The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-05
EDUCATIONAL TREATS.
Expected at Vermont State Teachers As
ISOLATION Convention.


This year the teachers of Vermont are
working as never before to reach a de
gree of efficiency that will reflect credit
upon the greatest agency in educa ton
the public school. The summer sessions
brought together enthusiastic groups al
the colleges and normal schools of the
state. The sacredness of the calling and
the responsibility of the work were de,
picted in the faces of the eager classes
intent upon growth-intent upon teach
ing the cultured status that social eff.
cheney demands. The teachers of the
commonwealth are proud that the hope
OF the states past leader is being weld.
ed into a chain of achievement that shall
bind the strength of the past with that
of the future.
Oct. II. - and Ia there will assemble
in the city of Burlington the great edu-
cational brotherhood in convention, this
being the 9th meeting in the history of
the association. There will be many
speakers in the various departments
men and women whose deeds have been
those OF service-whose service has been
such that the rural schools, the high
schools, the universities and the nation
have come under the influence of their
loyalty and worth. New York state
about two years ago confidently placed
DR.. Finley at the head of her school sys-
TEN. Dr. Finley is to be one of the chief
speakers from abroad
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, the great edu
Gator, is to be present with the women
at their banquet Friday evening, Oct. ID.
The subject of her address will be, "The
Value of the Teacher"
Here are some OF the good things that
have been said about this woman, whose
leadership has made her name a house
hold word;
Mrs, Ella Flagg Young began to teach
in the public schools of Chicago in 1881.
She is known as the mother of the text
book Her mind is as clear as bell
She has the decisiveness OF general.
Her career has been worked out in Chi
cago. She was, excessively. teacher,
principal, member of the faculty of the
of Chicago, head of the Chi
cago Normal school, and, finally, super
of the public schools of Chi
cago. Mrs. Young is strenuous friend
Of manual training. New York indie
pendent.
"lf woman can successfully conduct
the schools of the second largest city in
the union, there isn't little city school
system anywhere to which woman may
not aspire TO be superintendent. DIR. Ella |
Flagg Young, who has so set aside preee
lent that she has made way for other f,
to follow her. began school teach |
ng as girl of Is at time when public |
ala IL ,bar
,very other position which she has since |
attained. Since those days she has come
I'll the way to the top of her profession
n the same city in which she started: |
yrade teacher, principal. district superin-
endent. professor at Chicago university,
md principal of Chicago Normal school,
,efore she became superintendent. She
las earned her own living since she was
lraduated at the Chicago Normal school.
'he was more than 40 years old and a
district superintendent when she went to
ollege and took her A. b. and finally her
'h. D., and to these has since been added
Il. ID. That is about all of the honors
here are coming the way OF any scholar
Ter dynamic personality has electrified
he whole school SYSTEM Delinea-
or.
Mrs. Helen King Cheeseman. who was
ecently elected president of the Rhode
sland Mothers Congress and Parent
'eachers' association will be heard by
he women at their banquet in an inspir
~ talk on "On Being a Good Fellow
he annual banquet of the Vermont
Women Teachers club will be held at
he University of Vermont gymnasium
{ 1880 O'Clock Friday evening, Oct. -.
An opportunity will be afforded other
omen OF the state TO hear Mrs. Young
nd Mrs. Cheeseman and at the same
me enjoy social evening with the
,achers. Reservations have been made
II about 80 who are not members OF the
ub. Miss Alarjory Adsit, 3S4 Pearl
rect. Burlington. is chairman of the
arlington committee of arrangements
nd will answer any questions which you
ISL to ask relative to the women's club.