Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-26
STATE TEACHERS.

Arrangements for the Annual Con.
vension in mertden-Holidayf for the
school Children Both Friday and
Saturday.
The public schools In this city will be
closed next Friday, October %, in order
to give the teachers an opportunity to at
tend the forty sixth annual meeting of the
State Teachers association, which will be
held in Meriden on that day and the day
following.
Principal W. F. Gordy, of High street
school, Hartford, is the president of the
association, and Joseph R. French of New
Haven is corresponding secretary. Miss
Bessie E. Howes of the WEIGH training
school in New Haven will preside at the
Friday morning session of the primary
grade section, which will be held in the
high school hall. There will be discussions
by Miss M. Harriet Bishop of WEIGH train
ing school, this city, on ''The Place of
Literature in Primary Schools" and Miss
A. E. Reynolds of the Norwich Free
academy, opens the discussion and Miss E.
N. Cyr of Cambridge, Mass, reads paper
on Glow to Gain Expression in Primary
Reading" There will be discussion of
the question by Principal George B. Hurd
The speakers in the primary grade sec
ton. Friday afternoon. will be W. b.
Burnham, Ph.D., Clark university; E. W.
Scripture, Ph.D., Yale university; Miss n.
E. Hunt of Brookline, Mass; Chests on
Children" being the subject to be consid-
cred. A general discussion will be opened
at p. m. by Superintendent G.. O. Fisher
of the public schools in Pawtuoket. R. I.
The intermediate grade section will be
in charge of Principal a. B. Wigham of
Norwalk, the session being held in the
Universalist church. The program for
Friday is as follows:
1000 o:so-"science:" Miss Bertha NJ. Nc
Conky, principal, South Manchester.
cha.5es A Tucfst N15wat Charlie. z,rs
secretary state board Of education.
11:301s:oo-Discussion. Opened by c.. F.
Carroll, principal State Normal school, New
2:oo;2:So-"Geography." F. Z. Bangs, Wooster
:. 2:so;s:oo-Disousson. Opened by Miss E. Car.
Isle, Norwich free academy.
3:0O4:00-"Dress Reform Mrs J. W. Sea-
FcT, NOW ndf6u 606V0rS l0CCur6 Ii 1OE
ladies only.
Principal Willis I. Twitchen of Hart
ford will have charge of the grammar
grade section. The meetings will be held
in the lecture room of the Methodist
church. The speakers for the morning
will be Miss Edith W. Todd of the State
Normal school at Willimantic, Principal
A. P. Somes of the Danielsonville high
school, Professor Charles A. Bennett of
the Teachers Training college in New
York city, the latter's subject being
manual Training" The question will
be discussed by Virgil g.. Curtis of New
Haven. The speakers for the afternoon
will be S: E. Forman, principal of the
Bracket of the northeast school in this
city; and J. W. Ab4rnethy, Phi. D., OF
Brooklyn, N. Y. "Civics' and "Litera.
ture" will be the subjects to be discussed.
The high school section will hold its
meeting in the parish house of the Episo
pal church, Principal W. B. Ferguson OF
the Middlstown high school presiding
The program for the day is appended:
MORNING.
| 10:OO-10: 30-"Geometry," ]. W. Macdonald
principal Stoneham high school, Mass.
/ :30-11:31Discussion. Opened by Malcon
Booth, Hiilhouse high school, New Haven, ano
W. E. Morse, principal Portland high school
Closed by 81. W. Keigwin, Norwich Fret
HOO IL :3o-'sSome Aspects of Preparatory
| Work in I.atin,'' Elmer i. Merrill, professor Of
Latin, Wesleyan university.
11:30-12:00-Dsscussion Opened by F. P. Moul
ton, Hartford high school, and E. L. Merritt, Mid
dletown high school. Closed by F. e. Brunette
principal Putnam high school.
AFTERNOON.
MISUNDERSTANDING in the High School" Franz
| Rollins, New Britain high school.
2:30-s:001Discussion. Opened by F. H. Beede
principal Willimantic high school, and Miss Caro-
| line J. Hitchcock, Meriden high school. Closee
3:GO-330-"Literature in the High School.
| Isaac Thomas, principal Hillhouse high school
| New Haven.
| $3.50 4O0-Discussion. Opened by Miss Marths
]. Beach, Middletown high school. CLOSED by
| Percy O. Egg'eston, Buckley school. New Len
don.
A general meeting will be held Friday evening
at o'clock, in the First Congregational church
/ the exercises being as follows:
Organ selections. Pro lessor Prescott
SOLO (seiecteo). MISS Louie horl
prayer. ...::...........;...R Rev Asher Anderson
Address-''American Schools for American Citi
4 ZenS.h
land, Ohio.
On Saturday morning at the high school hal
| the following program will be carried out:
/ 900 9:15-Devotional exercises
Observation-Disclosures Changes in the Grammar
/ Scnool Curriculum A. P. Marble, superintend
l emit of schools, Worcester Mass, and 81. 8. Tar
bell, superintendent of schools, Providence, r.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Opened by Charles D
L Hine, secretary state board OF education.
l committees and election OF officers.