The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
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VERMONT AGAIN A LEADER.
Coming Boys and Girls Exposition
to Be First of It's Kind in New
England.

Every boy and girl in the Green
fountain state ought to be proud of
Icing Il Nermonter. Why! Because he
or she can have Il chance to take part
in the Vermont Boys and Girls Ag-
1icultura1 and Industrial exposition 1T
Windsor, October 27-30, the first big
exposition to be held in New England
devoted wholly to work done by boys
and girls
The exposition is sure to give inn
Fetus to the movement for vocational
guidance and training in the public
schools, which is developing rapidly.
Last year there were only two high
schools in Vermont in which agricul-
ture was taught a n regular curricul-
ann study. This year nine schools
are employing a special teacher of az
riculture. The committee OF arrange
ments for the exposition desires to give
further encouragement aud stimulus
to the work now being done both by
schools and under private auspices in
the lines of domestic science. agricul-
ture and general home crafts. To this
end an elaborate and attractive pro-
gram Is being arranged.
Once a day there will be a dcmonstra-
ton of domestic science work with
simple equipment such as may he used
in any ordinary school. Different school
groups, each group composed of from
four to six older girls. viii ma Ike the
demonstration each dav. The girls work
! viii include contests in dish washing
and a demonstration dressmaking class.
| The bows will conduct demonstrations
| in blacksmithine. slovd work, caTpeu-
! NV and miscellaneous crafts and VIII
| lave Il chance 10 show their ability in
| the Judging of livestock and poultry.
\ number of schools already have
| arranged to he represented IN the cN-
| position with an extensive school cX-
| hibit. Among such are the Randolph
| State Agricultural school, the Lyndon
| Agricultural Institute, the kurn Iattiu
! Home at Westminster, the Warner
! Itome at SaXtons River and the Yer
ecnues Industrial school. Several high
! schools. public school unions and mai
tidual rural schools also plan to make
school exhibits. Various home garden
| Glasses and boys and girls agricuitur-
! al clubs will be represented with eX-
| hibitionS of their work. 1t Is expected
that the Boys band from the Yer
! aennes Industrial school will furnish
| the music for the exposition.
As speakers for the exposition, sev-
eral notable men have been secured
among them Hon. Henry Wallace Of
| Des Moines, Iowa. who. rs editor and
publisher of - Wallace : Farmer and
as chairman of the Country Life COM
mission appointed by President Roose
welt, occupies a unique position in the
movement for rural betterment. Anoth
cr prominent speaker is Hon. o. H
Benson Of Washington. d. C.. who is
connected with the United States de
Ipartment of agriculture as Specialist in
boys and girls club. work. In con
ncction with one of his addresses, Mr.
Benson will give demonstration OF
canning for bows and girls -
y copy of the attractive hand boob
labout the different departments OF the
exposition NAV be obtained free OF
charge by addressing the exposition
secretary, y. c. Hurd, White River
function.