The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-15

The Vermont State Teachers Associa
ton will hold its forty-slXth annual meet
ing in st. JohnSbury, Nov. 2lst' 23rd lhe
delegates are expected to arrive manly on
the afternoon trains of Friday, and Will re-
main In town until the meeting closes Sat
urday noon, as the afternoon trains VIII
carry them to their homes all over the state
the same night This meeting promises to
be the pest attended and the most interest
ing that this state has seen for many years,
an unusually interesting. set of snb1ects
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 educators in New Eng
land The variety of topics is so great
that the teachers of every kind nd condl-
tiOn will find something in the programme
distinctly helpful, A cOmmtte of local
teachers under the directions OF MISS caro-,
line 5. Woodruff is preparing a series ol
social entertainments to occupy the spare
hours of visitors, when not engaged IN the
work of the convention. Thus far arrange
ments have been mede for recptionS at the
Athenaeum and Museum, besides supper
at the South church. The latter feature
will be something quite new, and 1t IS eX
pected at least two hundred representing
all the different parts of the state Will Sll
down to the tables. Arrangements are now
being made to provide an able corps OF az
terdinner speakers for this OCCASION. Inc
service of the st, Johnsbury Orchestra and
Mahogany Quartette have already been
called into requisitOn. Probably there Is
no town in the state that has better faclll
ties for entertaining its guests on an occas
ion like this, and it is believed every teacher
will leave with the pleasanteSt teellng OF
st. Johnsbuay hospitality. The local can
VasS for boarding places is In cnarge ol
Mrs Lydia Ii. Beck. Those who Will takt
in teachers at the rate of S1.OO day fol
two IN a room are requested to Send thell
names to Mrs. Beck at once. About
hundred will need to be provided for In
this way.
An illustrated prospectus Will appear
from the Caledonian press this week. ano
it is expected that a copy will reach every
teacher in the state. If any is overlooked
argus, lrrac py should be sent 10 W.
H. hcllt, st. JOhnsbury, Vt
The meeting will be held IN the Metn-
odist church unless that building proves &c
be too small, and in this case, Music HAL
will be secured. The delegates Will be mel
at the depot by the local entertalnmet com
mittee, and escorted tn.thelr StOppln places'
ST. .JOhnsbury has had so much expert
ence lately in handling large conventions;
that there is no doubt the coming CROWD
will be easily and conveniently handled.
II is impossible at this time to estimate the
probable attendance, but the reports from
all over this section of the sta e indicate
that this will be the largest meeting that
has been held dnring the last ten years.
To guarantee the local expenses of the con.
vention, local teachers and number or
citizens have established local fund, which
will enable everything connected with the
meeting to be conducted upon generous
plan.
Among the prominent speakers are State
Superintendent Stone, Prof. Dolbear TUFTS
College. Miss Lucy WheelOck of Chauncy
Hall Training School, Hon. Frank Plumley
of Northfield, Charles T. King of Boston
and many other leading educators OF YER
mont and Massachusetts.