St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-30
VOLUME 54--NUMBER 2779.
The Sunday scboo, convent;o,

The Sunday School Convention.
The state Sunday school associa-
tion met at Wells River last week.
Among the papers presented was one
by Rev. 6. NJ. Curl of this place on
"The Sunday school in relation to
other schools" The speaker took
the ground that the Sunday school
was the place for the development OF
manhood. The officers elected at the
meeting were: President, Rev. r.
c. Flagg of Wells River; vice presi-
dents, Philip Royce of Woodstock,
H. w. Hawley of Brattleboro; secre-
tary and treasurer, Rev. ]. H. Bah
bitt of West Brattleboro; assistant
secretary, Rev. G. L. Story of Frank
lin; executive committee, L. B. Lord
of Burlington, Rev. ]. w. Burgin of
Enosburg Falls, Franklin Fairbanks
of St. .Johnsbury, N. K. Brown of
Burlington, Rev g. T. Raymond of
dolph, and Rev D. M Mckinley of
Barnet. The resolutions opposed
the opening of the worlds fair on
Sundays. The following figures are
from the secretary's statistical re-
port:
Congregational Sunday schools in the
state, 1872; officers aad teachers, 2733 ;
scholars, 19, $50; aggregate, 21, ,9S3.
Methodist conference = Number of
schools, 165; officers and teachers, 1884;
scholars, 1889; aggregate, 1913.
Troy conference, schools, sd; officers and
teachers, 670; scholars, 1925; aggregate,
5595.
Baptist-Schools, 90; officers and
teachers, 1910; scholars, $3.50; aggre-
gate, 9440. Free Baptist, schools, 81 :;
officers and teachers, $50; scholars, 1920;
aggregate, 1920.
copalian-Schools, 81; officers and
teachers, 237; scholars, 2902; aggregate
2139
Presbyterian-Schoo 10; officers and
teachers, S5; scholars, 600; aggregate,
US. All other schools, so; officers and
teachers, $50; scholars, $3.50; aggregate
$500.
There are in the state all told 632
schools, 1909 officers and teachers, So
166 scholars; total 60,375. Treasurer
reported assets, $424.S9; expenses,
1913 &c; balance on hand, $151 %.
State Teachers Association.
At the annual meeting of the state
teachers association at Bellows
Falls last week these officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, w E. Ranger of Lyndon; sec
retary, A. c. Ferrin of Manchester !;
treasurer, 6. w. Kennedy of Fair
Haven; auditor, Edward Conant of
Randolph; executive committee, F.
H. Dewart of St. Adams, X. {.
Wheeler of Montpelier, A. H. Camp
bell of Johnson. ]. M. Chapman is
the vice president from Caledonia
county. The resolutions endorsed
free text books and a state school
tax to equalize taxation and of the
school law said:
Resolved, That we have watched the
result so far of county supervision OF
schools with deep interest and great
satisfaction. Among the results already
qualifications required of teachers and a
more earnest study of methods OF
instruction by teachers; also a better
equipment of schools in buildings, books
of reference and other appliances needed
for effect in teaching and increased in
terest in schools on the part of the peo-
pie. In these results we find promise OF
greater good to come, and we believe
that to maintain and strengthen the
chief provisions of our present school law
! is the imperative duty of the people OF
/ Vermont.
Principal Putney is one of the COM
mittee appointed to represent the
association before the Legislature.
The Bar Association.
At the annual meeting of the state
bar association in Montpelier the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, H. r. Start of Bakersfield
vice presidents, J. K. Batchelder OF
Arlington, E. B. Taft of Burlington,
| !. l. Martin of Brattleboro; secre-
tary, George w. Wing of Montpelier
treasurer, Hiram Carleton of Mont
pelier; managers, H. r. Start, ex-
officio, John H. Senter of Montpelier
George E. Lawrence of Rutland, ].
| K. Darling of Chelsea and J. E. Dick
erman of Newport. Among the
features of the meeting was a humor-
Gus address by Elisha May of this
place, giving many anecdotes of the
olderlawyers of the state. Mr.. May
presented memorials of the late A. ]
Williams of this village and of the
late L. D. Hathaway of Hardwick
Judge Ross read an elaborate bio
graphical sketch of the late Hon
Luke P. Poland.
Mrs George w. Hooker of Brattle-
boro has been appointed one of the
lady managers at the worlds fair at
Chicago Mrs. Hooker is remem
bered kindly in Chicago as the sister
of James Fisk, who sent the first re
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fire
While Mrs. George E. Cone ot
Hartford village was driving along
to White River Junction yesterday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. DR. Ter
rill, she was hit by the afternoon ex
press on a grade crossing and in
stantlv killed. She seemed to hesi
tate a moment about crossing, ther
whipped up, but was too late. The
Cones are among the most prominent
families of the town.
Miss Julia H. Farwell, a daughter
of A S. Farwell of Wells River, has
just assumed the principalship of the
Cathedral school of St. Mary al
Garden City, Long Island. This is {
high grade school for girls, founded
in connection with the great Episco
pal cathedral established by the late
A T. Stewart at Garden City. Mis-:
Farwell has been senior teacher IL
the institution for several years.
In the village of West Haven, il
the Champlain Valley, says the
American Cultivator, still stands th'
old schoolhouse where Horace
Greeley began the education which
continued through his whole life
The desk where he sat is still pointed
out by admiring citizens of the vii