The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-30
VT. TEACHERS WILL
MEET IN RUTLAND
Dorothy Garfield Fisher and Jessie o.
Rittenhouse to Address
Convention.

Rutland, Sept. 2S.--Rutland Is ready
to entertain 1900 or more pedagogues
on the occasion OF the Vermont State
Teachers convention which Is 10 be
held in this city October u, u. and IA.
The program was made to-day showing
that some Of the countrys foremost
educators will give addresses or advise
in conferences. I've Vermont Music
Teachers association. Vermont Teach.
ers Retirement Fund associat .on. Sup
erintendents association Schoo mast
ers club, Vermont Women Teachers
club, High School Headquarters cluh
Teachers Retirement Board ana Yer
mont Branch of the American Asso.
citation OF University Women vii! meet
during the convention
Superintendent Merritt ID. Chitten.
den OF Burlington. president, will
reside at all sess ons OF the main con.
yention which opens at ! 80 O'Clock on
Wednesday, October II in the armory.
with prayer by Gle Rev Morgan Ash.
ley OF this city ana words OF welcome
be music. President Chittenden will
gIye the presidents address at this
time and Luther b. Johnson viii ex.
tend to tine convention greetings from
the State BOARD of Education. Dean
Albert S, Hurst Of Syracuse Uniyer.
sity will discuss The Importance Of
the Child Period. Commissioner Of
Education c. II. Dempsey viii give
an address on Some Features OF tAe
Educational Program in Vermont A
class from the Lincoln school in this
city will give physical education dem.
onstraton In Main street Park
The Headmasters' club, Vermont
Superintendents association and Yer
mont Women Teachers association
will have conferences during the after
noon At 1870 o'clock comes the State
spelling match with boy and girl
from each county competing.
| An entertainment at the Memorial
Armory has been arranged for Wed.
nesday evening, The Lotus Male
Quartet will sing and Miss Jessie B,
lRittenhouse OF New York will speak
on Poetic Revival in America"
| w. c. SmlEl. head Of the immgra-
tion education in New York State, will
give the first address of Thursday
morning, speaking on "A New View.
point in Americaniaation." John j,
Tiggert, United States commissioners
of education, Is also to speak at this
session. There viii be conferences
during the morning on secondary teac
ers hostory social, service, hame eco
nomics, teacher training and maihema
ties. Various Vermont teachers will
speak at these group meetings and
Frank w. Wright Of Boston will take
up there subject of teacher training,
There vii be a morning and after
noon conference Thursday for music
teachers with a lecture recital by
Charles II. Griffith, Jr. of Boston,
viollnist. Miss Beryl NJ, Harrington OF
Burlington, president Of the Music
Teachers association VIII speak.
MIR. Griffith will entertain with Q
violin solo at the main convention SEES
son. Gov. james Hartness is expect
ed to be present and extend greetings
Postmaster p. NJ. Meldon OF this city
will speak ON Patriotism and there
will be remarks by commissioner
TiggeH.
Through the courtesy OF the Rutland
Chamber of Commerce and the CITY
Board OF Education there will be
free supper to visiting women OF
ThurgdnN