Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-19
TEACHERS CONVENTION ENDS
Officers Elected at Final Session
Saturday Morning.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted Expressing Entire
Confidence In state Commissioners
and Favoring Pensions for Ncr-
mont Teachers.

Inc last meeting of the 9th annual
convention of the Vermont state Teach
ers association, which opened it's ses-
sions in this city on Thursday afternoon,
was held Saturday morning at The
strong theatre, the convention adjourn
ing sine die few moments before noon.
The official registration figures showed
an attendance of lob, the largest in the
history of the association The interest
OF those attending the convention was
evidenced by the fact that the final ses-
sion mad very nearly as large an at
tendance as the opening one of the con-
vention. The speakers Saturday morning
were w. l. Hamilton of Boston, an agent
of the Massachusetts State board Of
education, and Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
or New York. The second annual meet
ing of the Vermont branch Of the Ameri-
can School Peace League was held just
prior to adjournment President Edwin
l.. ingalls, of this city presided at the
meeting.
The association unanimously elected
the following officers to serve during
inc coming year; President, a. s. Harri-
man. principal Of Mddlebury high school,
Middlebury; vice-president. Miss Alberta
l.. Beeman, St. Adams; secretary, Miss
Eta Franklin, Rutland; treasurer, Super
intendent f. A Hamilton, Newport.
Executive committee, Miss Margaret
r. Kelley, Derby. Superintendent Edward
! l.. Greene, Richford and Superintendent
NJ. d. Chittenden Of this city. Members
Of the board OF directors. whose terms
will expire in 1919: Principal II. NJ. Mllett.
Springfield; Superintendent j. ID. Whtton.
Arlington. and Miss Evelyn Fuller OF
Woodstock Former State Commissioner
of Education Mason s Stone. who Is now
at Honolulu H. l., and Professor John
Dewey of Columbia University. were
made honorary members of the associa-
| ton.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolutions were adopted,
! The Vermont State teachers in con-
vention assembled hereby resolve:
| l. Resolved, That we express to the
citizens of Burlington our highest appre-
citation of their unlimited and generous
courtesy and hospitality.
| g. Resolved. That we express our entire
confidence in our commissioner of educa-
ton. the Hon. Milo d. Hillegas, and that
We pledge to him our undivided support.
/ 3. Resolved, That we believe in the
principle of pensions for Vermont teach
ers and that any system devised to
accomplish this purpose should be f1nan-
cialy sound.
A. Resolved, That we heartily favor
tIoSe measures lIldl Will ttIlu to"dTu IL
better physical school environment of
our boys and girls and a more rigid en-
forcement OF the sanitary regulations
pertaining to school buildings and sur
roundings.
s. G.. HUTCHINSON.
GEORGE b. WHITNEY.
JESSIE |. ROSS.
Two resolutions, one favoring national
preparedness and the other from the YER
mont Equal Suffrage association. were
sent to the resolutions committee. but
were not presented to the convention.
Everett V. Perkins. district supern-
tendent of schools of Woodstock. pre-
sided at the annual meeting Of the YER
mont State branch of the American
School Peace League. Miss Grace Gates
of Morrisville. secretary of the league.
read a report of it's work during the
past year. and in the absence of the
treasurer, the president reported a treas
ury balance. The following officers were
elected: President. E V. Perkins of
Woodstock: secretary. Miss Ellen Wag-
ncr: treasurer not elected, but president
authorized to make appointment; vice
presidents. Miss Margaret r. Kelley of
Derby. Miss Clara l.. Clark of Middle
bury. b. +. Merriam of Bellows Falls.