Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-10-27
TEACHER-TRAINING NOTES

Why did the Larkin company deem
it necessary to send box of soap to
the training class?
The Normandy in English History
are found to be highly interesting to a
certain young lady of our class.
On the return trip from Willoughby
one of the training class nearly eXpe-
rienced heart failure owing to parti-
cularly skilful turn of the chauffeur.
On hearing peculiar sounds issuing
from Room Is. the janitor rushed in to
capture the maniac and found Miss
Hawkins practicing the Palmer method.
You have only to look at the black
boards in Room 18 to realize that a
high order of artistic talent is develop
ing among the members of the train
| ing class.
"We have chosen our motto, too,
but are not going to tell what it is.
| See if you can find out by what we
dO,' said one member of the training
class to friend.
! Thursday morning of last week the
training class enjoyed most delight
full automobile trip to Willoughby. An
| interesting and suggestive forenoon was
! spent at the Willoughby school with
Miss Whitcher and her pupils. On
this trip the class was careful to inter-
view Supt. Erwin before making any
specific plan.
Friday, in connection with their
work in geography several members
Of the training class paid a most inter
esting visit to the tub shops and We're
surprised to find how many cities are
supplied with this important product
Lot to
express their thanks to the foreman
for his patience and kindness in
explaining to them the whole process
of manufacture.
Friday evening Supt. Erwin invited
Miss RenfreW, Miss Patrick, and the
members of the training class that
could be assembled at short notice to
accompany him to an entertainment
j given by the pupils Of the River school
under the direction of their teacher,
Miss Winsl0w, in the recently rem0d-
: eled schoolhouse. The program, q
most interesting, one and ably carried
out, was full of suggestive hints to
the would-be teacher, especially
pleasing to the many patrons present,
and encouraging to both Miss Winslow
and her pupils. The social hour that
followed, to say nothing of the deli
cious refreshments, was fitting close
to an unusually successful occasion.
2 Last week an important item was
Inadvertently omitted from our notes.
Monday. Oct. 18th, Prof. F. M.
McMurry, of Columbia University,
: New York. accompanied by Mrs.
McMurry, visited Barton academy.
They spent over an hour in the build
ing, saw the various rooms, met most
of the teachers. and were present at
the opening exercises of the high
school. After this, Prof. McMurry
expressed desire to meet the mem.
bers of the training class. He spoke
for few minutes to the young ladies
emphasizing the Importance of the
task that lies before them and the fact
that the true test of their work is the
actual use the pupils make of what
they acquire at school, Both Prof.
and Mrs. McMurry expressed them.
selves well pleased with the school
/ and its equipment. The provision
made for domestic science and manual
training and the tasteful arrangement
of plants in the various rooms i'm
pressed them most favorably. On
leaving. Prof. McMurry regretted not
being able to stay long enough to see
more of the work, and congratulated
Barton on having such a convenient,
well-arranged, well-cared-for school
building.