The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY TEACHERS
Are to Hold a Conference at Montpelier
This Month.


The annual conference of the Washing
ton County Teachers association will be
held in the high school building at Mont.
pelier Jan. q and %. tie meeting &c
open at $3.50 a. M. Friday, Jan. 2l in
the school auditorium. Tire program OF
the confe1nce is as follows;
| Friday forenoon - Invocation, Rev.
Lewis G. Carson, Ph. d., pastor of Church
of the Messiah, Montpelier; music, high
school chorus, Fre;leric Edwards, conduc-
tor; address OF welcome, Prin. Edward
S. Abbott, Montpelier; response by presi-
dent, Carroll II. White, Barrei address,
Mason S. Stone, commissioner of edu-
cation; address, "How the Vermont Free
Library Commission Helps Teachers"
Rebecca w. Wright, secretary; address.
"The Basis and Applications Of Method" !"
DR.. Edward d. Collins, professor of peda-
gogy. Middlebury college; address,
Teaching Children How to Study" Miss
Mary NJ Patrick, teacher training sps-
cialist, Barton; business, appointment of
committees.
Friday afternoon Inspection of exhib-
its, elementary school demonstrations,
with questions and discussion: In study
hall, room IS, chairman, Supt g. J. Seag
err Barre Town -"The ouigley Method
of Number Mrs Annie +, Snyder,
teacher training specialist, Barre; "Pri,
mary Reading, Grade Ill" Miss Margar
ct Doheny. Barre; Reading and Lam
guage, Grades ~. and "" Mrs. Charles
r. Beeman Willismstown. In room 10,
chairman, Supt. j. Allen Hunter, North
field "Penmanship, Grade VII" Prip-
cipal Emma Jean Lewis, Montpelier;
problem Method in History, Grade
Will" Miss Mabel f. Howe, Montpelier;
Teaching Children How to Study icon
ference, Miss Patrick. In gymnasium,
chairman, Rose Lucia, Montpelier Sim
Pile Physical Exercises That Any Teach
er Can Use" Mrs. William J. Tindall,
Games for Primary Chill
dren" Folk Dancing" Miss Florence L.
Shipman, director, Montpelier. In audi
torium Rural School Demonstration
and Conference, Mrs Margaret o. Fitz-
hugh, teacher training specialist, Mont
pelier; conferences with question box, |
for primary in room l3, with Miss Jen |
ME C. Allingham of Montpelier seminary |
as leader; for intermediate, in room 10, |
led by Supt. Charles X. Beeman of viii |
for grammar, room 9, led by |
Supt, Norman Frost of Waterbury.
Conference on high school work in
room 5, led by prin. Henry II. jackson
II Barre, with an address by DIR. Collins,
followed by discussion. In room ID,
commercial teachers conference, leader,
ra Richardson, Montpelier; Unfinished
and Stenographers, H. D.
Hopkins, Montpelier; "The Commercial
Department in Vermont" l. v. Cobleigh,
Burlington.
Friday evening viii be given over to
reception. and entertainment.
Saturday forenoon at o'clock the
grammar school chorus will
urnish the music The rest of the pro-
ram is: Address. "Habit and Memory
n the Schoolroom" James L. McCon-
ughy, professor OF education, Dart
mouth college; folk dance, kindergarten
upils, Miss Edith Blanchard, director; 4
ddress, The Problem of Educational ,
7alues," VIII S. Monroe, professor of I
sychology and pedagogy, state normal {
chool, Montelair, y. j.; adjournment.
Teachers who desire a room for Friday i
light or room and breakfast are re-
uested to write to l.. A. Kelly, secre-
nry OF the Board of Trade, Montpelier, u
Z. The rates will be so cents for room r
nd 25 cents for breakfast.
Dinner and supper will be served at r
ne of the local churches on Friday at {
5 and 25 cents. +
Superintendents are requested to no +
fy the superintendent of schools, Mont a
elier, by Jan. IA as to the amount and \
ind Of space required for the exhibit n
ON each exhibit. Earlier notice would \
2 appreciated. b
Teachers are expected to register with h
leir superintendent before the conven- il
on. Tickets viii be sent to the super b
tendents soon. The fee is 25 cents. a
hich includes admission to the enter "
inment.