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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

Adams of Swanton, G. F. North of Bur-
lington; general secretary, Rev. George
L. Story of Essex Junction; treasurer,
ii. A. Slayton of Morrisville; auditor,
ex-Gov. c. S. Page of Hyde Park; execu-
tive committee, N. G.. Williams, chairs
man, of Bellows Falls, L. w. Hawley of
Brattleboro, Rev. NJ. T. Morrill, of Wood
stock, Rev. J. w. Burgin of East Hard
wick, II. NJ. Seeley of Middlebury, Rev.
D. G. Tremain of West Rupert, Ii. W.
ellis of Greensboro; member of the in
ternational committee, d. NJ. Camp of
Newport; normal department. Rev. J.
Barton of Greensboro, w. E. Ranger of
Montpelier, Edward Ellery of Sa4tons
River; home department secretary, NJ.
d. Smith of Northfield.
The last speaker of the convention was
the Rev. George 7. Lennon of North
Ferrisburgh, who gave an interesting
talk on Character Building" Secre-
tary Story made a few closing remarks
and said that he felt he could not con-
tinue the work as field secretary if the
executive committee saw fit to employ
one. Prayer was offered by the Rev. F.
L. Davis and the convention was de-
clared adjourned without date.
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Large delegations of teachers visited
the paper mills and the Vermont Farm
Machine company.
Superintendent Merriam and Princi-
pal Downing and their corps of courte-
Gus and efficient teachers did all in their
power to make the visit of the associa-
ton pleasant one to all concerned, and
according to the testimony of the teach
ers themselves they succeeded admir-
ably. Several were heard to say that
they had never had quite so good time
at any previous meeting of the associa-
ton.
The vestry of the Congregational
church was devoted to the wants of sew
eral publishing and supply houses,
Those represented were Houghton, Milf
fin & Co., Benjamin II. Sanborn & Co..
The Mcmillan Co., The New England
Publishing Co., Allen, Totman Co.. Mil
ton Bradley Co., Educational Publishing
Co., American Book Co., D. c. Heath g.
Co., Silver, Burdette & Co. and the
Hammond Typewriter Co. All had in
teresting exhibits and the vestry was
crowded with interested teachers at all
hours during the convention.
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change he said is an enlargement every
where, everything is extending. This is
true of our national policy and it is also
true of our educational system. Edu-
cation is coming more and more into
the hands of the women. In one
|, state only 1-2 per cent of the teachers
are males and in another state only per
cent. The teaching force in other coun-
tries as well as this is largely composed
of women. President Hall thought that
this condition is not as it should be.
God and nature, he said, have designed
that both sexes should work together,
and the preponderance of either sex in
the teaching force weakens the efficacy
of our educational system. He thought
it decidedly wrong for either girl or
boy to go through school and not come
under teachers of the opposite sex.
Another tendency is the enormous
strides being made by the kindergarten.
There is more kindergarten work here
than in any other country of the world,
but even the kindergarten has it's dan
gers. The aim should be to bring the
pupils into touch with real nature rather
than with fantastic symbolism. The
law of hygiene and rest is not enough
observed and the tendency is to over
work the little tots who are placed in
these schools.
President Hall severely criticised exist
ing methods of teaching language. He
would reverse the popular ideas and
teach contents first and form afterward.
He thought that children ought not to
be allowed to read or write much until
eight or nine years of age. Work during
the first two or three years of school life
ought to be almost entirely with nature.
He would have the boys and girls taught
about the flora and fauna, the minerals
and the insects to be found in their own
localities. The speaker would devote
less time to arithmetic than used to be
thought advisable and would radically
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Without making any further comparison
we will say this, those citizens of Rock
ingham who neglected to visit this ex-
hibition not only missed rare treat but
likewise an opportunity to demonstrate
to their own satisfaction that some very
clever work in clay modelling, paper cut
ting, illustrating, drawing, designing,
etc., is being done by the pupils in the
lower grades. The pupils have every
reason to feel proud of the teacher,
Miss Mary E. Baker, who has this de-
partment of our schools in charge.
