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WILLYS DEALERS
CONVENTION. ENDS
$500 Dealers and Guests VS.
tied WilIys-Ovprland
Plant in II Days.

TOLEDO. bee 23.-New York delegates
to the Willy s-Overland convention ar
rived Just IN time 10 see the climax OF
the greatest business gathering ever re-
corded in this country. Gotham. with
its band ant clowns, Fathev kutckei-
booker. Indians and live bear. formed
part Of the delegation that closed the
convention,
The men from the metropolis and from
the contiguous territory got d fiotous
welcome when they paradcd UP tn the
steps Of the wonderful new admins
tration building. They had been eagerly
awaited. Coming last to the convention.
which covered the days Dccem-
her I and 81. they saw the finished result.
They found that once more John n.
WHY'S had accomplished the impos-
siblc.
The New York contingent formed the
last guard of $500 dealers and their
guests entertained In seventeen days.
No delegation numbered less than 500.
The high water mark reached 1900.
Figures showing the purchase OF cars
are astounding. No less than 10000"
cars with n value Of $3.50. 900. 900 were
contracted for. This gives some idea OF
the impression made on visitors by the
comprehensive line that viii first b'.
presented to visitors at the New York
show in Grand Central Palace. January
6 to rs.
BY their tours of the plant the visi-
tors learned at first hand how quantity
production reduces costs, while at the
same time enhancing quality. Enthu-
siasm marked every incident Of the con-
N%ention. Each delegation strove to outdo
the other. They came In all kinds OK
costumes. suitable to their section. They
brought bands, presented all kinds or
live stock TO President WHY'S. including
\ pigs. dogs. coyotes. badgers, deer. oIpos-
sum-. e..
The enthusiasm attained it's climax
| when Mr.. WHY'S. who addressed every
delegation. made his speech. He frankly
took the dealers into his confidence ~
part OF the wiiiys-Overland family. He
told them Of his plans. He spoke or
$40. 900, 900 invested in material IA as
surfing n production free from inter-
ruptlpu. lie proved by $4,000. 900 In
vested in the plant that the permancncy
and stability of the company furnish .
strong selling argument.
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A NEW SAFETY IDEA.
Paint~d telegraph Posts Weu1d
Warn Motorists Of ID

with the idea Of promoting safe au-
,omobile driving at night. why would
IL not be feasible to paint the telegraph
and telephone poles near 10 "A dangerous
curve. bridge or Ill. thereby d~ccreas-
ing danger TO motorists says Wal
lace G. Hood. president Of the Wallace
&. Hood Service Bureau. Detroit.
''This plan would. | believe. effectively
serve to warn the au'omobiic drive OF
danger and enable him to avoid IT. My
idea would be to paint both the telc-
phone and telegraph poles about ten feet
from the ground and a five five foot strip.
This entire strip could be painted white
with a strong red strip in the centre and
Say about ten poles so painted on each
side OF the po.n' Of danger. No doubt.
at railroad crossings the railroad oifi-
cials themselves would he only too glad
to cooperate. for the reason that very
many crossings are obscure and thei.'-
fore canno be readily seen by the mo-
torist until II * too late. This method
would save many railroad crossing ac-
cid.nts and fatalities and would unaues
tionably decrease the number OF damage
suits brought against the railroad conn
paries by the victims relatives
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CHICAGO SHOW A
Dealers OF southwest TO Visit Aato
Display I'm special.

