Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
Supt. Stetson Tells Vermont
School Teachers Association
of Their Needs.
SECOND DAYS SESSIONS
on Practical Topics in the
MOrning--Needs Of "SccOndary
School Department." and M
tUre study Taken Up in
the Afternoon.

Middlebury, Oct. 1o-Thc second day Of
the Vermont state Teachers association
was attended by about 100 teachers.
President Abbott called tho meeting to
order promptly at ni,1'. Mr.. Abbott intro
duced the Hon. w. ". Stctson, state SUI
perintcndent Of education of Maine.
MIR Stetson said in part that we must
enrich the common course of study in
order to eliminate the pain and suffering
that tho lack of education brings Mr.
Stetson strongly advocated child study as
a necessity TO all teachers. No greater or
better way to teach than TO interest the
youth in the great study OF nature. An
other branch of education strongly brought
out by Mr. Stetsob was that of manual
training. There arc two classes which
should not be found in public schools
namely the mentally, incapable and NOR
ally vicious. Teachers should search out
what a child wants aud to which he is ma
turaly inclined. Many failures of chill
dren to learn are due to tho teachers fall
ure to understand tho child.
The convention then broke up into con-
ferences.
Tirst-"School Discipline" at college
chapel under direction Of Mason :.
stone of Montpelier as chairman Discip-
line in general was handled by Principal
Clark p. Rowland Of st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy. physical Discipline" means, Prin-
cpal Wesley II. DOUGLASS, Jeffersonville;
ends. Principal Chaurcey w. Hood, Nor: h
Troy. "Mertal Discipline" means, Mrs.
Mary NJ. Deyetta. Shelbume; ends, Prln-
cpal. Edgor b. Smith, Brattleboro.
Moral Discipline means, Principal j.
Richmond Childs. Thetford; euds. Princi-
pal Joseph l. Danfor'h, Hardwick.
A conference ON school Hygiene"
YVES held in Warnor Science hall at the
college. Principal p. Il. Leavenworth
of Castleton was chairman. The speak
ers were Dr. Chas. 5. Caverly, Rutland,
president State board of health; Supt.
u. 3. Locke, Rutland, Supt. Il. Il.
Merriam, Bellows Falls; Prin. Anna f.
Bell Pittsford; Miss Leah A. Demer-
ritt Burlington.
Supt. Albert w Varncy, Benning-
ton, was chairman Of the conference
on spelling. Tho speakers were Supt
r. e. Merriam, Bellows Falls. Prof. c.
b. Wright, Middlebury; Miss X. P
Miller, Burlington.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The afternoon Session opened at Z.o'
in the Science hall the programme being
decidedly interesting one and dealing
with Secondary school Department
Principal Isaac Thomas of Burlington
chairman. The subiect was subdivided al
follows: General theme "rhe Classics,
THE Classics and Modern Life' Prof
Thomas II. Seymour, Yale University
1.-THE Twentieth Century Point of View
lin Teaching Classics" Prof Samuel +
l5assett. University of vermont; "Firs
Year Latin Principal Alison +. Tutt!'
Bellows Falls school. in the depart
ment Of special subjecis the followin!
was the programme: Mature study,
Prof. L. r. Jones University of Vermont
chairman. Opening addr"s5 by presirent
Ezra Brainerd Middlebury College; Ma
ure Study and Elementary ARricultur
in Rural Schools" Dick j CROSBY, Unite
States depa rtment of agriculture, Wash
ington. y. G. The iscuss on was led b.
Principal John L. Alger Vermont Acad
envy. Saxtons river and Miss Della
Griffin. Curator Fairbanks Museum, s.
lJOhnsbury.