Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-13
Announce Program
For School Supts.'
Meeting at Castine

4 Announcement was made We'd
nesday at the State Department OF
Education Of the official program OF
the 18th annual superintendents'
conference which will be held at
Castine August "A, %, % and q.
The conference will open on
Monday evening, Aug. "a. with sing
Ing, led by Prof. ]. Francis Mac
Nichol of Augusta. Addresses on
this occasion will be given by Hon.
Clarence H. Dempsey of Montpelier
commissioner of education for Yer
mont, on Scoring Results of Su-
pervision," and by DR.. H. B. Bridges
of the Provincial Normal School at
Fredericton, N. B., on some
Things Concerning Normal Schools
and Supervision in Canada"
The devotional exercises on Tues
day morning in Normal hapel will
be conducted by Principal w. ID.
Hall of the Castine Normal School.
The community singing will be led
by Prof. ]. Francis MacNichol or
Augusta. Addresses will be present
ed by Commissioner Dempsey OF
Vermont on Program Planning and
Execution" and by DR.. Clarence r.
Kendall, State commissioner OF
health, on Health Education"
AN address will be given at the
afternoon session by DR.. Bridges OF
Fredericton, n. B., on the topic "A
Week With a County superintendent
In New Brunswick" This will be fol-
lowed by a round table discussion
with addresses by Bertram E. Pack
ard, of Augusta. deputy State COM
missioner of education, on The
Certification of Teachers" and by
Major Ralph E. Sawyer of Portland
on High School Credit for c. M. c.
T. Training" The conference recep-
ton will be held Tuesday evening
at the Arcadian Hotel.
: The session on wednesday morn
ing will Begin at $50 o'clock with
community singing led by Prof. j,
Francis MacNichol of Augusta. An
address will be given by Hon. Ernest
w, Butterfield of oncord, commits
sioner of education for New Hamp-
shire, on THE Equalization of Edu-
cational Opportunities in New Eng
land. This will be followed by a
round table discussion with ad-
dresses by Supt. w. H. Phinney of
Calais on The Platoon System" and
by Supt. Thomas F. Packard of
Houlton ON Physical Education
Program"
Addresses will be given Wednes-
day afternoon by Commissioner But
terfeld of New Hampshire and DR..
Emanuel Sternheim of Port Chester,
N. Y. A round table discussion will
follow, the subject being Religious
Education" Addresses will be pre-
scented by Supt. L. B. Williams OF
Rumford on The Vacation Bible
School" and, BY Supt. George Beard
of Bar Harbor on THE Religious
Day School," Fred w. French and
Miss Ruth A. Carter, general secro-
tary and division superintendent res
pectively of the Maine Sunday
School Association. will assist in the
discussion Of this topic.
An address will be given in the
Normal Chapel Wednesday evening
by Richard j. Libby of Augusta,
State agent for rural education.
Miss Florence futile Piper Of
Lynn. Mass, will give an address
entitled Are We Getting the Proper
Slant" at the beginning of the ses-
sion Thursday morning. After an
address by Dr.. Sternheim of Port
Chester, N. T., a round table discus
sion on the subject what Are We
Doing for the Mentally Retarded"
will take place, Supt. Philip H.
Kimball Of Brunswick, Supt. Fred
W. Burrill of Augusta and Supt.
Charles E. Lord of Camden parti-
cipating.
The annual field day will be held
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Florence Piper futile OF