Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
TEACHERS AT PORTLAND
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Matthews of the University of Maine at
the department of history; professors
Paul Nixon of Bowdoin and Curtis H.
Page of Dartmouth and DIR. James A.
Spaulding of Portland at the department
of classics, and Prof. Ralph H. Mckee of
the University of Maine at the depart
ment of science and mathematics, and
Dean Kenneth c. H. Stills at the School
Peace League.
The address by President Alley Of the
University of Maine was read as he was
unable to be present. DIR. Alley said the
schools must help in the making of
living. He said that there should be
more things taught that would be of
practical application and more teachers
to teach them.
President Hyde of Bowdoin addressed
the English department on THE Oppor-
tunity Of the Teachers of England DR..
Hyde said that the time had come for an
Intellectual aristocracy. He advocated
policy of selecting from among the
entire student body the three or four or
half dozen, perhaps. who were quail
fled for real literary effort and giving
them special training even at the expend-
iture of great deal OF time and money.
This could and should be done without
interfering to the slightest degree with
the operations of the average student
Standardization Law Recommended
After long discussion the members Of
the department of superintendent and
secondary school administration recon-
mended the passage of the proposed
statute for the standardization of the
schools throughout the State, amending
the bill so that application for inspec-
ton and rating by the State authorities
must be made in writing, and may be
made by three residents of the district
as well as by the superintendent or school
committee. State Superintendent Payson
Smith and superintendents o. w. Her.
sey and C. N. Perkins were made COM
mittee to consider the appropriation to
be asked for this purpose. and these three
and the other members of the original
committee were appointed to present the
matter to the Legislature this winter.
Peace League Session
At o'clock this afternoon the Maine
branch of the American School Peace
League went into session in room OF
Portland High school. The meeting was
in charge of Miss Alice May Douglas of
Bath, and the Introductory remarks were
made by Professor Alfred william An
thony of Lewiston, the president The
session opened with peace song, which
was followed by greetings from other So
cieties.
The first speaker on the program was
Professor Kenneth C. M. Stills of Bowdoin
College who chose for his subject Zone
Hundred Years Of Peace
Agricultural Courses
Stating that in his judgment the High
school should not function for or take
the place of the agricultural college.
Dean Leon S. Merrill OF the College of
Agriculture of the University of Maine,
pointed out at the. department conference
on secondary school agriculture. held this
morning at the High school building in
connection with the Maine Teachers As
ISOLATION convention. that no agricultural
program alone in the school will fit
man for college.
Travelling Libraries
Do the teachers Of Maine know that
there are travelling libraries in the
state, and that for q small fee, the
state paying all transportation
charges, school may have the use Of
a library of so volumes for six months
for the purpose OF experimenting its
special needs?
Such was the announcement Of Pro-
lessor w. H. Hartshorn of Bates Coll