St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-28
STATE TEACHERS CONVENTION
A Great Gathering Anticipated.

The last three days OF this week will be
notable ones for teachers and all inter-
ested in education and the program will
be carried out as printed iu last weeks
paper. The committee and officers wish
to emphasize the fact that the public is
cordially invited to attend the meetings,
all of which are free The admission to
the art exhibit at Athenaum Hall will be
Is cents. This exhibit will be closed
after O'Clock Friday evening. Tickets
for the concert on Friday night are on
sale at Bingham's and Gordon's drug
store at 25 cents each. Owing to the
large attendance of visiting teachers an
ticipated only limited number OF tick
cts is OH sale at each place.
The exhibit of school work at the Sum-
mer street school occupies all the rooms
in both buildings. and is we'll worth the
inspection of all interested in our public
schools. 1t is the first complete exhibit
from all parts of the town, and all de-
partments of work, held since 1897. Be
| sides the work OF the pupils of our owr
schools, there are exhibits from Randolph
Normal school and some other places
The public are cordially invited to exam
inc this exhibit at any time during th'
week, but it is suggested that ii the,
made their visit during the hours of thu
convention on Friday and Saturday the.
would find the rooms less crowded. Th
Museum will be open Friday from t.
IL and from to 8 p. M, to allow vsl
tors the fullest opportunity to see it
treasures.
Thursdays exercises will be held i
i Music Hall, beginning at 2 80 O'CLOCK
: Fridays and Saturdays exercises will ,
held in the North church. The Lati
> conference on Friday morning will
held in the Museum class rooii, under tt
:. charge of Principal Comstock. Prime
. pal Hastings of Nashua will open II
;, main topic, How may Latin classes
carried over the first two years OF the
} work with fewer losses in number
l. The number conference will be held IN t
North church auditorium under the &c
era oversight OF Principal Alger OF
lie Johnson Normal school. The music co
s terence, in charge OF J. Fl. Humphrey
10 Burlington, will be held in the Nor
> church chapel. On Friday afternoon t
e. science conference, in charge OF Princir
t, Morrill, of the Randolph Normal scho
re will be held in the North church chap
,r the geography conference, in charge
- Supt. Nash of Holyoke, in the MOI
church auditorium; the nature cont
as ence, in charge of Miss Griffin, IN
Museum class room. 1t is expected tn
:" there will be nearly 500 teachers at
IL convention.
x Mrs. 7. w. Sault invites all ninth gre
en- teachers of the state to the ninth gre
- room of the Summer street schools tr'
III 4.3O to $50 Friday afternoon. for
re- promotion of mutual acquaintance.
be There will be large and interest
,r- exhibit of text books and school supp
in the vestry OF the Free Baptist chul
Among the exhibitors will be Milt
at Bradley & Co., the well known kln'
garten supply house and the folloW
school book publishers CHM q u
to pany, Silver, Burdett & Company ant
ate c. Heath & Company of Boston, d.
to peton & Company and the Ameri
-. Book Company of New York.