St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-11
VERMONT NEWS.
in Consular servic,


review of the consulate service shows
that Vermont is not only well represent
ed hut that several natives of this state
received appointments from other parts
of the Union. John 6. Foster OF Derby
Is consul general at Ottawa, with a salary
ot $4,000 year and more than $1,000 in
fees. Gen. William w. Henry of BuIlng-
ron. who is consul general at Quebec,
has a salary of $4,000 with 500 fees.
lanes A. Smith, another Vermonter, is at
The head OF the consulate in Leghorn,
Italy, where he has a $4,000 salary and
$1,000 in fees. Charles M. Wood, vice
and deputy consul general, at Rome, has
been in the service since 1873, and receives
salary OF $1,000 year. A. E. Carlton
of Rutland is consul at Almeri, Spain,
and his stipend, with fees, exceeds $1,000.
Frank c. Dennison OF Pittsford, who is
consul at Woodstock, Ontario, has a
$500 salary and about $500 in fees.
Franklin D. Hale, ex.state auditor, now
holds post at Coaticook, Quebec, with
$500 salary and fees. Benjamin F.
Butterfeld is government agent at STAN
stead, Quebec, and H. S. Beebe fills
similar position at Lineboro, Quebec
Charles M. Eastman is the agent at
Waterloo, Quebec. John Barrett, minis
ter to Panama, who draws salary Of
$4,000, is known as Vermonter, but
his appointment is credited to Oregon, in
which state he is legal resident. John
c. Caldwell, the consul at San Jose, Costa
RIGA, came originally from Vermont, but
is a resident OF Kansas, and John B. Rich.
ardson, consul at Utilla, Honduras, is
also from Kansas. Among others who
hold appointments, and who went from
this state, are Frank Dillingham;, brother
of Senator Dillingham;. consul general at
Auckland, New Zealand, whose salary is
S25OO, with fees, and whose home is in
California. L. Edwin Dudley, consul at
Vancouver, B. c., was appointed from
Massachusetts,.
County Examiners.
The county examiners OF teachers met
at Montpelier, Friday, every examiner in
the STAGE with the exception of !. M.
Comstock of Chelsea, being present.
Regulations for the issuing OF special GER
tifcates, authorized by the last legislature,
were formulated. Such certificates will
be granted only to teachers in primary
grades, teachers and supervisors OF sing
ing, drawing, and teachers of special
subjects, in high schools, such as manual
training, physical culture, and domestic
arts.
Special certificates of the first grade
will be granted to teachers holding first
grade certificates or their equivalent, and
who have taught $50 weeks, or to those
who are graduates OF approved training
schools.
Special second grade certificates will be
granted to those,who hold certificate of
the second grade or their equivalent, and
who have taught so weeks, and to those
who though not graduates Of training
schools have had competent training
and present evidence OF long experience
and conspicuous success.
1t was also decided to keep record of
all teachers holding certificates to teach,
such records to be filed in the office of the
state superintendent of education.
County examiners are to make returns
three times each year.
Teachers failing to live up to their con-
tracts are to be held guilty of impro.
lessional conduct and are likely to be
barred from teaching in the state.
The examiner is required to issue per
mits on the application OF the town
Superintendent of schools only when
#complance has been made with the pro.
#visions of law. The reissue of permits is
mot mandatory on examiners but is sub
! ject to their approval. The intent of the
law is not to make tie reissue of permits
a common practice, but to accommodate
school directors in rare, urgent cases in
securing teacher when another teacher
is not available.
Capitol Needs Enlarging.
The need of additional room at the
state house is becoming more apparent
every day, and it will not be many years
before the legislature will have to be
asked to appropriate a sum OF money to
either increase the size OF the state house
or else furnish separate quarters Tor the
supreme court and state library and turn
that section of the building into Offices.
Six state officials and committees have
asked for rooms at the state house, and
it will require good deal of figuring on
the part OF the sergeant at arms to pro.
vide suitable quarters, since room in the
building is limited. Among those who
want Offices in the building are Tax Com
missioner !. E. Cushman, Attorney Gen
eral c. c. Fits, the travelling library
commission, court OF claims, the com.
mittee on revision of statutes and the
special investigating committee. Audi
tor ofAccounts H. F. Graham is to keep
his office at the state house open the year
round and will place bookkeeper in the
office about the middle OF January. The
work on the new vault to be put in the
basement of the state house under the
auditors and adjutant generals offices
will not be commenced before spring.
YIN. C. A. Work in Vermont.
Association Men for January gives the
following summary of the growth OF this
work the past year:
Early in 1908 the Vermont Marble
Compay gave building valued at $22,-
900 to the Industrial Association OF Proc
tor, town of $500 population. The
record of twenty-five months shows a
membership OF 455, and "a men are in six
educational classes. The Associations
popularity with the foreign speaking men
is particularly noticeable. The first day
of the year 1904 the Island Pond Rail
road Association opened with a new
building, valued with furnishings at $10,-
900. 1t now has membership OF IT'S,
which is equivalent to IS per cent of the
male population of the town. This is the
second year in which the University of
Vermont Association has paid secretary
in charge. Seventeen months ago the
Vermont State Committee called a state