Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
VERMONT TEACHERS
MEET AT MONTPELIER
OCTOBER 8, 9 and 10

State Teachers association, composed of
Superintendent Edwin r Greene of Rich
ford, Superintendent Merritt d. Chitten-
den Of Burlington and Principal Eta
Franklin of Rutland. has completed the
pre- paratiou of the program for the Ver-
mont State Teachers convention of 1919
to be held at Montpelier, october s. and
TO- At least 1000 teachers are expected
at this convention and one of the best
programs ever seen al a teachers conven-
ton has been prepared. including evening
addresses by Dean Talcott Williams of the
College Of Journalism of Columbia Unit
versity, Professor Albert Bushnell Hart
of Harvard University, and the Hon. WI
liam l.. Harding. governor Of Iowa.
The complete program is follows
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 200 r NJ.
CITY HALL
Violin Solo, ................. Mrs Bruce
Invocation.
Rev Charles y. St. John. Pastor
Congregational Church
Notices.
Welcome to Montpelier.
Mayor Harry e. Shurtleff
Response and Address
Mrs Margaret Il. Kelley, President
Of the Association Address. Prepare
ton for Citizenship in our Democracy"
Hon. p ?. Ciaxton. Commissioner Of
Education. Washington. 4. G.
Brief Business Session
Annual Business Meeting ~ Vermont
Teachers Retirement Fund Association
Following this meeting there will he =
meeting for perfectine an organization
under the new Teachers Pension Law
Conferences
80 Kindergarten
knights Of Columbus Hall state
street
Chairman, sur,. H. n Casey Spring
field
"A kindergarten for Every Child and
Every Child in kindergarten
| Dr Philander p. Claxton L. s Com
missioner nj Education Washington. n
&c.
Value Of kindergarten Training"
tal For the Child
rb) IT, the School
Miss Lillian Poor. Assistant Drec.
| tor of Kindergartens. Boston Public
, schools
Discussion
s:r. Physical Culture. .......... City Hail
Chairman. Or. T. F. Hays Director
Physical Training Burlington
. Address .................D r z Hays
Exhibition Of Constructive Physical
Nulluit LASS ll'lIl toul lillE l'I
Discussion.
Glasses in Physical Culture fo- al
teachers interested will be conducted by
DIR. Hays daily at 1880 and $50 m the
Capitol grounds; in case If rain A. the
/ high school gymnasium
r ; 50 Agriculture.
, High school Auditorium. Main street
f Chairman. Kenneth !. Sheldon, super
visng principal, Proctor. Re port If the
Committee on course of Agriculture
5 for Vermont high schools
, (a) First and second year Junior higt
: school
Prin. Jasper Wright Montgomery
! Center. Walter A. Wood, Principa
l junior high school. \. Remington
. ~ Third and fourth year Junior high
5 school
Principal Gllbert Mann, Bradford
Principal Ralph Mayo, Stove
: Discussion
$50 Teacher Training director higr
school study hall. room 13. Main street
Chairman. Miss Eleanor Clark Ran.
: doph
8 out.
] WEDNESDA EVENING 500 O'CLOCK
Z CITY HALL
, Music
, Address.
= Or. Talcott Williams, Dean Of Colum
y. hia University school Of Journalism.
. THURSDAY MORNING. ano O'CLOCK
. CITY HALL
3 Invocation
; Rev Charles n. Ripper, Pastor Bap
fist Church Address, The Obligation
of Public Educa ton"
Hon. Payson Smith Commissioner O
{ Education, Boston, Massa chusetts.
Conferences.
z 1918. Home Economics,
Bailey, hall, State street
Chairman. Mss Pearl Grsndy. Pres
r ident Home Economies Association, Bur
lington, junior high school
( Home Management and the Budget,
: Prof. Bertha NJ, Terrnl, Universn,
Q Of Vermont.
Present Problems in Home Economics
Miss Mary putton, Middleoury Col
7 lege.
= Discussion.
1Ol5. Vocational Education.
Union school auditorium, head o
School street
Chairman, Prof F., p. jerks. stat
= supervisor of Agricultural Education
; ! University Of Vermont.
A Review Of War Work Achieve
}. ment in Vermont schools"
q DR., Milo B. Hillesas, State Commission
= err of Education.
J. The Part Time Cooperative Cours
l. from Principals Standpoint"
> Prin. r. n Milet, Springfield
: The Smith Hughes Act and Its Appli
= cation to Vermont"
II. 3 Smith. Federal Board Of Voca
tional Education.
= : Discussion.
q 1O;l5 Elementary schools ......C City Hal
II Chairman, Prin. Charles A. Adams
Casteton Normal school.
Reading in the Lower Grades
Miss Eliza Allen director of Teache
Training, Lyndonville.
- THE Problem Method"
Miss Mabel f. Howe, Montpelier
y Hand Writing"
DR.. G. H. Judd. Chicago University
Discussion.
t0;15. Music, ........ Apollo Club rooms
= Chairman. Charles v H. Coan, direc
., tor of Music, Rutland.
u Music,
- Miss Gladys Tupper Montpelier
- Report Of the National Conference a
% 81. Louis
II Miss Bervl NJ Harrington. directo
Of music, Burlington.
The New Music Education"
Prof Lewis j. Hathaway. Music de
rAlI