The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-21
Vermont Teachers Ended Con.
vention in Montpelier
HAD RECORD ATTENDANCE
Height Of the Convention Was Reached
Yesterday Afternoon, When Many
Conferences Were Held-School-
masters Banquet Last Night.

After very successful 62nd conven.
tion, the Vermont State Teachers asso'
citation took adjournment in Montpelier
to-day, following short session this
forenoon To-day's session was taken up
with business and two addresses, one
by Miss Sarah Louise Arnold of Sim
mons college on "The Child's Side OF
Things" and the other by DIR. A. E
Winship, editor of the Journal Of Edu.
cation, on "Tbe New Rural School"
The attendance to-day fell far below
that OF yesterday, when the record regis
tration of 1925 was reached. A large
number of teachers started for their
homes this morning. The convention
was at its height yesterday afternoon
the sessions being divided into depart.
ments, while last evening there were
meetings of allied organizations.
Schoolmasters' Banquet.
The Schoolmasters' club held bust
ness session and last evening ii held its
animal banquet. Little business was
done at the former session. although
there was considerable discussion of ath.
letics eligibility rules. Efforts to amend
to rules SO as to permit graduates OF
schools, certified by the college entrance
board to play on any team were lost
as was the effort to repeal rule 5, which
fixes the maximum age of players at q
years The nominating committee
named at this session, reported last
evening when the banquet was held in
the Pavilion, l25 being present.
The list Of nominees was unanimous
ly adopted, as follows: President, Prin.
cipal A. Fl Hartman of Middlebury
vice-president, Superintendent c. D.
Howe of Essex Junction; secretary and
treasurer, Principal j. ID. Danforth of
Hardwick; executive committee, Princi-
pal r. b, Barton OF Windsor, Superintend-
pal R. b. Barton. Windsor; superintend-
ent f. r. Greene Of Richford, Principal
NJ. +. Benedict of st. Johnsbury.
The speakers at the postprandial ex-
ercises were as follows DIR. A. f. Win.
ship of Boston, State Supt Payson
Smith OF Augusta. Maine, Principal
William McAndrew Of New York, Mayor
s. S. Ballard of Montpelier and Supt
c E. Jones of Albany, n. Y.
Women Teachers Club.
While the Sehoolmasters club was
banqueting, the Vermont Women Teach.
ers' club was meeting in the city hail.
the assembly being presided over by Miss
Caroline S. Woodruff Of st. Johnsbury
The Montpelier Womans club and other
local organizations of women also at
tended. Mrs. Pearl Randall Wasson Of
Waterbury, president of the Vermont
State Federation OF Woman's Clubs,
brought a greeting from her organiza-
tion. as the Women Teachers club has
recently Joined the federation.
After Miss Woodruff had paid tribute
to the late ex-Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor,
the speaker of the evening, Miss Arnold
of simmons college, gave delightful
talk on the meaning Of teaching, after
which ain informal reception was held
at which an opportunity was given the
women to meet Miss Arnold.
At the business meeting of the club
during the day, the following officers
were elected: President, Miss Alberta
Beeman of st. Adams; vice-president,
Miss Florence Wellman of Brattleboro;
secretary. Miss Harriet NJ Ide of High
gate; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Kelley
of Derby; executive committee, Miss Jes-
sic Ross Of Grand Isle, Miss Bertha Ca
rev Of Proctor and Miss Emma ]. Foster
OF Montpelier.
Departmental Conferences.
Most of yesterday afternoon was Civ
en- up to departmental conferences. The
rural school section was addressed by
State Supt Payson Smith OF Maine in
the armory, and other speakers were
Principal LELAND Green of the State Agri-
cultural school at Randolph and Prof. j.
L. Hills of the State Agricultural cor
lege at Burlington.
The grammar school section met in
the city hall and was addressed by sew
eral speakers, chief of whom was Asso-
ciate Supt. of Schools c. Edward Jones Of
Albany, n. ", who spoke on "The
Teaching of English" The commercial
section also met in the city hall, and
there were informal discussions of the
work in that side of the public schools.
Miss Mabel Ellis of st. Albans presided
over the kindergarten section, which was
held in the primary school building and
at which club was formed, with. Miss
Edith Blanchard of Montpelier as pres
ident.
The music section in the high school
assembly hall was addressed by Prof.
Albert r. Brown of the Lowell normal
school at Lowell Mass. Principal Nc
Andrew of the Washington Irving high
school, New York, was the chief speaker
before the high school section in Bethany
church, speaking on sour Share in the
General Service" Principal NJ. G. Bene-
dict of St. Johnsbury academy was the
leader of the discussion on "Shall we
attempt to adjust the curriculum to
meet the needs of the schoolf"
At the classical section in the Kellogg
Hubbard library, the speakers We're
Principal Earle w. Peckham OF st. Al
bans high school, Miss Effie Moore of
Burlington high. Principal w, E. Beebee
of Peoples academy, Morrisyille, Prof.
Lambert of Middlebury college and Prof.
Upson Of the university of Vermont.
Over 400 teachers attended the pri-
mary section in the primary school build
ing. and the speakers were Supt. @. e.
Jones of Albany, N. Y, Miss Eva L.
Wilde of st. Johnsbury and Mrs. Kate
Z. Terrill of Montpelier The history
section met in Bethany chapel and lis
tened to talks by j. P. Taylor of YER
mont academy, Miss Harriet Towne Of
Burlington high school and Miss Mary
G. Tewksbury of Randolph, formerly of
Rutland high school.