Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Will Be Held at University Next
Month.
Representatives Of the Preparatory
schools Of the state VIII Discuss
the study OF English-Addresscs
By College Men.

iians are being perfected by the
faculty cf the University of Vermont fer
an educational conference of the schools
uf Vermont with the university 10 tc
held IN this city Thursday and Friday.
January II and IL. 1905. The purpose Of
tn conference is thus outlined 10y thv
co'u'nittcc having it in charge:
"'rhc project is the outcome of Il two
frlI movement. 1t is first, the response
&" d., widespread ana Of late - somewhat
urgent desire Oh the part Of the teachers
and friends Of education for combination
and leadership in educational progress
1T is also the recognition by the ,ni-
v'rsity OF an opportunty-possihy a
|u,Y-- through its hospitality and adj
- >tra;ivo direction, to render an inn
rutant service to the various education
II interests TT the state.
"rlns initial meeting is Il tentative and
set Il hopeful effort 20 bring out ard
! Il the desire of teachers and others
',r ID vorl; which may in time become Il
lrc" and thorough eudcavor to improve
and elevate and unity our institutions
oi all grade. from the primary school to
10" college and tho university.
"f..cosni2ing tho old proVcrh that
u,,,r yc. was good WORK wrought With
ont beginning of good thought ii Is
h"p,d thnt thus mov"t1 ant bcginni * with
- thorough study Of or conditions. Our
.;c",ls AMI our possibilities. wiz 20 OF to
sIivgaa: il :. wis. and hclrful way how
uur uctd; can he mot and some good
rrt of our possibilities realized.
Tho aim will not he to enlist the in
',ro-t Of the general public Ivy popular
aldre So $, br. TO bring TO bear on some
Of our MANI sciiou" problems. from
ti,i" to time the hest and most expert
sdum We can secure from any source,
:'rd the most patient and rcso,utn crti-
,.sln al ourselves BY ourselves. of our
nivthods our aims, our successes and
our failures.
"'rhat our state has educational pos
sjmiitios far beyond what 1t has yet at
tauod * obvious to Us all. That W"
itNr don, and arc doiu-, some good work.
moro impartial judges than ours' I've $
freely admit. But that even under the
disadvantages VIC suffer in some respects.
nn,abiy III tho emigration OF so much
promising talent. We might regain :.
large lart of tho od-timc educationa!
prestige or our state. or even surpass
1t. is NOS too much 10 hope.
Tho arrangements for tho conference
are DlIE filo'lF ny IL ''lhliiitt'r N'liHiNA
ing of Prof. Frederick Topper, Prof. l..
II; Jones and Principal Isaac Thomas.
which is acting under direction of a
general committee consisting OF Pr"si-
dent Ruckham. state Superintendent of
Iirca'fon Mason s. Stone Of Mont
policr W. \. Bcchc. principal Of People :
AcaulonY of Morrsvillc, principa! Morrill,
a. I;andolpi7. Principal Alger Of SaXtons
EiN,v ard Superintendent Frazier OF the
Eutland - hools.
4 programme has hcor arranged which
covers the work for tho two days and
includes several speakers prominent III
educational wor: in this Statc ana In
other lHlgo Institutions
'rhc first session Will 10 held Thursday
afternoon. January II. from Two TIL fly"
O'Clock. Tnc aftcrnooI will u" devoted
To- q SYMPOSIUM: of tho conference idea,
rs u means of stimulating ana perfect
iu- TIA" educational system of the state
and as u means OF co-ord,rating Tho
educat ional forces OF the STATE. Tho var
iuu- phase Of these subjects will ho
treated ly President NJ. II. Buckllanl,