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SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITY
Practical Subjects to lie Discuss cd
This Ycnr a Annual Conference

Practical Subjects to lie Discussed
! This fcnr AT Annual Conference
The annual conference of the secondary
schools of the state with the UNIVERSITY
| or Vermont will be held March to H.
| IN previous years the traditional
| languages and sciences have been dis
cu'sed, this year the subjects will he
| somewhat new. The conspicuous move
ment throughout the country Is toward
| the practical. In Vermont agriculture
| and home economies are being introduced
! into the schools, but the work has not
! yet become standardized, and educa tors
! are feeling their way as best they can
! The addresses ct the coming conferences
will he given by men and women who
| are especially qualified by education and
! by experience to speak on their respective
| subjects There Is not one speaker who
has not had practical experience in the
! line of work OF which he speaks
! The SympoSiums will be especially
interesting and helpful to all who wish to
know tho real problems possibilities
difficulties ana limitations Of the subjects
discussed. This conference seems to he
peculiarly fitting AT this time and should
he attended not only by those teaching
or preparing to teach these subjects hut
by every high school principal and
| superintendent in the State. for they will
all have to face these problems sooner
or later. and II mistakes can be avoided
in the beginnns much waste Of time and
money will be prevented.
Saturday morning will he devoted to
physical training This topic also pre-
scnts some important problems which are
| prominently before teachers at the pre-
sent time. Methods of providing physical
| development for the many rather than
| overspecialization for few will be pre-
scented.
The program follows
THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 9, Bill
LINCiS LIBRARY.
| S:00-Address, The Religion Of the Pro-
ductive Life. Prof. Thomas y. Car
Yer. Harvard University.
CThc address will lie followed by an in
formal reception
! FRIDAY MORNING. MORRILL, HALL
900 Correlation of Garden Work Nature
study and Book Study, Principal
g. l.. Green, Rchford nigh school.
Discussion.
9:io-1'he Point of Wow, Prot NJ. b.
Cummings, University of Vermont.
Discussion.
Il % Symposium: Agriculture, as
Taught in the Schools: r'en min
ute talksl
az At the Lyndon Institute on
the work payment system Princi-
pal A. H. Merrill
tb) At the Vermont industrial
school Principal j, y. Rarss.
(c) Fly Means of School Gardens,
Prof q. F. Burns, niNersty of
Vermont.
(d) At Nj. Hormon School, Prin-
cipal y. l.. Vaughan.
(e) II State Agricultural high
schools Prof. r. NJ. Washburn,
University OF Vermont
~ In STANDARD High Schools,
Prof j. l.. Hills, University of
Vermont
Several OF these talks will he illus
| tratAdD
1l:45- Possibilities OF agriculture; teach
ing in Vermont High Schools. Prof
J. L. Iris, University OF Vermont.
! Discussion.
IL .0o-The Forthcoming Bulletin on Agr-
cultural Teaching in Vermont
Schools. Principal L. G. Cook,
johnson hSh school
| Discussion
lG:30-Thc University Invites ,he teacher.
TO luncheon in the gymnasium,
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MORRILL,.
HALL.
2:O0-Needs and Possibilities in Yer
mont, Prof. Bertha VI. Terrill,
University Of Vermont.
Discussion.
Miss Frances stern. Massachu-
sets Institute OF Technology.
Discussion.
ls:2O-Symposium: Home Economics as
Taught in Vermont
ca In the Burlington High
School Mrs Grace Dug
gan. Instructor.
(b) IN the Rutland Eigh
school Miss Cora F. War
rem, Instructor.
Cc) m Montpelier. Miss Ella
c, pine, Instructor,
f.OO--lnspection OF Equipment in Home
Economics at the University of
Vermont,
ia;ib~-Inspection OF Equipment in Home
Economics at Burlington High
| School.
FRIDAY EVENING
Observation-Disclosures banquet
SATURDAY MORNING, WILLIAMS
SCIENCE HALL
e:OO-Symposium: Physical Training
ca The True Aim of Athlet-
les. Prof. Frederick Tup-
per j.. chairman commit
Zee on athletics. U'niyer-
sity Of Vermont,
| bj Physical Training and
| Intramural Athletics In
the schools, Mr. J. A. Mac
donald. physical director
| University OF Vermont
| Co Outdoor sports and the
Non-Athletic BOY, Mr.
James p. Taylor, associa' &
principal. Vermont Acad-
| amy.