The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-22
Washington County Teach
ers Lay Plans in Con-
ference in Barre
ABOUT 300 TEACHERS
WE'RE ASSEMBLED
Meetings Will Continue on
Saturday, Including a
Business Session

4 HINF uuuhItu w dsHIIglDU COUNTY
school teachers in town to-day took ten
tatiye steps toward the permanent or
ganization OF an association to embrace
teachers of all classes in this county as
well as a number of Orange county
towns. Primarily, the teachers assem-
| bled for working conference, plans for
| which We're first discussed at a meeting
of school superintendent held in Barre
/ late last fall. The movement in the di-
rection OF a permanent association was
made at a business meeting held a few
moments before the noon recess. Super
| intendent S. G.. Hutchinson of the Mont
pelier public schools was chosen tempo
rary chairman and Superintendent Ben
nett Douglass Of the Waitsfeld schools
was elected temporary secretary.
| A committee on permanent organiza-
tion was vested with the powers Of
nominating committee and at 4 o'clock
this afternoon the members will meet to
name slate Of officers, which will be
presented to the conference for ratifica-
tion tomorrow morning. Superintend-
ent +. NJ. Roscoe of Barre is the chair
man and other members OF the commit
tee are: Rose Lucis, principal of the
Montpelier primary schools; Frances Col
Inns, principal Of the Northfeld grammar
school; Superintendent j. w. Butterfeld
of North Montpelier and r. w. Reimherr,
principal of Waterbury high school. 1t is
assumed that the committee win name a
complete list of officers and submit it to
the teachers for approval.
The axtendance at the morning session
exceeded all expectations. Practically
every hill and valley, town and village
school in Washington county closed last
night for the remainder Of the week and
teachers in All instances we're urged to
join in the conference. The teachers
came to-day, came by trains, by stage
and automobile A sudden drop in the
temperature and a nippy wind from the
north could not have kept very many
away, for the registration records kept
by the several superintendent showed
full quota Of teachers present in nearly
every instance.
Conference sessions are held in the
chapel at Spaulding school. Aceommo-
dations in the assembly room were taxed
at 10 o'clock this forenoon, when Rev.
+. +. Newell, pastor of the Hedding
Methodist church, made the invocation.
A selection by the Spaulding high school
glee club, with Miss Lewmina Rickert
acting as accompanist, was loudly en-
cored. The opening address was given
by NJ. :. Stone. state superintendent OF
who enlarged upon his views
the pending educational bill.
He gave il as his opinion that the adop-
tion Of the bill embodying recommenda-
tions in the educational commissions re-
Port, would tend strongly 20 equalize the
OF city and country boys
and girls in Vermont. Reviewing ex-
,epts from the report of the Carnegie
Foundation. which examined the school
'ystems Of several states a short time
lgo, the superintendent asserted that
While Vermont was eighth in the amount
u money subscribed for school purposes
md ranked well in the matter Of attain
ng desired results, the state was far
.own the line in the average salary OF
Is teachers.
Professor Joseph r. Messenger Of the
apartment Of education az the Uniyer
ity Of Vermont. was the other speaker
{ the forenoon session. Professor Mes
eueer chose for his subject. "The Teach.
r. Preparation of the Lesson" His adj
rcss for the most part dealt in a tech
ical way with the various methods of
repairing lessons for students Of al
radcs A chapel still filed to capacity
ith teachers gave Dr. Messenger a de-
srvedly excellent hearing. His remarks
ere followed By q business meeting and
diouumcnt
A number Of conferences were down on
ie program for this afternoon. AZ i.30
clock Principal r. :. Abbott of Mont.
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.hooi teachers One Of the interesting
idresses was contributed By NJ. y. Chit
.nden. superintendent Of the Burlington
lblic schools. who spoke oa Junior snd
snior High Schools D. q. Richardson.
sad Of the commercial department in
ontpelisr. gave q talk on The Place for
lmmercial Work IN the High School"
"a Principal Ralph a. Eaton of North
% high school closed tle eonffrenoe by
eakinr On the topic. Vocational Sub.
~ other Than Commercial" With
~ sew exceptions. every high sehool
1rter in the county was able te profit
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