St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-08
VERMONT NEWS
The Conference of the Schools OF
Vermont With the University
This Week.

NefmOnt with the university
This Week.
The annual conference of the
secondary schools of the state with
the University will be held March g.
II. In previous years the traditional
languages and sciences have been
discussed, but this year the subjects
will be somewhat new. The con-
spicuous movement throughout the
country is toward the practical. In
Vermont, agriculture and home
economics are being introduced into
the schools, but the work has not yet
become standardized and educators
are feeling their way as best thy can
The addresses at the coming con-
ference will be given by men and
women who are especially qualified
by education and by experience to
speak on their respective subjects.
There is not one speaker who has
not had practical experience in the
line of work of which he speaks.
The sympOsiums will be especially
interesting and helpful to all who
wish to know the real problems,
possibilities, difficulties, and limita-
tions of the subjects discussed. This
conference seems to be peculiarly
fitting at this time and should be
attended not only by those teaching
and preparing to teach these sub
jects but by every high school prin-
cipal and superintendent in the state,
for they will all have to face these
problems sooner or later, and if
mistakes can be avoided in the be-
ginning much waste of time and
money will be prevented Saturday
morning will be devoted to physical
training This topic also presents
IL
prominently before teachers at the
physical development for the many
rather than over specialization for
few will be presented.
DeIinquents Can't Vote.
In ST. Adams last week at meet
ing of the board of civil authority
255 names in all of delinquents, VINO
pay their taxes, had the undesirable
letters ID. t." placed against their
names in red ink, and will be pro-
hibited from voting unless they pay
up. The delinquents come from all
classes, including business and pro-
fessiOnal men, as well as labCrers,
and present surprising showing.
Another Granite Shed Burned.
A mysterious fire which started at
1.30 O'Clock Friday morning in the
granite sheds at Montpelier, which
was occupied by the Juan De Col
LANES Co., and several other smaller
concerns was put out after a damage
of $4,000 had been wrought. The
loss of the De Collaines firm is placed
at $4,000 while the next heaviest
is Felix Salana & Co., with S2,000.
Eight or 10 other occupants of the
shed lost from $500 to abou. $1,000.
The cause of the fire is unknown
but it is the general impression that
it was set although the owner OF
the shed has no suspicion of anyone
This is the third mysterious tlre
in which granite sheds were des-
troyed in the past few months, all
starting in the early morning hours
and there is every indication that
they have been the work of in
cendiaries.
DIR. WiItse Dead.
DR.. Maurice J. Wiltse, director of
the State Laboratory of Hygiene
from 1901 to 1904 died March in
Burlington of locomotor ataxia after
a long illness. He was born in
1854 in Rfchfeld Springs, n. Y, and
was graduated from MASSACHUSETTS
school of Pharmacy and. We M mt
a wife and mother.
Cutters Out at Barton.
The granite cutters at barton went
out Of the sheds Thursday because of
the refusal of the bosses to graft an
increase of ten cents a day and re-
move bushing hammers. The COM
panies are ready tn increase the ay
but will not agree to eliminate bush
hammers as they say the demand is
unreasonable. The Barton cutters
come under the Hardwick bill, but it
is expected the local differences will
be settled within a short time.
The Only State in the Union.
According to Miss Mary J. Cor
bett of New York, student secretary
of the Young Woman's Christian AS
ISOLATION for New England. New
York and New Jersey, Vermont is the
only state in the union which has no
city association. New lancashire
comes next with only one associa-
ton.
A DiaboliCaI Tale.
George Sumner of Rutland tells
a most remarkable tale of cruel