The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-02
Will Aid in All War Activi-
ties and Teach Patriot
ism to Children
WINOOSKI VALLEY
CONVENTION ENDS
Prin. Frederic Edwards of
Montpelier High School
Elected President


: Montpelier this morning, the first hou
Of which was occupied by an address Civ
i en- by Angelo Patri upon the Large
Life 'of the Public School" Mr.. Patri Il
: the author of the well known book, ''Th,
; Schoolmaster in Great City," written
, he explained this morning, from his ex
! periences in schools Of New York. HI
gave one of the best educational talks
/, heard in Vermont in a long time, in
which he threw the stereotyped form OF
instruction, used in many of the schools
j of Vermont, to the winds, as well as that
scientific form which some promoters are
trying to force into the educational sys.
TENS and then told his audience that the
time is not far distant when the teachers
will receive just compensation for their
effort. He claims that the $500 paid is
too small and that many getting that
are worth $1,000.
He would teach children from scien-
tific form that would get the best out Of
each child instead of breaking their
thread OF thought by ringing the bell at
the end of the period, perhaps spelling
the child's future. He claimed the pub
lie can afford TO pay more than they are,
and that the child is not getting the at
tention that it must have to make it fit
to live in democracy for which we are
| fighting, He told the result of tired
teacher upon child's mind and how it
may bring a reaction that follows the
child and drives him from the school
He would remove the domination of the
| teacher He discussed at some length
the teaching of reading as an example
of his nip 10 II aI ia haI
born right of every child to work. II
may take one form or another but each
child wants to work and regardless of
whether rich or poor it should have its
opportunity in a democratic nation.
Mr.. Patri told how in his school they
have done away with the overworked
scientific instruction in training, refer
ring particularly to cooking food by sci |
ence, now done by practical method.
He claimed the error in the school meth
DDS is that they have not yet reached the
fundamentals but admitted that educa.
tors are approaching it; and when it is |
reached there will be wide change from
the system generally used. He forciblyI
brought out many points with examples |
that brought rounds of applause during
the course of his remarks.
At the business session held this morn.
ing the following officers We're elected;
President, Frederic Edwards, Montpelier;
vice president, J. Allen Hunter, North
field secretary, Miss Gladys Balentine.
Calais; treasurer, Miss May X. Howe,
Randolph; executive committee, Carroll
H. White, Barre. Miss Caroline Griswold,
and Frederick Reimherr, Wa
terbury.
Resolutions Adopted.
ed:
1--WE, the members OF the Winooski
Valley Teachers association. assembled {,
in our fourth annual convention at Mont
pelier, Vt, this I'd day of February, 1918,
while our country is passing through a l
,ritical period that demands the utmost !
Effort of every individual, realizing the !
of our positions and the r
sphere Of our influence in our respective s
communities and feeling the call to serv ]
ce, do resolve that we viii aid in all war ]
activities; will try to inculcate in the X
minds of the children the seriousness of !
he present situation to the end that | r
hey may give their hearty cooperation T
o the work of food production and con- q
ervation, war savings movement, and S
ther war measures; that we will SO lc
each the children that they may be in Y
elligent citizens of the new democracy r
hat is to be; that we pledge our support n
o Commissioner Hillegas and the state 4
oard of education in whatever educa- I,
ional readjustments that they deem ii r
rise to adopt; that we take as our mot A
D: The world must be safe for democ-
lcy and our boys and girls must be so n
rained rs to keep it safe for democracy. v
"Be it, further resolved that we extend n
n expression of our appreciation to A
nose who have made this convention a
lost successful one: to the executive Y
lmmittee who have arranged the pro-
ram; to Commissioner Hillegas and the ma
ate board for their financial aid; to nj
Iason S. Stone and the publicity depart E.
ent of the Vermont public safety COM la
ittee for their aid and cooperation; to ia
lie Board of Trade; to the boy scouts; X
nd to the citizens of Montpelier for II
ieir services and hospitality DIR
~. Allen Hunter, WI
ida B. Houston, II,
Mrs. Rhuanna s. Story,
Committee"
The high school girls glee club sang -,
The Angels Serenade," by Graga, with ~
tie obligato by Miss Marjorie Spooner. a., a.
Friday afternoon was given TO confer -
ces among the teachers in the different =,
AIDES. These were held in different ~. ~.
oms of the high school building and =,
re given to explanations of the short -. -
ing of the work this year TO save time -. s'
cause of the delay in the opening of pp;
hools. NJ,
The first to third grades were in charge =,
Miss Rose Lucia, With Miss Lulu Pick -,
Of johnson Normal school speaking on ~,
he Six-Year-Olds of a Democracy" ~.
e fourth to sixth grades were in charge - :;
W. b. Lance of Plainfeld. with Miss "a
lrion Morse of johnson Normal school .-;@ -
a Miss Clara Robinson OF Montpelier
saking. The grammar and junior high
lools were in charge Of Prof. Clyde NJ
II. with Miss jenkins of Barre. Miss -.
we Of Montpelier and Mrs. Story Of
Iinfeld speaking. The high school was
charge of Prof. Frederick Reimher Of I
lterbury. with Miss Caroline Griswold tiol