The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-18
VERMONT TEACHERS
CONVENTION PLANS
Gathering Will Meet at Montpelier City
Hall From October % to IS, In
clusive-Program Is An
nounced,

notify Benjamin Gates, secretary OF the
Montpelier Board of Trade, at once. The
various churches will serve meals at
moderate prices and special rates have
been made at hotels, boarding houses
and private houses. In 1911 the attend
ance was about 300 and there is no
reason to expect it will be less this year.
| Splendid programs have been prepared
for every session, beginning Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and ending
with the Saturday forenoon session,
which will close in ample time for get
! ting the north and south-bound trains,
which do not leave until noon.
! The following rs the program:
Thursday Afternoon, 2:30 O'clock.
Auditorium, City Hall.
Montpelier orchestra.
| Devotional exercises--Conducted by
Rev. Albert II. Spence, Church of the
Messiah.
Music-Montpelier orchestra.
Addresses of welcome--For the state
department of education, State Super
intendent Mason s. Stone; for the city
of Montpelier, Mayor James B. Estee;
for the state of Vermont, Governor Al
len NJ. Fletcher.
Response and address Allison
Il. futile, president, Vermont state
teachers association.
Address, Teaching of Agricul-
ture in Our Public Schools" Prof. F. B.
jerks, University of Vermont.
Address-"The Coming American
Rev. B. d. Hahn, d. d., Springfield,
Mass.
Business session.
Thursday Evening, 500 o'clock.
Auditorium, City Hail.
Musicale Miss Harriet Shaw, harp;
Claude Fisher, violin; Lewis Dalbec, eel
10.
Address-"The Humanity of Lincoln"
Hon. s. D. Fess, congressman from Ohio;
president of Antioch college.
Admission to the auditorium, city
hall, on Thursday evening will be by
ticket. The regular membership ticket
viii carry coupon, which will admit
members of the association. As the au-
ditorium will seat $500 people, Mont
pelier citizens will have an opportunity
to attend the Thursday evening enter
tainment. The general admission fee
will be so cents. Tickets will be on
sale at one or more places in Mont
peher before the convention and at the
door Thursday evening. Please notice
that this meeting begins promptly at S
o'clock
Friday Morning, 900 o'clock
Auditorium, City Hall.
Devotional exercises Conducted by
Rev. William Shaw, Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church.
Musie-"No Shadows Yonder," from
Gaul's Holy City by mixed chorus.
Address Pageantry in America"
Miss Lolita A. Clark, Charlestown high
school, Boston.
Vocal solo, seleeted--Miss Anna Mac
Guidwin, instructor Of vocal music,
Montpelier seminary.
Address-"C hildren's Reading, as
Help in the Training of Character" Mrs
Richard G. Cabot, member of Massachu-
sets state board of education.
Address" Reform or Efficiency in the
Common Schools" Prof. Henry w.
Holmes. Harvard university.
At 1880 o'clock, or as soon as the
general session is ended:
Business meeting of the Women
Teachers club in the auditorium, city
hall.
Business meeting of the Schoolmast-
ers' club in Bethany church.
Friday Afternoon, 2;l5 o'clock.
Departmental meetings:
2:l5-"High School English, Sub
ject in the Curriculum" Prin. James
C. Walker, Vergennes.
2:35-"fhe Efficiency of the Science |
Appropriation" Prin. James F. Smith,
Orleans.
3:0O-Address, ideals" Prin. William
P. Kelley, Rutgers preparatory school,
New Brunswick, n. J.
3:30-Address illustrated with stere-
opticon) Eight Stories of Girls" Miss
Lillian B. Sage, Washington Irving high |
school, New York City.
Opportunity for question or discus
sion will be given after each address. |
Prin 0. X HOLSTER of Goddard sem
mary, chairman. /
Elementary schools-Auditorium, city
hall:
2:15-"The Training Classes-What
Next 7" Miss Eliza Allen, training class,
Lyndon institute.
2:35-"How the Public Schools Should
Train for Citizenship" Supt. Merritt d.
Chittenden, Burlington.
3:00-Address, Comparison Of Mon
tessori and Froebel," Miss Lucy. Wheel
ock, Boston.
3:30-Address with class demonstra
tom, "a Rational System of Teaching
.Supt. G. II. Whitcher,
deputy state superintendent OF public
Berlin, N. III.
Opportunity for question or discus
sion will be given after each address.
Supt. Arthur w. Eddy of Middlebury,
chairman.
The Association of Union Superin-
sendents, Supt. Albert w. Varney, Ben
nngton, president, viii meet in Beth
my church Friday afternoon at 4:30
n as soon as the departmental meetings
ire over. The committee appointed last
Iune at the Queen City park meeting,
% see about the purchase of lantern
md slides for use throughout the state,
will make a report. Other important +
business will be considered. Lanterns
will be On exhibition and superintend-
nts instructed in their use during the
convention.
Friday Evening.
The Schoolmasters' Club of Vermont.
Div, D,.f,,o II 49,, Wild |