The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-12
WATERBURY
Home Economics Institute Closed Satur-
day Evening.

day Evening.
In spite of the storm a good number
were present when the institute opened
Saturday morning and listened atten-
| lively to the demonstration by Miss
Marshall "IIow to Make a Waist. !"
In the afternoon Professor Terrill again
| spoke most intelligently of the Health
full Body" All day the mullins and
cakes had been arriving and at this
point it was felt best that the judg-
ing OF the articles should be done. The
judges were the Misses Terrill and Mar
shall of the university, Miss Amy Wheel
er, teacher of domestic science in the
| Essex Junction schools, Mrs. Gilbert,
president of the Hypatia club, and Mrs.
Fife, president of the Pierian club. In
awarding the prizes. Miss Terrill said
they had had the hardest work she had
ever known to make the decisions. Sci
dom had so many nice goods been
brought and she felt very sure of the
future success of Waterbury girls as
home makers. The prizes were as fol-
lows; First cake, Miss Teresa Hill; sec
ond, Miss .Annis RUG; third, Miss Olive
Garrow; honorable mention, Miss kath-
crime Casey, Miss Norma Perkins; muf-
fins, first, Miss Frcda Tarbell; second,
Miss Olive Garrow. third, Miss Gem
Downey. Following the prizes, samples
of the cakes were passed about. In
the 'Healthful Home" Miss Terriil
urged those present to educate the
Young to value life. Two of our great
enemies are dampncss and bad air. Look
well to your cellars. The cellar is the
most important room in the house. Use
unslacked lime around them and white
wash the walls at least once a year.
The three graces of the cellar are dry
ness, light and cleanliness. She urged
palmer furnishings. smooth walls, no
carpets and hoped the time would come
that when she asked for a feather dust
cr in the place, one could not be found.
One OF the strong points OF Miss Ter
rilPs institute work is its practicable
ity. The closing evening was very
tempestuous one outside but held much
of encouragement inside for the Yer
mont agriculturalist and the Woman
on the Farm" Miss Gilbert introduced
Miss Terrill, whose welcome by our peo-
Pile had grown very hearty. She spoke
in an informal way of the fostering of
home life, the spirit of cooperation
between the men and women. There
is no line OF work in which men ex-
pect to become proficient but what they
expect to>receive special training. Why
not special training for women in that
greatest of all professionalism max
ing2 This is one thing in which the
men are willing to admit that women
are more successful than men Bring to
s,F Rrfu
the uplift to the Vermont farm girl !
Men study the feeds best suited for |
the animals. Why not study the best !
feeds for the human bodyg The family |
life in the country is the most conducive |
to broaden the young people to assume |
President Campbell of |
the Board of Trade introduced Profess
sor jerks OF the agricultural college. He |
had said but a few words when all |
realized that in him the state had a
live wire" Pulling for her agricultural |
He speaks in convincing |
manner ami in easily-remembered SEN
-ences. He said the opinion of people |
'egarding farmers is very different than
ornerly. Farmers are no longer hay
leeds" and the farmer boy will take
are of himself wherever YOU put him.
Education Is what helps a man live,
We learn by building on our own ex-
,erience. Vermont is principally an ag-
icultural state and her education should 4
,e along that line. Agriculture should
,e taught in the schools but not until
{ can be properly taught. Everyone
wants TO be popular--lnake farming pop
liar. Create in the community de-
ire for .he thing wanted. A good,
veil organized singing school will start
ivie improvement. Make the farm pay,
hen make il attractive so that the
,oys and girls will want to stay. To
make success man must make a
BUSINESS OF farming; must be a stu
ent of all scientific subjects. The farm
r must think. He spoke somewhat of
he boys and girls clubs and closed
nth nice little toast to domestic sci
nee. And thus the first home economics
Institute in the state closed, over which
Waterbury is so enthusiastic that it
! hoped it win not be long before an
ther one, or a continuance of this one
lay be possible here.
The widow of Henry Edwards is Sc
iously i'll with typhoid fever.
Carroll Swasey, who is very i'll with
was more comfortable yes
arday.
At the meeting of the Congregational
hurch the reports for the year past
ere very encouraging. Officers elected
Or this year are follows; Clerk, F. L. I,
night; treasurer, Mrs. G. S. Bidwell; /,
uditor, A. II. Smith; superintendent of
unday school, Mrs. W. l.. WATSON; mu
&c committee, c. c. Graves, w. b. Clark !.
nd Mrs. A. H. Smith; trustee for three !,
ears, w. II. Seabury; church commit
re, Mrs. Julia Seabury and c. c. Graves. ;
rustees whose terms have not expired,
T. B. Clark and b X. Demeritt; dea !
ms, B. Z. Demeritt and f. F. Pal !
Ter, jr.