Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
TEACHERS BUY
LIBERTY BONDS
Take $500 Worth-$31,000 in
Retirement Fund-Addresses
by Prominent Men.

St Adams, Oct. 2e--The board of d.
rectors of the Vermont State Teachers
association, at a meeting held in con-
nection with the State convention here,
voted this morning to buy Liberty
bonds to the amount of $500. The d.
rectors voted to postpone the printing
of the proceedings Of this meeting on
account of the high cost of printing and
the scarcity of labor.
At the annual meeting of the YER
mont Teachers Retirement Fund asso-
citation tonight the following officers
were elected: President, Prof Bertha
NJ. Terrill of the University of YER
mont; vice-president. Miss Eta Frank
lin of Rutland; secretary. Miss Caro-
line Griswold of Montpelier; treasurer,
Miss Sarah A. Martin OF Burlington;
special legislative committee. Supt. d..
w. Locke, Rutland. the Hon. Redfeld
Proctor. Proctor; Judge L. c. Mower,
Supt. NJ. ID. Chittenden, Burlington.
Fred A. Rowland, Montpelier, and Miss
Caroline e. Woodruff. st. Johnsbury.
The Vermont Women Teachers club
met tonight and elected these officers:
President. Miss Elizabeth c. Isham.
Burlington; vice-president. Miss Ethel
L. Osgood, Brattleboro; secretary, Miss
Ella l.. Ferrin. Castleton; treasurer,
Miss Ann " Cooley. Bristol; executive
committee, Mrs. Nella Roscoe. Barre.
Miss Marpory Meikeljohn. Poultney. and
Miss Helen Carpenter. Enosburg Falls
registration committee, Miss Elizabeth
Campbell. Bellows Falls; auditor, Miss
Martha Jenneff, St Johnsbury The
membership of the club is 644.
The sum of $31 900 Is in the retire
ment fund. and is loaned to the state
and drawing interest.
| The day was filled with addresses, meet
| ings Of various organizations associated
with the main body, school reunion
luncheons and conferences. The speaker
this morning was Congressman Frank L..
| Greene of this city, who gave an intensely
interesting address contrasting the two
civilizations, German and American. and
speaking of the responsibility of the
| school teacher in determining which 1t
should be and her mission in keeping ours
alive. At the opening of the morning ses-
sion H. f. Olsen played two violin solos
| and the invocation was offered by the
Rev. John Benjamin Magee, pastor Of the
| Methodist Episcopal Church.
| Five departmental meetings were held.
A Junior high school conference took
with Clyde NJ. Hill. State supervisor of
Junior high schools. chairman. /. v.
| Cobleigh of Burlington was chairman of
the commercial conference held at the
high school commercial room music
| conference took place at the high school
| assembly room with Charles f. Wood
Of Springfield chairman. and Professor
Leo r. Lewis of Tufts College and a mem
Der Of the advisory committee Of music
Of the Boston public schools. spoke on the
subject, High School Music Credits -
Professor Everett Skillings of Middlebury
College was chairman Of the modern
language conference held at the high school
and Superintendent John d. Whittier Of
South SALISBURY was chairman of a rural
school conference held at the city hall.
| Miss Mabel Carney of Teachers College.
Columbia University. New York city. gave
| an address at the latter conference. her
| subject being Possibilities of the Rural
| School,"
| The Vermont Head Masters club held
| its annual meeting at The Tavern roof
garden this morning. G. r. Stackpole OF
Winooski was elected president and
! Frederic Edwards of Montpelier secre-
tary. Principal A. S. Hartman Of Middle
bury was elected to the athletic commit
| Of Vergennes. resigned. There was no
change made In the rules. The members
discussed informally the welfare Of the
schools Of the State.
The address this afternoon was by
Professor NJ. McElroy of Princeton Uni
| versity. The musical feature was vocal
| solos by Miss Ruth Fisher.
State Commissioner of Education Milo
B. Hillegas met the superintendent at
| the Owl club hall late this afternoon. This
| meeting considered a new form for SUI
perintendents' daily reports to the COM
| missioner the cooperation with the direc-
| tor of food conservation for Vermont the
| use Of the lessons on civics and national
welfare. prepared by the u. s. govern
| ment the establishment of junior Red
Cross organizations in the public schools,
and matters relating to difficulties in
transportation and truancy.
| There were four departmental meetings.
A conference on English took place at the
city hall with Principal Bessie Bacon
Goodrich Of the Johnson State Normal
school chairman and Miss Jennie Hall
Of the Lincoln school. New York, the
speaker. Prof. F. b. jerks of the Univer-
| sity of Vermont was acting chairman of
| the agricultural round table conference.
and Prof. Bertha M. Terril of the Univer-
| sity Of Vermont was acting chairman of
a home economics round table conference
held at the Congregational Church. Mr..
Cobleigh held another commercial confer
ence.
The members Of the Autonoe club served
tea this afternoon at their club rooms.
This evening the members Of Vermont
Schoolmasters' club were guests of the st.
Adams Business and Professional Mems
association at the Owl club. There were
addresses by the Rt. Hon. Sir George Reid
late high commissioner for Australia and
| Professor McEroy. Refreshments were
served. The Pythian male quartette sang
The Vermont Women Teachers club
held Its annual meeting at the First Con-
gregational Church this evening. Follow
ing q business meeting there was recep-
ton with addresses. There were organ
selections by r. Ralph Watson. The ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the teachers
was given by Miss Mabel A. Ellis of this
city and the response by Mr.. Roscoe. Mrs,
George NJ. Hogan spoke in behalf of the
Autonoe club and read a message from
the president. Mrs. Edward c. Smith
There were vocal solos by Miss Helen
Storms. and a reading by Miss Vilera l..
Morton. The address was given by Miss
Mabel Carney OF the Teachers College
of Columbia University and Miss Jennie
Hall Of the Lincoln school. New York.
Automobiles have been at the disposal
of the visitors since the opening Of the
convention and large numbers have taken
the opportunity to enjoy motor trips about
the city This evening a dance was held
at the armory.