The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-10

Perfectly licc " uSc tLi0 tchI
come in and rest and get acquainted.
There will be no charge whatever
connected with the privileges that
the tent will afford to those who come
to the fair.
Organizing
The work of organizing is continu-
ing to go on in the various villages.
At Manchester Depot last Thursday
evening, they elected committee to
draft bylaws and constitution and
work up the membership for the
village improvement association that
is being organized there.
At Sunderland Saturday evening
there was a large attendance of men
and especially young men, who ex-
pressed a deep interest in the work
that is 10 be undertaken along agri-
cultural lines. At that meeting they
appointed committee of three con-
sisting of Ernest Hard, Jerome Hill,
and w. S. Holt. 1t is the purpose of
the Bennington County Vermont Inn
provement Association to have such
executive committees in all agricul-
tural districts. These are to become
the organizing and working forces for
the county.
1t is interesting TO note that among
those who center naturally in this
region there Is one graduate of the
Agricultural College of Vermont, an
other young man who is attending
the agricultural college at Cornell,
and another who may go to the agri-
cultural college. This together with
the agricultural expert that the As
ISOLATION is bringing to this County
and perhaps agricultural instruction
in our schools marks the beginning
of new day for Sunderland.
If the capable young men OF our
farming districts can be made 10
realize the opportunities that are
theirs these districts will begin 10
prosper in way that they have
never prospered in the past. With
such a beginning as that in Sunder-
land the most pessimistic cannot help
but see the dawn of the new day for
the agriculture of Bennington Coun-
~.
At South SALISBURY they have 10
cal Village improvement Association.
Mr. Scheuerle was asked to present
the work of the Bennington County
Vermont Improvement Association at
their meeting Friday evening. AS a
result of this meeting numerous in
teresting things have developed. II
was suggested that when DR. Brown
the play expert, comes to help orga-
nize the athletic and play league In
the County the local village improve
ment associations get up large
mass meeting In the evening with the
superintendent of schools and all the
people present and that at this meet
ing good music be secured. This will
bring the whole community, teachers,
pupils, parents and everyone together
in rousing meeting concerning the
subject of schools, in which everyone
is interested. II is hoped that all
village Improvement associations will
do likewise.
Ii is also suggested that the yari-
Gus village improvement associations
cooperate to bring the best possible
entertainments to the County. II
these various organizations act as
sort of lyceum, fine entertainments
could be secured much more cheaply
for the entire county than they could
be for a single village It was also
suggested that there might be an ex-
change Of concerts gotten up by local
talent, in all these ways funds would
accumulate for local improvement.
II was further suggested that the var
ious villages might club together to
get an expert instructor in band
music and that local bands might be
organized and that the best players
of these bands might form a Benning-
ton County band to play on such oc-
casions as the fair and that there
might be contests between the var
ious bands.
IL was also suggested that there be
monthly conference OF delegates
from every village improvement as
ISOLATION. the expenses of the dele
gates to be paid by the local associ-
alton or by the Bennington County
Vermont Improvement Association.
At these conferences the delegates
are to report what they have been do
ing, what their problems are and
what might be done by the various or
CARNATIONS together. Such confer
ences would undoubtedly prove
great stimulus and would inevitably
result In much good for the entire
County. Then there might be many
lectures free for all, for example, Mr..
Winslow, who is fine. rousing speak
er, has an illustrative lecture on the
relation of good roads to the welfare
Of women and children. Then there
will be other experts in the County
from time to time who will be able
to give entertaining and instructive
talks