The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-03
STATE TEACHERS MEETING.
A Remarkably Strong Program Arranged
for Rutland Convention.


ffty-sixth annual convention of the Yer
mont State Teachers association, TO be
neld In this city October 1917, is al
follows, the regular sessions being held
in the Congregational church.
Thursday Afternoon, $3.50 O'clock.
Devotional exercises; address OF wei
come, Mayor II. o. Carpenter; response
and address, Principal p. r. Leavenworth
of Castleton, president of the associa.
ton; music; address, Gertrude Edmund
supervisor Of normal training school
Lowell, Mass; appointment OF commit
tees.
Thursday Evening. 8 O'clock.
Concert by David Bispham, the famous
baritone singer
Friday Morning, 9 O'Clock.
Devotional exercises, conducted by the
Rev. NJ. H. Smith, pastor of the Method
list church; address, The Modern
School; Its Strength and Weakness" the
Hon. Andrew w. Edison of New York
City; general conference and discussion,
Friday Afternoon, to $3.50 O'clock.
Departmental programs will occupy
the afternoon.
The secondary school department will
meet in the Dana school building and
Principal Ernest g. Ham OF Randolph
will be the chairman.
THE Place OF the History in the Sec
ondary School," Principal b. g. Rodgers
of Montpelier; Aims and Methods in
Teaching History"-(al Ancient His
tory" Miss Mary Z. Tewksbury of the
Rutland high school; (bl MEDIEVAL and
Modern History" Miss Harriet Towne Of
the Burlington high school, followed by
discussion.
The department Of elementary schools
will meet in the Congregational church
with Principal Il, s. Watson Of Newport
as chairman.
Practical Mathematics for Grammar
Grades" Principal George s. Wright of
Nortnfeld; Mental Arithmetic-7Aims
and Methods" Miss Amy Drake OF st.
Johnsbury; Field and Laboratory Work
in Arithmetic" Supt. Edward H. Dorsey
of Ludlow.
The department OF superintendent
will have the Hon. Mason S. Stone as
chairman
Reports from the Field" discussion
led by the Hon. A, w. Edison Exhibits
Of art and manual training will be made
in the new high school assembly hall,
Center street. Schools desiring to make
an exhibit will please send their material
by October Is to Miss Rose e, Carrican,
chairman OF the committee on exhibits,
and will also, without fail, send someone
in due time to assist the committee in
arranging such material for display.
From $50 to 1880 o'clock the School
masters club banuet and the reception
TO the SchooImistress' club will be held.
Friday Evening, O'clock.
Music; Leland Powers Gal Training
Of the shrsw'; tbl Monsieur Beau
caire.'
The headquarters of the Schoolmis-
tress' club will be in the Berwick
Saturday Morning, O'clock.
Devotional exercises; business meet
ing; address, THE Value of Manual
Training in Our Public Schools" DIR.
James Parton Haney. supervisor of man
ual arts, New York city; adjournment
The committee on entertainment CON
sists OF Miss Kate Lamb 400 West
street, Rutland, chairman, Mrs. South
ard. Miss Otis, Miss Franklin. All who
desire entertainment in private homes
are requested to write as soon as possible
to Miss Lamb, the chairman OF the com
mittee on entertainment.
The committee on buildings for the
convention is Supt. ID. b. Locke OF Rut-
land.
The committee on exhibits consists of
Miss Rose G, Carrigan, chairman, IA
East street, Rutland, Miss Mabel Mac
emile, Miss Sarah f. Sherman, Miss
Emma E. Winslow, Miss Ora d. Hutch
inson.
The committee on music is Miss Ella
Nj Brownell.
The committee on reception 10 School |
mistress club is Miss Eta Franklin.
The officers of the Vermont State |
Teachers association are:
President, Principal P. II. Leavenworth |
Of Castleton; viee-president, Supt. +. NJ. |
Roscoe of Springfield; secretary, Supt. |
+ j. DFOWNscOnDe OF MonEpeitfs lftdS- /
urer, Principal d. II. Page OF Bakers |
held; executive committee, Principal |
Isaac Thomas OF Rutland. Supt. Bert e. |
Merriam OF Bellows Falls, Principal T. |
L. Ham of Randolph; committee on |
school laws, Supt. .. ID. Mathewson Of |
Barre, Principal H. J. Stannard OF Barton, |
Principal w. a. Beebe of Morrisville.
The officers OF the Vermont Schoolmas-
ters' club are:
President. Principal A. f. futile of
Bellows Falls; vice president, Principal |
:. P. Rowland of st. Jonnsbury; secre
tsry and treasurer, Principal J. f. Col
burn Of Fairfax: executive committee, I
4. d. Collins OF Johnson, chair /
nan; Principal g. Z. Spear Of Bradford,
Principal A. NJ Jones of North Benning |
on.
The officers of the Vermont School
mistress club are;
President, Miss Marguerite Tucker OF /
vice president, Miss Jessie
4. Judd OF Bellows Falls; secretary and /
Miss Amy b. Drake Of st
iohue hurV