Dover-Foxcroft 1928 - University of Maine
Dover-Foxcroft 1928 - University of Maine Dover-Foxcroft 1928 - University of Maine
TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 63 The girls' glee club are planning a supper and concert to be given in March. The annual music festival was held in May 1928. Dover-Foxcroft was host to Guilford, Dexter and Milo. The combined chorus of one hundred seventy-five voices sang three numbers; several pieces were played by the combined orchestra of over fifty pieces. Solo and group work completed the program. The students and teachers assembled at Central Hall early in the afternoon for a rehearsal. Following this the school bands gave a public concert at Monument Square. The concert took place at Central Hall at eight o'clock. The festival will be held this year at Milo and Dexter. A similar program will be given. In closing I wish to express my gratitude to the superintendent, to the principal, to the teachers, students and parents for their continued co-operation and interest in the work of our music classes. Respectfully submitted, JANE F. FOSTER, Supervisor of Music. REPORT OF MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT To Walter J. Rideout, Superintendent of Dover- Foxcroft Schools: My annual report as Manual Arts Instructor for the school year 1928-29 follows: No part of a report of an educational program is of more importance than a definite statement of its aims and objectives. Our aims have often been specifically stated and are well known, but briefly stated again are : (a) to increase general knowledge; (b) to build a foundation for further study or training. As objectives these are very general in nature, common to any educational scheme, and mean little except as they are evaluated to determine the subject matter and methods which will successfully accomplish the desired results within the sphere of the shop. An examination of the educational methods and at-
64 ANNUAL REPORT tainments of fifteen typical towns and cities scattered over the eastern states gives a knowledge of the important manual arts activities characterizing their work, is very interesting, and often the basis for improvement. A study of these reports emphasize the value of the individual method of work as used in our shop and show that it is a generally understood and accepted method. This means a well organized course of exercises, involving basic principles, arranged in sequential order, and applied to the project of the individual boy as chosen by him and limited only by the probability of its successful completion by him. Ninety boys were enrolled at the beginning of the Fall term, and come to the shop in classes: Seventh Grade, 18 in Division A, 14 in Division B; Eighth Grade, 14 in Division A, 14 in Division B; Academy, 6 in Sophomore; 15 in Freshman Division A, 11 in Freshman Division B. 32 of the Academy boys (not mentioning the girls) travel the four-tenths of a mile from the Academy to the shop and then return t v vo times per week regardless of the weather (again not mentioning the girls) or the travel conditions. Many building, furniture and equipment repairs are made and vary from reglazing a window to installing a telephone. An inspection of our wonderful shop by any one interested is invited and will show in the arrangement and condition of its equipment what organization and co-operation with boys will do. The continued favorable interest of the Town has made it possible to make additions to and keep in repair our equipment, the most notable additions being an iron saw bench, an electric sanding machine, and increased electrical material has resulted in better teaching results and is justified because of the increased use of all kinds of electrical conveniences. A band saw is among the near possibilities and will teud to increase and encourage the creative efforts of tRe boys by making it possible to more easily saw out curved work than by hand with a coping or bracket saw. In fact, the hand method penalizes their efforts at designing ornamental work. Yet a quantity production on the basis of production alone has no place
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TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 63<br />
The girls' glee club are planning a supper and concert<br />
to be given in March.<br />
The annual music festival was held in May <strong>1928</strong>.<br />
<strong>Dover</strong>-<strong>Foxcr<strong>of</strong>t</strong> was host to Guilford, Dexter and Milo.<br />
The combined chorus <strong>of</strong> one hundred seventy-five voices<br />
sang three numbers; several pieces were played by the<br />
combined orchestra <strong>of</strong> over fifty pieces. Solo and<br />
group work completed the program. The students and<br />
teachers assembled at Central Hall early in the afternoon<br />
for a rehearsal. Following this the school bands<br />
gave a public concert at Monument Square. The concert<br />
took place at Central Hall at eight o'clock. The<br />
festival will be held this year at Milo and Dexter. A<br />
similar program will be given.<br />
In closing I wish to express my gratitude to the<br />
superintendent, to the principal, to the teachers,<br />
students and parents for their continued co-operation<br />
and interest in the work <strong>of</strong> our music classes.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
JANE F. FOSTER,<br />
Supervisor <strong>of</strong> Music.<br />
REPORT OF MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT<br />
To Walter J. Rideout, Superintendent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dover</strong>-<br />
<strong>Foxcr<strong>of</strong>t</strong> Schools:<br />
My annual report as Manual Arts Instructor for the<br />
school year <strong>1928</strong>-29 follows:<br />
No part <strong>of</strong> a report <strong>of</strong> an educational program is <strong>of</strong><br />
more importance than a definite statement <strong>of</strong> its aims<br />
and objectives. Our aims have <strong>of</strong>ten been specifically<br />
stated and are well known, but briefly stated again<br />
are : (a) to increase general knowledge; (b) to build<br />
a foundation for further study or training. As objectives<br />
these are very general in nature, common to<br />
any educational scheme, and mean little except as they<br />
are evaluated to determine the subject matter and<br />
methods which will successfully accomplish the desired<br />
results within the sphere <strong>of</strong> the shop.<br />
An examination <strong>of</strong> the educational methods and at-
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