Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-19
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
Teachers arc Having a Vacation or in
 Attendance at Annual Meeting.

New Haven. Oct 19. Public school
 teachers from all parts of the state
 assembled here to-day for the six
 tieth annual meeting of the Connec-
 ticut State Teachers association and
 consequently not public school in
 the state is open to-day. The con-
 yentions of the teachers associations
 are held in Hartford and New Haven
 on alternate years, but according to q plan discussed last night the propo- sitiOn will be made at to-day's ses-
 sion to split the association in two,
 one body to meet in Hartford and one in New Haven. This proposition
 Is made, 1t is stated, because 1t would
 be easier for many of the teachers living in remote parts of the state to attend. It will be discussed at the business session of the association late to-day.
 On the program of speakers at the many sessions to-day are several noted educators and one of the musi- cal features of the convention was an exhibition in music sight reading by a chorus of 1000 school children, representing the four upper grades |of the New Haven grammar school, under Professor Jepson.
 The first general meeting of the association opened at 10 o'clock in Woolsey hall and the principal ad- dress at this meeting was that of President w. 0. Thompson of the Ohio State university. His subject was Educational Values" which was treated in a most interesting and instructive manner.
 At o'clock the big school chill dren's chorus sang patriotic songs and also gave the exhibition in sight reading and then followed an address by Dr William H. Maxwell, city su- perintendent of schools in New York, on the topic, "Ethics of the Teaching Profession"
 Late in the afternoon the annual business session was held.
 Following the address of President Thompson at the general meeting the teachers adjourned to various halls in the city for the purpose of holding section meetings. the many branches of school instruction being discussed at these meetings. Most of these meetings began at II o'clock and were addressed by we'll known educators in the different branches of work, which include the interme- diate, grammar, primary, kindergar- ten, ungraded and also art, music, manual training and penmanship. Edwin c. Andrews, superintendent of schools in Ansonia, conducted the sectional meeting of the grammar de- partment and other departments were presided over by the following: Intermediate, Superintendent Will liam P. Kelly, Willimantic; primary, Miss Alice E. Reynolds, New Haven; kindergarten, Margaret c. Laidlaw, Hartford; ungraded, Henry T. Burr Of the state normal school, Williman- tic; manual training, William c. Holden, Hartford High school; art, Anne D. Hallock, supervisor of draw Ing and art in the Bridgeport schools; music, Professor Benjamin Jepson, New Haven; penmanship, Harry Houston of New Haven and -Moodx-of- -Asa1xu uIRniAaSopvss~ At II o'clock the annual meeting of the Connecticut Public School Music Teachers association was held. to which officers were elected and | other business transacted.
 The incoming trains to-day | brought hundreds of teachers and 1t | Is estimated that about 1,2OQ are at the convention.