Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-01-19
County Teachers Meet Next Week.

Inc orleans County Teachers
Meeting will be held here Thurs
day and Friday January 27 and %.
1t is expected that practically all of
| the school teachers of the county and
prominent educational leaders of the
state as well as some from other
| states will be present at this meeting
A very complete program has been
| prepared by the school superintendents
on which are Payson Smith, Com
missioner of Education of Massachu-
setts: Z. II. Dempsey, Vermont Com
missioner of education;' Walter E..
Ranger Commissioner of Education of
Rhode Island; c. F. Dalton secretary
of the State Board of Health and Miss
Mable E. Turner of Boston.
Following is the program of the
convention:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
1:30 Meeting called at School Hall
Invocation. Address: THE Tests of
the Teacher" Payson Smith Massa-
chusetts Commissioner of Education.
Community Singing, in charge of Rev.
L. A. Edwards, Address, "Along the
Pathway of Experience" G. H. Dem
sey, Vermont Commissioner of Edu-
cation.
THURDAY EVENING
500 Community Singing Address
"The Health of the School Child" c.
F. Dalton, M. D., Secretary of the
State Board of Health. Music: Miss
Griggs, No. Troy High School, Ad-
dress:' Some Needs of Vermont
Schools" c. H. Dempsey, Commits
sioner of Education.
FIDAY MORNING
900 Community Singing. Ad-
dress "Patriots of School and Country
Walter E. Ranger, Rhode Isand Com
missioner of Education.
High School: Prin. E. S. Watson,
Newport, presiding Topics: "Ways
and Means of Teaching Current His
tory" Responsibility of the High
School in Teaching Manners & Nor
als"a Speakers to be announced.
Grades: Supt. C. j. Batchelder, Bar
ton, presiding "The Country People
Children and Schools
Miss Thomas No. Troy High School
Geography, grades five and six,
Miss day, Orleans.
Other speakers and subjects to be an
nounced. Discussion.
Rural: Supt. E. S. Boyd, w. Char
eston, presiding Opportunity of the
Rural Teachers" Mrs. H. M. Ide of
Derby "The Making of School Pro-
grams" j. d. Whittier, State Super
visor of Elementary Schools. "Club
Work for Boys and Girls" M. R.
Bacon, Orleans County Leader. Dis
cussion.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
1870 "Needs of our Schools" j. D.
Whittier. Question Box. Junior Red
Cross-Miss Mable E.. Turner. Boston.
The registration committee will be
at school hall after 1890 P. M. on
Thursday to receive registrations of
teachers, The entertainment COM
mittee will also be present to assign
rooming accommodations. The enter
tainment committee will provide rooms
and breafast at nominal charge, for
all teachers who notify Mrs. Frank
Patterson of Newport, chairman of
the entertainment committee, on Or
before Monday, Jan. oath. 1t is es-
sential that prior notice be given us,
inasmuch as many of the teachers
plan, to stop with relatives and friends
School hall is located on School
street directly opposite the Newport
high school. follow Main street west
until you reach school street, then
turn directly north.
Supper will be furnished on Thurs
day and dinner on Friday to all
teachers desiring same at a nominal
charge of fifty cents each, by the
ladies of the First nj. E. church in
the vestry of the church on Third
street. Third street leads directly
south from School street.
The Y. M. 1. Club rooms will be !
open during the convention. All
gentlemen are cordially invited to visit
the rooms.