The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-04
SCHOOL SUPERINTEND-
ElNTS CONFERENCE
Will Be Held at Montpelier Dec. s-10--
The Program of the
Meeting.

The program of the conference of the
superintendents of schools of Vermont,
| to be held at Montpelier from Dec. to
Dec. 10, is as follows:
Wednesday night-High school build
ing. 7;45 o'clock p. m. Reception to
state board of education, Commission
er Clarence H. Dempsey and superin-
tendents. $50 o'clock p. m. Address.
Luther b. johnson, chairman, state
board of education. Appointment of
conference committees Announce
ments.
Thursday neutrality-suspicious.
hall. o'clock a. m. Devotional exer-
cises. 9;l5 o'clock a. m. THE Teaching
of English" discussion. (a) Aims of
the English Course in Elementary
Grades" Superintendent Florence NJ.
Wellman; tb) aids in the Teaching of
English" Miss Katherine Aagesen; lei
1.-The Place and Purpose of Technical
and Formal English Instruction" Su-
perintendent c. G. Hitchcock. Discus
sion from the floor, opened by John d.
Whittier, supervisor of elementary
schools. 1890 o'clock a. m. History and
Gives (a) aims in Teaching These
Subjects Superintendent c. ID. Howe;
OBJ "What History and Civics Should
Be Taught in the First Six Grades 2"
Superintendent A. w. Varney; (c)
"What History and Civics Should Be
Taught in Grades Seven and Eight 7"
Superintendent C. II. White. Discus
sion.
Thursday afternoon Representa-
tives' hall. | 80 o'clock p. M. Junior
Senior High Schools" tal Aims and
Purposes" H. o. Hutchinson, superyis
or of high schools; (bl Organization"
Superintendent II. L. Hunt; Gel
Course of Study" Superintendent ID.
w McClelland Id Development"
Superintendent Minnie T. Hays. Gen
eral discussion. O'Clock p. m. "The
Health of School Children" Address,
DIR. Charles II. Dalton, secretary, state
board of health; address, Miss Eliza
beth Van Patten, state nursing super
visor. Discussion.
Thursday night - Representatives.
hall. 7:45 o'clock p. m. Community
singing o'clock p. IN. Address, Eek
tension of Educational Work." Charles
w. Hubs, assistant director of univer-
sity extension work, Boston; address,
Education for Tomorrow" Honorable
Walter L. Ranger state commissioner
of education, Providence, r. /.
Friday morning - Representatives
hall. . o'clock a. m. The Improvement
of Nermont's Educational Rank"( al |
In Enrolment and Attendance" Su-
perintendent c. l.. Erwin; (bl I'm Re
tention of Pupils and High School At
tendance" Superintendent Ethel A. /
Eddy; lcl In Financial Support tEx-
cePt Salaries)," Superintendent NJ. d.
Chittend,n; ID In Teachers Salar.
les" Superintendent f. A. Hamilton;
(el In Quality of Work and Promo
ton" Superintendent n. J. Whitehill.
General discussion. II O'Clock a. m
Question box and free period.
Friday afternoon - Representatives
hall go o'clock p m. "The Superin-
.endent's Work" IA Office Practice and
Business Methods" Superintendent :.
{. Hutchinson; (bl Supervision OF In
struction.' Commissioner G. II. Demp-
sey. 2:30 O'Clock p. m. Business meet
ing. Reports of committees. 4:3O O'Clock
p. m. Meeting Of directors of Vermont
State Teachers association.
Friday nieht-Odd Fellows hall.
$50 O'Clock p. m. A family supper.
ioasts, etc. Address. Honorable Mason
;. Stone. Lieutenant governor: address.
Honorable Ernest W. Butter6eld state
81 education. Concord. y.
n.