St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-06
Vermont News.
Educational COnference.

conferences of the schools of Vermont
with the University of Vermont will be
held at Burlington, March rs, in con.
nection with the first meeting of the
Vermont section of the New England
Classical Association and the spring
meeting of the Vermont Schoolmasters;
Club. The subject chosen for discussion
at the conference is "The Study of the
Classics" Problems which arise in the
teaching of Latin and Greek will be
presented and discussed by prominent
schoolmasters of Vermont and by men,
bers of the faculty of the university.
During the conference addresses will
be delivered by Prof J. X. Wheeler of
Columbia University, New York city,
Prof K. F. Smith of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore, Prof W. S. Burrage
of Middlebury College, Middlebury, and
Prof. c. U. Clark of Yale University,
New Haven, Conn. The committee
which is cooperating with the faculty OF
the university in arranging the confer
ence consists of State Superintendent of
Education M. S. Stone, of Montpelier,
Principal w. A. Beebe, of Morrisville,
Superintendent F. ]. Brownscombe, of
Montpelier Principal j. E. Colburn, of
Manchester, Principal E. D. Collins of
the Johnson State Normal School, Prin-
cipal c. P. Rowland, OF St. Johnsbury,
Principal Isaac Thomas, of Burlington,
and Principal A. E. Tuttle, of Bellows
Falls.
Vermont Association In Boston.
The Vermont Association of Boston
combined an entertainment of great in
terest with it's 22nd annual meeting,
held at the Hotel Westminster last week.
President Nelson L. Sheldon, who pre-
sided, congratulated the association on
its prosperity and spoke of the social
feeling and benefits which had accrued as
result of the members coming together
and greeting each other at the monthly
meetings. The bylaws were amended so
as to make the past presidents ex-officio
members of the executive committee for
life. Among the men thus honored are
Judge Edgar ]. Sherman, Josiah H. Ben
ton, Jr., William E. Fuller, Colonel
Albert Clark and Nelson l.. Sheldon.
The following officers were elected:
President, Arthur l.. Robinson; vice
presidents, Isaiah p Clark and General
Charles K. Darling; secretary, Fred T.
Field treasurer, DIR. Edmond A. Burn
ham; chaplain, Rev. ]. Harry Holden;
executive committee, Eugene N. Foss,
Ira R. Kent William Craig, Wade Keyes,
Charles H. Bradley, Ralph A. Stewart,
Giles W. Bryant, James A. Frye and
Harvey King. After business lecture
was given by Professor T. A. Jaggar of
the Institute of Technology on '"The
Scientific Investigation of Earthquakes
and Volcanoes" illustrated with stere-
opticon views.
Profit Sharing by Vermont Marble Co.
The Vermont Marble company closed
its fourth year of profit sharing or CO.
operative management at it's stores in
Proctor, Centre Rutland and West Rut-
land Dec. 81, 1906. The business of the
year has been figured up and the distri-
button of profits made to the company's
employees during the past week. 1t will
be remembered by those who have
watched this experiment that the stores
are managed under the supervision of a
committee of the companys employees,
and that the entire profits, after allow
ing moderate rate of interest for the |
capital invested, are divided among the |
employees of the company on the basis of
the amount of their trade during the |
year. Under this plan the employees
|get not only the profit on their own
TRADE but on all the outside trade of the
stores. When the business has been
figured up at the end of each year, each
employe receives a slip containing sum-
married statement of the business at the
store where his purchases have been
made, with figures showing the amount
of his purchases, and the amount of his
dividend with this amount enclosed.
The total sales at the Proctor store
during the year 1906 were $25S, 249. 81
the sales to employees of the company
were $195, SIG. IA; the total profit was
500, 1852 SO, and there was dividend of
II per cent. for distribution to the COM
pany's employees.
At the Centre Rutland store the total
sales were $74, S22.47; the sales to en-
ployees were $50,379.62; the total
profit was So, $40. 90, and there was a
per cent. dividend for distribution to the
employees.
At the West Rutland store the total
sales were $13S, 106.7S; the sales to
employees were $110,722.70; the total
profit was $8,S7644, and there was
per cent. of profit for distribution to the
employees.
At each store there was small surplus
of profit to be carried over to this years
account.
Meeting of Anti-Saloon League.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
tAnti-Saloon League was held at Burling-
ION, Wednesday, with large attend
&nce. Officers were elected as follows:
resident, c. H. Dunton, of Poultney;
8lce-presidents, the Rev. F. B. Kellogg,
n Waterbury, the Rev. J. E. Wright, of
montpelier, c. D. Gay, of Cavendish;
superintendent, c. ]. Ferguson, of Bur
bngton; editor, Vermont Issue, W. r.
Rayenport, Barton Landing; treasurer,
r T. Evans, of Burlington; auditor, F.
n Pease, of Burlington. There is a
palance of $45 in the treasury, and the
Total receipts for the year were $4,000.
/ he report of Superintendent Ferguson
Eas exhaustive, dealing with the work
p the year. 1t is claimed that the
pquor law is poorly enforced.
The following committee were ap-
pointed: Headquarters committee, Rev.
". A. Davidson, Rev. DR.. George w.
brown, Rev. F. D. Penney, Rev. ]. H.
EIeorge, F. S. Pease, c. ]. Ferguson and ;
f. U. Wheeler of Burlington, c. H. Hay |
zen of Jericho, NJ L. Barton of Yer {
sennes, W. H. Dean of Ferrisburgh and ;
Kew. +. B. KELLOGG of Waterbury. 1epiS-