Filled TO overlooking with automobile
dealers OF the Southwest, n special train
will leave Oklahoma City saturday.
January -. to attend the National Au-
tomobile show at Chicago. This excur-
sion OF dealers Is under the auspices Of
several oklahoma city newspapers and
from the reservations already taken
promises 10 be the biggest single delega-
ton attending the Chicago show. A stop
over will he made at 81. Louis. where the
dealers will be guests OF the Business
Mems League and the 81. Louis Automo-
bile Manufacturers Association over
Sunday.
IN Monday morning the dealers and
distributors viii he guests OF the okla
hoinu FdFmeT-SfoSkmdr at "A breakfast
given In one ~ the Chicago hotels. Nush
Chalmers will address the dealers ON the
futur. OF the automobile industry,
Some indication of the interest taken
IN the coming excursion can Ice obtained
from the fact that N. Oklahoma 'hal-
mers sales Company. Chalmers distr ibu-
tiers Ia Oklahoma CRY. have reserved
two entire pullmans for 'h.lr sub-jeal-
ers. other big firms Of oklahoma CITY
are also reserNiug Pullnan~ and the
train may possibly he run In seyera!
sections when ready TO leave Oklahoma
CITY
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HUDSONS FOR u. S. SERVICE.
q" he s~d by Briwadier-GeneraIs
on Mexican Frontier.

''The Hudson Super-Six is quite a.
popular In official circles as 1t liz among
private owners says Harry s. Houpt.
president Of the Hudson Motor Car Com
rany OF New York.
Recently ten Hudson Super-Sixes
were purchased by the army quarter
master at san Antonio. Tex, for the use
~ the Observation-Disclosures in Of
United states troops on the Mexican
frontier. While other dealers were try
ing their best to get the Government
business the .Hurlson distributor At san
Antonio got a quiet Zip that the big army
Generals wanted to get Hudson super
sizes. He put in a bid at the full list
price. and after the car had passed the
rigid Government inspection he landed
the ord.t.
"Of tn. first two cars received one was
delivered 10 Brig Gen. Henry A. Greene.
commander OF the Twelfth division,
militia troops. and the other went to
ien plummer. Although many cars have
been purchased by the Government for
the use Of border commanders the Hud-
son Super-Sixes are the only cars that
cost over 81 900
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v,rd turn ,.e, ana min IN small mark
mont .,x miie. from ferry. turn right
,hrnnyh n,rk and around 10
planL ro,d ANA rim 10 Newark. For
The ORANGES mn reaching Newark turn
rich, into Rroad .,ree.. turn left into
Central ,venue which 4. followed to
80, ~
U,or lton,ciair pomp,on and the RAM.
,,o s.c,ion hon, four miles down the
undson Co,n,v boulevard. turn right nj
,ro,,sv c,ossino into Newark ayenu
cross railroad AZ grade ana at once bear
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MARMONS TO COST MORE.
nigh Cost Of Material Cause for
Increase Due January I.

We have broken all records IN the
sale OF Marmon cars in this territory"
said Manager Frank q. Carrie OF the
Marmon New York Company Yesterday.
The recent announcement from the In
dianapolis factory that the price Of the
harmon - would be Increased on ,Iauu-
ar, l has kept oar statesmen on III. jump
to meet the demands OF our customers
for ears"
In these days OF increasins cos, of ma
terials and high grade labor the,- is no
occasion for surprise or any question ~
the necessity for making the advance.
Practically every manufacturer OF me-
ohan!"al goods embracing IN. use OF fine
materials and high grade labor has been
compelled 10 advance prices. Will. the
date In set for January /. 1917. the exac
amount OF advance has not Yet been
stated. but II will be enough TO cover
only the increased cost OF srOduction.
The advance will apply to the chassis
and to all body STILES.
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INTERSTATE AT PALACE HOW
Garland AutO Co. IL Planning
Splendid Exhibit.