NOTES.
Several of the school board made
themselves both useful and ornamental
by acting as guides and messengers and
in other ways seeing that the wants of
the visiting teachers were carefully
looked after.
A large number of teachers were pleased
to again meet that veteran Vermont
educator, Principal Conant of the Ran
dolph Normal school. He has been a
constant attendant of the meetings of
the association for many years.
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lington read the report of the committee
on resolutions. The report thanked the
people of Rockingham and Bellows Falls,
school authorities and the teachers, the
managers of the shops and factories,
Principal and Mrs. Ellery and students
of Vermont academy for Inequalities
manifested and courtesy extended. The
show of school exhibits, especially in
drawing, was commended and it was
recommended that more attention be
given to drawing in the schools of the
state. The attitude of the state super
intendent toward nature study was APP
proved of and the legislature was asked
to make appropriations to make possible
the printing and distribution of PAM
phlets on this subject. The extension of
musical instruction was also commend
ed. The reports stated that more eff
cient supervision of rural schools ''would
meet one of our present greatest needs.
We pledge our influence as teachers to-
wards securing the passage in Vermont
of such laws in regard to rural supervi-
sion as are proving so beneficial in Mas
sachusetts and other sister states"
An invitation was read from st. Johns
bury asking the association to hold its
next annual meeting in that place This
was referred to the executive committee
and it is quite likely that the invitation
will be accepted.
The closing addresses of the conven-
ton were 1.-The Ward Method in Read
ing" by Miss Caroline E. Wing of Man
chester, N. H., and Changes in the
School Curriculum" by Superintendent
c. F. Carroll of Worcester, Mass. These
closed one of the most successful and
profitable conventions in the history of
the association. Final adjournment was
taken shortly before noon.
A SPLENDID EXHIBITION.
An exceptionally good exhibition of
school work was given in the high school
building. 1t occupied the entire lower
floor and it was probably one of the
largest and best exhibitions ever held in
the state There were exhibits from the
public schools of st. Johnsbury, Proc
tor and Rockingham and from the Burr
and Burton seminary at Manchester and
the normal schools at Randolph, Castle
ton and johnson. The different rooms
devoted to the exhibition were visited
Friday and Saturday by hundreds of de-
lighted teachers and parents. The show
ings made by the Bellows Falls schools,
grades one to nine inclusive, were re-
markably good. Certainly superior to
those of the other public schools and the
work of the eighth and ninth grades
compared very favorably with the best
exhibits from the normal schools Many
insisted that the work was equally meri-
torious and some even thought it superior.
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After Superintendent Rangers re-
marks the president named o. D. Mat
thewson of Barre, j. L. Alger of John
son and P. R. Levenworth of Castleton
committee on nomination, and Fl. o.
Wheeler of Burlington, F. A. Whitaker
of Brattleboro and A. F. Howes of Mid
dlebury committee an resolutions.
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by G.. Stanley Hall, presi-
dent of Clark university in Worcester,
Mass. Mr.. Hall is not man of striking
personality but evidently practices his
own doctrine that no one should open
his mouth unless he has something to
say. President Hall has things to say
and says them in strikingly original
manner. His subject was, ''The Present
Changes Most Needed in Our Educa-
cational System" He spoke of changes
that are now taking place and Others
which should come soon. The first
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this same haste to get rich. While not
believing in shortening the number of
years required he would extend the
elective system and carry it even into
the grammar schools. Public schools
have no right to give professional or
technical education. Weneed democracy
not aristocacy in education.
One of the most profitable and enjoy
able addresses of the convention was de-
livered by Professor John NJ. Tyler of
Amherst college, his subject being,
oHow Can We Suit our System of Edu-
cation to the Needs of the Times?" He
declared that men and women are not
made by process of stufang, they sim
ply grow. Good health is fundamental
condition. Sound digestion is greater
than charity, which Paul declared was
the greatest of all, for ii your digestion
is not good You will have no charity.
