Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-03-05
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.
temperance.
Vermont.

lhe consent OF the school board, has offer
ed prizes in the high and grammar schools
of that city, for the best essays on the evil
effects of stimuanls and narcotics.
January 2G, II reception was given by
| he union, at the residence of DR.. j. H.
Wooster, to the superintendent of public
schools and teachers of the city, to consid-
er the subject of temperance instruction in
the schols.
After Il handsome collation. the secretary
and ex,president of the w. C. T. u, Mrs.
I. E. Cole, reviewed briefly the work of
he union, and spoke of the present plan
of offering prizes in the high and gram.
mar schools.
MIS-. Cole was followed by Mrs. Cham
berlin, superintendent of juvenile work.
A few practical suggestions were then
made by the president, Mrs. Llnd, to the
teachers.
In response, Supt. Wheeler and Princi-
pal Landen thanked the ladies of the
union for their courtesy, and expressed
their hearty approval OF, and interest in
their work, and their Willingness to coop
crate with them.
Not only was pleasant evening spent,
but Il fresh impetus given to the work.
Mrs. NJ. A. MUNRoE,
State Supt Press Dept.
CIRCULAR.
The woman's Christian temperance
union of Burlington offers the sum of fifty
dollars $500 in the high and grammar
schools of the city. for the best essays on
The evil effects of stimulants and narcot-
les" 10 be awarded according to the fol-
lowing plan:
lst. For the A department in the high
school, the prize offered is ten dollars (Sl00
for the department eight dollars (SS;)
for the & department seven dollars (SO
and for the d department six dollars (S6.)
In the grammar school, the prize offered
in the A department is six dollars $50
in the B department five dollars (S5) and
in the G department four dollars (S4) in
each division.
Cd. Teachers, parents and friends are
requested to furnish all the facts possible,
and 10 suggest sources from which the
pupils may derive information. This
instruction must be given before March Z,
1884, and may form part of the language
instruction or composition lessons, and the
essays be credited as a part of the monthly
work.
Sd. Teachers and parents are encour-
aged to have the pupils write the essays in
full twice, previous to the day of final
writing, and to correct them; the pupils
assisting, if desired, in the work of correc-
ton This is requested, in order that the
pupil may have an opportunity for proper.
Iy arranging and expressing facts and
ideas upon the subject, and for improving
the manner Of expression, through the sug-
gestions of the teacher.
4th. The essays must all be written
under the supervision OF the class teacher
on March Z, 1884. No instruction on the
the subject is to be given on that day, and
no pupil is to have in possession any pre-
viously written essay, notes or copy, or to
receive any assistance from any source
whatever. No manuscript when handed
to the teacher, shall in any way be
changed or corrected, nor shall it exceed
four pages of foolscap paper, or contain
Aess than one such page OF written matter.
9TH. During the week following March
I, all essays must be read in the hearing
of the class, and the pupils, may by vote
or otherwise assist the teachers, to deter
mine the best essays-not exceeding one
in ten and those selected are to be mark
ed as worthy of especial notice. Those
will be deemed best which contain most
Information regarding the evil effects of
intoxicating liquors, opium and tobacco
upon the brain system. All manuscripts
must be sent to the office of the city SUPER
intendcnt on March 14th and each one
must be designated by number, grade,
teacher and school, emitting the name OF
the pupil.
9th. All competing essays shall be the
property of the union and may be pub.
lished if the union so elect.
9TH. As far as possible, the union will
assist each teacher, if desired, in obtain
ing information upon the subjects.
Sth. The following schedule of topics
is recommended:
/, Brief historical sketch of each evil;
2 How do these evils affect the wealth of
individuals and of nationsP 3. How are
they enemies to health ana cleanlinessp
4. How do they affect the intellect? 3.
How are they related to crimee 6. How
do they affect home life? Z. What are the
medicinal effects of alcohol? 8. illustrate
the above as much as possible, by facts
from history and observation; 9. Compare
the evil effects upon the human organism
of tobacco, opinm and alcohol.
burlington, VT, Jan. l, 1884.
EAST ALBURGH-If you will please
allow space in your columns, | will
endeavor to describe plan which origi-
mated in the mind of young lady inmate
of my home, regarding fans. She proposes
that quantity of fans be manufactured
ready for utilization as the season opens,
of good proportion (simiar to those seen
in traveling) one side to be used for tenn.
moitos, etc., the other to be sold
so much per square, quarter or half, to
large business firms as an advertising
In this way our work will be
financially aided, temperance literature
circulated and business men, through the
fans being placed in railroad depots, hotels
snd every public place available, will
their interests. Webster defines
the fan as "an instrument used by ladies
to agitate the air and cool the face in
warm weather." Doubtless this is the
mission of the dainty little fan presented
to Miss Willard, at the w. G. I. U.
convention by the Swanton Y. W. G. T.U.
Another definition is ''to raise the fire or
aame." l am of the opinion our temper
ance fan will accomplish much, not only
by cooling the ladies' faces, but also by so
agitating the air that the temperance
flame will be famed and the fire already
kindled will grow brighter and brighter.
Mrs. P. M. KTNsMAN.