Tho most beautiful display Of Inter-
state automobiles ever seen at the New
York National Automobile Show will he
exhibited at the Grand Central Palace.
January s to IS. according TO a letter
by the Garland Automobile
Company, local distributors for Inter-
State cars. This year special attention
will be paid 20 different color combina-
lions which will compel the attention OF
the visitors. A four passenger roadster
will lie finished in canary yellow and
black lus,re leather. A broad white
stripe around the top OF the body and on
the Tenders adds to the smar appear
ance ~ This vehicle.
A divided front seat model. another
one Of his years newest designs, VIII
also he exhibited. painted In a new
Twyman gray tone and black Tenders.
adiato and dust skirts. Selected brown
Spanish leather will be used In this job.
The main feature of the Interstate
display will be a hassis SO constructed
that the main points of the construction
can h. seen In motion. The painting OF
this unit will be unusual. The frame
will Ne Of rich lavender striped in gold.
with the inside channe enameled In
white. The springs and many other
parts. done In gold will make this chassis
on. of the most beautiful exhibits ever
prepared. 1t IL said.
\ new feature Of the Interstate dis
play will be the touring sedan model.
which will make its initial bow at New
York. This Job is the true Springfield
tNpe convertible for use in summer or
winter. Special attention will be paid
- 49,. t-ta,.ar 1aanRAfnr Attnh "a la
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P0ERTNER GOOD SAMARITAN.
sends Je6ery Quad to .R~scue
stalled Wagons and Tracks.

Many merchants Of New York are
grateful for the Good Samaritan service
rendered by the POertner Motor Car
Company. Inc. during the pas, week,
william e. poertner ~inaugurated a plan
last year with the leifery quad truck
which was the means Of utilizing the
services of a chauffeur and the Jeff.ry
quad to assist stalled wagons cars and
trucks, and during the recent snowstorm
Mr.. Poertner again adopted this plan.
No matter where the ears or trucks
were stalled within the city limits a tele-
phone message to the Poertner sales
rooms would result in securing the ser
vices of the Jeffery quad, No less than
nifty wagons and nearly as many auto.
mobiles were given assistance without
any cost for the service, The Poertner
company intends to carry out this plan
during the entire winter.
The Jeffrey quad has not only done
yeoman service in the snow but its re-
cent exploits In Mexico. where II encoun-
tered deep sands and mud up 10 its hub
caps. has earned for Il an enviable repu-
tation. During the next snowstorm II
will be well for merchants to keep Poert-
ner In mind, for, as genial Bill puts II,
Let the Jenery quad do your heavy
work.
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NATIONAL OWNERS REPEAT.
Of ~ nj Owners q Fac
tor IN sales Growth.

Automobile dealers play a very Inn
portant part in the success Of your car"
said George NJ. Dickson. managing d.
rector OF the factory building National
cars.
Automobiles will never be a mail
order proposition. The man who spends
n thousand dollars or two thousand dol.
lars for n motor car has n perfect right
Ia see the car before he buys It. Re-
sponsible. reliable dealers sell only "A re-
liable and well established make ~ cars.
II is worth money to buyers To he able
to inspect and drive "A car before they
buy Il. In addition TO the display and
demonstration service rendered by deal
ers they also take an active interes; In
the car after IL IL sold. For example.
the entire plan and success Of the Ma
,ional factory and National dealers
would be problematic II We could only
sell u man one time. or could not have
his influence IN selling other ears. Last
year every third National built was sold
to former National, owners or through
their influence"
William g. Poertner. Metropolitan dis
tributtr for the National. insists upon
his stan paying especial attention to the
mater Of thoroughly iamiliarizing Gus
toners with their new cars at the time
OF delivery. II the purchaser Intends "a
drive the car himself. the salesman
makes certain that he understands every
part OF its mechanism and will take
great pains 10 make any doubtful point
clear Then the chauffeur Ii very care
fully drilled IN the features OF the car. In
order to insure absolute satisfaction.
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ONE CHASSIS ONLY FOR COLE.
better Factory E0eieaey Main
aimed by Concentrates.

