Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-10
NEXT MEETING AT BURLINGTON.
Chittendeu County Teachers Hold n Prof
liable Meeting Mt Essex Junction.

The continuation OF the meeting of the
C~hitteuden County Teachers association
was held in the high school room at Essex
Junction Saturday. The morning exer-
ciSes were opened by u praise serlce led
by Rev. 7. D.. Bacon of Essex Junction.
The first address of the morning, "Tcach-
ers' Reading Circles was given by Rev.
G.. l.. Story of Milton. Mr.. Story advocat-
ed better school supervision He advised
the forming of a Circ.e tn be called THE
Chittenden County Teachers Reading Cir
Gle" and suggested 4 course based on
Campayre's History OF Pedagogy, Psychol-
ogy applied to educators, Tracy's Psychol-
ogy of Childhood and kindred works, HIS
tory of Education Ancient. including cdu-
cation among the Greeks. education at
Rome. Schools of the Early Christians,
Education during the Middle Ages. Mod
ern: Renaissance and Education during
the Sixteenth Century, Marlowe, Green,
Shakespeare. Bacon. Milton. The Teaching
orders. Rosseau. and Education during
the Eighteenth Century, Pestalo2zi and
German Pedagogy, Froebcl and the Kim
dergarten. icrbart and the Pedagogical
Spirit OF the Nineteenth Century. Theory
OF Education. Methods of Teaching, pri-
mary grades: Reading, penmanship. lam
Suage, numbers and arithmetic, nature
study. Grammar grade: English. gcog-
raphy, history. arithmetic and elementary
80 . NAAN rs
music. High school: English, history.
science. mathematics. modern languages.
moral training and school discipline, phys
ical education, physical training, school
hygiene. manual training. psychology and
child study. For general culture study
History. literature and science.
7 Following this Prof. l.. l.. Jones. Pm. h..
of the L. V. NJ. gave an interesting tax
on Plant Studies in the Public Schools.
lie suggested as a help in this work ma
ture study by months. by Boyden. This
was followed by Il solo by Miss Agnes
Dooley, after which Miss Emma Chapman
OF Burlington and u class gave Il lesson
in nature study. The little ones seemed
much interested in their work and an
swercd the questions concerning the in
sects and animals about which they had
studied.
The afternoon session opened with a
question box conducted by Superintendent
III. O.. Wheeler OF Burlington. Next was
an address on sympathy with Children.
by Mrs. A.. II. Enright of Essex. one Of
the best talks OF the meeting was that
given by Miss Elizabeth Hall, principal of
the Normal Training school of Randolph
Centre. on Primary Reading. Miss Hail
explained in "A clear manner her practical
way Of teaching young children To read,
After this our Association. a Few Sug-
gestions." was given by Principal L. II.
Johnson of ESSEX Junction.
II was voted to hold the next meeting
in Burlington. The date was not set. \
committee, consisting OF j. H.. Allen of
Westford, Prof. Grant of Essex. Mrs.
Ellen Mann. Miss h.. T.. Redmond of Will
llston. and Prof. Thomas OF Burlington.
We're nominated to make plans for a read
ing circle, n report of which they are TO
present at the next meeting. State SUI
perintendent of Schools NJ. S. Stone of
Montpelier was present in the afternoon
and made a few remarks. About lG1
teachers attended the meeting. Enough
money was obtained from a collection 10
cover the expenses of the banquet and
leaving about $3.50 in the treasury,