Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

Meet in Convention
The Program.
The program for the annual meeting OF
the Maine Teachers Association. in Lew
iston, Oct %, % and 80, is as follows:
Thursday Afternoon - General Ses-
sion, City Hall.
Music, Edward Little High School Chorus
Address of Welcome,
Hon. F. A Morey, Mayor of Lewiston
Notes Of Progress i.i I'm Cote Gun, Of
Music. E. L. H. s. Chorus
Address-Limits of Democracy in Educa-
cation,
William E. Chancellor, Supt. of
Schools, South Norwalk, Conn
memorial service will be held at the
Pine Street Congregational church at four
O'Clock. or Immediately upon the adjourn
ment of the general session.
Thursday Evenins-Generai Session,
500
Music The Schubert Trio
Vocal Solo, Miss Evelyn Stetson
Music, The Schubert Trio
Addresses the w OFlQ NITOWlnS BETTER.
Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage, D. D.,
of Philadelphia.
Department Sessions-Friday Fore
noon, 900 to 1900.
department of Grammar Schools, City
Hall
President, H. l.. Upton, Smith Grammar
School, Augusta.
System and Individuality,
Dr. Frank E. Spaulding, Supt of
Schools. Newton, Mass.
Language.
D. W. LaRue, supt. of Schools, Au-
Cooperation Between Home and Schools,
Charles NJ. Pencil, Supt. of Schools,
Biddeford.
Holding Our Pupils,
H. J. Chase, Supt. of Schools, Rum
ford and Hanover.
Followed by Discussion
H-Department of Primary Schools, Ding
ley School Hail.
President, Supt. Frances c. Jewett,
Cherryfeld and Columbia Falls.
Manual Arts in the Lower Grades,
Prof Myr9n T. scudder, New Bruins
Habit Forming in the Primary Grades.
Miss Lillian Lincoln, Pennington
The Psychology and Pedagogy Of Read
Dingley Training School, Lewiston.
III-Department of Rural Schools. Park
st. NJ. E. Church.
President, Supt. w. H. Sturtevant,
Dover and Foxcroft.
Physical Condition of Our Rural Schools.
Supt. VIM. l.. Powers, Fort Fairfield
and Easton.
The Common School as a Social Center,
Mr.. Ossian Lang, New York City
The School Improvement League of
Maine.
Payson Smith, State supt. Public
Schools.
Discussion.
IV.-Department of Kindergartens. Kin
dergarten Room, Dingey Hall.
President, Miss Laura M. Smith, Lewis
Folk Dances, Pupils of Dingley School
Creative Kindergarten Work,
Mrs E. Graeme Graves, Prin. Kin
dergarten Dept. State Normal School,
North Adams, Mass.
Vocal Solo. Miss Minnie Wyman
V.-Department of Manual Training and
Drawing Jordan High School.
President: E: E. Goodall, Bangor; vice
rotary. Miss Hattie A. Wiggin, Castine.
Construction Work in Primary Grades,
Ralph E. Rowe. Asst. Supervisor of
Drawing. Portland.
Relation of Design to Manual Training.
Miss Helen Il. Cleaves. Asst. to Di-
rector of Drawing and Manual Train
ing, Boston Schools, Boston.
The use of the Blackboard by the Grade
Teacher.
state Normal School Salem, Mass
The Language Without Words.
Miss Lucy Bedlow, Supervisor of
Drawing, New Bedford, Mass.
Friday Acknowledgement Session,
City Hall, 200 to 400.
Address-The Front Line of Country
School Improvement,
o. ]. Kern. Supt of Schools, Winnie
bago County, Illinois.
Normal School Reunions and Annual
Meeting of Name Schooimasters' Club.
Pennington Normal School.
The Alumni of Pennington Normal
school will meet at Dingley school hall
at 10 p. NJ. Friday, Oct. 9th
Gorham Normal School.
There will be reunion of all alumni
and students of the G0rham Normal
school at the Dingl Y school hall at 10
f. NJ, Friday. Those present are ur%~ d
to i:tet promptly.
Castine Normal School.
There will b. Il reunion of Castine Nor
mai graduates at the Dingley scnool hall
at . =. NJ. Friday.
Schooimasters' Club.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
Maine Schoolmasters Club will be held
Friday. Oct. 29th at p. NJ, at the Grand
Army hall, Lewiston, directly opposite
City Hall.
The annual meeting of the Maine Asso-
citation of School Superintendent will be
held Wednesday evening. Oct. 9th. at the
Dewitt Hotel, Lewiston. at Z p. NJ. In
the evening there will be an address by
DR.. VIM. f. Chancellor at the Dingley
school hall. and all superintendent in the
State whether or not members of this as
sociation are invited to attend.
Officers of The association are: Presi-
dent. Dennis E. Bowman, Waterville;
Vice Pres. d. w. LaRue, Augusta; Sec.
and Treas. l.. F.. Moulton. Auburn; board
of directors, the executive officers with
Charles +. Ball of Bingham and Freder-
lex w. Freeman of Bath.
Maine Association, Of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools-Frday Morn
ing, October 20.
Commercial Department, 1000 A. NJ,
Room =.
President, Fred c. Ball. Bangor.
LEO p. NJ, Assembly Hall, The Business
Meeting of the Association.