St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-08
PRESS COMMENT.
The New England Academy,


The time has come for the presenta-
ton of the record, needs, and claims of
the New England academy.
The academy has four features that
are of the utmost Importance. Therein
the instructors have a personal touch
with the students, a la Andrew F. West
of Princeton. In the nature of the case
those who attend an academy are those
who are not moving along in the routine
of the public schools. They are such as
need the personal touch to give them
student courage and scholarly aspiration.
The academy develops a much larger
percentage of college purpose than does
the public school, and when one con-
siders the miscellaneous character of it's
students the achievement in this direc-
ton is remarkable.
Those who cannot go to college get a
college ideal and spirit that are only one
remove from real college life. They are,
as some one has said, junior colleges.
But best of all the New England
academy develops a lifelong love of
study, habit of study that projects
itself through life. Important as the
high school is in thickly settled COM
munities and for those who are in step,
and can keep step in the work from year
to year. there is vet work that it can
not attempt to do. This work must be
done by the academy or it will be left
undone in the east. To-day there is no
better investment of philanthropic funds
than in these academies. Journal of
Education.
The Political Twister Getting in His Work.
Nothing gets away from the keen
scent of the political Sherlock Holmes
family in Vermont. An ex-governor
adds to his staff as private secretary, a
newspaper man, and it is Immediately
limited that he is getting ready to make
another fight for congress. Two citizens,
who have been mentioned as possible
candidates for governor, are unable to
go out of their back door yards without
being spotted as up to some political
plottings. A brief editorial review of the
work of member of the Vermont con-
gressional delegation which was gen.
orally reproduced in the newspapers,
brought the charge that the congress
man has a press agent who is doing
things. If a supposed candidate for office
attends church it is Immediately sug-
gested that he is making bid for the
votes of the members Of that christian
body. If he stays away from church on
Sunday it is limited that six days week
are not enough for him in which to work
his political schemes-and so it goes.
The attempt to twist every move of a
man, who has gained more or less public
attention, into a political conspiracy is
an awful absurdity.- Mortified News.
The Non-Promotion Bugaboo.
Whoever is elected governor of Yer
mont, whether it is Mr.. Prouty, Mr..
Stanton, Mr.. Fletcher or some unmen-
toned Grange leader or Brateleboro
citizen, will be promoted to that office by
the good citizens of the state because
they believe he is the right man for the
place. and the simple fact that Mr..
Prouty has been lieutenant-governor
will neither make nor mar his chances.
II he has made such good use of his OPP
portunities in the office of lieutenant
governor as to impress the people that
he will make good governor why,
bully for Mr.. Prouty. In order to do so
he had to come pretty close to doing
what the people wanted done, and
that's what they raised him up for.
Well done, thou good and faithful SER
want is good recommendation for any
man to offset any little handicap like the
non-promotion rule. All things being
equal, it is not bad idea to try man
out in lesser office before placing him
on high Wilmington Times.
Our Maple Sugar Product.
George c. Cary of St. Johnsbury, the
recognized authority on maple sugar,
thinks that 100000 trees have been
tapped in Vermont, and that returns
will show the biggest yield in IA years.
Vermont is famous for her maple sugar,
and the product is known the country
over as of the finest grade. 1t is an in
| dustry which has brought renown to
our state and wealth to the farmers.
Why should not an enthusiastic shout 90
up at this time to give vent to our Joy
over the sugar crop? You know what
you are eating when you buy Vermont
maple sugar. Middlebury Register.
Good Advice to Bright Man.
Col. George Harvey of New York, in
his address before the Vermont Press
ASSOCIATION last year told his audience
that IAN American newspaper should be
an American gentleman" In view of his
recent utterances on President Roose
welt, it is only fair for the press of his ma
tive state to remind the Colonel that ar
American gentleman should be an Ameri
can gentleman, even when he criticises ar
American PRESIDENT Mortified News.
Deserved Tribute to Senator Proctor.
The Portsmouth, n H., Times, in com
menting on the policy of retaining goot
men in Office, has this concerning Senator
Proctor of Vermont; 1.-THE death o
Senator Hawley and Platt of Connect
cut was distinct loss to New England
as will be the resignation of Senator
! Proctor of Vermont if he carries out hi.
announced purpose" There are really
few Vermorters who do not share thi
sentiment.-[ Barre times.
Watch Mr.. Fleetwood.
Secretary lof State F. G. Fleetwood
has right to announce that he will no