Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

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honest and comfortable living from the
| very start.
on the night OF Friday. December /, NJ.
| Simonds and Mr.. Hunter are to be in this
| city TO tell people about the plan as car
RED out in F1tchburg, and. by invitation
Of Max J.. Powell. extended Fridav.
| the meeting at which they will speak Is;
TO he held on the roof garden OF the Hote
| Vermont, at eight O'clock. Smith f.
| Henry, Z. 4. Wright and NJ c. Reynolds
are the committee in charge.
President benton OF the University of
Vermont was interviewed Friday evening.
upon his return from Randolph. and in
reference to the new cooperative indus
trial education said.
Il think cooperative industrial educa-
ton Is a great thing am heartily in
i1Nor of II and hope TO see it in opera
ton here. I'm Cincinnati, where IT has
been tried. 1t has proved To be great
success HN means of II, the university
can serve the manufacturing interests.
ana the plan rebounds to the advanta GO
OF both the city aud the college"
some OF the advantages OF the plan
suggested at the meeting are that the
university ana the high school are saved
the expense Of costly machinery. much Of
which Is soon ont of date. while at the
same time the students are getting the
benefit of practical experience under real
shop ana business conditions.
MY. Henry, said Max J.. Powell, "has
brought up most important matter.
When | was on the school board | wac in
favor Of practical education but was
outvotcd. I never could drive a nail
straight bat If ! had had an education
along these lines. it would have been of
great value to me"
IF the parents ana the business men
OF burlington realized the condition their
schools are IN said +. NJ. sheldon, they
would tie aSiohiShed.'
Nheh was putting my children
."'ouBh "~h school, said George ID.
",'' VIZ was oiSeuS'eo with the courses
,..,', 'r''Ip ~ lucy nave any practical
sl 1870 a." ''''"'e 10 see H. We Older
''''' ''i''e J" our instruct school
htah .ohao, =, 'e''' '''S l" 'ne
p . yv,t,-,,. .,
COLLEGE man whom, w. i,-o,,. ,,, ''o W :.
man said ba had IN, nnon,, ,.a,u 800 ,,H
his education and =, ,ha nrd - =. ~,
| found himself with li,,,o IN ,ho NOV. -,
practical KNOWLEDGE that would he,,, hin,
in the very necessary work OF earnpp ,
| living
wJN,rE,I, cpOprc
r,
|. w. ''e ma
,h,s a,.'. - :, NV ~. "'"''' SP"r's III
'"'S N''H' '-' " oou ''teu me e"
had heon u,ah,e 80 roo. ", 49,
until II had arranged to attract CITY
people by making opportunities for
cold weather recrcations.
! Mature has given us this talent "
said Mr. Powell. referring to our cola
winters land Wa ba,c ,.,.,,,,,o, 1, T.,
a napkin. There are enough noonIa
/ here to putronize the Kinks and slides
land we cen get more from New York
| If they come here from the cities. they
'Wiu helm not only tho bot.l, hu, 81.
merchants and everyone"
"Saranac Lake" declared Smith T.
| Henry. attracts people from The
country towns in its vicinity and nan.
pie from New York and Boston Rur-
lington is surely in shane to attract
them here and to take care of them
when they come"
1t was voted to authorize the an
pointment by the president of com
mittee of five to take ip considera