St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-03-07
The Womau's Club.
The Business meetiHg-Address en-
Education of Deaf Children.


There was a very small attendance at
the regular meeting Of the Woman's
club, Monday afternoon. Mrs. c. H.
Dempsey, vice president, presided in the
absence of the president. The report OF
the board meeting included the appropri-
alton OF an additional So to the school
library committee, for use 10 purchasing
new cases and other necessities. The
board also appropriated an additional
So to the music committee and recon-
mended to the club the appropriation Of
another IS to purchase needed music.
The club voted to grant the appropria-
ton. The chorus is to take up the study
of an operetta, which will be given at
some future time, when it is hoped some
money will be realized from it, which
will be refunded to the club.
A report was given OF the mid. winter
federation board meeting at Brattleboro,
BY Mss Della |. Griffin. The federation
consisted of IS clubs, and the Woman's
Literary Club OF Royaton applied for
admission and was received to member
ship at this meeting, making % clubs
now in the federation. She also made
the announcement that Mrs. !. B. Need
ham of Rutland has been appointed state
chairman OF the legislative committee OF
the general federation. AS sufficient in.
tere.t has not been shown in continuing
the Vermonter as the official organ OF
the federation. it was decided to unite
with the Northern, the organ OF the
Maine and New Hampshire declarations,
which magazine has been offered to any
member of the Vermont clubs who send
IN subscriptions during the next three
months, for % cents a year. The pre-.
siding officer appointed as committee
to solicit and receive subscriptions to
this magazine, Miss Carrie Underwood
and Miss Margaret ROBBIE, both Of whom
will be pleased to receive subscriptions
from the members of the local club. At
the meeting at Bratt boro the reclp-
rocity committee announced that there
we're in their possession many interest
ing papers for private or public reading,
that they would be glad to have used.
THIS committee also urges clubs to give
them papers of interest for circulation.
Another question that came before the
club Monday was whether its officers
should sign the petition to be sent to
Congress iavoring forest reserves 10 the
White Mountain and the Appalachian
system, and it was voted 10 have it
signed By them. and also to appoint
committee to solicit signatures from the
business and professional men in town.
Mrs. Dempsey also spoke of the i'm
portance of individual interest in the
preservation of trees in our own towns,
interest in which might be awakened by
PERSONAL or historical interest which
might be connected with some Of the
trees. This phase Of the question was
emphasized by Mrs. Abbie q. Cousins OF
| Salem, Mass, chairman of the forestry
| Committee, at the Brattleboro meeting.
| The method OF nominating Officers Tor
the annual election was discussed and
the discussion will be continued at the
April meeting. Tue matter OF voting on
the license question was not forgotten
and it was suggested that the women
use their influence for the mo" license
vote. Requests come from the school
library committee TOR complete year files
the St. Nicholas
Iu the evening a good slz.d audience,
including the public school and academy
teachers, as guests OF the club, listened to
an interesting and Instructive address by
Miss Caroline A. Yale OF the Clarke school
tor the deaf at Northampton, Mass.
which she gave in Pythian Hall. proceed
/ Irv cd he
Mrs. Harlan N Wood and Miss Alice B
Warden. Miss Dcla |, Griffin, charm ar
OF the education committee, who had II
charge the program tor the evening, pre-
scented Miss Yale, herself a Vermonter
who expressed herself as we'll pleased tt
address an audience in her native state
She gave a history of the methods OF in
structing the deaf from the early ages
and spoke OF the establishment ofschool
tor such instruction IN France, Germany
Scotland, Eogland, America and the Tn
tied States. and of the methods used il
the different countries. Among the meth
: DDS mentioned were the pictorial, tn
gesture, the oral and the manual. Com
ing to the present time and speaking O
. the Clarke school in particular Miss Val
2 took her audience into the primary room
, on the opening day and gave word pic
e lures OF the work accom- pnshed with b
= little ones, and their eagerness to gras
t at the knowledge there obtained. Sh
S also gave an insight into the work in tn
p advanced classes, and told OF the aitel
h school life OF pupils educated in det
E schools They enter all sorts OF employ
mint, some pursuing their studies
- higher schools and colleges S. The Clark
school feels deeply indebte to The stat
of Vermont tor its Efficient aid to tt
nearly $50 pupils who attend. Nil
Yale responded to several inquiries fro
J club members concerning the attendant
from Vermont. and other subjects Of i