Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-10

Webster; double plays, Hitchcock,
Suitor; R. Webster, V. Hitchcock; ;
Guild, Jenness. Umpire, Robinson,
scorer j. NJ. Blake.
Walter E. Ranger, state superin-
tendent of education, made a brief
visit to the summer school on Friday
morning. On account of six summer
schools being in session at the same
time in as many towns, Mr.. Ranger
could give but little time to the
school here. He did, however, have
time to give a very interesting ad-
dress before the teachers, which,
perhaps, enthused them as much as
anything which has been said during
the term. He very forcibly impressed
the teachers with the thought of their
ponsibility-the sublime import
ance of their work. They were not
to imagine that because they were
spending their time in the little red
schoolhouse instructing few little
children six hours a day that their
work was trivial. What they were
doing would tell, not only for time,
but for eternity, and, because of this
fact they were conscientiously to do
their best. And in order to do this
work efficiently they must spare no
pains to fit themselves. He tried to
deeply impress upon them the abso-
lutte necessity of honest, self-sacrific-
ing work, both before entering upon
teaching and in the school-room. The
same qualification which would ans
wer in the distant past would not be
tolerated to-day. He illustra ted this
by the farmers work. Years ago the
farmer raised on his farm almost
everything needed for food or fuel.
The farmers wife carded the wool,
spun the yarn and wove the cloth to
clothe the family. He was independ- :
ent then. Now he must compete
with the western farmer who does
his work with machinery, whose land
| nature has fertilized. The railroads
carry his products everywhere-coa
competes with the farmers wood, etc.
Many sources of income have been
eliminated, consequently profitable
| farming to- day is much different than
formerly. The teachers scope has
broadened and she must be prepared
to keep abreast of the times. Prin.
H. j. Stannard has given some ex-
cellent instruction on school law
during the term, both by public ad-
dresses and by conversation among
the teachers. Mr.. Stannard has been
unsparing in his efforts to make a
success of the school. He has held
the instructors strictly to time and
there have been but very few changes
from the original program, and those
only such as could not be avoided.
/ On the whole the school was decided
success. Much has been done by the
officers of the Orleans Educational
Association to make it pleasant fol-
the teachers, and we understand there
is general satisfaction among al
parties.
BARTON LANDING.
Mrs. Arthur Rogers is visiting
friends in Maine.
Geo. Buldoc, who has been i'll is re.
ported much better.
Rev. s. 6. Lewis visited his sister a,
South Hardwick last week.
Bertha Royal of Boston is visiting
Adella Ford for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henpessey were
in Glover Friday on business.
| Mrs. E. Johnson and Mrs. I. z
Mansfield of Bangor, Me-, are visiting
Mrs. E Hall.
Mrs. Edward Hall and son, wht
have been visiting at Sherbrooke
have returned home.
/ Taplin & Rowell recently bough
one hundred and twenty five acres o.
timber land in Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Taplin and sol
have been stopping at Caledonia
Springs in Canada for few days.
Rev. j. B. Lyman is taking a vaca
ton of four weeks. He will visit il
Bennington and other places.
Prof. II. E. Hawkins and family o
New Haven, Conn, who are at Viii
loughby lake, visited at I. D. r. Col
Inns Thursday.
VIM. Hawse of Canada has beer
in town recently. He also visited hi
sons, Clarence at Coventry and Chas