The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-25
GETTING READY
FOR TEACHERS
Wide Range of Subjects Ar
ranged for the Conven-
ton Next Month
MONTPELIER WILL
BE THE LOCATION
Program Begins on Wednes-
day Afternoon,
Oct. 9

The complete program for the Vermont
State Teachers association convention,
which is to be held in Montpelier Oct. 8,
10 and IL, shows wide range Of subjects
to be taken up. The program is as fol-
lows:
Wednesday Afternoon, Oct 9, City Hall.
2:00-Music; invocation, Rev. Lewis
G. Carson, pastor Unitarian church; mo-
tices; welcome to Montpelier, Mayor F.
W. Mitchell, Montpelier; response and
address, Supt. Margaret r. Kelley, presi-
dent of the association; address, "Educa
tion Before and After the War" Hon.
7. p. Claxton, commissioner of education,
Washington, D. G.; brief business ses-
sion; annual business meeting Vermont
Teachers Retirement Fund association,
3.30-Kindergart conference, Knights
of Columbus hail. State street; chair
man, Miss Mabel Ellis, St. Adams; "A
kindergarten for Every Child and Every
Child in a kindergarten" DR.. T, =. Clax.
ton, U. S. commissioner of education,
Washington, D. c.; value of the Kin
dergarten FRAMING" ta) for the child,
iDj 10 I1e bNHOOl, MISS IIllNy W tVSAOShi
principal kindergarten training school for
3eachers, Boston; discussion.
330-Physieal training conference,
nigh school auditorium; chairman, DIR.
T. e. Hays, director Of physical training,
burlington; address, Dr. I. f. Hays ex-
hibition of constructive physical culture
class from Burlington; classes in physi.
cal culture for all teachers interested will
be conducted by Dr. Hays daily at ll;S0
and $50 on the capitol grounds; in case
of rain at the high school gymnasium
Vocational and pre-vocational
conference, city hall; chairman, Prot. +,
B. jerks, state supervisor of agricultural
teaching, University of Vermont; THE
War and Vocational Education" Prof
A. r. Dean, Columbia university; "War
Work in Vermont Schools, DIR. Milo B,
Hillegas, state commissioner of educa-
ton; discussion.
Wednesday Evening.
S;00--Address, Hon. job Hedges, New
York.
Thursday Morning.
BOO Invocation Rev, DR.. Wesley G.
Mead, pastor Methodist church; address,
"The Element of the Individual" Hon.
Payson Smith, commissioner of educa-
tioh, Boston; conferences.
l0:l5--Home economics, armory, rear
of city hall; chairman, Miss Marjorie
Luce, president Home Economics associa-
ton; "Home Management and the Bud.
get" Prof. Bertha NJ. Terrill, University
of Vermont; "Home Economies in War
Time, Clothing" Prof Ruth Graham
Middlebury college: discussion.
10:l5--lndustrial education conference
assembly hall, Union school building
chairman, Supt II, D. Casey, Springfield;
Industrial Education and the War;
Leon H. Beach, state director of indus
trial education; "The Smith Hughes Act
and Its Application to Vermont" ~
day school, W part time school, t3) con-
tinuation school, IA evening school, Leon
H. Beach; War Training for Conscript-
ed Men," Leon H. Beach; discussion.
l0:l5--E Elementary school conference
city hall; chairman, Prin. Charles A.
Adams, Castleton Normal school; Read
ing in the Lower Grades" Miss Eliza
Allen, director Of teacher training, Lyn-
donyille; "The Dependent and Defective
Child" Hon William H. Jeffries, state
commissioner of charities, Montpelier
"The Problem Method" Miss Mabel Z
Howe, Montpelier; discussion.
l0:l5- Music conference, Apollo club
rooms; chairman, Charles V. R. Coan, di.
rector OF music, Rutland; business meet.
ing Of the association.
kindergarten conference, knights
Of Columbus hall, State street; chair.
man, Miss Mabel Ellis, st. Adams; "Val,
lie Of the kindergarten Training" (a) Ia
the community, (b) in the present crisis
Miss Lucy Wheelock, principal kinder.
garten training school for teachers, Bos.
ton.
l0:l5--Secondary school conference
high school auditorium; chairman Prin
George r. Stackpole, Winooski high
school; WAR Modified Courses in Eng.
lish, y ta) timely theme topics, tbl four.
minute speeches, lei current literature
(dl correspondence with acquaintance al
the front, DR.. G. /. Leonard, principal
Troy Conference academy; War Modi.
fled Courses in History and Ciyics," Prin
Mary Jean Simpson, Peoples academy
Morrisville; "The Present Opportunities
of Secondary Schools" Pres. John M
Thomas, Middlebury college,
Thursday Afternoon.
2:00-Musio, city hall; address, ''What
Education Can Do" Prin. j. G.. Thomp.
son, Fitchburg Normal school; confer.
ences.
4:30-Annual meeting of the Vermont
Women Teachers club, Congregational
church.
3:l5-Principals' conference, armory
rear Of city hall; chairman, Prin. George
r. Stackpole, WinoosH high school; "Su.
pervision," Prin. j. G.. Thompson, presi
dent State Normal school, Fitchburg
Mass. discussion
3:l5-Junior extension work, assembly
hall, Union school building; chairman
Elwin l.. Ingalls,, state club leader, ex
tension service, University Of Vermont
Extension Work for Young Patriots,
Mr.. ingalls,; School and Community
Gardens" Miss George P. Devine, garden
supervisor, Burlington; Home Gardens,
Miss Grace Clark, Montpelier.
3:l6-Music conference, Apollo clul
rooms; chairman, Prof. L. J. Hathaway
music department, Middlebury college
report of the national conference al
Evansville, Miss Ella M. Brownell, st
.Iohnsbury; "Plans for Credit Outsid,
Music Study" Miss Agnes c. johnson
Boston; address, "The Photograph il
Education" Miss Grace Drepdale, Bos
ton.
3:l5-Secondary school conference
Knights of Columbus hall, State street
chairman, Prin. George r. Stackpole, Wi
nooski high school; "Capitalizing WA
Time Conditions for High Schools" Supt
Clayton l.. Erwin, Boston; "Imperativt
Need To-day Of Secondary Education,