A. T.. Knobloch. general manage OF
the Cole Motor Car Company. IN an
address to cole service men recently.
made 1t plain that the Cole company
will contine its production to but n
chassis-the famous Cole Eight.
by building but one chassis we are
able to concentrate our entire organiza-
ton on that one product and thereby
secure the maximum efficiency Of tho
factory" MIR Knobloch explained. For
instance. II We were to introduce another
can. our engineering department. u
production department. our sales depart
ment. our service department and the
entire factory would necessarily have to
give half OF its time to II. That would
be an injustice to he army OF buyers
who insist on Cole Fights. They deserve
absolutely all the attention the factory
can give them.
Il do not believe that the eight
cylinder motor is an ideal motor for Q
small car. but | n to my own salts
faction. at least. that a seven passenger
car ranging from 1875 to 1870 inch wheel
base Is the logical car for an eight
motor which develops from 10 to so
horsepower. taking into consideration
all the elements concerned. That II h
kind of a car we are now turning out
and the only kind we are going to con-
time to produce.
Il was very much pleased the other
day to pick up "A comparative statement
OF horsepower. determined on the basis
of piston displacement. and find that the
Cole Eight stood very high In the list.
In fact II was away above some OF the
higher priced cars manufactured In this
country. That In one OF the many rea-
sons why the seven passenger Cole
Eight IL "A permanent ideal product on
which we are concentrating all our
efforts"
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Plans for the American six.

Louis Chevrolet, vice president and chief
engineer OF the American Motors Corpora
ton, states that the selling price OF the
American SIX has been definitely set at
Sl,2Nj. when contracts for materials were
placed last winter II was planned to pro-
duce II car retailing for about 81 100. but
Chevrolet and his associate engineers be
lleve 1t best to add some rehnements and
Convenlences that necessitate q higher fg-
ure. The exhibition chassis to be displayed
At the New York and Chicago shows In nov
being prepared at the Plainfield ~. j.
Of General Manager John e. Speirs.
r. u Johnston has Joined the company
stan and Will assist Secretary u. W. Hansl
in handling the advertising and also assist
Director OF Sales Marcus !. Brock In his
work. Johnston years ago was an sutomo-
bi~ ditor ana more recently gained val
liable merchan dising experience while work
ing for carl II. Page. Il. II, Hollander.
Harry W. Ford and the Chalmers company.
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Z. 4. r. to Hold Important Meetings.

one OF the important automobile show
week meetings IN Sew York IL that Of the
society of Engineers. scheduled
Tor January II in IN. Engineering Sorl-ti.s
nuiliing. rnat IN. Society Of Automobile"
Engineers Is FULLY adv" 20 the Widen.d
scope of H. work, made possihl" through
opening It's membership to aviation en-
sinaers. l. evidenced by the programme ~
professional pa psrs witch VIII h" pr"
s'ntsd at Its annual meeting This. ~
course. looks forward to u large dpcrr" 10
the Pan American A~erOnuutics Exposition,
to he held In Grand Central Palace in
February.
Two pa pers on airplane construction wifi
be presented IN abstract and ample oppur-
tuuity afforded for discussion. A|irplHue.
hv the way. l. the official way Of spelling
that has always heretofore been termed
Heroplane. The Federal Bureau " saul
ards and the signal Corps ~ the VA DE
pHrtmrnt have taken the first step. uud 10
H. 10 h. assumed that all profnssipnal
societies, and laymen as vel, viii soon
follow suit.
The great agricultural interests ~ IN"
country are to he served, and arrange
meutS made for the pre- s.ntation and dis
CuSsion nf q paper on farm tractors
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Iin~rant Garage Man.

N.fret Gill a retired Los Ansrles bank
Jerk. 10 m" mrs, wandering g1ras. man
In mis- country. n" mas replaced the od
village tinker Of former days and roams the
roads of california with a garage mounted
on the Chevrolet -four ninety" ready to
help YOU with anything from gasolens to
tires
tGi. having been forced 20 leave the city
because ~ III health. happened upon this
idea or the chevrolet public service car
IN order 20 earn his living IN the open.
He bought a -four ninety and placed n
smali truck ON the chassis. This he stocked
up Wlth tires. oil. tools and "a small line 81
atcrsSurI-s. and then started oui for bust
n-s. ON the highwav.
Tn" rpVing repair man Is q W.. known
figure to tourists In the Vicinity Of los An
r...s.
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Oid,mohilr show Convention.