Start a child with good digestion and
good health and the good Lord will take
care of its brains. The body is nine
tenths of the adult and ten-tenths of the
child. Don't worry about the mind.
The last address of the morning en-
titled, 'sThe Educational Value of the
Singing Period" was delivered by S. A.
Weaver of Westfield, Mass, president OF
the music section of the National Edu-
cational association.
At a meeting of the Schoolmasters'
Club of Vermont held at noon the fol
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Principal NJ. w.
Downing of Bellows Falls; vice presi-
dent, Principal II. Dressed, Jr., of
Springfeld secretary and treasurer,
Principal w. II. Botsford of Bristol; ex-
ecutive committee, Principal j. L. Alger
of Johnson, Principal G. H. Morrill, of
Morrisville, Principal W. K, Abbott of
Proctor.
RECEPTION AT VERMONT ACADEMY.
The only program Friday evening was
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Annual State Sunday School Convention.

The 34th annual convention of the
State Sunday school association opened
at Morrisville, October 81. The delegates
were met at the station by the reception
committee, A. L. Cheney, received their
credentials and they were then assigned
places for entertainment.
The first meeting of the convention
was held in the Congregational church
commencing at o'clock. The meeting
was opened by an organ voluntary played
by Miss Lena M. Irish. President D. M.
Camp of Newport opened the services by
introducing Linus Leavens of Cambridge,
who led short preparation service which
was followed by Scripture readings and
prayer by Rev. M. L. Eddy, pastor of the
Methodist church. Rev. F. L. Davis,
pastor of the Congregational church
made short address of welcome.
President Camps annual message was
short and to the point. He dwelt for
time upon the work of the Sunday
schools of the state and SAID that more
and efficient work could have been done
if funds had been sufficient. He hoped
that in the future field secretary might
be maintained by the state, new METHODS
adopted and that the state of Vermont
would keep pace with her sister states in
the Sunday school work and that in the
national convention Vermont would not
be left behind.
The first address of the afternoon was
by Hamilton S. Conant, who spoke for
short time upon 1.-THE Power of Service,
How Obtained
The next address was by the Rev. Will
liam Byron Forbush of Boston, who on
account of a misunderstanding spoke
this afternoon instead of tomorrow. His
subject was the Education of Princes,
the boys of today being his meaning of
princes. He considered the naturalnesS,
savage instinct moral instinct and growth
and how we can make their lives more at
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

The 53rd annual convention of the
Vermont State Teachers association has
passed into history. 1t met in Bellows
Falls Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
last week. The weather was delightful
and the attendance all that was expect
ed, the program particularly strong
one and the convention was in every way
success. The large body of teachers
present seemed to enjoy being in Bellows
Falls and the people of Bellows Falls
were pleased to entertain the convention.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Trains during Thursday brought in
large delegations and at the time of
opening the convention in the evening it
was estimated that nearly 800 teachers
were in town. This was the largest
tirst-day attendance in the history of the
association.
The evening exercises were held in the
opera house and opened with a selection
by Exner's orchestra and vocal selec-
tion by Misses Grace Williams, Bertha
Bodine and Grace Sargent. Miss Alice
Jackson was the accompanist. Other
musical features were the singing by a
quartet composed of Herbert Pierce
Mark Jackson, John Hughes and Henry
Holmes and singing by chorus of 16
high school girls, Misses Williams and
Bodine taking the solo parts. The boys
made very favorable impression and
Miss Williams, who has pleasing voice,
was the recipient of numerous compli-
ments on the excellent manner in which |
she performed her part of the program !
