Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-11

ried off practically according to the
schedule. The general session met at
10 in the auditorium for the opening
exercises and the announcements.
Til group sessions consisted Of that
Of the one teacher schools which met
in the old High school building at
1880 and was in charge of Supt. r.
G.. Cakes of Readf6d. "The Or
ganization OF Daily Program of
School of Several Grades FOR the Re-
duction of Number and the Increase
of Length of Teaching Periods" was
given by Miss Evelyn Hodgdon Of the
Rural Model school at Gorham and
Miss Ruth Holgate. helping teacher
at Lewiston. "Livening the Rural
School" by Mrs. Carrie Tracy. rural
helping teacher at Auburn.
The group for kindergarten and
grades I and VI was held in the as
sembly hall of the High school, and
was in charge of Miss Eva Libby of
Augusta. The topics were "Some
Modern Tendencies in Elementary
Education" Miss Elizabeth Collins,
Primary supervisor of Augusta; 1.-THE
Development and Completion of
Projects" Miss Mary L. Hastings
State Normal school, Gorham.
Group for grades VII and VIII in
room three of the High school. in
charge of Sutp. f. l.. Toner Of Wins
low; subjects, 1.-THE Reimbursement of
the Upper Elementary School Curri-
| cuIum and Methods to Meet the
Newer Demand" Supt. w. d. Fuller,
Portland. Discussion by Supt w. II.
| Patten of Waterville and Supt. II. II.
| Stuart Of Augusta, followed by a
| general informal discussionv.
Group for secondary schools at the
| Parish house of Christ church.
| Chairman Clarence T. Quimby of
! Augusta, SUBJECTS, Student Partici-
| patton in Control of School Activi-
ties" Miss Lucy Gage, president OF
Student Council Of Cony High and
Miss Franc Jewell, chairman OF
executive committee Students Coun-
Gil of Gardiner High. Vocational
Guidance for High School Students u
DR.. William Forbush of Media, Pa
Demonstration exercise exemplifying
the socialized recitation, Mrs. Ella
may Thomas, Gardiner High.
At the general session held in the
afternoon the following officers were
| elected for the current year: Presi-
dent l.. w. Gerrish of Gardiner; vice
president, r. G. Cakes of Rea dfield;
secretary and treasurer, Ada T.
Edgecomb of Augusta.
Harold a. Allen spoke briefly on the
! National Education Association anC
was followed by DR.. Clifton D. Cray
president of Bates college. DR.. Ora!
stated that the colleges and college
men had betS under fire for the pas
few years more than ever before ant
read several quotations from the writ
| ings of several prominent men. 81,
these things be true" said he. 1--WE
, had better look to ourselves for from
the ranks of the college graduates
; comes the High school teachers" The
doctor felt that criticism should result
constructively.
/ The beginning Of the "New World
he dated at some time between the
day of the armistice and the singing
of the treaty of peace, and then pro-
! ceeded to point out some of the ele-
nrents of the new world. The wireless
telephone, Il method of communities
ton that makes the whole world
| neighbors and of aviation, q method oil
transportation that produces the same
result. He then turned his attention
to science in which great strides for
ward had recently been made and a:e
still being made. He gave the quota
| ton you cannot make q silk purse
| from n sow's ear" and then proceeded
TO state that exactly that thing has
recently been accomplished. Every
teacher said he should expand in SOU
and intellectual outlook and none are
qualified as teachers unless they lave
o growing appreciation of the world
in which we live" The speaker gave
us three of the prime requisites o.
| true teacher enthusiasm, straight
| thinking and the quality that dares
| and is not bound by conventions" He
| closed by saying that "the only diff
| ference between the difficult and the
| impossible is that it takes o little
| longer to do the latter. DR.. William
| l.. Forbush followed DR.. Gray and
spoke On L lie IfcdIt VI a. boS. 80
said that some things i'll the youth OF
today are giving us some concern and
that they are the problems Of sue
cess and excess. The youth of today
, he thinks. have too much spare time.
and the one session High school helps
this along. In meeting this the home
and the school should work together.
Too much liberty is another cause for
concern. This is manifested in hasty
marriages of the young and in too
hasty choice Of vocation. The rea-
son for the latter is that the boys do
not know much about the different
kinds Of good work. They know only
of the occupations that they see
others following. If they do know of
others they do not know how to enter