Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
An Cpportu nifty.

Many NermOnters are at last begin
ming to realize that in the Champlain
Ter-Centenary there is rare opportunity
offered for the material and permanent
advancement of the State. But al
though this opportunity has been noted
by many, still large number have not
5, smed to understand the advantage Of
fered at this time.
The Teri Centenary Commission is do
ing its part and is putting up most com
mendable effort. Associations outside
the commonwealth are at it with a vim.
But the residents of the State have not
organized as they should, to further the
exploitation of the resources of the
State. The work of the commission will
be over in only few months. And the
good accomplished by the board should
be perpetuated by organized effort all
over the State.
The first question asked, generally, is
"How will we go about it," Some ex-
cellent suggestions in answer to this
have been submitted by a loyal sup
porter of the State, Mr.. Guy Stevens,
now a resident of Cambridge, Mass.
from which the following are copied:
HOW To HELP VERMoNT-THE PLAN.
First: The organization of a local club
in every town and city in Vermont,
which shall bear the name of that town
or city, as the "Middlebury Club" the
"NergenneS Club, etc. and whose OBJ
ject shall be to quicken and keep alive
within its local sphere patriotic. aud en-.
thusiastic, interest in Vermont her his
tory, her natural resources. her summer
attractions, her business opportunities
and her general welfare In great
number of towns there is already "A loca
organization, originally formed for socia
or literary purposes, which could prob
ably in many cases be made the nucleu.
of the new Vermont Club. When these
local clubs are organized, 1t would be my
idea to form IA County associations anC
"a State association for convenience il
carrying on work calling for united &C
ton.
Second The organization of Vernon
Clubs in every University, and in every
city and State, in the United States
WneIe enough former 1eSluentS Oh yer
mont live. There is already a stronl
!, Vermont Association in Boston with al
active membership of five or six hun
dred. Plans are also now on foot for thu
organization OF the vermont Club o.
Harvard University and the Club will
!, AN initial membership of about twenty
made up of men from the department.
of Arts and Sciences, Dentistry, Divinity
Law and Medicine, will soon be a thinI
accomplished.
/ Third: Registration with the hom
State Association of all Nermonters liv
ing outside the State; and the issue o
travelling cards, together with letters o
Introduction to such registered nonresi
dents. to any Nermonter about to trave
, outside the State, such traveller in return
to report to the State Association any
thing he learns that would be helpful t
Vermont.
/ Fourth: The issue of Vermont liter
/ ature, and the sending of any informa
ton desired to nonresident Vermonters
s on application to the home association
! This would include, especially, detaie
g information about summer resorts,
e complete list of which would be kept Of
f.; file for this purpose. The vermont
3 literature would probably for the tim
being be gladly furnished by the raj
roads, steamboat companies, summer re
! sorts, real estate agents, and other publ