Principal S. Ii. Erskine of Rutland, |
president of the association, presided. |
He called on H. D. Ryder to tell how
pleased and honored the people of Bel
lows Falls felt at having the teachers of
Vermont with them. Mr.. Ryder in his
address of welcome said that the associa-
ton had always been in the front rank
of progress. 1t was the first to advo-
cate state uperintendent, the town
system of schools, free text books and
free transportation, etc. He said that
there is still good work for the associa-
ton to do. One thing it can and should
advocate is expert supervision of schools
in the smaller towns. Several towns
should unite in employing competent
superintendent. He also referred to the
inequalities of the state school tax. He
welcomed the gentlemen, few in num-
Der but great in ability and the ladies
ing in the state, and urged all while in
Bellows Falls to help themselves to any
thing they wanted and if there was any
thing they wanted that they didn't see
ask for it,
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tractive for them. Following this came
Echoes from the International Conven
tom by the Rev. w. I. Miller of AL
burgh, who was Vermort's delegate tC
that convention which was held in Den
ver Col, last year. Between each adj
dress music was given by Prof Adam
Geibel, who is musical director of this
convention. The meeting adjourned al
5 o'clock until the evening service.
Wednesday the second day of the 34th
annual convention of the State Sunday
School association at Morrisville, was
more largely attended than the sessions
of Tuesday. The days program was
opened at $50 with devotional exercises,
led by Rev. j. P. Marvin of East Hard
wick. After business session 1.-The
Home Department was discussed by
Rev. II. A. Durfee.
Other papers of the morning were the
normal department, Rev. r. J. Barton,
Greensboro; address, "LeSSon on Prepa-
ration and Presentation" G. w. Osgood,
Bellows Falls; address, 1.-THE Child and
His Teacher" Mrs. Cornelia S. June,
Middlebury; conference, 1.-THE Child for
God or the Next Step" Joseph S. Dixon,
Boston.
In the afternoon Musical Director
Geibel began the session with a praise
service. This was followed by reports
from counties and then came the follow
ing program: Address, 1.-The Men of To
morrow" Principal Isaac Thomas, Bur-
lington; parliament conducted by Messrs.
Forbush and Thomas; address; Enlist
ment of Young Men for the Service of
the Church." Rev. D. C. Tremaine Ru-
pert open parliament, Rev. J. P. Mar
win, East Hardwick; address at the
Methodist church by Joseph L. Dixon of
Boston; topic, Library Extension.
The convention closed Thursday. Of
ficers for 1902-1903 for the Vermont State
Sunday School association were elected
as follows: President, J. NJ. Green
wood of Chester; vice presidents, E. p.
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change the methods used in teaching
geography and foreign languages. He
handled Latin without gloves; he thought
it worse than waste of time to teach
this language in high schools except to
pupils who intend to pursue collegiate
course. He said that statistics showed
that only one-third of the pupils in the
high school enter upon the last year of
the course and he thought the teaching
OF Latin was largely responsible for this.
The speaker said that new interest is
being aroused in public schools in relig-
ious teaching. The Bible, which con-
tains the best English to be found any
where is destined to be used in school
more and more. The last tendency
which the speaker mentioned was the
tendency to do summer work. In some
states the summer vacation is being
shortened to give pupils better chance
to carry on nature studies and summer
schools are growing in popularity. Pres
ldent Halls remarks commanded close
attention and were frequently applauded.
RECEPTION AT UNION HALL,
Immediately after the exercises at the
opera house some 300 people, mostly Wis
iting teachers, gathered in Union hall at
a reception rendered by the school board
and teachers of Rockingham. A COM
mittee of local teachers with Miss Mary
II. Baker at the head had prettily deco
rated the hall and committee, of which
Miss Agnese Elmendorf was the head,
provided dainty refreshments of ice
cream, cake and punch. Superintendent
B. E. Merriam and his corps of assistants
on the reception committee made all feel
at home with the result that delightful
social hour was passed.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The morning trains largely increased
the attendance and by noon nearly 400
teachers were present The exercises of
the morning opened in the Congrega-
tional.church at 9 o'clock. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
j. ii. Reid, pastor of the Congregational
| church of Bellows Falls. There was
singing by chorus of Bellows Falls
school children. The presidents annual
address was delivered by Principal S. H.
