Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-30

and Grade y, illustrated, Grace L. Brown,
Columbia University.
S!l5' Commercial. High School, Room
l1s Chairman, Adrien e. Holmes. Head
or Commercial Department, High School.
Burlington.
High School Commercial Course. It's
conditions and Possibilities, Miss Hazel
Bartholomew, High School, Proctor
! English for the Secretary" Miss He
lena Marco. Instructor in Secretarial
work, University of Vermont.
The Training Required by the Secre-
tary in Order to Meet Present Day Con-
d'tions,' Miss Catherine Nulty, 1nstruc-
tor In Secretaria Work. University of
Vermont.
BIS. Rural Schools, High School Audi!
torium, Chairman, Supt. L. D. Smith.
Wells River
Informal Program
Topics.
THE Course of Study and the Time
Schedule"
THE Standard Rural School"
D scusson.
3f5 Home Economics, High School,
ROC m e. Chairman, Miss Rachael Waugh
an, President Of Home Economies Asso-
citation, St. Johnsbury Academy.
Business Meeting
Home Projects. Miss Helena Mccormick,
Pittsford Junior Senior High School.
Public Health in Our Schools. Miss Eliz.
abeth Van Patten. Supervisor Public
Health for Vermont. A. r. c.
The Teaching of Household Furnish.
Ing and Decoration" speaker to be an
nounced
3;l5 Arts and Crafts High School,
Room 3. Chairman, Alice G. Jackson, Su.
! perVisor of Art, Burlington.
Informal Program.
Guiding Principles In Making a Course
Of study for the Elementary Schools"
How the Project Method Can Be Used
by the Art Teacher" Deborah D. Wesel.
| Director of Art, Collineswood, N. j.
BIS. Agriculture. High School, Room L.
Chairman, Supt. Kenneth j. Sheldon, Proc
tor.
General Topics, our Immediate Prob
lens" Our Course Of Study"
Discussion, Prn. Wallace Venable, JET.
fersonvile; Prin. G. f. Stevens, williams
town.
Shall We Undertake Demonstrations
and Exhibits at the State Fair as an An
nual Feature?'
Pittsford; l.. f. Smith, Pittsford
"Apportionment of the Teachers Time. "
Discussion, F. B. jerks. Professor of
Agricultural Education and State Super
visor Of Agricultural teaching. University
of Vermont; Prin. G. f. Mann, Essex
Junction.
3:l5 Modern Languages. High School,
Room 12. Chairman, Miss Ethel Osgood,
High School, Brattleboro. planning of
Courses and Selection of Textbooks. "
Prof. j. Moreno-Lacalle, Professor of
Spanish, Middlebury College.
General discussion of some problems
confronting the modern language teacher.
The following topics have been suggest
ed:
College Entrance Requirements from
, the Viewpoint of the Secondary School,
. Defects in Modern Language Prepar-
alton from the Viewpoint OF the College. "
THURSDAY EVENING, $50 O'CLOCK
Vermont Women Teachers Club.
Banquet at New Sherwood Hotel tick
cts s1.25.
Since the seating space is somewhat
limited tickets should be reserved in ad-
vance. Address Miss Margery Adsit, 1914
Pearl street, Burlington.
Speakers. Hugh Magil, Washington
D. c.; DR.. Patty Smith Hnl. New York
city; Mary f. Pennell. Des Moines, Iowa.
Vermont Schoolmasters Club
Banquet at Hotel Vermont
''ptdEtlS, Dean rank PlerreDOnt
: Graves; Hugh S. Magill, N. f. A. Field
Secretary.
FRIDAY MORNING, $50 O'CLOCK
Strong Theatre
Music
Prayer, the Rev William Frederick Will
son. the Baptist Church.
Address, Hugh $. Magl, Field Secre
tary Of the National Education Associa
ton. Washington. D. c.
Address, Being Alive" Mary r. Pen.
nell, NJ. a. Teachers College, Columbia
University, Primary Supervisor. Kansa:
City. Mo.
i Annual Business Meeting.
Conferences
10:l5. Secondary Schools, High Schoo
r Auditorium. Chairman, Prin. A. f. Tut
tie, Bellows Falls.
Educational Tendencies of To-day
r Dean Frank Pierrepont Graves, School OF
Education. University of Pennsylvania
D Sociaiized Recitation, Supt. Florence
+ Wellman. Brattleboro.
I Discussion led by Mary B. Sullivan
e Teacher Training Director. Vereennes
Il problems in English" Supt Mary Muir.
ply. Wallngford.
< 1913. Primary Problems, Strong The.
atre. Chairman. Mary Maud Patrick
Director Teacher Training. Burlington.
This conference is called for two distinc,
= purposes;
First: To discuss one or more prob
\ lens of immediate interest and Importance
to primary teachers. These problems will
be selected from number suggested by
: teachers from different parts of the State
ana the discussion will be so planned tina
Il dennite con lusions may be reached
I Second: To consider the advisabilty OF
= FORMING state Primary Teachers Asso-
= clatlon. Somc of the activities might be
10 emphasize Tho Importance of primary
EDUCATION and to unity and improve that
, work IN Vermont. AS means to these
u ends, it nigh, be advisable to hold a
= series or conferences during the year fol
the purpose Of stimulating professional
J. spirit formulating definite plans, and dis.
=. cuss'ns specific problems.
Ihese suggestions are offered merely to
h FORM basis for discussion, and to give
:. those Interested an opportunity to form
ulate their opinion.
l. lo;lo Modern Language. High School
d Room u Chairman Ethel Osgood. High
n School. Bratteboro.
Il Aooress, speaker to be announced.
l. Erection OF Off ers and other business
houhd Table Discussions. The follow
ing topics nave been suggested: Devices
ior reaching Vocabulary; "Set Compo-
& sition or Free Reproduction"
l. "'io Music, High School. Room 6
). Chairman Prof Lewis j. HatharS, Mid
dlebury College.