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VT. SCHOOL, TEACHERS.
Program Of Annual Convention, in 81.
Adams October 1897.

Tho annual mce.Irg Of tho Vermont
state Teachers ASSOCIATION VIII ~ Neld at
the city hall in st. Adams on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, october 25, 20 ana
q. according to the following program:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
200 O'CLOCK.
Music. selections by stringed orches-
ira: invocation, the Rev. J. 8. Magee,
Methodist Episcopal Church; notices;
welcome to st. Albans," Mayor John f.
Maun: response and address. 1.-THE Amer
lean Teachers Part in the World War"
Principal A. 8. Hartman, Middlebury,
president Of the association; Food Con-
servation," address, Horace F. Graham,
Governor Of Vermont; address, the Hon.
James HARNESS. State board Of education;
address, a representative Of Mr.. Hoover,
Washington. d. c.; brief business session;
business meeting Vermont Women Teach
ers' club: departmental meeting; CONNER
cial conference; 400. business; demon
stration by representative Of the Under='
wood Typewriter company; typewriter
contests.
THURSDAY EVENING,
500 O'CLOCK.
Concert The Albert Sand Quintet, Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra.
FRIDAY MORNING,
900 O'CLOCK.
Music, violin selections, H. e. Olson; in
vocation, the Rev. s. w. Anthony, pastor
Congregational Church: 900, address, the
Hon. George Adam, representing the Brit
ish war Office; 1913. departmental meet
ings; Junior high schools. chairman, Clyde
M. Hill, State supervisor junior high
SsyYvn 80
Form of Educating the Reason May Be
Said to Be the Largest Outcome of Edu-
cational Reform in the Direction Of
Method Henderson. "Principles Of Ed
ucation," page 90. Teaching Junior
High School Subjects by the Use of
Problems" English. Principal Bessie Ba-
con Goodrich. johnson normal school;
Superintendent Minnie f. Hays, Essex
Junction; Principal Earle T. Tracey,
Brandon. History and geography. Direct
| or Rollo G. Reynolds. Lyndonvile; Anna
Peterson. Johnson: s. Eldora Hodges.
Burlington; Principal Donald w. McClel-
land, Richford. Language. Principal w.
H. Douglass. Burlington; Principal w. II.
Bracket, s. Royalton; Mr.. Greene, Proc
tor; 1918, commercial conference Cur
riculum of a One Teacher Commercial
Department" A. e. Holmes, South Roy
alton; discussion OF a One Teacher
Commercial Department" Martha o. Will
lis. Mortified; demonstration of Palmer
writing, w. l.. Nolan, Boston; discussion;
| 1O:15, music conference meeting of Mu-
sic Teachers association; address. High
School Music Credits Prof Leo r.
Lewis Tufts College. member advisory
| committee on music, Boston public
schools; musical conference; 1O:15, mod
ern language conference; presentation and
discussion Of the report of the committee
on aims and methods in modern language
instruction in Vermont, Prof Everett
Skillings, Middlebury College; 1918, rural
school conference. address, Mabel Carney
Teachers College. Columbia University.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
1:45 O'CLOCK.
Subject. Education and the War" mu-
sic. vocal selections, Miss Ruth Fisher
soprano; 1:45 address. Prof. Albert Bush
nell Hart, Harvard University; address
Prof. Robert NJ. McElroy, University OF
Pennsylvania: departmental meetings. 8 90
English. Principal Bessie Bacon Good.
rich, chairman; round table discussion or
the teaching Of English in the elementary
school. discussion in charge of Miss Jen.
ME Hall, Lincoln school, New York city
topics, "Purposive Oral Reading" writ.
ten English. Actuated by Social or In
dividual Motives" 800. agricultural round
table conference; what Shall We Dc
with the Home Project Work." discussion
led by Principal Kenneth ]. Sheldon, JEFF
fersonville Manual Arts" Principal
Ralph Mayo, Cabot; Albert X Dorman
Burlington: Mr.. Cobb. ST. Johnsbury
home economics round table conference
800. 1.-THE Practical Side of Home Econ
omfcs Teaching" discussion led by Julia
L. Hurd, u V. NJ, State supervisor home
economics teaching; Science" Principal
Robert D. Merrill. st. Johnsbury: Prin.
ctpal w. A. Wood. Hyde Park. Miss Mar.
1orie Luce. Waitsfield; Miss Miller, High.
gate; 800. commercial conference, 1. v
Cobleigh. Burlington. chairman: "Capi
talize Your Liabilities" Mr.. Cobleigh; dis
cussion; stereotype demonstration, c. NJ
Boiling. Boston; question box.
FRIDAY EVENING.
800 O'CLOCK.
The Vermont Schoolmasters club: pres
ident. Supt. H. D. Casey. Springfield; an
nual meeting and addresses: music, Ply
THAN male quartet at Owl club hall; Yer
mont Women Teachers club at Congrega
tional Church; informal reception will
addresses.
SATURDAY MORNING,
8:15 O'CLOCK.
Annual business meeting: 800, regula,
session: invocation, the Rev. George w
Smith. rector st. Luke's Church; notices
address. What America Stands for ir
Human Progress the Rt. Hon. Sill
George Reid, late high commissioner fol
Australia: address. THE Schoolmas tel
and the Community" Dr. Milo B. Hllle
gas commissioner OF education, Vermont
adjournment.