Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-31

vi fteNlof OF ROckland, who is SerV-
ing sentence of four years at Thorn
aston for breaking and entering. wer..
! assigned for the next meeting of the
Governor and Council which will be
| held April %
Of the four pardon cases on which.
hearings We're held Charles NJ. Palmer
Oh Portland was granted conditional
parcon subject to the usual conditions.
ana IN the cases Of John B. NORM OF
biddeford, Anthony A. Mcdonald Of
Dresden and George f. Benson OF Bel
last the petitioners We're given leave
to withdraw.
Inc folloWIng circular relative to
the boys and girls agricultural clubs
IN Name and containing further in
formation on the subject than was
gwen in the first circular issued has
peen mailed from the department of
agriculture:
In previous notice the Opportuni-
ties Of Boys and Girls Agricultural
Clubs in Maine have been mentioned.
Ii seems that the value of this work
can best be seen in particular refer
ence TO the work that is being sue
cessfully carried on in other states
The following is quoted from Farmers
Bulletin No 3S5 l.. s. Department of
Agriculture.
me first State wide movement of
this kind began about 1898. in New
YORK, under the auspices Of the Col
lege OF Agriculture Of Cornell Univer-
sity as development from its nature
study lessons. This work has now
gone over the whole State and has
taken variety of forms, such as corn
growing, potato growing, fruit grow
ing. poultry raising and garden con-
tests. with special prizes to girls for
the best work in sewing and bread
making. Ii has all been directed more
or less closely by the Junior Natural
list Monthly, and more recently by the
Cornell Rural School Leahet. which
frequently gives definite lessons in ag-
rIcnlture written by the college spe-
cialists. This publication reaches
about 1000 teachers and school com
iniSSionerS during the nine months of
the year and is the official organ of the
cornell Farm Boys and Girls Clubs.
which now have an aggregate MEM
berShip of about $4,000 The prize
winning exhibits in the local school
ana county contests are taken to the
State exhibit held each year at the
College of Agriculture during Farm
ers' Week At the meeting in the
spring Of 1909 there were nearly $50
ten-ear exhibits of corn at this corn
Show about one-third of which came
from 2S boys and girls clubs. There
were also exhibited about $50 draw
in0
How to Grow Corn" and POO letters
on How we celebrated corn day in
our school,"
Nebraska is another State in which
TINS kind of club work has been very
thoroughly organized. beginning in
1905. under the leadership of the State
superintendent of public instruction in
corporation with the Agricultural
College of the State University, at Lin
colin. Practically every county is now
included in the plans. The boys grow
their show corn and vegetables under
direction sent ont from the state head
quarters and the girls practice baking
IN accordance with. the recipes sent out
to the schools from the domestic sci
ence department OF the State tniver-
Sity. Early in the fall local contest
is held in each school. the three prize
winning exhibits and the best three
essays being taken to township show,
then to a county exhibit, and finally to
tn" state corn growing and corn cook
ing contest at Lincoln This meeting
includes a grand corn banquet which
gathers from 1000 and 5000 boys and
girls from over the State
&c,
now ready to assist in the nvestiga-
ton and organization of a number of
these clubs Those interested should
write to a. S. Cook. assistance dairy
instructor, Augusta, Maine
State Supt Smith of the public
school of Maine, will go to Bangor Fri
day to attend the PenObscot Valley
Superintendent Association confer
ence. which meets in that city Friday
and Saturday. The program for the
conference is as follows:
FRIDAY, 2N:O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Topic for general discussion, Improve
ment of Teachers"
a-Local training schools
b-TeacherS' meetings.
c-Teachers reading circles
d-The superintendent visit.
THE Practical Grading of Rural
Schools'-Professor Chas Davidson. De-
partment of Education of the University
| of Maine,
Question Box-COnducted by state
Supt. Payson Smith.
| Arrangements have been made 50 that
| all who desire may take supper together
| at the Penobscot Exchange Hotel al Gets.
| a plate.
| FRIDAY EVENING. 500 O'CLOCK.
| General discussion:
| TopicS-The child labor law
| Truant officers and their duties.
| Business meeting
| SATURDAY FORENOON $50 O'CLOCK.
| Topics for discussion:
| a-Student interests in secondary
| schools.
| b-Relations between the superiptend-
| ent and principal
| c-The academy and its place IN tn"