St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-08
STATE TEA CHERs' MEETING.

The Vermont State Teachers Associa
ton will hold its forty-sixth annual meet
ing in st. Johnsbury, Nov. 21st'23rd.
The delegates are expected to arrive
mainly on the afternoon trains Friday,
and will remain in town until the meet
ing closes Saturday noon, as the after
noon trains will carry them to Their
homes all over the state the same night.
This meeting promises to be the best at
tended and the most interesting that
this state has seen for many years,
an unusually interesting set OF sub
ects will be presented by the leading
teachers of Vermont, both in papers and
discussions, and besides these there are
to be five or six of the most eminent edu
ucators in New England. The variety OF
topics is so great that the teachers OF
every kind and condition will find some
thing in the programme distinctly help
full A committee of local teachers under
the direction of Miss Caroline S. Wood
ruff is preparing series of social enter
tainments to occupy the spare hours OF
the visitors, when not engaged in the
work of the convention. Thus far ar
rangements have been made for receptions
at the Athenaum and Museum, besides
a supper at the South church Thel latter
feature will be something quite new, and
it is expected at least two hundred rep
resenting all the different parts of the
state will sit down to the tables. Ar
rangements are now being made to pro-
vide an able corps of afterdinner speakers
for this occasion. The services OF the St,
Tohnsbury Orchestra and Mahogany
Ouartctte have already been called into
reuuisition. Probably there is no town
in the state that has better facilities for
entertaining its guests on an occasion
like this, and it is believed every teacher
will leave with the pIcasantest feeling OF
St. Johnsbury hospitality. The local
canvass for boarding places is in charge
of Mrs. Lydia IL. Beck. Those who will
take in teachers at the rate of S1.OO q
day for two in a room are requested tc
send their names to Mrs. Beck at once
About a hundred will need to be provided
for in this way.
An illustrated prospectus will appear
from the Caedonian press this week, anC
it is expected that a copy wlllreach every
teacher in the state Ilany one is over
looked, a request for a copy should b.
sent TO W. p. Kelly, St. Johnsbury, VT.
The meetings will be held in the Meth
odist church unless that building prove
to be too small, and in that case, Musi
Hall will be secured The delegates vii
be met at the depot by the local enter
tainment committee, and escorted to tfei
stopping places.
, st. Tohnsbury has had so much eXperi
ence lately in handlingla conventions
that there is no doubt the coming crow'
will be easily and conveniently handlec
r 1t is impossible at this time to estimat
the probable attendance, but the report
from all over this section of the state IT
dicate that this will be the largest meet
ing that has been held during the last te
wears. To guarantee the local expense
of the convention, our own teachers an
plumber of citizens have established
local fund, which will enable everythln
connected with the meeting to be col
Quoted upon generous plan
Among the prominent speakers al
9 State Superintendent Stone, Prot. Do
S bear, Tufts College, Miss Lucy Wheeloc
of Chauncy Hall Training School, Hol
Frank Plumley of Northfeli, Charles
King of Boston and many other leadin
" educators of Vermont and Massachusetts