ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION

BETHLEHEM, N. H.

PROCEEDINGS, CONSTITUTION,
LIST OF ACTIVE MEMBERS, AND

ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOSTON, MASS. :
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION

1904

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

President.

CHARLES H. KEYES,
82 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Conn.

Secretary.

WM. C. CRAWFORD, 80 Ashford Street, Allston District, Boston, Mass.

CONTENTS.

Executive Committee for 1903-1904-1905...

Literary Proceedings-Convention of 1904.

Business Proceedings—Convention of 1904.

List of Honorary and Active Members

Constitution

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ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES.

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS:

“Physical Equipment for a Life of Service." Charles

H. Keyes

36

DEPARTMENT OF KINDERGARTENS:

"The Kindergarten of To-day-Its Practice.” Miss

Rosemary Baum.

43

“School Gardens.” Miss Margaret C. Laidlaw..

46

“Out-of-Door Life for Children,” Mrs. Susan S. Har-

riman

53

"The Kindergarten Out-of-Doors.” Miss Florence E.

Scott

55

"Kindergarten Work in Music.” Margaret C. Seaver 59

"Kindergarten Work in Art.” Miss Anna M. Dever-

eaux

62

"Kindergarten Work in Art." Miss Adeline T. Joyce. 63

“The Kindergarten Problems in New England.” Giles

A. Stuart

66

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

“Essentials of an Elementary Course of Study." Clar-

ence H. Dempsey

67

"The Relation of Practical Agriculture to the Course

of Study.” John L. Alger..

75

"Subjects, Arts, and Courses for Rural Schools.” Miss

Celeste E. Bush

81

"Improvement of School Education in Rural Commu-

nities." G. T. Fletcher

84

"Advantages of the Rural School.' William A. Beebe. 86

"Sanitation and Morals in Rural Schools." B. E. Mer-

riam

89

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DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION:

“The Place and Value of Greek in Secondary Educa-

tion." William C. Collar

94

“How Physics and Chemistry can be made More Prof-

itable.” Dr. Lyman C. Newell....

105

“The High School and Civic Spirit.” William Orr... 114

DEPARTMENT OF NORMAL SCHOOLS:

“The Condition and Prospects of Normal Schools in

New England.” Albert G. Boyden...

118

“The Increasing Difficulty of Supplying the Demand

for Good Teachers.”

Discussion. Miss Ella L. Sweeney

127

Discussion. F. H. Beede

129

GENERAL SESSIONS:

"Education for Leadership." Walter Ballou Jacobs.. 130

“Organization of Educational Experience.” Prof. Paul

H. Hanus

132

“The Woman's Club as a Factor in Educational Prog-

ress.” Mrs. Mary S. Wood...

138

“Athletics and Ethics." Alfred E. Stearns

145

"Ethical Elements in Education.” Prof. E. Hershey

Sneath

148

“Problems and Solutions.” Hon. Channing Folsom... 149

"Literature in Elementary Schools." Bertha M. Mc-

Conkey

157

“Two Factors in Social Progress.” Hon. George H.

Martin

161

“Arithmetic-A Misused Agent in Education." Louis

P. Nash

168

“Subjects and Arts in Elementary Schools." Hon.

Walter E. Ranger

172

“The Measure of a Teacher's Efficiency.” Dr. Edwin

P. Seaver

176

“Economy in Education.” Pres. William J. Tucker.. 184

Report of Proceedings during N. E. A. Convention, Bos-

ton, 1903

195

American Institute of Instruction.

Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting

Bethlehem, N. H., July 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1904.

LITERARY PROCEEDINGS.

GENERAL SESSIONS.

Tuesday Evening, July 5.-Cruft Hall.

8.00 O'CLOCK.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME: His Excellency Gov. Nahum

J. Bachelder, of New Hampshire. RESPONSES: State Superintendent W. W. Stetson, of

Maine, and Dr. A. E. Winship, of Boston, Mass. Solo: Miss Gertrude Laidlaw, Hartford, Conn. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT FOR A

LIFE OF SERVICE: Charles H. Keyes, Supt. South

District, Hartford, Conn. EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP: Walter Ballou Jacobs,

Brown University, Providence, R. I. Solo: Miss Laidlaw.