The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-01
BURR AND BURTON SEMINARY
ANN0u NCEMENT FOR SCHOOL
YEAR OF IqiS-isis.

school year u 1888 somesha, EARL
~ than usual In vicw of the coal stu.
alton and the requirements OF the
State and Federal fuel administration,
and viii repeat the program success
fuly carried out last year Of obsery-
ing long winter vacation.
Accordingly the Fall Term will open
Tuesday. Sept Ord, and will close
Tuesday, Dee. cath.
The Winter Term will begin Tues
day. Feb ilth, and will close on
Thursday, April nth. Observing q
brief Easter holiday from Good Friday
TN the following Tuesday
The Spring Term will begin Tues.
day, April 22nd. and will close on
Tuesday, June oath.
The single session plan t7:45 q. m.
to 1890 p. m.) will be observed dur
ing the early weeks Of the fall term
and the latter half Of the spring
term, in accordance with the plan SO
satisfactorily carried out las. spring.
This war emergency program Of the
single session observed during the
planting and harvesting seasons solves
the problem Of the students who wish
10 keep on with their education and at
the same time help their parents at
home with the food production pro-
gram now rendered so difficult because
Of the man power question.
The teaching force will consist Of
prin. Brooks, who will teach science
and mathematics; Mrs. X. Ravi-
Brooks, who will teach music and
modern language; Asst. Principal
Madison c. Bates. who will teach Eng
lish branches and agriculture; Mrs.
NJ c. Bates, who will have the Latin
classes and class in domestic science
Miss Mary w Hard, who will have the
commercial branches and charge Of
the office accounts; Miss Sarah t.
Palmer, who will conduct the teacher
training course; and Miss Evangeline
+. Wilcox, who will assist with the
English branches, and have charge Of
the girls athletics. Basil Walsh will
be general care taker and look after
the janitor work.
Mr.. Bates is a graduate Of Williams
College (0D, postgraduate Of Wal
liams (05), and postgraduate Of Har-
ward C06). After one year as instructor
in English at the University of Illinois
he was made professor Of English and
head of the English department at the
State College Of Agriculture Of South
Dakota where he taugh for ten years,
Mrs. NJ. c. Bates is graduate of
the University Of Illinois C05), and
was an assistant teacher Of English in
the University for two years, and
postgraduate Of Illinois C07). Mrs.
Bates also taught one year at South
Dakota State College. Mrs. Bates in
cluded in her college work, special
courses in domestic science and home
economies.
Miss Mary W. Hard, who taught
commercial branches at b. and b. a
part of term last spring, will resume
the work this fall. Miss Hard is an
experienced and efficient teacher Of
English and commercial branches, a
graduate Of the Griffin Business Col
legc, Springfield, Mass, also formerly
a student at the Westheld, Mass,
Normal School. In addition to profes-
sional training, Miss Hard has had
six years Office experience and is, ac-
cordingly, especially well prepared to
teach business branches in practical
and efficient manner. In view Of all
that the world-war is teaching us Of
the need of combining the practical
with the ae; ;demic and theoretical in
our educational ideals, il is urged that
every young person during his or her
high school course elect at least one
year Of bookkeeping and one or two
years Of typewriting. II is anticipated
that under Mis- Hards direction the
work in this department will become
one OF the most important Of the
schools activities and much emulation
and interest will be aroused. To stim-
ulatc competition, prizes will be offer
ed in typewrit.ng, book keeping,
shorthand. etc.
Mr.. Bates, who is interested in
scientific agriculture and its possibil-
ities, will conduct course in elemen-
tary agriculture, in which the text
book will be supplemented by con-
siderable numbsr Of laboratory exper-
iments and field demonstrations and
visits to some Of the up-to-dSte farms
Of the vicinity. This course is offered
on condition that there are sufficient
number enrolling TO form class. This
class, IL formed, will not only prove
abundantly worth while in itself but
will constitute, !, is hoped, the begin
ming Of new departure in the policy
Of the school looking eventually 70