The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-17


interested in any school or educationa
institution of the state If at any time
it should be your desire to reorganize
the present board of education in accord
ance with this recommendation, ] shat
be pleased to tender you my resigna
tion.
Faithfully yours,
"John NJ. Thomas
In view Of the very pointed recon
n1enda tions in the report of the state
education commission to the effect that
institutions OF higher education should
not be represented on the state board Of
education the following letter was sent !;
"Proctorsville, Vt,
October -, 1914.
"Hon. John NJ. Thomas, Pres,
"Middlebury college,
"Middlebury, Vt.
"Mv dear Doctor Thomas:
| Tn compliance with the spirit Of the
very kind and thoughtful suggestion CON
tanned in your note Of January IA, 1914,
which | deeply appreciated please send
me your resignation to take effect upon
the appointment OF your successor.
"Yours very truly,
"Allen NJ. Fletcher,
Governor"
similar letter was sent to President
Benton OF even date and he had already
indicated his desire to leave the board
at the proper time for the reasons in.
dicated.
Doings of the Convention.
The afternoon was devoted to depart
mental meetings. Professor Frank w.
Cady of Middlebury, Superintendent
George S. Wright of st. Albans and Su-
perintendent Chittenden of Burlington
spoke for the secondary schools. For
the elementary schools the speakers
were: Superintendent Clarence II. Will
ley of Bristol, Miss Lillian c. Newton
and Miss Inez C. Akley of Brattleboro.
and Superintendent w. A. Beebe OF
Proctor.
An agricultural conference was held
with addresses by Professor F. r. jerks, !
Burlington; Archibald c. Hurd, Windsor |
county; T.. T. ingalls,. Burlington. direc- |
tor boys and girls clubs of Vermont; |
and /. l.. McBrien.
Superintendent George 6. Wright of |
81. Albans presented a resolution which |
was seconded by Principal David Locke
of Rutland recommending that the next /
legislature be asked to make a pension /
fund law operative and that the Massa
chusetts law be followed which provides
that q per cent amount be saved from
each teachers salary for this purpose
O. Collins of Bellows
Falls favored the idea of taxing the
teachers but thought the salaries not
L.
really come from the state and not from
the teacher
The Schoolmasters club met al Pyth-
an hall at I O'Clock last evening for
he annual banquet. The schoolmasters'
lusrtet. Messrs. Parker. Wood, Bollinger
md Silsby, sang readings were given
~ Professor James Madison Chapman,
former teacher at st. Iohnsbury acad-
my. greetings by W. A. Kicker. presi-
lent OF the Commercial club. and after ,
Inner addresses by Professor William ,
4. Crawshaw OF Colgate university and I
Professor Milo y. Hillegas Of Teachers
ollege. .
While the schOolmasters were in ses- I
ion at pythian hall the Vermont Won. 4
n Teachers club had banquet az the :
lasonic temple at which Principal Har Z
e NJ lde Of MoTisville. president OF 4
he club, presided Tho speakers in 7
luded Mrs. Sarah y. Hoyey president \
Z the St. Johnsbury Woman's club. (
irs. Watson L. Nasson Of Waterbury.
ormerly president Of the State Fedora :
ion OF Women's Clubs. Professor Ber- r
ha VI. Tenill Of Burlington Dean Su. a
anne Throope Of Middleburv and Mrs. =
osephine body Marks Of Cambridge. n
lass. winner 81 the Strstford prize :,
iusic was BY the st. Iohusburv trio. :
Iiss Elizabeth Peck violin. Miss Maude v
Brown. pisno Raymond Laughlin. i,
clio; Miss Flla BrownelI soprano. n
'acher of music in the ~ JohnshurV 7
.boois. and Mrs Ida r. Brooks. con n
alto III
At tie Women Teachers' cluh's annual =,
Getting yesterday afternoon the treas IA
-ers report showed r. halanrf on hand .
slaa2n Of uhieh s25 Hss apprupriat =,
10 the normal school scholarship and
= to she retirement fund Important D,
.ances were made n tire con.titution h.
.oti1lnr fw standing nominating =,
.muittee which vil bold Office far q,
ree vears and the election 81 a. audi ~
q The dub adopted q resolution ir- a.
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Altans faVrfing egual political ~
rtfs Scr men aud women Offers
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