Wednesday Morning, July 6.—Cruft Hall. 9 O'CLOCK. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES: Led by Rev. William Ramsden, of the Bethlehem Methodist Church. ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Paul H. Hanus, Professor of Education, Harvard University. MUSIC. THE WOMAN'S CLUB AS A FORCE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS: Mrs. Mary I. Wood, President of the New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs. ATHLETICS AND ETHICS: Alfred E. Stearns, Head Master of Phillips Academy, Andover. ETHICAL ELEMENTS IN EDUCATION: E. Hershey Sneath, Professor of Philosophy, Yale University. Wednesday Evening.-Casino. 8.00 O'CLOCK. MUSIC: Miss Gertrude Laidlaw. NEW ENGLAND WRITERS, PAST AND PRESENT: Dr. A. E. Winship, New England Journal of Education, Boston. THE FAIRY GODMOTHER'S STORY: Miss Marie Shedlock, London, England. SOCIAL AND RECEPTION. Thursday Morning, July 7.--Cruft Hall. 9.00 O'CLOCK. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. MUSIC. THE KINDERGARTEN PROBLEM IN NEW ENGLAND: Thursday Evening.-Cruft Hall. 8.00 O'CLOCK. MEASURE OF A TEACHER'S EFFICIENCY: Dr. Edwin P. Seaver, Superintendent of Schools, Boston, Mass. MUSIC. TWO FACTORS IN SOCIAL PROGRESS: Hon. George H. Martin, Sec'y State Board of Education, Boston, ARITHMETIC A MISUSED AGENT IN EDUCATION: Louis P. Nash, Superintendent of Schools, Holyoke, Mass. THE ART OF STORY-TELLING: Miss Marie Shedlock, London, England. MUSIC. Friday Evening.—Casino. 8.00 O'CLOCK. ECONOMY IN EDUCATION: William J. Tucker, Presi- I. 2. I. 2. DEPARTMENT SESSIONS. Department of Administration HON. W. W. STETSON. State Supt. of Public Instruction, Augusta, Maine. Wednesday, July 6.—Cruft Hall. 2.00 P. M. What should be the limits of the powers of the superintendent? What should be the limits of the duties of the superintendent? What means may the superintendent properly employ to raise the salary schedule? Friday, July 8.-Bethlehem Methodist Church. 2.00 P. M. The election and tenure of office of the superintendent. The relation of the superintendent toward political issues and parties. 3. The school board: (a) Of how many members composed. (b) Schemes of representation. The meetings of this Department partook of the nature of a "Round Table." Prominent school men of New England participated in the discussions. Department of Kindergartens. President. LUCY WHEELOCK, Kindergarten Training School, Boston. Thursday, July 7.-Bethlehem Congregational Church. 2.00 P. M. THE KINDERGARTEN OF TO-DAY: ITS CRITICS: Miss Nora Atwood, Providence Normal School. DISCUSSION: Mr. Charles H. Keyes, Supervisor South District Schools, Hartford. ITS PRACTICE: Miss Rosemary Baum, Supervisor of Kindergartens, Utica, N. Y. DISCUSSION: Mrs. James H. Stannard, Garland Training School, Boston. ITS RESULTS: Miss Bertha M. McConkey, Supervisor Primary Schools, Springfield. Mrs. J. L. Hughes, Toronto, Canada. Friday, July 8-Bethlehem Congregational Church. 2.00 P. M. SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE KINDERGARTEN. "LET NATURE BE YOUR TEACHER:" Miss Margaret C. Laidlaw, Supervisor Kindergartens, South District Schools, Hartford. Mrs. Susan S. Harriman, Training School, Bos ton. Miss Florence Scott, Fitchburg Normal School. WORK IN MUSIC: Miss Margaret C. Seaver, Boston. WORK IN ART: Miss Anna M. Devereaux, Lowell Normal School. Miss Adeline T. Joyce, Brookline. AFTER KINDERGARTEN, WHAT? Dr. Colin F. Scott, Boston Normal School. Department of Secondary Education. President. CHARLES T. C. WHITCOMB, English High School, Somerville, Mass. Wednesday, July 6, Bethlehem Methodist Church. 2.00 P. M. THE PLACE AND VALUE OF GREEK: William C. Col- DISCUSSION. F. H. Thursday, July 7.-Bethlehem Methodist Church. 2.00 P. M. How PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY CAN BE MADE MORE PROFITABLE: Dr. Lyman C. Newell, Professor of Chemistry, Boston University. |