Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-27
HEAR EDUCATORS.
Teachers Attending State Conven-
ton Listen to Practical
Addresses.
EON-RESIDENT SPEAKERS
Prin. Thompson of Fitchburg, Mass.
Speaks OF "EducatiOn and LIFE
"Work md the Worker" the
Topic Of &. :. Chaplin of Pros
violence, X. I.--AddrcsscA

Rutland. oct 9i-Thc attendance of the
65th annual meeting Of the Vermont Teach
ers' association reached nearly go to-
day. To-day has been a busy day with
the teachers. many sessions being held.
In spite OF the incessant dovnpour of
rain, ABOUT 3c9 teachers assembled At Bax-
ter hail this morning to participate In
the opening exercises. The session was
opened by President Mitchell, who gave
some careful information concerning the
days programme. After a brief musical
programme, furnished by the pupils OF the
9Th grade in the local schools, the Rev.
John Duficld offered prayer,
Principal John q. Thompson of the State
Normal school at Fitchburs. Mass, was
then introduced. He spoke on Educa-
ton and Life" taking for his theme Will
lam T.. Gladstone's iavorite Conumdrum,
What's Everything in the World Doing
at Once?" The answer to which Is
changing" The speaker showed that
change is characteristic in everything.
that the earth streams and coast streams
are ClwaYs changing He spoke humorous
Is of the evolution Of the dude" He took
UP the ambitions Of child. showing how
a child grow older. his ambitions con-
tinually turned TO higher aims, and that
in this way only was perfection gained.
"Eduoation according to Aristotle,
els teaching rightly what to fear" wv oul1
it not he quite as we'll" said the speaker,
TO change TINS to education Is tc1chlug
rightly what TO love. Feeling what no
one else has felt, has been. and always
VIII be. tho keynote of progress in civili-
2aiion and education" He urged all TO
do something better than had been done
and H. his way would all reach the nigh
est aims In life and insure n progress in
education that Is Imperative TO the CON
tinuance of a ration.
TEACHERS CONFERENCE.
owing to the large number Of events on
the programme It was necessary to hold
three separate conferences at the same
time during the morning ard three in the
afr rnoon. During the morning Music"
WIS the subject OF the meeting held at
the Church street school building. which
was in charge of Miss Helen tubbard.
supervisor Of music In the Vermont nor
nal school MISS Minnie Allen OF Barre
road paper on The Special Prepare
ton of the Special Teachers" Miss Elz-
aboth Holr.es Of Burlington discussed
'Noic" Training in the Public Schools"
and Miss NJ. l. Tracy of Johnson spoke
on Literature in Connection with Mu-
sic"
Drawing and Art" was the subject
of another meeting held at the Church
street building in charge of Miss Alice
/. Rand, teacher Of 1ra wing in the local
schools Miss Edith Nichols Of St Johns
bury read pApor on Color ns Taught
in the Public $ hools. "Lnnscape Draw.
Ing and Composition" vas discussed bv
Miss Mary Baker Of Bellows Falls. \
general discussion followed.
y conference was held a. Baxter hall
in charge OF Walter + Ranger state
superintendent OF education. The subject
under discussion was Reading" Several
able rapers Wore road on this ,ibiect,
taking up all the various phases in the
teaching OF this study.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening Of the afternoon session
nearly all of the teachers were in attend
ance. The speaker Of the afternoon was
Charles 5, Chaplin OF tho state Normal
school, Providence, Il, l., who addressed
the association on the Work ana the
Worker" Mr.. Chaplin spoke at some
length on the score Of dissatisfaction as
the bcscttieg sin of the teacher, that they
should never be satisfied with their worl,
and that they should be continually striv-
ing 10 reach higher plane. In this way.
only, said the speaker, can they become
successful and conscientious instructors.
The teacher from the kindergarten up
WAS developing in others that which they
never could be repaid for In dollars and
cents. He spoke Of "inspiration" rs being
the Grandest word in the English language
and showed how by inspiration all things
could be obtained by the teacher. Mr..
Chaplin closed with plea that the teach
or look at the work less IN the light OF a
drudge and moro in the light Of a plea S.
urc.
AFTERNOON CONFERENCE.
Following Mr., Thompsons address
history conference was held AT tho high
school building in charge Of Principal
H. Is whitaker of Brattleboro. What
Shall BE the Purpose in Teaching His
tory was taken up by Miss Alice
Dickinson of the johnson normal
school superintendent Il, II. Merriam
OF Bellows Falls read n paper on
What Shall BE Done Below the High
school, and Correlation OF History
and Geography" was the subject of an
address by by Prof. Lyman r. Allen
of the state normal school at North
Adams. Mass.
\ grade conference in charge OF Su-
| pcrntendent C. II. Dempsey of St.
Johnsbury was held at the Church
street building. Papers on the work
in the various grades wor read by DIFF
ferent persons.
Principal Isaac Thomas of the Ed
munds high school of Burlington was In
charge of conference held at Baxter
hall, the subject OF which was Sec
ondary English" The general subject
was The Teaching of English In the
Secondary Schools" Mr. Thomas spoke
on The Value OF Mathematics"
| In the teaching OF English The Com