Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-09
EDUCATORS WILL MEET.
American Institute OF instruction at
Casfine.

DetoN ~ tue plogTan itf tuc sSSSHtN
| ninth annual convention of the American
| Institute of Instruction, to be held at Cas-
tine on July 8, and s, and which is ex-
pected to be the largest convention that
the institute he's yet held.
The program and meeting presented this
year, is, it is hoped, destined to have uni-
tying influence upon.the educational asso-
cations of New England. The general
in charge of the institute directly. The
New England Association of School
Superintendent furnishes two-days'
program as a regular part Of the meeting,
as does also the Eastern Kindergartners'
association. The program for the conven-
tion is as follows:
Tuesday Morning, July o = Addresses
of welcome, Principal A. F. Richardson,
Castine; Hon. Payson Smith, State super
intendent for Maine. ssCo-operation in
Education" Professor Holbert E. Britain,
Bates college. Presidential address, 'sThe
American Institutes Proposal for Fedora
tion of New England Association" Henry
C. Morrison. Business
Tuesday Erening, july = ssGlimpses
of American schools and SchooImen,"
Superintendent Bernard NJ. Sheridan,
Lawrence, Mass. Reception to members
and social hour. In connection with this
period it should be said that it has been
the distinct aim Of the management to
emphasize. both here and by means of
taa sfsornoor eweursiopp commemorative
for the formation Of acquaintance
ships aaaong school peopleand for in
formal discussions.
Wednesday, Morning. July = Super
intendence. Chairman, Superinten-
dent Frank H. Beede, New Haven,
Conn. The department of superinten-
dence will be in charge of the New Eng
land Association of School Superinten-
tendents.
Normal schools. Chat man, Principal j..
Asbury Pitman, Salem, Mass. Report of
the organization, courses and methods OF
instruction in the Normal schools of the
middle west, Principal Arthur e. Boyoen,
Bridgewater, Mass. Discussion. Report
on study OF schools OF observation and
practice. Principal John @. Thompson,
Fitchburg, Mass. Discussion.
Secondary schools. Chairman. Superin-
tendent F. J. Brownseombe, Montpelier,
VT. The Social Side Of High School
Life" Principal Merritt d. Chittenden,
Burlington. VT. Discussion. 1.-THE Pres
Principal Willis o. Smith, Lancaster, n.
H. Discussion.
Elementary schools. Chairman, Princi-
pal Lewis II. Meader, Providence, R. 1.
,"rhe Essentials Of Ari.hma attic Below the
High School, Principal Joseph E.
Mowry, Providence r. /. Discussion.
Rural schools. Chairman, Julius E. War
rem, Agent Massachusetts State Board OF
Education. ''Some Noteworthy Results OF
Vocational Teaching" (a) On the children;
(ol On tine community. Miss Hannah P.
Waterman, North Adams, Mass. Discus
SION. Practical Agriculture in Rural
Schools Professor F. B. links, Massa-
sshgsests Asricult ara. college. Discus
sion.
kindergarten. Chairman, Mrs. VI. 81.
Burdett, Newton, Mass. The kindergar-
department will be in charge OF the East
ern kindergarten association.
Wednesday Ereniss. July - Gen
erai session. Topic: "Resuls in Indus
trial Education" 'sTha Domestic Arts
and sci ,nces,'' Principal II. S. Weaver,
Practical Arts high school, Boston.
Agriculture" Professor F. B. jerks,
Massachusetts, Agricultural collegs.
Industrial Education in an Ordinary
| High School," superintendent George H.
Whitcher, Berlin, n. IL. Incorporation
Between shop and school," Principal
Charles 7. Woodbury., Fitch burg, Mass.
fhe manage inebt wishes to state particu-
larry that The speakers Of this evening e
general sessions are, al of them, men who
are doing things and are to tell the ins.i-
.ute what they are doing and how it is
working, not what they purpose to do.
Thursday Morning, July - Depart
mental meetings. The departments OF
superintendenee ana Kindergarten will be
under the direction of the New England
Association of School Superintendents and
the Eastern kindergarten association re-
spectively.
Normal schools. Chairman, Principal
j. Asbury Pitman, Salem, Mass. 'sThe
Relation of Hand work TO The Regular
Work in the Practice school," Principal
Henry Whittemore, Framin CHAM, Mass.
Discussion opened by Dr.. II. II. Lamson,
Plymouth, n. n. "Ths Problem OF In
dustrial Education in American Normal
Schools" Principal Walter E. Russell.
Gorham. Discussion. ..The Relation of
Theory and Practice in the Normal School
to Actual Experience in Teaching and
Management, Principal Herbert Il. Bates,
Training scnooi, Cambridge, Mass. Dis
cussion.
Secondary schools. Chairman, Superin-
tendent F. J. Brownscombe, Montpelier,
Vt. symbols and Substance in Modern
Language Teaching" Julius Tuckerman.
Springfield, Mass, high school. Discus
sion. IAN Experiment in First Year
Latin +" PRINCIPAL Fred s. libbey Reriin