Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-05-25
Interesting Day
for Visitors at
Cony High School


Fine Attsndanes Wednesday At An.
nusl VISITING Day at High School
TCtass Work lnspsefed and Glass
Methods Demonstrated - Attend
ancs Of About 950 People
Visiting Day was observed at Cony
High school Wednesday with an at
tendance OF about $50 Of the parents
and friends Of the school. he reg
ular school routine wa carried on in
all the rooms. 50 that the parents
might see the work that their children
were doing.
The visitors vent where they pleas
ed. Each was provided with sched-
ule Of recttations which gave the
name OF the teacher ana the room in
which each recitation would be heard.
II they did not wish to remain in one
room for the whole period they were
at liberty to leave and go to another.
A very interesting Part OF the work.
to many Of the visitor. was the So
cialfzed recitation viii ', was carried
on in many Of the classes. In this
form Of class work. the teacher serv-
es simply as a guide and as one TO ex-
plain knotty problems. One Of the
students takes the class and carries
on the work tast as the teacher would.
1t 10 surprising to see the knowledge
that the pupil gets in this way. The
pupil who acts as the teacher, not
only asks the other pupils the nee
essary questions, but straightens
them out when they get twisted and
brings out the points that they have
neglected.
Another part of the work that at
tracted much interest among the
mothers was the domestic arts course.
In this course. the pupil is taught
sewing and cooking. The work is done
by the students themselves and they
have a good chance to get the ac-
tual experience that is necessary for
the best results. These results are
plainly visible about the school. Many
wore clothes of their own making and
the only way that one would be able
to tell of this fact would be by close
inspection or by asking the pupil.
While the reporter was present We'd
nesday at a cooking session, the girls
made what they call Butter Scotch"
pies. When these pies were finally
completed with heir top layer of
whipped cream and slightly Drowned
in the oven. one was sampled and
believe me" it was good. These girls
and some OF the other cooking classes
cook the dinners for the various
teachers who remain at the building
for afternoon sessions. These lunches
are very tasty and the menu is always
varied so that the teachers are sure
OF something new ZACH day.
The language classes also proved
very interesting. Here much Of the
class conversation Is carried on in the
language being taught, and after the
regular lesson Is finished, stories are
read to the pupils by the teachers.
The work OF translating the story is
done by the students as they progress,
and much amusement is sometimes
caused by the wrong translation of
some word in the story.
Az there are at least Is different
classes n day at the school, the Wis
| itors were Of course able to see but a
small amount of the school work.
Many Of them went to the classes in
which their own children were to re-
cite and in this way they got an in
sight into the work which the child
is taking and the manner in which it
is being taught. One Of the things
that impressed most of the visitors,
was the deep insight which the pupils
had not only into the book matter it
self, bit into outside matter to which
advanced thought on the book work
will lead.
BY inviting the parents and friends
to the school in this way, the school
and the parents then meet on a COM
mon ground Of understanding and in
this way they can work together fol-
the better education Of the students.
The work which Principal Quimby
and the teachers of Cony High are
doing was commented on in most ia
vorable terms, one of the members Of
the school board saying that although
he made no pretense Of knowing the
best methods Of teaching. he felt that
the work which they are doing is the
right kind to get results.
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