The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-16
esEArER vERNoNr hoTEs

GREATER VERMONT NOTES
Tie Ludl0u Board Of Trade an
n0unces mat Ludlow has under con
tract a weeks course Of National
ChautauQla lectures, besinning Aug
s. 1914. under the direction of Pau
n. Pearson. SNatmore. Pa The *
crcises xnl b. held under a lArEg
tent with q seating capacity of 5000
The p-osram inciudos judge nei
Lindsay.
A Corn Contest Is under way r.
four toAns Of Grand Isle County
Superintendent Boyd reports ia
acre ihan eighty buys have cnieret
tho contest
The Rutland railroad Is rccognii
ing the "LonE Trall" ~ one Of ia
attractions of Vermont b. pub
fishing in thci- attractive folder
map and description % the trad.
The Cresier vermont Association
is preparing n iisi OF the Commel
clal and Cisic Organizations of Vel
mont. giving the names Of the presi
dents and sec -cinries for the yea
1914 and the number OF member
Il is requested thai all organization
send In TO the Office OF the ass0cia
ton. Room n the Strong Building
burlington The information needed q
make the list correct In every larti
Cular
The Rutland Bgslncss Mems a.
so -iaiion has invited every clergy
man OF The cts 10 become an homo
ary member OF the association viii
every pTivilego save that OF paying
dyes
The seventh county ag,n- o. be
employed By co1nty agricultural as
sociatioas n Vermont l. H. H. Deuel.
who began his work Ia orleans
County on Tuesday. May i2th. The
sixth agent. a. Joannss. came 10 HUT
land County Ia March The lvc'o.h
er agents have been ca dufy IN ,heii
counties Tor sca~ o more. I4An l.
Sherman ia bennington County. ia!
! Corp IA IN Windsor County. Arthw
/ SWeesou ia Wlndham County. Jack
/ sen Domcry ga Orange County and 5
y. Stimson la Caledonia County
Two other counties are organized II
county agricultural associations
p anklin and l.amoille. but they have
not as yet secured agents.
The Greater Vermont Association
has received many letters IRON
school masters who heartily appToy'
of the proposed vacation Greater We
mont Pllg images for High schoc
/ pupils. : circular letter to n
| Schoolmasters OF Vermont contained
this inquiry. "Wnl 1t be possible I
suI plomcnt the High school Washin.
! ton trips By summer vac2.io trip
through Vermont by auto by train
OF hy foot?" Tho following selec
tions from lett IS show that tho
High school men Of Vermont enthus
iasticslly endorse the proposal OF the
association.
Il believe that such trips In oul
own state would De cur young pcopl,
mure good than any trip TO Boston oi
Washing on.
Martin c. Benedict. St Johnsbur,
Il shall be glad to cooperate Will
the Association In any way thai
seems feasible and desirable"
Merritt ID. Chit.enden. Burlington
The second suggestion regarding
= Vermont vacation tour has wonder
ful possibilities
James Francis Smith. Orleans
Trips through Vermont SHOULD
provo of great eduoative value
should think that walking tours FOL
The boys might p'ovc practicable"
Mormon Frost Watt bury
"a hear fly agree with those who a'
gocatc a trip through Vermont in
stead OF Washing on zip"
Edwa-~ l.. Glars. Richmond
III you haye ANY suggestion as L
tho trip which m.pha be taken by ou
graduating class in this state
shogld be ye y glad 20 receive il
The idea is moe excellent one
j. T. Hatch. Montpelier
II do believe that Il would be I'M
and exceedingly desirable If boy
could be organized and tske walkinl
trips through Vermont and along tn
trail. G. a. Adams. Castie,ol
81 think the idea o. an auto tri
through Vermont good one ana
Should HE to see Il carried out"
\. 5. Hartman Mlddlebury
Il think that these summer rip
can be brought about"
Eugene J. Berry. Essex Junction