Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-30
TEACHERS AT PORTLAND
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Portland Advertising Mems League,
which left from In front of City hall
taking visitors on a sightseeing tour
of the city. The visiting members of
the chorus and orchestra of the School
Music Festival were entertained at
lunch at the Congress Square by the
Portland Teachers Association.
The sessions this afternoon were of
the Elementary Secondary School
Group and College Group in the First
Baptist church, with addresses by ma
ticnally prominent educators at both
events. The first general session and
business meeting was scheduled to be
be held in City hall at Ais and this
evening there was another general
session in City hall, with an address
by DR.. William McAndrew of the
Washington Irving school of New
York on the topic. Teachers Made
Over" and with music by the Deering
High School Orchestra.
Many school and college reunions were
held this afternoon and evening. These
affairs are not confined to members of
the Teachers Association but are open
to all former students of the institutions.
The Bowdoin College reunion and ban
quet was held at Riverton this afternoon
at $50, the car leaving the head of Elm
street at SIS A buffet lunch for Bates
alumni was given at the Falmouth To-
tel parfors this afternoon at $50 A
luncheon and social gathering of the
alumni of the University of Maine was
held at the State of Maine room. Fail
i ~ ~ xts;. 1t,,ar A. In
formal reunion of Colby alumnae and
alumni was held at the home of Miss
Annie Lee Knight, 26 Bramhall street.
this afternoon from $50 to 7.3o.
reunion and banquet of the alumni
and teachers of the Gorham State Nor
NAL school was held this afternoon from
go to 7.3O at Pythian Temple. A reunion
of the alumni and teachers of the Farm
ington State Normal school was held in
the coueeil Chamber City hall. this aft
ernoon at SIS. The alumni of the Aroos-
took State Normal school held their re-
union and a supper at the vestry of the
First Baptist church from SIS to {. and
the alumni of the Washington State
Normal school held a reunion >in the
principals office at the High school
The alumni of the Castine State school
will hold reunion in the assembly hall
at the High school building tomorrow
afternoon from 4 to 6. and Bridgton
Academy reunion will be held at River
ton Park tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming, with a banqeut at l..
Action About Railroad Rates Likely
1t is rumored that at the business
meeting this afternoon some effort will
be made to put the association on record
as favoring uniform railroad rates TO be
granted to all large organizations for
the annual meetings. and that the exec
utive committee will probably be in
structed to take up the matter with the
public utilities commission.
Department of Superintendent and
Secondary School Administration
The meeting of the department Of SUI
perintendence and secondary school adj
ministration was held in the assembly
hall at the High school at $50 this fore
noon. with Supt. II. II. Randall of Au-
burn. the chairman. presiding. The first
action was the appointment of. nomi-
mating committee. composed of Supt
Russell of Bridgton. Principal G. r.
Gardner of Brunswick and Supt. c. n.
Perkins of Waterville. The $50 delegates
present then listened to very interest
ing address by DIR. Thomas NJ. Ballet
dean of the School of Pedagogy of New
York University on the topic Organ
izing Education on the Vocational Ba
sis" DR.. Ballet treated in an instruc
tive manner the change in currieula and
methods of teaching made necessary by
in the schools. An abstract of his adj
dress will be found in another column.
At the close of his address the COM
mittee reported the following nomina-
tons: President Principal Louis B.
Farnham of Deering High: vice presl-
den, Supt C. N. Flood of Bath; secre-
tary. Supt. Prescott Keyes of West
brook (re-elected). and these gentlemen
were all elected.
w o. Hersey of Fairfield of the COM
mittee appointed at the conference of
school superintendent in Castine last
summer to consider legislation for i'm
proving the rural schools, reported.
Elementary School Group
The larger number of the teachers at
tended the meeting in City hall audito-
rum at this afternoon of the elemen-
tary school group. The meeting was
presided over by Miss Adelaide F. Finch
of Lewiston. and the program included
a brief organ recital by Municipal Or
ganist VIII c.. Macfarlane. a paper on
the topic Let Me Do 1t Myself" by Miss
Lille A. Williams of the department of
psychology. New Jersey State Normal
school, Trenton. N. j., and an address
on 1.-THE Problem of Moral Education
by DR.. Thomas NJ. Ballet, dean of the
School of Pedagogy of New York Uni
versity. Abstracts of both these add
dresses will be found in another column.