one - the largest convention. uurIlg ,nr
oWiuE Sew York automobile show vii he
held IrNt January . hN the cutting Larson
,rupinv FOR the benefit Of al their ODDS
iuubtt, mr'r opO,ltHu DEALER. T. viii bee on
q much larger and more elaborate sca'e
man the Initial gathering ~ tt-t wear. and
viii hold forth In IA, S,Cund floor ~ the
DIdsmuull- Company building IN --5 West
fiifN 'IrNlh street. witch hHs hrru ~p,r
cia't converted for fhi- occasion lufh an
up foe dnte auditorium invitation have
been rNfrud"d 80 al DldeslotIIr utStrtbutr--
In ily N"W England and Penn. tI.lutl ter
rltutIrs IN addition 80 ~" i'r'rls Iu he
immediate" u'trnruI ttN di~lrn. \sdrIN
600 pIN. sent letter UI l.trn. tu.r.
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business ~ the SAXON Motor car corpo-
ration "f N-w York has developed 20 such
IN extent sIur" the opening OF the new
stor" NJ l1t4 Broadway that q. $. Morrow.
president OF IA" company. has found ID nee
"ssarN 10 desigutt" q retail sales manager.
y. \ Percy. recently with The Packard
umpanv has Joined the Saxon company to
take barge ~ the city sales force. lie has
had considerable experience In the local
,nt"wuhsl" Hold ana expects to do We.
Win tue Saxon.
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Straru. Makes Fast Trim,

Frank Speicher, dIstributer OF the
Stcarus- knight In Jersey tity, y. j.. ar
rived AZ the +. II Stearns~ CoInpsnys p.ant
rf cleveland. ohio, TusSdaN, having MADE
&c "Trip from Jersey CIV In n stock Stelrns
knight eight in twenty tive hours Astght
mlShap in Youngstown and "A binding
~suoN"torm in the Aileghanies prevented a
SSH better record. Spelchsr's spredometer
this -cisuu.
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sandals From Goodyear Castings.

Tires frequently are used Tor strange
purposes-especiaily Goodyear tires. Down
In Mexico, where they have queer ways 81
doing very queer things, u pson was re-
which ne had Ia shioned from some pieces
OF Goodyear castings. These had survived
an engagement between u detachment Of
Carranza soldiers and n band Of raiders
who had stolen IN automobile. These san
dals must have been highly soothing to
n pair OF feet that We're accustomed to
walking through cactus and on tarantulas,
10 say nothing of Jagged rocks ho, enough
to fry eggs In fact h. was said to hay.
been so satisfied with them that he would
rrcline In the shade OF IA sh-lterinE palm
and gazing NJ his clever foot coverings
drop OF into u sieSta admirins them.
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Nelle MeetInas During show We.k.

Notices have been sent by the Nelie Mo.
tors Corporation 10 all Nrlie dealers invit-
Ing as many as can TO attend n series ~
engineering and sales meetings to he held
at the New York and Chicago automobile
shows. Master minds Will conduct this
meetings and all phases OF the industry
will be discussed. Dinners and other en-.
tertainment features are also In prepare
tion, u being the company's idea TO make
the shfw season . tins tor the advsnss.
The sun., 1916-12-24

1915 q ALMFBS SEDAN passenger;
elegant condition Ro>kam scott Co, 1889
Nway.
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1913 RENAl'l,r lANnNlLET-sS-tSt
perfect neChHuiru' conditions: fully
equipped. kpSkHm suull 20. lStd Rway,
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CADILLAC FIVE PASSENGER TOURISG,
late model, used private exclusively. has
self. starter, electric lights thoroughly
equipped quarter value Private stable.
rs East 3gth =.
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g. q. V, TOWN ~CAR-SindIl Limousine
hroucham. latest model o~N"rhRuled. re-
painted. Roskam scott 90 ls'6 B'way.
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Is'I SIMPLEX i.IMplr SlNE-50 HORSE,
Martha Washington tp. body, elegant
condition up.'o d.i" t,,sk2m M Scott Co.,
isH6 BNay.
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ART ~CHOIROHN
5S6 Hr0ad st., Newark. y. j,

