Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-30
PUPILS WELFARE
Discussed by Second
airy School Principals
tn Annual Conferences .. State HOUSE
- Speakers Of Natlonal Hvvn-
inenes Tell c< Pruetems confrcrt-
rae Teacher, AZ Present Time

- Speakers Of Nstlonsl evvn-
Inenes Tell c< P-seiens confrcrt-
rig Teachers AZ Present Time
With tbs waifa-e IF the students n
the schools Of Maine in view, three
speakers 81 national prominence III
the opening session Of the annual
conference Of the Secondary school
principals held Thursday evening II
the Sens II chamber al the State
House, tentatively solved various
educational problems confronting the
eGucETiona world. These solutions
from Names point Of view are 70 b.
discussed az the round table confer
ences during toGays session.
The convention was called for tbs
purpose Of Formulating. outlining and
discussing al matters Of general and
especial interest along the lines II
secondary school principals. the in
yltarlon 10 attend was also sxtende
Id teachers, committee members and
sUperfrtendents OF schools many IF
whom on TINS momenlous question.
AD0I- W were present
7 Or Augustus Q. Thomas, State su-
perintende11 OF public schools. pre-
sided II brief INTRODUCTORY remarks
he stated that the three speak ers o.
This evening would sound the key
notes Of the conference, ach man be
ing e master II Their sevral profes-
si0ns and each thoroughly conve-sal-
with the Present day sITua ton.
He then Introduced Dr. Thomas II
Briggs OF Columbia University vino
TOOK as Ills SUB iecT Present Move
ner-s in Secondar- Education
Dr.. Briggs said in par1 that today
We are facing & crisis II education
and whatever Is done by The public
u conserve our education nothing
ran put Il back on the footing OF
four years ago Under the existing
conditions how would We Organize az
education for bows and girls
FIRST. W. teach boys and girls 10 do
the better, the desirable things the
-hings that they art going 70 do ary-
WA That is their interest IN arr
Particular branch Of fork for which
hey seem TO De adapted should n. fur
tne-ed and encouraged pG the teachers.
Second, another duty Of the scheci Is
70 reveal highs- types Of activities and
70 make them desira DIE and 70 AZ ex-
tent, possible How expect E pupil .
learn 70 -sue-e the higher literature L
rou, after telling Of It's virtues. do nuf
seek some OF II yourselves"
Third. -Ea- for every -ecI-ation Uni:
z teacher should have Il specific and
definite purpose IT mind When the
morning SESSION o. school begins tn
teacher should have q definite opjec- &c
be attained L,etn-s tne days work IL
done
Fourth. -!le pi.TJi!s themselves eugn:
either 70 pTuposc some purpose n com
p-eaend and approve il rs worth while
and develop means OF icE corsur1rzll--
-Ior. Tina Is. lns DCvs and girls have
: right 10 sh-re Il The purposes Of tn
days wo-h. Education : npt tuscIti-
AIT, unIes everyone knows what tins
ultimate attainment ts 70 ne
". Briggs II summing NJ believed
tE@- -hese orr theses could ~. applied
II a.gep-a Latin French ci1.rzis r-y
and n fac, every sub sect IN The cur
dicCiu--
u w 4 Small specialist 7 scheo!
Evz-ene bureau Of education. y ashiaE-
eor.. = 9. Was then Introduced, hiE
subject BENG Physical Education il
Secondary schools
l. Small spoke o. continuing ne
"a r-sai-r 10- tine Increase N teachers
Salaries. stating I'm the Development
OF q program Of physical educ&cio
which wpulG take tn children IN the
eiemen tary schools and nou-ish hem
go mat they snail become Il citizens
Requires ms se-vices % 4 new gvpe 81
.eaete- nrts raaL must %. compensated
caec are Y for ne benefits resulting.
Scnels should develop organic Wig
o., VIGOROUS enduring orEgIisTn 70
Withstand disease. Schools should de-
veloI q responsive organism. one that
is able to serve as al instrument for
tie sp3-i- mat dwells within it, q
responsive. WILL trained, muscular or
garisru tlrat i responsive 10 the con-
rrlanCs anC solicitations asked Of IL.
Dr. Small suggested that the fol-
lowing items n incorporated II phys
1caI aduca non programs. First, the
necessity u a genuine physical eX-
animation Of nigh school pupils, one
-rac wU1Il SHOW the approx1naf IL
puys1cal STAINS Of each, for OF the
basis Of this status 8 program may
ha nuilt that will NJ the school.
SECOND IN. proper kind and amount
81 physical exercises, which should
b.. one hour daily by every high
--..ooi pupil
The final speaker Of the evening
was T Il Nichols. assistant director
Ter commercial education, fedora.
beard Of vocarIo education, Wash
ingtoL. .. g, who took as MS subject
Vocational Education; with Special
emphasis upon Commercial Educa-
LIor."
Mr. Nichols stated that today the
school is drawing from the country
and agricultural community by
means IF 4 type Of education thai
will only function as q municipal en-
terprise. That is, the type OF courses
offered in the schools does not bene-
III The industries IN the agricultural
communities Rs the type Of educarlor
offered only fits the student for AT
office position IN the city. All the girls
should nor ne made stenog-apners
and all the boys should not be made
! bookkaepers, vet that rs what We
j are trying to do by our school pro-
grams. A program that does not have
differentiation is not good one Ind
cannot succeed