St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
AT DanVille.
Educational Meetings.

Tuesday, October %, to a full house.
They discussed generally the educational,
social and industrial conditions in YER
mont, criticising fearlessly what is
wrong and suggesting changes that
ought to be made. These men are all
fully alive to present conditions and are
in earnest in their effort to arouse us to
greater effort in making conditions
happier and more prosperous They
urged that we take advantage of the
resources that lie undeveloped about us,
and explained ways in which this might
be done. Improvement of the schools
and keeping the young people in Yer
mont were fully discussed and many
helpful thoughts were presented. The
speakers held the closest attention of the
audience throughout. Considerable
wit in the line of illustration was inter
spersed with the serious teaching which
was brought. Col. Greene was parti-
cularly apt at applying witty anecdotes
in his address. He is natural actor
with strong serious vein in his thought.
The songs rendered by the students of
Phillips Academy and Dist. 26 under the
guidance of Mrs. W. Fl. Nutting, were
enjoyed. Many school children were
present. The West Danville schools
were represented by about 20 pupils,
who came down on big team driven
by R. J. Cole and accompanied by Ashley
J. Goss, the chairman of the town school
board. The teachers of the town and
district were present.
A teachers meeting was held at
Phillips Academy, Wednesday, with
sessions at 9 a. M, and p. m. From
9 to 10 O'Clock the time was taken up
with general discussion of text books
and methods. At 10 o'clock Mr.. Plumley
addressed the teachers, urging clearer
conception of local advantages and
better understanding of our state. He
spoke also ofteaching as profession,
and made some good suggestions from
the thought, Memory is attention"
He asked the teachers to lead the child
rem to become honest and Industrious
citizens who will appreciate their state.
From II to IL o'clock Harvey Burbank,
the district superintendent, discussed the
work of the Danville schools, criticsing
where he thought necessary and COM
mending good work. He made some
suggestions taken from notes made dur
ing his visits to the several sch OILS. He
explained the truancy laws and asked
the teachers to do their duty in every
instance
At the afternoon session Miss Ella 0.
Page exempli6ed the teaching of primary
reading with her beginning class. Prin-
cipal w. W. Miller Of Phillips Academy
discussed the teaching of arithmetic.
Misses Stella r. Church and Daisy G.
Mcfarland of the North Danville graded
school spoke respectively of primary
language and school governments. All
these subjects were well prepared and re-
fected credit on the speakers. All the
teachers attended this meeting.
The next meeting will be held at North
Danville village during the winter term,
the day to be set after securing an out
side speaker. 1t was voted to invite
Snpt c. H. Dempsey to take part.
The Ladies Aid society of the Congre-
gational church are to give chicken pie
supper Wednesday evening, November
ID. Supper rs cents for adults, Is cents
for children.
Mrs. Mclean is guest of Mrs. E. K.
Hill Of East Barnet.
George Davis of Hardwick is visiting
his son, Roswell Davis.
Regular meeting of Diamond Chapter,
0. E. S., Wednesday evening, Nov. 13.
Mrs. Ira A. Preston of st. Johnsbury
was in town Thursday.
Miss Mildred Clifford of Milton is the
guest of Mrs. Colby.
DR.. Pache has been in Burlington for a
short time.
At the meeting of the Congregational
church Thursday evening it was voted
to extend call to Rev. Mr.. Schneider of
Bangor, Maine.
The ladies of Diamond Chapter, 0. E.
S., were highly complimented for their
disqualification of the work at the dis
trict meeting, held at Lyndonville, We'd
nesday,
Mr.. Davis and granddaughter, Jessie
Bailey, from Freeport, Maine, are visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Susie Crane.
The first entertainment of the Wis.
lecture course, given by The Eastern
Stars, was verv enjoyable. The entire
company are very clever and entertain
ing.
Mrs. ]. E. Tinker left for Boston, Mon
day morning, for short visit.
Mrs. Allison leaves for Boston, We'd
nesday to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Hopkins.
Rev. Mr.. Hatch officiated at the regu-
lar service and communion at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Douglass family have
arrived and are settled in the Methodist
parsonage.
MIR. and Mrs. F. ]. Preston were called
to Barnet last week to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Caroline Holmes.
Mrs. ]. F. Page of St. Johnsbury is at
her brothers for few days.
The 0. E. S. have postponed their pow
erty social, mentioned last week.
Col. and Mrs. Stephen Waterman of
".Grouselands" are entertaining the fol-
lowing guests; Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. War,
ner and son Marden Of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Daiber of Brooklyn, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller and chill
dren, Thurber and Constance, of Provi-
dence, R. |.
Mrs. Bixby, Miss Williams and Miss
Harris left Monday for Burlington.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church are having hash social this
evening.