St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-29
Evening Reading Schools.

Dates Set For The Central Caledonia
Supervision DiStrict.-The Prize Win
nerS in Exhibitions of Farm Products
in Danville and Barnet.
The evening reading schools for the
Central Caledonia Supervision Union
will be held as follows: Peacham Corner,
Oct. 5; Lower Waterford. Oct. 6; West
Waterford, Oct. I; East Peacham, Oct.
8; West Barnet, Oct 13; Danville Green,
Oct. Is; North Danville, Oct. 27; Pas
sumpsic, Oct. 90 Walden -Four Corners,
Nov. 5; Barnet Village, Nov. II. The
other schools by agreement will join at
these places. Each teacher in the grades
will conduct a reading recitation and as
many grades as possible will be repre-
sented at each gathering. The union
superintendent will speak of good read
ing and methods of teaching the subject,
and the meetings will be open for ques-
tipns and discussion by parents and
teachers. All are cordially invited to at.
tend. The meetings will begin at 100
that all may get home early.
The teachers and pupils are keeping the
winter spelling and speaking contests IN
mind These dates will be announced
later.
The holiday vacation which obtains
in all the towns of the Union except
Peacham will be from Dec. II to Jan. 8.
At the last union meeting DR.. J. M. Glib
son of McIndoe Falls was elected secre-
tary to succeed Milo J. Kinney, resigned.
The exhibits at teachers meetings OF
products of the soil raised by pupils in
Danvile and Barnet were very good.
About so exhibits were made many OF
which would have looked well in any
contest. Much credit is due to teachers
and pupils who have made the work
success In Barnet the winners were:
Collection of flowers, Hazel Y. Kay;
pansies, Virginia M. Elliott; nastur-
tiums, Franklin H. and Laura Dow;
tomatoes and sunhowers, Margaret l..
Davidson; husk tomatoes, Ray {. Hill
lard; pumpkins. William L. Cassidy;
corn, Harmon c. Kinney; potatoes, Will
liam ]. and Walter J. Bandy; yellow eyed
beans, Virgil p. Shields; dahlias, pepper
grass, carrots, shell beans and kohlrabi,
Harold l.. Somers; beets, Harriet A. Cas-
sadly and Alfred J. Cheney; two pump
kins, Clinton c., Guy NJ, and Stanley I.
Gates. Many raised crops that were not
exhibited.
In Danville the winners were: Cabbage
and rutabaga turnip, Sam and Albert
Garland; sweet corn, beets and cucum-
hers, Florence E. and Howard B. Cliff
ford; summer squash, Charles H. Swasey
carrots, parsnips and onions, Raymond
L. Dear; caulifower and strawberry
Matt B. Burbank; potatoes, Tracy A.
Swasey; five squashes, parsley, Engllsl
turnip and variety of flowers, Morril
school garden.
The superintendent claims that Thu
garden is the best rural school garden il
the state. Among those who had raiset
crops that were not exhibited were
Warden c. Hatch, Hazel M. Ranney
Christina L. Jensen Carl F. Jensen ant
Joseph and Ella j. Armstrong. the las
two taking prizes at the county tar
For the first trial it was more than wei
done. Next year it will be extended t.
the fruits more generally. the children t.
take part in the care of the crops eS
hibited. Canned fruits may be exhibit
ed. Especial care will be exercised to st
cure as fully named and as great
variety of apples as may be in each towr
to determine how many varieties {
apples will thrive here with proper care
This may develop some surprises.