The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-12

that are before II pass, and he thought
they would, good deal OF money wii
be voted out of the pockets OF the pres
emit legislators, and they will have ac'
eompIished great benefit TO the state.
He said that he was heartily In favor
OF the normal school bill and agreed
with DR.. HOLSTER in all that he had
said about the conditions Of the schools
OF the state and the Importance OF this
bill az u remedy. He then laughingly
remarked that he hoped that the bald
headed chairman OF the appropriation
committee (Baeon) would learn some
thing from what he had heard tonight
and come down with the necessary shek'
els for the appropriation called for ~
the bill. We must have capable teachers
TO instruct our children, and believe
that the people Of the state will not be-
grudge the money and that the legisla-
tme will give it TO us.
"Scotty" Tells Some Stories
Senator Walter Scott Of Brandon was
then called upon, and he proved 20 be
a capital story teller and kept the com
pany in an uproar with his wit and
stories, and he ineidently told them that
he was former Barre boy, and used
to pick raspberries on the hill where
the quarries now are, attended the dis
triet schools of the town, the old Barre
academy and Goddard seminary.
Harland b. Howe Of st, Johnsbury
spoke entertainingly OF his first expert
ences In the House. Harley Health Of
the Goddard faculty then pleased the
company with a reading, and he was
warmly applauded.
Lieut.. Gov. Mead.
Lieut.. Governor Mead was next intro.
duced and after expressing his pleasure
at meeting the members of the club he
said that he recently visited the Morri.
son farm on the West hill and it proved
a revelation to him. II is one OF the
best and most beautifully situated farms
] know OF in the state, he said. Con-
tinuing, he said that nature had dealt
bounteously with Vermont, and the ques-
ton now Is what are we going to do
with the opportunities set before usg
Are we going to prove worthy Of themf
+. c. Williams OF Newport, Governor
PTouty's campaign manager, spoke Of his
associations in Barre 81 years ago, when
he lived here, and Of the remarkable
changes that have taken place since. A.
NJ Fletcher OF Cavendish said that he
was in favor of the normal school bill
and thought that il ought to pass, but
he considered ii the legislature did that
they would have to give up the testing
and Strengthening OF cattle, which costs
the state 100000 every year.
Thomas G. Cheney, speaker Of the
House, added his opinion that the bill
should pass and there was no doubt left
in the minds of the people that If he
bad only put the question to a vote ii
would have been carried unanimously
and signed by the governor then and
there The speaker advocated that one
normal school should be maintained by
The state in some centrally located place,
instead Of attempting to keep up three,
rs they are now doing
John L. Bacon, chairman of the appro.
lriation committee, and Frank L. Howe.
,uCor of the Bennington Banner and
'nrmer Barre newspaper man, NJ. g.
cary Of Burlington and J. NJ. Boutwell,
II Montpelier were the last speakers on
he list. The tosstmaster then thanked
he guests for their attendance and said
hat the latch string of the Barre City
farmers club would always be on the
outside for any OF them.