Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-19
SCHOOL HEADS MEET.
Annual superintendent Conference
at CaStine Next Week.

Annual SupeflntenOentS SOucTcHCc
at Castine Next Week.
The seventeenth annual school
superintendents' conference will be
held at Castine, August "a to 27.
The conference will open on Mon
| day evening, August "a, with singing
| by Prof. j. Francis MacNichol of Au-
gusta. Addresses on this occasion
| will be given by Hon. Clarence H.
| Dempsey of Montpelier, commits
| sioner of education for Vermont, on
Scoring Results Of SUPERVISION,
| and by DR.. H. B. Bridges of the
Provincial Normal school at Frederic
ton, N. B., on Some Things Con-
corning Normal Schools and Super
vision in Canada"
| The devotional exercises on Tues
day morning in Normal chapel will
be conducted by Principal w. u.
Hall of the Castine Normal school.
The community singing will be led
by Prof. J. Francis MacNichol of
| Augusta. Addresses will be presented
bv Commissioner Dempsey of Yer
mont on Program Planning and
Execution" and by DR.. Clarence F.
| 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
| followed by 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. NJ.
C. T. Training" The conference re-
ception will be held Tuesday eve
ming at the Acadian 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 Concord, 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 adj
dresses by Supt. w. III. Phinney of
Calais on "The Platoon System" and
by Supt. Thomas P. Packard of Houl-
| ton on physical Education Pro-
gram"
Addresses will be given Wednes-
day afternoon by Commissioner But
terrified of New Hampshire and DR..
Emanuel Sterheim 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
School" and by Supt. George Beard
of Bar Harbor on "The Religious Day
School" Fred w. French and Miss
Ruth A. Carter, general secretary
and division superintendent, respec-
lively, of the Maine Sunday School
Association, will assist in the discus
sion of this topic.
An address will be given in the
normal chapel Wednesday evening
by Richard ]. Libby of Augusta,
State agent for rural education.
Miss Florence futile Piper OF
Lynn, Mass, will give an address en-
titled care We Getting the Proper
Slant" at the beginning of the ses-
sion Thursday morning. After an
address by DR.. Sternheim of Port
Chester, N. Y, round table dis
cussion on the subject, what Are
We Doing for the Mentally Retard-
ed" will take place, Supt. Philip II:
Kimball of Brunswick, Supt. Fred
w. Burrill of Augusta and Supt.
Charles E. Lord of Camden, particl-
pating. 49,,
The annual field day will be held
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Florence Piper futile of
Lynn, Mass, will give an address
entitled, "The Child's Challenge
Am 1 Being Better Taught" at the
session Friday morning. This VIII
be followed by round table dis
cussion on the topics, General
School Improvement" and methods
of Improving High School Teach
ers." The speakers will be Supt. A.
D. Gray of Stratton, Supt. w: y.
Chase of Old Town, Supt. n. 3.
Clifford of Boothbay Harbor, SUPP.
l.. w. Gerrish Of South Portland
Supt. c. w. Bickford of Lewiston
and Supt. George R. Gardner OF Au-
burn.
Mouth, RrOOkIin.