St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-14
ESSEX COUNTY FIGHT.


received dollar for dollar of the amount
they expend it is to be expended under
the direction of the state highway COM
missioner and is intended to give quite a
sum for use on real trunk highways of
the state.
Uniform Town Accounting.
The house has passed the bill relating
to the settlements of accounts by town
officers which was in line with the dec
larations of both parties in favor OF
uniform system of accounting through
out the state. This bill was adversely
reported by the committee on minor
courts, but so we'll were its provisions
explained by Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes,
who introduced it, that it was favored
by Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish, Mr.. Sco-
field of Richford, Mr.. Boyce of Water
bury. Mr. CORY of Montpelier, and Mr..
Calderwood of ST. Jnhnsbury. The bill
| provides. in brief. that town officers
must settle their accounts with town
treasurers at least 80 days before the
annual town or city meeting.
State Agricultural School.
h Active preparations for the location
of the new State Agricultural school at
Randolph are going on and options have
been obtained on the Maplewood Hotel
property situated near the normal school
which is all furnished and can be very
easily converted into a fine dormitory
| for the school. Negotiations are also in
| progress for the purchase by the state OF
several different parcels of land, which
| will give the school farm of about 65
acres for experimental work and pastur-
age. About the only building that it
| will be necessary to erect is a barn which
is to be model of it's kind.
| At the governors request Mr.. Hatch
| of Straford, Mr.. Bronson of Hardwick
| and Commissioner of Agriculture Martin
| have spent some time looking over the
| ground and these gentlemen feel satisfied
| that If all their plans work out and the
| school is definitely located at Randolph,
the state will have location and plant
that it will be proud of. Some opposi-
| ton has been expressed to locating a
| school of this nature three miles from a
| railroad but others consider that this
| will be an advantage.
An Investigation.
The investigation of the expenses for
detective service under the direction of
the attorney general has been begun by
by the special committee in the State
auditors Office. States Attorney ST.
rnonds of Caledonia county, former
| States Attorneys Lawrence of Rutland
county and Thompson of Orleans county
and Sheriff Tracey of Washington testi-
fed. It is not expected that the investi-
cation will disclose anything of start
ling nature as the attorney-genera1 has
abundant authority for the expenditure
of the money.
New Normal School Bill.
| A bill has been introduced providing
for the location and maintenance of a
State normal school. 1t provides for a
commission consisting of the Governor
and four persons to be appointed by him
to locate and establish the school in any
| town, city or incorporated village select
| ed by the commission which shall furnish
a site. The commission is given power
to purchase land or buildings and to re-
| ceive any gift or donation of land or
| buildings and proposals in writing may
| be made to the commission to aid in the
establishment and equipment of the
| school. Such proposals are to state
| whether the offer is made in money, or in
buildings and grounds, or both. The
| funds must be not less than SAC, 900,
| paid to the treasurer of the state to Sc
cure the location of the school, or the
| donation may be in land or buildings or
| both aggregating in value $40 1000.
| The state is asked to appropriate $685.
| 900 in addition to the SIC, 900 donation
to establish the school Before the loca-
ton of the school in any place, the au-
| thorities must agree to the use and
maintenance of schools for observation
and practice in connection with such
normal school. The entire charge and
supervision of the school when establish
ed shall rest with the state board of
education
The sum of $4,000 annually is appro-
| priated for the maintenance of the school.
| Graduates of high schools and academies
of the hrst-class approved by the State
superintendent of education are to be adj
/ mitted to the school and after a two
/ years course may receive certificates to
teach for 10 years. Special courses are
to be provided, the completion OF which
] shalt entitle the graduate to fve-year
certificates.
Second School Planned
The commission is given power in its
discretion to establish a second normal
school in another place if the entire cost
of establishing, constructing and equip
| ping such school is provided by the place
where located. When the second school
is fully established without cost to the
| state, it is to come under the supervision
/ of the state board of education. If the
second school is given to the state, $1O,-
600 is annually appropriated for its
maintenance. If the commission does
not establish the second school it shall
report to the next General Assembly con-
corning the desirability of establishing
and maintaining second normal school.
Governor Mead says there will be no
| trouble in securing a location for the
school as already he has been assured
that two places are ready to put up the
5000 the state requires.
/ Bills That Have Become Laws.
These bills have been signed by
the governor:
II. $50, an act in amendment of
I section 1900 of the Public Statutes
concerning certain record avidance