Erskine of. Rutland. He spoke at con-
siderable length on the materialistic
tendencies of the times, and deprecated
the greed for gold which takes boys out
of school at II or ii years of age in
order.that they may begin to earn a liv-
ing. He attributed the movement to
shorten.school. and collegiate courses to
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w. E. Ranger, state superintendent,
gave the response. He said that it was
true that the teachers association has
always held position in the front rank
and subscribed to Mr.. Ryder's ideas re-
garding better supervision in the smaller
towns. He paid glowing tribute to
the consistency and efficiency of the teach
ers in the little schoolhouses scattered
on the hills.
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reception at Vermont academy at Sax
tons River given the visiting teachers by
Principal and Mrs. Ellery. Nearly 200
teachers accepted the invitation and were
greatly pleased at the charming hospi
tality exhibited. Fuller hall had beer
prettily decorated for the occasion ano
several selections were rendered during
the evening by the academy orchestra
Miss Pope, also of the academy, gave a
vocal selection. The receiving party
consisted of Principal and Mrs. El'ery
and Miss Pope of the academy and
Principal Comstock of St. Johnsbury
academy. Dainty refreshments were
served.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The devotional exercises at the last
session of the convention were conduct
ed by Rev. L. o. Sherburne, pastor of
the Methodist church in Bellows Falls.
The children of the seventh and eighth
grades provided music.
At the annual business meeting Of the
association the first report called for
was that of the treasurer, Principal w.
D. Parsons of Woodstock He reported
expenses as follows: printing and post
age, $195; expenses of the executive com
mittee, SIS; for speakers, $40; incident
ais, $40; local bills, $21.65; total S4l6.65.
Receipts, cash on hand $17.S1, from adj
vertising on program S1S9.5O, from regis
tration fees at 81, $50, registration fees
at so cents, s12650; total $413.S1. The
total registration was 335;the total regis
tratlon at Burlington last year was $50.
1t was thought, however, that the
total attendance this year was over 400,
several not registering.
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year. President, Principal Il. j.
Stannard of Barton; vice president, Su-
perintendent c. II. Dempsey of STU olns-
bury; secretary, Principal E. G. Ham of
Montpelier; treasurer, Principal w. D.
Parsons of Woodstock; executive com
mittee Principal n. J.Whitehill of White
River Junction, Principal w. A. Belize
of Morrisville and Principal W. P. Al
bolt of Proctor; legislative committee,
Superintendent o. d. Matthewson #
Barre, Principal II. K. Whitaker II
Brattleboro and Principal C. II. Morril
of Bakersfield.
The newly elected president of the asse
citation has been principal of Barton acad
envy during the last ten years. Last year
he was the very efficient chairman of the
executive committee.
Superintendent FL. o. Wheeler of Bur
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VERMONT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

Annual Meeting in Bellows Falls Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Successful
Ever Held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-10
MR MITCHELL'S REBUFF.

After falling In his first effort to bring the
coal operators and the strikers together
President Roosevelt got down on his
knees and begged President Mitchell in
the name OF the suffering people Of the
United States to counsel the strikers to
70 back to work and trust to the Presi-
dent OF the United States to see that
they got Justice.
President Mitchell sent President Roose-
Welt word that he would take the mat
ter under consideration. In the mean
while he passed the word around to the
strikers to hold meetings and express
their sentiments, and counseled them TO
stand arm. They replied az one man that
they would stand firm. and President
Mitchell then replied to President Roose-
vets appeal. Although assuring Presi-.
dent Roosevelt that he feels the rsspon-
sibinty land Importance Of his position.
and after expressing his appreciation
6 o. Presidents solicituds Tor The pao-8