Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-07
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Full Program Of Meeting to ne Held
in BurlinEton Oct, 2t-23.

The complete program for the Goth an |
nual convention of the Vermont State |
Teachers association. to be held in Bur-
lngton october 81. 90 and %, follows:
THURSDAY, 2:so O'CLOCK, HIGH
SCHOOL.
Devotional exercises. conducted by the |
Rev. Charles J. Staples. pastor Of the
Unitarian Church.
Music.
Addresses Of welcome,
For the city Of Burlington, Mayor James
=. Burke.
For the public schools OF Burlington, V.
A. Billiard. president Of school com
mssioners.
For the University Of Vermont. President
NJ. II. Buckham.
Response and address. Principal Isaac
Thomas. president of the association.
Music.
Address, ''rhe Termination of Educa-
tion,'
Prof Edward l.. Thornd,ke. Teachers
College. Columbia University. New
York city.
Appointment Of committees.
EVENING, 500 O'CLOCK, THE
STRONG THEATRE.
Music ........ .waterman's orchestra
Address, THE Japanese at Home"
George KEENAN,
Admission to reserved seats may be Sc
cured by presenting membership tickets
at the box Office Of The Strong theatre
between the hours of / 100 and 500 p. m.
on Thursday. October 81 After 500 p.
m. the seats will be put on sale to the
general public.
FRIDAY MORNING, Q O'CLACK, HIGH
SCHOOL
Devotional exercises, conducted by the
Rev. George Y Bliss, d. D., rector
OF St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Music.
Address, practical Phases Of Teaching
the Manual Arts James Parton
Haney. NJ. D., supervisor of manual
arts, New York city.
Address. Text Books and Others" James
I. Wyer. Jr.. director of the State
library. Albany. n. Y.
Immediately after the close Of the ses-
sion the business meeting of the School
masters club will be held at the Edmunds
high school
AFTERNOON, 2:so-4:so O'CLACK, HIGH
SCHOOL.
DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS
ENGLISH CONFERENCE
Principal r. r. Smith. Brattleboro, chair
man Secondary school English. "What
It is and what 1t ought to be-from
the viewpoint Of the School and
the College"
The Aims and Methods of English
Tea chinC IN the Schools" Principal +.
p. Smith. Brattleboro. Principal George
r. Lawson. Vermont Academy.
The Preparation in EnglisI, that Middle
bury expects and the Preparation she
gets Professor Charles 3. Wright.
Middlebury College.
THE Ideal Preparation IN English" DR..
J. W. Rankin, University Of Yer
mont
MODERN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE.
Principal Merritt D. Chittenden, Edmunds
high school, chairman.
'.Practical Methods of Teaching Modern
Languages" Miss Lucy F.. Cyr. Ed
nunds high school.
1.-THE Choice Of Texts" Miss HARRIET F.
Rallon. Rrattlchoro high school
Address, problems and Opportunities Of
Modern language Teacher" Miss
Marian p. Whitney, head of the de-
partment of German. Vassar College
Discussion.
ooNf l. REM ~ oN DRAW NJ AND
MANUAL TRAINING
President G. II. Spooner, Norwich Uni
versitY. chairman.
ION Drawing In the Grades" Miss Edith
NJ. Nichols. St Johnsbury.
ION Manual Training IN the Grades"
Supt NJ. o. Edison, Bellows Falls
ION Drawing In the High Schools" Miss
Isabelle c. Mackenzie, Rutland.
ION the relation ~ Manual A.,
the High Schools in Vermont to the
work Of the Engineering Schools in
the State" Professor Edwin Robinson.
University Of Vermont
Address, DR.. James Parton Hanev
director Of manual arts, New York
city.
Grammar school conference on geo
graphy.
supt. c. D. Howe. Essex Junction. chair
man.
methods Of Teaching Geography.
Prin. Lyman r. Allen, Johnson Normal
school.
Discussion.
Agricultural Geography"
Supt. f. j. Best, Enosburgh Falls
Discussion
Primary school conference on reading
and language,
cuPt " n tolilnS, ShOreEarn, chairman
THE Aldine System Of Teaching Read
Ing"
Miss Margaret G. Crecch. Cas.leton Nor
NAL school.
First Steps in Reading"
Miss Caroline r. Beach. Middlehury
Language Study for the First Thres
Grades, with Special Reference to
Story Telling"
Miss Mary II. Nichols. Randolph Normal
school.
Discussion.
Department OF rural schools.
Supt f. L. ingalls,, Hartford. chairman
!. Organization and Grading"
Supt. A. W. Eddy, Bristol.
Discussion led by Principal w. II. Doug
less. Stowe.
school Records and Reports"
Supt F. j. Brownscombe, Montpelier
Discussion led by Supt. Harvey Burbank,
Danv!lle.
g. English"
Supt Margaret r. Kelly, Derby
Discussion led by Principal ]. T. Colburn.
Fairfax.
At 4:so the business meeting of the
schoolmistresses club will be held at
the high school. to be followed by an ad-
aress by DR.. Alice r. Wakefield OF St.
Johnsbury, on THE Need of Medical In
rpecton In the Public Schools"