Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-06
Vermont Teachers Association.

The thirty-third annual meeting Of the Yer
mont teachers association will be held at Mont
pelier, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December
18th, 18th and Goth The following Is the order
OF exercises; Thursday crcnfng-seven O'Clock,
meeting Of town supetintendents; address Of
welcome, by Rev II. Y. Hill, superintendent,
Montpelier; response by the president A. T..
Leayenworth OF Castletoni general discussion,
" The town superintendent; what he can and
cannot do" Hon. Justus Dart, state superin-
tendent OF education; followed by Superintendent
II o. Wheeler Burlington; Mr. W. W. Prescott,
Montpelier; Superintendent j J. r. Randall,
Rutland; Superintendent j. NJ ComstOck Che-
sea; Superintendent V. V. Vaughn, Middlesex;
Principal H. II Sanderson, Woodstock The
whole evening will be given TO this subject and II
is expected many others will take part In this dis
cussion. Friddy morning-nine o clock THE
present system and future prospects Of the com
mon schools" 1. 1.-THE present system" Henry
Priest, principal Goddard Seminary, Barre 2.
The town system" Col j. b. Mead, Randolph
3. Relation Of higher education to common
schools" Rev. J. d. Beeman, president Methodist
seminary, Montpelier 4 "Relation Of industrial
education to the common schools" NJ. ii. Buck
ham, president Vermont University, Burlington,
public schools" 1 "Reading In primary schools,
with class OF pupils" Miss +. + Sweet, Mont
pelieri 2. supplementary and cheap reading"
/. v. Haskell, principal high school, Windsor 3.
Methods and rules In grammar school reading"
illustrated with class from Mortified schools
in charge Of Miss S. c. Chase; 4 The library an
aid TO the reading class" Rev l.. G. Ware, Bur
lngton; .. THE cultivation Of taste in reading, "
Prof. Ezra Brainard, Middebury college. FTiddy
evening - Lecture - Recent educational pro.
gress," Prof. G. Stanley Hail. Harvard college
Saturday morning--Tlalf past eight O'clock
Business meeting; 8 O'clock Science for the
common schools" Prof. l. J Osbun, teacher OF
natural sciences, state normal school, Salem,
Mass. 10 O'clock "lIow should teachers be ex-
amined 2" j. Raymond Bracket. principal Union
school, Montpelier; 1910 o'clock, "Should there
be an increase in the number Of studies required
by law to be taught P'' \. g. Wheatley, principal
high school, Springfield; II 10 o'clock, Temper
ance work In the schools" Frank Pumley
Mortified. Throughout the whole meeting OPP
portunity for discussion will be given after each
topic. There is every prospect that this meeting
will be one Of unusual interest. The time Of
meeting has been placed the last Of the week he
cause teachers can then more easily leave their
work. Several publishers Of educational works
have agreed to put on exhibition their books.
There will be meeting Of town superintendent
at the same time and place, By recent act OF
the legislature teachers will be entitled to their
pay while attending The meetings Of the asso-
Citations will be held in the Methodist church.
The usual courtesies will be extended by the rail-
road companies Board can be obtained at the
following rates per day: Pavilion 81. 80; Amer
lean and Bishop hotels 81. Special rates will be
furnished for ladies in private families for those
who apply in ddUdnce to j. Raymond Bracket
Montpelier Vermont