Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
the upper grades. with plays and
games suitable for all grades.

the upper grades. with plays and
games suitable for all grades.
The afternoons were given over to
definite points in uniform courses of
study. methods of instruction and
management and specific instruction
relating to the work when they take
up their schools.
The girls were a normal group. as
might be expected. They were all
workers. never firing. From A. NJ.
until 4.3O p. M. they were busy and
often in the evenings. when we would
have stereopticon and moving pic
lures instruction. School opened at
A. NJ. 20 minutes being taken for
the exercises, with singing. Then
came lecture on one Of the general
topics. after which the conference
broke up into five round table groups,
where the lecture was discussed and
the points brought out applied to the
conditions in Maine. That lecture
very likely suffered severely at the
hands of the young ladies, for they
were thorough and merciless in their
searching questions and criticism.
Then it was back into conference I'M
til the noon hour. The speeches from
those teacher students in those round
tables and conferences were as brill
liant as anything I've ever heard.
Another lecture came at 100 p.
NJ. followed by round tables and
study of the specific conditions in
Maine and the specific studies.
From to P. NJ. was given to physi-
cal education, followed by games and
recreation. in which the girls we're as
keen and lively az In the studies.
Evenings and Saturdays were Civ
en- to hiking parties, camp fire work,
clam bakes. picnics. etc, so you may
gather that they had plenty of
amusement and entertainment. Ey-
cry girl there was in perfect physical
condition. Each was given a physi-
cal examination by DR.. Doris Kraus
of Augusta and Miss Van ZiIe of the
American Red Cross, as we'll as n
rigid mental test. The students on
several occasions gave evenings at
which the entertainment furnished
by them was particularly ENJOYABLE,
especially the takeoffs on members Of
the faculty-and as the faculty num-
, bers about an even dozen. the girls
had plenty of material. Not an un-
pleasant incident occurred during the
entire six weeks, no accidents or ILL
nesses, so that, the slate was clean
ana the report for each was 100 plus
we nave undertaken to establish
IN Maine the rural teacher profession
Inc nrst Of it's kind in America
ana the eyes Of the whole country
are upon us. We are doing 1t by CIV
ing specific service. dignifying the
work by establishing high standards
and compromising the teachers for
tneir service. These student-teac
VIII now return to their communities,
take school and put it in first class
order and then use it as a demon
stration school. for the instruction of
other teachers. She will also give Of
her time in helping the superinten.
dent of schools locally.
"This Educational Plattsbrrr Of
America has given an impetus to
school work and already more than
repaid the cost We know that girls
are already starting the Normal
school work. with the intention OF en-
tering the Castine Rural Teachers
Training class. We will be ready in
1920 for another class and we antici-
pate no difiiculty in securing an even
100 girls. in fact, we expect to be
obliged to deny entrance to some,
owing to the number of applications.
The rural school gives US the most
dihicult and most interesting prob
lens Of our school work. but we see q