Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-12


of the Nutmeg State. Some comprehen-
sion of the sentiment regarding this OBJ
scrvance in the various States OF New
England can be gained by reverting to the
statements of Dr. c. II. Bangs of Lowell,
Mass, who has been foremost In the
Massa chusctts Old Home week idea. DIR.
Bangs says, 1--WE consider that from Vcr-
mont two out of every family OF five. from
New Hampshire. two out of every six.
from Maine two out OF ever seven, from
Rhode Island and Connecticut, two out of
every nine. and from Massachusetts two
out OF every II, of the present genera
ton have left the old home and arc
now residing outside of the State Of their
birth. we can clearly perceive the origin
of the sentiment that underlies the Old
Home week movment." DIR. Bangs fur
Their states that New England has fur
nished a grand total of 1.ol2. 37 people to
swell the population of other States and
nished 216,551. New Hampshire 1a,ois.
Vermont 1852. Massachusetts 9,614.
Rhode Island 1888 and Connecticut 49,
254 toward this grand total This num-
Der is almost equal to the united popula-
ton of the four States seeking to be nd-
mitted TO statehood, and is greater than
the population of IS of the different States
Of the Union. Small wonder that the Old
Home idea appeals to them.
1HE NEW lLlNsOOtS LAW.
(From the Brattleboro Reformer)
The first step under Vermont's new
local option law was taken Tuesday when
each town determined its policy In re-
gard to liquor traffic control for the com
ing year. The majority of the towns in
the State voted no license. but all the cit
les and nearly all of the large towns de-
cided in favor of the license system The
hat ho cl IN
sale of liquor now have at their command
the forces of a more stringent prohibitory
measure than that which was repealed.
The towns that voted license have behind
them a statute that can be made to pro-
tcct every proper and legitimate feature
of tho traffic and also to put an end to
as much Of illegal selling as can be OK
pected under any law. The entire sue
cess Of the new law depends upon the
sincerity of those in whose hands lies the
power Of its enforcement Let us hope
that this power will be welded without
fear or favor
THE MOST SENSIBLE WAY.
(From the Vergcnnes Enterprisc)
Murmurirgs Of labor trouble in Barre
and MONTPELIER are loud and frequent but
they seom to have a happy faculty of
getting together down along the pensive
Onion. Must be "a mighty sensible crowd
of men in the granite business, both en-
ployers and employed.
AN EAST SIDE VIEW.
| N'rom the st. Johnsbury Republican,
ST. Johnsbury would like TO see that
| now summer hotel on Harris hill and VIC
| want an electric railroad and we expect
them all in good time. but license would
not have advanced their interests and
rum would not have built them
COMPENSATION OF TEACHERS.
(t'rom the Randolph Herald)
| Tho average pay of male teachers in thc
public schools of Vermont is $3.50 per
month and of female teachers Sis POI
month. or an average for both OF about 4
dollar day. This upsets the popular
theory that tho teacher is rapidly acqur-
| ing all the wealth of the State. a bust
ness concern that didn't paw its employees
a higher wage scale than this would soor
be confronted by a walking delegate OF
| the labor union with a forCible request fol
a good, big raise or the alternative of 8
strike. When it is considered that tine
| average teachers wage Is lifted material
| ~ by the really decent salaries that some
receive, it will be seen what beggarly
pittance the great mass OF teachers are
paid
(F'rom the Morrisvile News and Citizen.
The state press is at present giving at
| tention to the meagrc pay the schoo
teachers in Vermont receive. This is
good subject to discuss and We trust i
will result in better pay for those whit
teach the young IDEAS how to shoot.
| The average pay is certainly too small
for those who spend years in preparation
for this profession and it ought to he OF
! "a
other work which is not so arduous an'
requires much less preparation. Here il
what two papers say of this matter:
THE average teacher in our distric
schools could earn higher wages by go
ing into a factory and working at on
dollar per day Barton Monitor.
This ia crying shame of our publ
school system Unit! n living wage cal
be paid our district school teachers, "
cannot hope for any great or radical edu
cational advance. How is it to be man
aged?--Nergennes Enterprise.
OR TOUCH CARNEGIE.
(From the Waterbury Rccord)
Just keep thinking about a publ
library. Now and then give a gentle hin
to some former resident who has made
success of his business to that eXtent-h
wishes to build public library for Water
bury. or course IL we have any HON
people who wish to make such move al
the better.
TAPPING HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
(From the Lyndonville Journal.)
A little pure maple honey in ours please
Did you know that the maple sugar sea
son is about due?
Much Of Our State Highway Fund Ac
tually Wasted.
From the Montpelier Argus.)
1t is plainly apparent that no adequat
returns are received for the amount c
money expended on the highways of Vel
mont. We have a sociahstic scheme fc
raising and distributing money for higf
way improvements, but after the Stat
parts with the money it loses all supervi.
ion over it's expenditure. Such q comb
nation of State and municipal manage
! ment is not wise or efficient II the stat
, | is to raise the money for highway in
. provcment it should eXpend it. II II
, towns are to be entrusted with the e,
! penditure of the money they should rails
it in such amounts as may seem to the
: necessary. The fault is with the syste
: more than with individuals
A LIBEL ON VERMONT.
(From the Barre Times.)
c. w. Peck of Brandon has contribute
a well deserved rebuke, in letter to Il
Brandon Union, for Julian Ralphs "coy
. ardly" article on Vermont people. whic
q appears in the current number of Harper
= Monthly. DR.. Peck wakes wroth und
the collar and one can hardly feel othe
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