her to do exceptional work as
teacher. She is a speaker of bril-
liancy and force and commands the
closest attention of her audiences.
Friday evening will occur the adj
dress of DR.. Robbins and on the same
evening an address on Literary FASH
ions will be given by DR.. Bliss Perry
of Boston.
The department of Primary schools
Of which Miss Maud brigham of Au-
burn is president, will be in order on
fricay forenoon, and several valuable
papers will be presented. Miss Halls
paper will be given during this meet
ing. Also Oh Friday morning will oc-
cur the meeting under the direction of
the department of superintendent.
SUIT. Payson Smith will be one of the
speakers at this session, also State
Supt. w. w. Stetson Of Auburn.
Friday afternoon the department Of
Grammar grades will be discussed and
among the speakers will be President
G. c. Chase of Bates College. His
subject will be- "The Moral Training |
Necessary to Fit for High School and
College" !
The Friday evening session Will be
held in City hall when several discus
sions will be in order, among the
speakers being Professor Estaorooke
of the University of Maine, Prof. Will
liam T. Foster. President Hyde Pres
ident Chase. Prof. Roberts ana Prof.
Hart.
The session of Saturday morning .
will be devoted largely to the transac-
ton of business.
Persia has no distilleries. brewer1es or I
.nnans nnIv homemade wine, and 1t is
hard to get drunk there.