The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
TEACHERS CONVENE.
Addresses on Commercial
Instruction By
Many.

The fifth convention of the Eastern
Commercial Teachers Association be-
gan yesterday morning in the rooms
of Becker's business college, 492 Main
street. The business session was put
off until this morning, and after a few
words of welcome by the president,
George P. Lord of Salem, a program
of addresses was listened to. The first
paper was by E. E. Gaylord of Bev-
erly, on Some thoughts on teaching,
correspondence and spelling,"' which
was followed with an address by I. o.
Cressey of New York, who spoke on
state supervision; it's nature and to
what extent it is desirable"
In the afternoon the following ad
dresses were heard: THE value of open
discussion in bookkeeping classes" by
ideallzed" by A. n. Palmer of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Best methods of teach
ing proper lingering" by Bates Torrey
of Boston; Best means of TRANSCRIPT
ing speed of 80 to 40 words a minute,
in from four to six months by Miss
Emma r. Thrasher of Springfield
-Four phases of typewriting speed"
by Thomas P. Scully of Boston.
The first of the morning session to-
day will be given up to business, fol-
lowing which will come more addresses
commercial schools.
In the evening a banquet was held
at the Bay State House, at which
number of toasts were responded to.
Among the delegates present at the
convention are the following, there be-
ing about 200 in all: Mr.. and Mrs ].
H. Slater Montpelier, VT; Miss L.
Burbank, Boston; H. c. Post, Meriden;
H. G. Healey, New York; E. E. Gay
lord, Beverly; M. c. Fisher and E. A.
Fisher, Boston; w. B. Sherman, Provi-
dence; Miss Mason, Boston, r. H. Ay-
mar, Boston, Miss H. NJ. Freeman,
Providence; A. W. Morse, Hartford H.
NJ. Duffill, Boston; Miss C. r. Crosbie,
Boston; Miss j. F. Mckenzie, Boston;
j. F. Moar Boston; A. A. Beal, Bos-
ton; w. E. Van Vert, New York; NJ.
B. Fulton, Stamford, Ct; F. T. Will
son, Lynn; G. P. S. Scully, Boston; c.
B. Hall, Yonkers, n. Y; c. S. Clark,
Fall River; Francis G. Allen, Mrs. S.
McBeigh, New York; James Rea, New
York; A. S. Heaney, New York; E. H.
Morse, Hartford; J. c. McTavish, Low
ell; L. c. Blaisdell, Lowell; E. LeDoit,
Holyoke; L. E. Olney Holyoke; C. C.
Beal, Boston; Miss c. E. Burbank, Bos-
ton; L. L. Williams, Rochester; Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Amos, Stamford, CT;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Miller New
York; H. Y. Rowell, Boston; c. D.
Clarkson, Newark; w. ]. Kinsley, New
York; Byron Horton, New York; r. S.
Shoemaker, Fall River; A Tjarnell,
Holyoke; J. E. Joiner, Holyoke; George
Oakley, Paterson, n. J.; E. D. Howells,
Boston; H. E. Bradley Boston; H. E.
Wyman, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
.C. Becker, Worcester; G. NJ. Holman,
Salem ]. Prickett, Middletown. CT;
]. L. Hayward, Middletown, Ct; T. H
Reed, Holyoke; D. A.Casey, Fall River;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Human, Worces-
ter; Miss Perry and Miss Campbell,
Worcester; E. c. Perry, Mrs. E. Louise
Perry, Miss Maude L. Capen, Miss Lucy
Saunders and Miss c. Louise Perry,
Northampton; Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Nc
Dougal, Worcester; w. P. Mcintosh,
Hartford Mrs. A. w Kennison, Miss
Mae E. Darlington, Springfield; B. H.
Griffin, Springfield; c. w. D. Coffin,
New York; F. A. Spooner, Salem; F.
A. Tibbetts, Providence; w. H. Sad
Ter, Baltimore; Miss Emma Tibbetts,
Salem; George P. Lord, Salem; 1. o.
Crissey, Albany; DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Rowe, Baltimore.