Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
18th ANNUAL
Convention Of American
Institute Of Instruction
To Be Held at Old Castine
On July 6, I and 8.
Advance Program for the Three
Days Of Convention.

Tor the 18th annual convention of the
American Institute of Instruction to be
held at CaStine on July 6, Z and s and
which is expected to be the largest con-
Ventlon that the institute has yet held.
The program and meeting presented this
year is. it is hoped. destined to have a
unlfylng influence upon the educational
associations of New England. Ihe gem
eral sessions and some of the departments
are in charge of the Institute directly.
The New England Association of School
Superintendent furnishes q two-days
program as a regular part of the meet
ing, as does also the Eastern Kindergart-
ners' Association. The program for the
convention, given out by the educational
department. is as follows:
Tuesday Morning, July 6.
Addresses of Welcome.
PRINCIPAL A. f. Richardson, Castine
Hon. Payson Smith.
State superintendent for Maine
Cooperation in Education
Prof Holbert E. Britain, Bates College
PRESIDENTIAL Address: The American
Institutes Proposal for Fedora
ton of New England Associations.
Henry c. Morrison.
Tuesday Evening, July s.
Glimpses of American Schools and
Supt. Bernard NJ Sheridan,
Lawrence. Mass.
900
Retention 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
ORC hvyt H.
cursions. opportunities for the formation
Of acquaintanceships among school peo-
pie and for informal discussions.
Wednesday Morning, July 7.
Departmental Meetings. 900 to 100.
SUPERINTENDENT
Chairman, Supt. Frank H. Beede, New
The department of superintendent
will be in charge of the New England
Association of School Superintendent
and the full program will be announced
later.
NORMAL SCHOOLS
Chairman. Principal J. Asbury Pitman,
Salem, Mass.
I. Report on the Organization, Courses
and Methods of instruction in the
Normal Schools of the Middle West,
Principal Arthur c. Boy den, Bridge
water, Mass
Discussion.
Observation and Practice. Principal
John G.. Thompson. Fitchburg.
Discussion.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Chairman, supt;, F. J. Brownscombe,
T. The Social Side of High School Life,
Principal Merritt D. Chittenden,
Burlington, VT.
Discussion
H. The present Status of Physics in
the High School, Principal Willis
9. Smith, Lancaster, N. H.
Discussion.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Chairman, Principal Lewis H. Meader,
Providence. r. l..
the High School. Principal Joseph
2. Mowry, Providence. r. I.
Discussion.
H. address to be announcedD.
RURAL SCHOOLS.
Chairman, Julius E. Warren Agent
Massachusetts State Board of Edu-
cation.
I. Some Noteworthy Results of Voca-
tional Teaching.
community. Miss Hannah P.
Waterman, North Adams. Mass.
Discussion
II. Practical Agriculture in Rural
sachusetts Agricultural College.
Discussion.
KINDERGARTEN.
Chairman, Mrs NJ. NJ. Burdett. Newton,
Mass.
The Kindergarten department will be
in charge of the Eastern Kindergarten
Association Association and will be an
nounced later.
Wednesday Evening, July 7.
500
General Session.
Topic: Results in Industrial Education.
The Domestic Arts and Sciences. Prin-
cipal H. S. Weaver. Practical Arts High
School, boStOn.
Agriculture, Prof. F.. B. jerks, Mas
sachusetts Agricultural College.
Industrial Education in an ordinary High
School, Supt. George Fl. Whitcher. Ber-
lin, N. H.
Cooperation Between Shop and School.
Principal Charles T. Woodbury., Fitch
burg, Mass.
The management wishes to state par
tiCularly that the speakers of this eve
ning's general session are, all of them
men who are doing things and are to tell
the Institute what they are doing and
how it is working, not what they propose
to do.
Thursday Morning, July 8.
Departmental Meetings. 900 to 1900