The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
PROF. RAYMOND MCFARLAND
Middlebury College Professor and
Bull Moose Candidate

| me Rutland Herald publishes the
| following sketch of Prof. Raymond
| Mcfarland, the Middlebury college
| professor who has been nominated
for congress by the progressives OF
the first district:
Raymond Mcfarland professor al
Middlebury College, progressive can
didate for congressman from the first
district, whose candidacy was indoors
ed by the prohibition party at st
| Johnsbury last week, said. in regard
To the tariff, that he believed lin a
| non-partisan scientific tariff commits
sion, which viii be responsible TO exc
| cutive and Legislative branches alike
that will take the tariff out OF poll
| ties. as the Commerce Commission
has taken the railroad rates"
MIR. Mcfarland cleaned this idea
from Prof. II. c. Emery, head OF
Tafts tariff board, when he studied
economics under that professor. When
questioned further concerning the
tariff. he replied that he believed in
protective tariff that win insure a
proper living wage to manufacturer
and laborer.
II believe in the conservation of hu
man resources through prevention of
child labor" said the candidate, the
establishment of minimum wage for
working women. a working peoples
compensation act and In an eight
hour day in continuous 24-hour indus
tries.
81 believe in the organization Of
workers 10 protect their interests
and promote their progress; in the
regulation OF interstate corporations
to the extent OF establishing fair com
petition in business and preventing
unfair monopoly
ION being asked questions concern
ing other vital topics TO the state OF
Vermont and the country Mr. McFar-
land said that he believed in the de-
yelopment of agricultural credit and
cooperation and in the encourage
ment OF agricultural instruction and
rural demonstration. He approves OF
nationwide prohibition and is in
sympathy with equal suffrage.
prof. Mcfarland is descendant
of Scottish Highlanders who settled
along the Maine coast previous TO the
Revolution. He was brought up on
farm and secured his education at
Bucksport seminary and Amherst col
lege in the class of 1897. He secured
the degree of A. NJ. by one year OF
graduate study at Yale university.
He did considerable study in econo-
mics under Prof II. C. Emery, chair
man of President Tafts tariff board.
He specialized in American constitu-
tional history while at Yale
"He has been teacher in the pub
lie schools in Maine. Massachusetts
and New York and Vermont since
graduation from college. He came
to Vermont in 1902 as teacher of his
tory and pedagogy in the Castleton
Normal school. He married Eliza
beth Bacon at Rutland in 1904. In
1909 he came to Middlebury college
as professor of secondary education.
During the past six years he has lee
tured at the summer session here and
since 1912 has been director.
Prof. Mcfarland made a survey OF
the secondary schools OF the state in
1a11.12. In REVIEW of this report in
the Educational Review. President
Buffers educational organ, the writer
states. 1T is an unpleasant task
that the author of this pamphlet has
undertaken. but II 1t leads in Yer
mont to- q complete reorganization of
the system of state inspection. he has
deserved well of the commonwealth.
THE candidates History OF the
New England Fisheries. published In
1911. Is recognized an authoritative
work on the fisheries industries. He
spent FIVE years 10 writing the his
tory and visited all important fishing
ports on the AtlaUtic coast from Nir-
ginia TO Newfoundland for the pur-
pose OF securing data.
In college Prof. Mcfarland held the
record of being the strongest man in
his class and the second strongest
that had come there up to his time.
He sailed for two seasons from Glou-
cester In the deep sea fisheries. Dur
ing that time he visited all the fishing
grounds along the Atlantic coast
from Hatteras to the Gulf of St. Law
renee. Nor was this for strength and
health or love Of the briny deep.
Like many a college man--it was for
college bills.
In 1910 he led an expedition into
the unknown Misiassini region OF
Labrador. One of the tasks was a
sO0-mile canoe trip. In handling a
canoe Mr. Mcfarland Is an expert
and Is also crack shot.
lie Is a lover of uotdoor sports
with baseball as his favorite.
A Difference.
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