The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05

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 and cooperation Dr Hill has served as professor of secondary education at University of Vermont summers of 1917 and 1919; presi- dent of Southern Missouri State Teachers college, 1918-1926; pro- lessor of secondary education Yale university since 1925 and chairman of the department since 1929; lec- turer at the University of Idaho and University of Southern Califor- mia summer sessions. He is a mem- Der of the N. E. A. and of the Mis-. souri and Connecticut State Teach- CTS association. He is a PresbyA terian, Mason and Rotarian. He is author of "The Junior High School Movement" Vermont Jun for High School" "A Decade of Progress of Teacher Training" and
 Making the Most of High School"
 Saturday afternoon there will be ten simultaneous conference ses- sions. The conference for deacons and church officials under the leadership of the Rev Thomas A. Tripp of Mystic will discuss the topic What Are the Duties, Ac- tivities and Opportunities of Dea- cons and Church Officials in the Task of Advansing the Kingdom? ?" He will be assisted by the Rev Dr H. H. Jackson of Bridgeport and Mrs Robert A. T. Bitgood of New London. The conference for Sunday school superintendents and officers will discuss the subject: Planning a Program of Improvement for the Sunday Church School' under the leadership of Miss Edith F. Welk- CT, director of religious education for the New Haven district of the New York east conference, Metho- dist Episcopal church; the Rev Os- car P. Campbell, director of religi- ous education for the Connecticut Baptist convention; the Rev Porter Bower, director of religious educa- tion for the Connecticut Confer ence of Congregational-Christian churches, and Miss Helen R. Stew ems, director of religious education for the Episcopal diocese of Con- necticut. The conference for teachA CTS and leaders of nursery children will discuss "The Ways of Teach- ing, Source Materials, Activities and Units of Work Which Have Found Helpful in Teaching Reli- zion to Nursery Children" The leader of this conference will be Professor Edna M. Baxter, of the Hartford School of Religious Edu- cation, assisted by Miss Margaret Peterson, state supervisor of emer- gency nursery schools, Hartford. The conference for teachers of kindergarten children will be con- ducted by Mrs Imogene Mcpher- son, kindergarten specialist of New York city, assisted by Miss Marie Butterfass of the Central Baptist church, Hartford, and Mrs Phyllis N. Haramsree of St Johns Episco- pal church, Hartford. The confer. ence for teachers of primary chill dren will be directed by Miss Fran ccs M. Hedden of New Jersey. as- sisted by Mrs Robert l.. Baldwin. Bridgeport, and Miss Ethel l.. Rob- erts of New Haven. The conference for junior children will be directed by Professor Jessie Dell Crawford of New York university, assisted by Miss Lois Beach of Waterbury. The conference for junior high school boys and girls will be led by the Rev Harold Hunting of New Haven, assisted by the Rev J. Roy Wilkerson of Plainville and Miss Deborah l.. Vaill of Trinity Episco- pal church, Hartford. The confer ence for leaders of senior young people will be directed by the Rev william Gems of New Haven, as- sisted by the Rev Theodore s. Dunn of New Britain and William F. Ur- bach of New Haven. The confer ence for young people leaders will be directed by the Rev Dr Roy A. Burkhart of Chicago, assisted by Miss Marjorie Gaffney of Daniel son and Miss Vera MacCracken of Hartford. The conference on religi- ous education of adults will be di- rectcd by Rev Ernest A. Peese of Suffield, assisted by Rev Fred Hos kins of Bridgeport and Lewis Frye of Hartford. The convention IS sponsored by the Connecticut Coun- cil of Churches and Religious Edu- cation.
 A special feature of the conven- tion program will be the educa- tional exhibit under the general di- rection of Professor Edna M. BaX- ter of the Hartford school of re- ligious education. It will contain book exhibits rom the Pilgrim Press, the Century company and the Friendship Press. It will con tain a special exhibit of religious art. An unique exhibit of educn- tional toys and books illustrating