The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-29
Miss White to | Address Sessions
State Religious Conference to Hear Experienced
 Woman

Herbert s. Smith, secretary of the | Waterbury council of religious edu cation, announces that Miss Lillian White has been added as a speake on the program for the state con ference on week day religious educa l tion to be held at St. Johns church Friday and Saturday, January 30tI and 31st
 l Miss White has attended the Uni. versity of Chicago and Boston uni. versity and has received the degree | of M. A. from Teachers college al Columbia university She was direc. | tor of the week day schools of re- ligious education in Delaware, Ohio and later in White Plains, N. Y Miss White is now director of re- ligious education at Trinity church in Springfield, Mass, which is rated as one of the most modern churches in the East
 The revised program is as fol- lows:
 Friday Evening Session 7:45 Rev. Richard Hegarty, presiding Address. '"The Distinctive Contribu- tions of the .Weew Day Church School.' Miss Stearns.
 Address, ''The Basic Principles in Week Day Religious Education,' I1On. CnaFleS ii. IuttIe. Sunday Morning Session 1O:OO
 Rev. Alfred D. Heininger, presid- ing. Topics of discussion:
 l. What are we trying to accom- plish through the week day church school? Myron c. Settle.
 g.. What methods of teaching are most fruitful in the week day church school? Miss Lillian White.
 3. What elements are included in the week day church school curricu- lum? Miss Helen Stearns.
 4. What are the best sources of such curricula materials? Miss Helen Stearns.
 a. For rural school?
 b. For city schools?
 5. How may the week day church school leaders construct a curricu- lum to meet the needs of the pu- pills? Miss Lillian White.
 a. For rural schools?
 b. For city schools?
 .. Afternoon Session 200
 Dr. A. J. William Myers, presid- ing.
 6. How may supervisory assist ance be extended to teachers in the discovery, development and adapta- tion of curricula materials to pupil needs? Lillian White.
 z. How may the work of the week day church school be corre- lated with the work of the Sunday school, the vacation school, and the public school? Myron c. Settle.
 8. How may educational super vision stimulate teacher growth while in service? Helen Stearns.
 g. How may public opinion be developed, and parental cooperation be secured? Myron c. Settle.
 10. What is the most rewarding division of 50-minute period Helen Stearns.
 II. In classifying pupils. what shall be done with the sub-normal group? Myron c. Settle. 12. What criteria may be used to elevate the work of the week day church schools? Lillian White. Adjournment at D. m. Conference Leadership Hon. Charles H. Futile, attorney New York city. republican candidate for governor New York. 1880; mem- Der of the international committee on week day and vacation church schools: counsel for the greater New York federation of churches, "The White Plains Case" Miss Helen Stearns. graduate stu dent, Yale university, supervisor week day church schools. Dayton, Ohio: attended Boston university; professor religious education, Elton college. North Carolina.
 Rev. Myron c. Settle. director of week day and vacation church schools. the international council of religious education. Chicago, former ly superintendent of week day church schools, Kansas City.