St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-21
VERMONT NEWS
Teachers In Rutland.


The 59th annual convention of the
Vermont State Teachers Association
was held at Rutland last week and was
velattended and very successful. Thurs
dqy evening an audience of over 1900 in
cGding many local residents heard
very fine concert by David Bisham, bari
tone. The registration at this conven-
ron has been exceeded only once in the
history OF the organization, the attend
ance being over $50 the second day OF
the session A stong address was given
byA. W. Edison of New York, associate
s1perintendent of schools in this city and
anatiye Of Brookheld, Vt. Friday night
Leland T. Powers of Boston gave imper-
sonations from Tanning of the Shrew"
and Monsieu Beaucaire, at the Congre-
gational church under the auspices of the
Teachers Association. A trolly excur-
sion to the West Rutland quarries was
enjoyed, Friday.
Covers were laid for 100 at the annual
BANQUET OF the Vermont Schoolmasters'
club Friday night Principal A. E. Tut
tie Of Bellows Falls was POSTMASTER.
The speakers were Mayor Henry D. Car
penter President Harvey O. Kingsley of
the Rutland board of education and A..
" Edison of New York. The officers
elected were: President, Principal E. D.
Collins Johnson; vice president, Principal
lie. Coburn, Fairfax; secretary-treasur-
er, Supt. {. D. Howe, Essex Junction; ex-
ecutiye committee. Principal c. p. How
land Of ST. Johnsbury, Principal 6. P.
Separ OF Bradford, Supt B. l.. Ingalls, OF
Hartford
The Vermont Schoolmistress club
elected these officers; President, Miss
Jessie A, Judd of Bellows Falls; vice
president, Miss Amy Drake of St. Johns
bury; secretary and treasurer, Miss Eta
Franklin OF Rutland.
Inreglrd to a minimum wage for the
teachers { F. Palmer of St. Johnsbury
spoke OF the workings Of the minimum
salary in Ohio, He said it was $40 a
week and that this was little enough,
considering the advanced price OF living.
He spoke of the press taking up the sub
ect OF the low pay Of the teachers. He
said that the demand on teachers was
Increasing. He gave some statistics,
showing the small wage of the school
mistress throughout the country and
compared it with the wage of the street
sweeper the latter getting more money.
About 600 visiting teachers were en-
tertaIned at the reception given by the
Rutland Teachers Association. A ban
quet was served and the principals OF
the various schools, as we'll as the teach
trs gave their hearty cooperation to
nep make the reception a success.
The following officers of the Vermont
Teachers Association were elected just
before adjournment, Saturday forenoon:
President, Principal Isaac Thomas, OF
Rutland, vice president, Principal A. E.
luttle Of Bellows Falls; secretary. Supt.
FJ Brownscombe of Montpelier; treas
uTer, Principal D. T. Page, of Bakersfield;
executive committee, Principal E. 6.
ham, of Randolph, Supt. Z. M. Roscoe,
olSprngheld, Principal Georges Wright,
Of Aorthheld. The association has
ABOUT $3.50 in the treasury after paying
The expenses OF this convention.
One OF the most interesting parts of the
entire convention was the exhibit OF
uIawng manual training, cardboard
construction work, sloyd, pottery, sew
ing and other work from the different
Na'os ~ the state. These exhibits
came from high schools, academies and
normal schools and represented work in
ai grades from the youngest scholar to
ue graduate Of the normal schools.
we OF the best Of the exhibits was that
WVIae Bellows Falls schools in charge OF
MISS Mary E. Baker and consisting OF
u'a"mg manual traing and sloyd. This
~ 'ae only town in the state that has a
sp'cm. teacher for the sloyd and card
g'ard work. An exhibit from ST. Johns
oo9Ty Academy, in charge of Miss Edith
49, MCHoIs, was very interesting and in
s s1 work IN iron, copper, brass and
Cattle Commissioners Report.
Inc biennial report of H. S. Wilson,
%dIe cattle commissioner, recommends
s ,aa' greater power be given the commits
s0ueI s.. that he can compel the testing
VI nerds tor tuberculosis. He also recon-
mgaas that the state pay a reduced per-
UaSage for cattle killed. In order to
Quake the work of testing cattle sys-
"ualIc he recommends that animals
"''1u ana found free from tuberculosis
g W Jagged in an ear for purposes of iden-
kept. g N0'O u 'HN 0o @
,u speaking Of CHAMBERS, the commits
@o4gt aods the disease on the increase
5. Ike lays it largely to horses shipped
"Io'a Massachusetts and Connecticut
55'U The West. He recommends that
do.Sos shipped from quarters where the
aSya>e IS known to be prevalent be
-: r only upon test and permit.
me we report shows that from January
''oI to September 1, 1908, there
~ 1--WE '-en tested 1854 COWS, and from
,5S "1u1er 3,115 have been killed. All
ea ,se tests have been made upon appli-
r rGH here were three cows killed for
g r5.y4 mo- indemnity was paid and 81 on
n rGIo the indemnity has not yet been
BB',l' '0t the amount paid for 3,05S
If of"u was $72 1882. The percentage
VI cattle killed to whole number tested
Was S.26.