The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-14
TEACHERS IN ELECTIONS.
Various Organizations Held Meetings in
Burlington.

Burlington, Oct. l4.-The State Teach
ers' associations annual convention
closed to-day. The total registration
was l,540, the largest in history. Last
| year at Rutland it was l,52l The as
sociation elected A. Sharriman, Middle
bury, president; Miss Alberta Beeman,
st. Adams, vice president; Miss Eta
Franklin, Rutland. secretary; Ernest A.
Hamilton, Newport, treasurer; Margaret
K. Kelley, Derby Edward f. Greene,
Richford, NJ. D. Chittenden, Richfou,
new directors; II. NJ. WilIett, Springfield,
III. D. Whittier, Arlington, Evelyn Fuller,
Woodstock executive committee.
Burlington, Oct. 1.-THE Vermont
Schoolmasters' club, at its annual meet
ing and banquet last evening elected the
following officers: President Supt. H. D.
Casey of Springield; vice president,
Supt. f. " Perkins of Woodstock Sec
retary treasurer, Prin. ]. C. Walker of
Nergennes; executive committee. Supt.
S. G. Hutchinson of Montpelier, Supt. G.
H. White of Barre and Prin J. Z. Col
burn of Burlington.
The Headmasters' club OF Vermont
elected Prin. f. S. Abbott of Rutland and
Prin. George r. Stackpole of Winooski
as president and secretary, respectively.
The following athletic committee was
elected: +. B. Smith of Brattleboro,
Charles H. Morrill, of Bakersfield, John
W. Hatch of Montpelier seminary, Lynn
Grow of Fairfax and James G. Walker
OF Nergennes. The club voted to hold n
winter meeting, the time and place of
such meeting being left TO the decision of
the officers. 1t will probably be held in
Burlington next March.
Vermont group of the New England
Modern Languages association WAS
formed by those interested in this work,
with the following officers President,
Prof. Skillings of Middlebury college;
vice president, Miss Lucy Cyr of Burling
ton high SCHOOL, secretary and treasur
er, Prof A. II. Appelmann of the Uni
versity of Vermont; executive commit
tee. Miss Ethel S. Osgood of Brattleboro,
Miss A. Bagley of Rutland and Powell
Spring of the University of Vermont.
Two papers were given, Prof. Myrick of
he University of Vermont speaking on
What Place Shall Translation Have in
he Teaching of Modern Languages ?" and
Prof Robinson of Middlebury college
considering Oral Work in Modern Lam
.uages." These two papers were then
discussed at length. The next meeting
# the association will probably be held
With the Vermont branch of the classical
ssociation.
The Vermont Music Teachers associa-
ion elected officers as follows: President,
'hsrles f. Wood of Springfield; vice
resident, Miss Emma Elliott of John
on secretary. Lewis j. Hathaway of
liddlebury college,; treasurer, Miss Sa-
lie Lothrop of Orleans; executive COM
iittee. Mrs. c. V. H. Cosn of Rutland,
Mrs. NJ II. Burritt OF Burling-
1n and Miss Venita Dudgeon of Castle
1n.
At the meeting of the Vermont State
eachers' Retirement Fund association
Iiss Eta Franklin, the ice-president,
resided in the absence of Miss Bertha
errill of this city, the president. Re
1rts of the treasurer. special committee
nd nominating committee were heard
nd the same officers were reelected, as
,llews: President, Miss Bertha Terrill
Burlington: vice president Miss Eta
rankin of Rutland; secretary, Miss
aroline Griswold OF Montpelier; treas
er. Miss Sarah Martin of Burlington;
lditor. Miss Effie Moore of Burlington.
lpt G. W. Wright of St. Adams was
elected a member Of the board OF
anagers and Supt d. B. Locke of Rut-
nd a member OF retiring fund board.
iss Mabel Kidder of Proctor was elect
TO membership in the association.
Ipt. Locke announced that the fund
" amounted to SCI 900. and suggested
Tvs and means Of increasing this
lount, after which the meeting sd-
lrned.