Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-12

age which woman cannot acco,nnllsb
in any way. Mr.. Hindloy omphosizod mo
act that he was mol critcsng tho teach
ers. but the principle. He also nrotostod
against the present over-workod stude,t
activities. saying that what the major
ity of parents sent their children to acbool
for was to get good, old-fashioned hook
learning In closing, Mr.. Hindley said
that if boy could figure or If n girl
could write capably after finishing school,
that was all that he required
Superintendent Fl. B. Casey OF ire
Springfield district spoke on some ways
in which parents and teachers can co-,p-
crate He said that this co-operatio,,
could not take place until parents ard
teachers lad an understanding with each
other and with the child. The teacht =
should make it point to visit the parents
at least once term, and the parents
should invite the teacher to their homes
as often az possible. To understand tn.
child, one must find out how the ch;'l
looks at life, and try to get his view
point Parents and teachers should work
together seeing 20 the physical conditions
under which the child lives This IS a
large field. and the parents should mo -.
the teachers half way. Get the childr IN
to form good habits, which will stay with
heads any false Pride, which makes It
necessary that a poor child dress as vel
as one In better circumstances and teach
them to be well-mannered Mr.. CASEY =
closing words wcrc for the teacher. lie
asked the parents TO remember that the
teachers are human, and hat more "A
more are demanded Of them every day
Be patient with the teacher
Superintendent E. V. Perkins of Wood
stock spoke on The Teachers Isolation "
There is no limit 20 what teachers and
parents can do IL they cooperate he said.
The object Of education is to prepare
the children for life. In all it's phases, The
teachers are the guiding forces and the
therefore should he in intimate contact
with the life of the world around the 4.
but too often they are not Less thai
half the teachers in the State live more
than one year in the same place, and ther
thus have no chance to get acquainted
with those around them. Their small sal
airy also prohibits their becoming as we'll
acquainted with the people in their tow
as they otherwise could. Another great
cause Of the teachers isolation is the re-
moteness OF the subjects she teaches W.T. I
the subjects which are Of interest to the
world at large. The remedy is the pa =
ent-teacher association, whereby the
ltaCner ana Ine parent can meet INFORM
ally and learn each others viewpoint
Mrs. II. A. Hartman of Rutland, prnsi-
dent Of the association, gave an outline
of the work of the mothers congress and
parent-teacher associations in the coun-
try. These two movements are inseps' =
able, the latter being a child of the
mo theirs congress. The Vermont branch
was started four years ago, and
since that three associations have
been formed in eleven counties in the
State Cooperation is the keynote nf
the work which is to better the home
/ through the school. Mrs. Hartman paid \
tribute to the Vermont teachers who are
doing all in their power to advance the
cause of the association, and 70 the super.
intendents and to Mason S Stone, former
commissioner of education who took a
great interest in the work while in Office
The last speaker of the evening was
DR.. Alice Il. Wakefield of New York who
talked on the relation Of the women tc
their community health. Health is tn,
all-important factor in our life. she said
and this means prevention by training
over 100000 children in the United States
one-third of the entire number. die be
fore reaching the age of five years
Heredity. improper feeding and lung dis
eases are three great causes. out o,
25,0o0,OO0 school children in the country
it is estimated that fully Is per cent. ar,
in some way defective and need medca
attention. The women hold the key tc
solve this great problem. which is caused
principally by ignorance. and it viii
never be settled until the women gair
wisdom concerning health
After the singing of America" by tn,
audience. the session adjourned until thi.
morning, when the following program
will be in order: Reports of the Stat,
secretary. treasurer and organizer, three
minute reports of the presidents of tn,
Parent-Teacher associations. followed by
the election of officers. Mrs. II, S. How
ard. city medical inspector Or. Milo b
lillegas, State commissioner of educa
ton, and Superintendent d. b. Locke o
Rutland will be the sneakers