Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-12

of her pupils finds hardest. and TO
work with the view of making this
easier.
At the close of the addresses. the
meetings were adjourned and many OF
the teachers went to the Penney Me-
mortal church to dinner. while others
sought the various restaurants and
hotels about the city.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the con-
vention the teachers who had regis
tered numbered 2.5. and the first part
Of the afternoon was given up to a
series Of round table conferences, as
follows: Special subjects. led by Har-
old c. Jebo. supervisor Of music. Gar
diner; language a. leader, Miss Clara
E. Reed of Farmingdale: language-B.
Principal Nelson I. Mixer Of Water
vile; arithmetic-A. leader. Miss Har-
riet V. Enright Of Augusta mathe-
mates B, leader Herman H. Stuart OF
Augusta: science-A. leader Supt. VIII
Q. Hersey Of Fairfield: science-B, lead
or. Principal John a. Partridge Of
Fairfield: history-A, leader Miss Wini-
fred Grant of Winthrop: hisrory-B.
leader, E. H. Drake OF Hallowell. At
all of these meetings papers were read
and discussions held about the various
more or less complex problems that
confront the teachers who have to i'm
part the subjects listed. and many Of
the papers proved Of great value and
assistance TO the delegates. In Ian
guage-B, a very instructive address. H.
Illustrated with crayon drawings on a
large blackboard erected for the pur-
pose, was given by Professor Henry
w. Brown Of the department Of Eng
lish at Colby college. He said, in part:
The most important possession Of the
teacher is pedag ogical wisdom. There
is difference between wisdom and
knowledge, wisdom is the power to use
knowledge Alright. Pedagogical wis
dom involves three thinss-First. the
power to hold attention: second. the
power to create complete concepts, and
third. the power TO create clean con-
cepts. The crayon in the hands of
the teacher is a great assistance in
the attainment Of these three ends
There are three types of mind, those
that as What those that as Why.
and those that ask How"
He said that the black board illus
tration holds all three Of these types
OF minds. and he advocated tina, the
teacher not only use the crayon in her
teachings. but that she require her
pupils to cultivate the power Of illus
trated drawings as a means OF ex-
preston. for drawing has its place
intermediate between the spoken and
the written word. He also said that
any pupils Of average intelligence can
De led to do much in the direction of
simple diagrammatic or illustrative
work, and that it is the duty OF ait
teachers to encourage the attempts If
the pupil along these lines. not for pur-
poses OF fine art, but for clearness in
description, narration, exposition and
augmentation. His address was H..
iustrated in very striking manner
ana the drawings he executed were
quickly and cleverly done. In mathe-
Hlatlcs-6. Supt. Stuart Of Augusta told
OF some examinations in arithmetic
winch were given to the 9Th and 7th
grades in Springfield. Mass. and
when were also given to some OF the
business and professional men there
and stated that the students had ~,
tar the better rank, showing that The
present day school children are 1e+,,ne
more advantages than they did in ma a.
years. he also stated that. the row
ooohs USED at present are the best thai
nave ever been used. and BROUGHT m
Tue question, Ought geometry IN he
an elective study" which was a..
cussed at some length. In Arithmetic
e.. -. T. N. Nudd read paper en-.
uueo' PRACTICAL Problems,' inc
with problems that arise in IN. lass
tooni every day. and it was much on
1oyeo by all her hearers.
Al O'Clock a general msetins "a. h.,a
sne Hall OF Representatives and ~.
ee.on OF oncers was preceded BY a So.
on piayeo by the orchestra OF the
grammar school. those taking part be,n,
MISSES Goodwin. Small, Slosbere u,,,.r
s'anchheld. and the boys were o,Rr,en
leighton, Oliver Young, Alton Merr,I 49,
linton Merrill. The selection was verv
nun appreciated by the audience, and was
!oAo"ed oy the reading of the report Of
tne nominating committee, who presented
Tue following list Of officers for nom,na.
uon President, Henry W. Cobb Of Auen..
"a vice president Nelson I. Mixer n, W.
terv1iie; and secretary-treasurer. Add;e r
oeone OF Pennington. These names vera
put up for election and passed by a unant.
NOUS vote Of the delegates
Following this the Cony Girls olee r,ub
sang selection which Vas entitled .su-.
Is Sylvia" and was loudly applauded: the
accompaniment was played BY Mrs. Brack.
EFT. Then the speaker Of the Afternoon
was introduced. Lemuel H. Murlin, D. d.
president Of Boston University. and be
spoke on the topic ITO What End" HI.
address commenced with the statemen,
mat he had been teacher in both grades
ana In classes in college. that he knew
The Ia aad su.s 0: the business, but tina,
no" he Is merely a commercial man, try
ing to get the most work out of teachers
for the least money. He spoke Of the meth.