Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
INSPECT WORK Of
VAIL FOR STATE
Legislators Learn Much of Agri.
cultural Schools Worth on
Visit to Lyndon.

cation of about 20 legisla tors, including
the house committees on agriculture and
appropria tons The object OF this visit
was to give the lawmakers a better
knowledge of what is being done and
likely to he done in this state for elc-
mcntary agricultural education. Several
bills pending call for appropriations for
work of this Kind and 1t was believed that
a knowledge of what Theodore y. Vail
is already doing for the State in this line
and some conception of what he plans to
do would nave 81 direct bearing upon the
need for such expenditure.
1t IS whispered that the whole school and
possibly more than the school, may some
day become the property OF the State, but
however that may be. the work being
done there may fairly be considered
Stair asset
The visitors went on the morning train
and We're conveyed back by a special in
tho evening. At Lyndonville station they
were met ny vehicles ranging from auto
mobiles 70 stages, and by John W. Tit
comb who besides being a most cnthusl-
astic and efficient fish and game commits
sioncr, IS tho manager Of Mr. Wallis I'M
mense Vermont estate. At Lyndon Gem
ttr inc guests were SHOWN into inc COM
modious three dormitory and treated
10 just the wholesome. substantial farm
dinner that the boys of the agricultural
schooi have every day.
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nm bin. in the frosty ,tr,osnhorc hrought
them 70 tho biggest and mos, nalatiaI of
harms aud .bo anost If horsos U,ho,har
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Thry next passed through a fastidiously
aprointed piggery. where aristocratic
swine have forgotten tho very existence
of dirt. ana visited tho great cattle barn.
where dv,ll I'm state the Wonderful Swiss
Brown prize winners for which the
Speodwcn Farms are famous The legis-
lators next visited the greenhouses where
was Jungle of palms, orchids and
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torscs were SIX youngsters icarninG
to make hooks, bolts and horseshoes
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