The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-07
VERMONT AGAIN A LEADER
Coming Boys End Girls Exposition
to be First of It's Kind

Eve.y boy and girl IN the Green
Mountain State, ought to be proud of
jeing a Vermonter Why? Because
he or she can have a chance TO take
)artin the Vermont Boys and Girls
agricultural and Industrial EXPOSE
ion at Windsor, Octobe. 27-30, the
lrst big Exposition to be held in New
England devoted wholly to work done
Jy boys and girls.
The Exposition is sure to give i'm
1etus 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 ag'icul-
lure was taught as regular curri-
culum study. This year nine schools
are employing a special teacher of ag-
iculture. The committee of arrange
nents for the big exposition desires
20 give further encouragement and
stimulus TO the work now being done
10Th by schools and under private
Iuspices in the lines of Domestic
Science. Agriculture and general
Home Crafts. To this end. a most
elaborate and attractive program is
being arranged.
Once a day there will be a demon
stration OF Domestic Science work
With simple equipment such as may
De used in any ordinary school. DIFF
'erent school groups each group COM
posed of from four to six older girls,
viii make the demonstration each
day. The girls work will include
contests in DISTINGUISHING and a demon
itration dress-making class. The
boys will conduct demonstrations in
blacksmithing, sloyd work, carpentry
md miscellaneous crafts and will
have a chance to show their ability in
the judging of live stock and poultry.
A number of schools have already
arranged to be represented in the eX-
position with an extensive school eX-
hibit. Among such are the Randolph
State Agricultural school, the Lyn-
ion Agricultural Institute. the Kurn
Hattin Home at Westminste., the
Warner Home at SaXton's River and
the Nergennes Industrial school.
Several High schools. public school
Unions and individual rural schools al
so plan to make school exhibits. Var
ious homo garden classes, and Boys
and Girls Agricultural Clubs will be
represented with exhibitions of their
work. 1t is expected that the Boys
band from the Vergennes Industrial
school will furnish the music for the
exposition.
The various sections o, depart
ments of the exposition will be under
the supervision of older boys and
girls. known rs heads of departments.
The following have already been Sc
lected: Mildred Rivers of Lyndon.
aged Is. Dept of Canned Goods; Mar
ion Palmer OF No. Thetford. aged Is.
Clothing Dept; My'm Alien of Jack
sonville. aged II, Vegetable Dept.
John. II. Vondell of Windsor. aged 16.
Poultry Dept. Clayton Fish OF Ira.
aged Il. Miscellaneous Pets; Robert
Rose Of Bennington. aged Il. Fruit
Dept: and Ruth b. Johnson of Brad
ford. aged Is, Flower Dept As many
of the details as possible in connec-
ton with the exposition are TO be
handled by a committee of older
boys and girls For example. the
committee win have full charge OF
decorating the Arena.
As speakers for the exposition, sew
eral notable men have been secsed
Chief of these is Hon. Henry Wal
lace of Des Moines. Iowa who, as edi-
tor and publisher of "Wallace's Far
mer which is perhaps the hes;
known agricultural paper in the
country. and as Chairman of the fam
Gus Country Life Commission ap.
pointed by President Roosevelt. &C.
cupies a unique position i'm the move
ment for rnyal betterment. Another
speaker who has been engaged is
Hon. o. II. Benson OF Washington.
u. c.. who is connected with the L.
$. Dept of Agriculture as specialist
in Boys and Gils' Club Work. In
connection with one of his addresses.
Mr.. Benson viii give a demonstration
OF canning for boys and girls Sew
eral other prominent leaders in the
educational world are expected To be
present.
Eye-y boy and girl in the State
should have a copy Of the attractive
handbook and learn about the 121 de
partments OF the exposition in which
they are eligible TO compete for the
substantial money prizes that have
been offered. \ copy may be OBJ
obtained free OF charge OF address
ing the Exposition Secretary. Mr. \.
c. Hurd. White River Junction. Yer
mont.