Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-20

Of Brattleboro 1t developed that the
new order Of things will require very
little change in the curriculum Of either
.hc small or large high school. but will
simplify the administration as the high
school can he more effectively examined
by the university board than by an out
side agency.
HEAD MASTERS CLUB MEETS
At four o'clock the Head Masters club
held its spring meeting in the Williams
Science hall, with President George r.
.<tackpole in the chair. Prin. H. B.
/ Dickinson was appointed temporary Sec
rotary. Opening remarks were made and
, then Prof. Harvey o. Hutchinson, re-
Gently of Syracuse, y. y, who is now
supervisor of Vermont junior high
, schools. was called upon. He took as
his subject What A High School Prin-
cipals Association Has Accomplished In
! Another State" He gave a very clear
| explanation of what the New York or
ganization had done and made several
| suggestions as basis for the work Of
the Head Masters club of Vermont. DR..
George p. Burns of the university was
the next speaker and his subject was
| Athletics in Vermont" He made
plea for cleaner athletics and more atten-
! tiDu given u pnSslC Cuituie III tHo
schools of the State. He said that the
| spring athletic meet at the university
would be conducted under the Head
Masters club of Vermont.
| Prin. Edward S. Abbott, supervisor OF
Vermont high schools. then spoke Of the
need of a committee to outline the mini.
! mum course for commercial studies IN
| Vermont high schools.
The club then proceeded to the regular
| business and first elected H. B. Dickinson
/ of st. Adams secretary and treasurer.
to fill the unexpired term of Prin
, Frederic Edwards of Montpelier, who
) resigned last summer to go overseas az
an athletic director in the Y M. c. A.
| Phases of Interpreting the athletic
rules received some attention and con-
! sdera BILE discussion resulted when action
| was taken on the suggestion made by
! the previous speakers. Motion were made
t and carried that President Stackpole ap-
, point "A committee of three to cooperate
! with the State board of education in
outlining a minimum course of study in
English He is also to appoint like
committee in history for Vermont high
schools. The meeting adjourned until the
; annual meeting in October
! During the Headmasters' club meet
ing many of those in attendance at the
club visited the pra ctice house and were
told just how it was carried on.
SCHOLARSHIPS BANQUET
In the evening the schoolmasters
! banquet was held in the main dining
room of the Van Ness House. AS no
meeting held in the fall as is
customary. the officers for the club
were elected at this meeting for the
year, as follows: President, Supt. Car.
roll H, White of Barre; vice-president.
Supt. Il. a. Hamilton of Newport sec
I retary-treasurer, Prin. L. w. Clowse OF
Richmond: executive committee, Prn.
j. T.. Colburn of Burlington, Supt. l.. g.
Smith of Wells River and Prin. A. b.
Dickinson of St Adams. A banquet
followed. at which there were short
talks by Lieut.-Gov. Mason S. Stone.
Prof. ]. F. Messenger. Supt. NJ. d. Chit
tenden. Miss Bessie Bacon Goodrich,
principal of the johnson Normal School.
and Commissioner of Education NJ. 3.
Hllegas.
1t was voted to express to the proper
authorities in Congress the approval
of the club of the SmithTowner bill
now pending. The Women Teachers
club made a similar vote.