HANDSOME phlR REAR EORES: also
two beautiful pl.ISH EbRES, GENTLE
NJ y fu' lined uyrrcoDt. also chauffeur
fur coat, perfect condition. u" cash oH"r
refused. PRIVATE STABLE, ltS east aath
ST. near Lexington az
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1915 r\rKAnI as. NO passenger
touring ak- u,N ur'Euii -SCnt,
co, l>Hu RWn'
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1916 STEARNS observation-disclosures
let. 1917 motor Nv" new: elegant bargain.
Roskam scott 20 'N4G R'NaH.
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TINKER RE NRiNGS IY ATT
NEW DepartuN" SerNiccSia rheto!lismC CO,
zb3 w, 5Sth -. Ca RutyI. rc.. h3sf Col
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1870 CNullI A. %EpNN Special .sven-
pa~srns"i tN'l 49," perfect Rosksm-
scott 90 1890 B'Etf.
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FOR sALE-Hudson laandaulct; A one
eondluon: used one summer only. Address
RseR sol. Ill Broadway.
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TWIN-SlN PACKARD IANDAULET-
i-.5, --latest W"ie! III" new. Roskam-
Scott Co, 1895 B'Nay
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TWIN-Sl\ pNrk ARn ToNS CAR
Las, limousine iaititll'' ~ r'cC' condt-
lion, Roska : Oft &C.,. lNFG T. way.
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FIAT CONNERT1Nl E., .|lectrir start.
ing and ltah'lu. with lio'hrook cola psi-
hr 'aniaul,t lufr,ng. rrpain'od OVER
hauled h,rgtIu li"sk,m Scott 20, 1883
RNnN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12

school. We are this yea experimenting
with type of school suited to the needs
OF boys <nd girls in these smaller com
munity centers. If we can succeed in de
vcloping methods of instruction and
proper courses of study for such small
high schools there is no reason why we
should not gradually increase the num-
Der of boys and girls enrolled in second
airy schools. ! believe that this is in
keeping with the desires of our citizens.
The legislature of 1918 authorized the
esta bishment u a new type OF school
the junior high school. and appropriated
$4,000 per year for the purpose of assist
ing such schools This is another evil
dence OF the general policy Of improving
instruction. particularly in the village
and rural communities OF our state The
organization within these schools is suf-
feiently flexible to meet the needs of in
dividual communities. If BOYS and girls
must leave school in anler TO become
wa &c -earners il is essential that we pro
vide work such as to avoid their feeling
in later life that they wasted even the
time they did spend in school In the
rural communities much Of the boys
work will hinge about agriculture The
girls will in their turn deal with the al
fairs Of the household. Students within
these schools will receive no less instruc-
ton in arithmetic, in English. and in
sciences. They viii, however, study with
some purpose AMI thus they will better
the significance OF. the sub
jects taught. In these schools the way
must be kept open for those who viii
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12

ers. The legislature of 1918 established
the principle OF assisting those town:
which choose to employ trained teachers
in their rural schools.
The effect OF this policy was clearly
shown during the past year. Between
the school wear 1914 and the follow
ing year teachers salaries in Vermont
increased about per cent Between the
last wear when the new law was in force
and the preceding school year the in
crease in teachers salaries was more
than II per cent 1t has sometimes been
asserted that the towns have used the
states aid to decrease school taxes and
that the teachers and schools have not
been gamers by this new regulation.
This assertion has no foundation in tact
for even without the aid given hv the
state the towns have raised the teachers
salaries more than $4,000. The state
will return to the towns employing
trained teachers last year approximately
S9s.000. The increase in teachers salar-
les last year over the preceding year
was Sl3S000
ION the first day of last July a new
method Of certificating teachers went
into effect. Briefly stated the present
requirements for teachers certificates in
this state are professional training OF
professional training and successful *
rerience. Teachers examinations have
been abolished. ] have sometimes re-
gretted that my introduction TO many
teachers was OF necessity in the capacity
u a somewhat stern judge Of their quail
fcatiOns for the new form OF certificate. /