Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
EXPOSITION IN OCTOBER
Burlington Business Men Given
Idea of What to Expect.
Vocational Education Has to n Great
Extent Made Work "a Joy Hathcr
Than Burden, Declare
Speakers.

A small gathering of members of the
Burlington Merchants association and
business men of this city met ut the roof
garden of the Hotel Vermont April i;
to hear talks which proved of unusual in
.erest on the topic of the third Vermont
State boys and girls agricultural and In
tlustrial exposition, which will be held mt
the armory in this city next October
10 TO 10. inclusive. Previous to the meet
ing on the roof garden about - members
Of the association had dinner in the main
dining room at which Governor Charles
". Gates, state Commissioner of Educa-
tion Milo b. lIillcgas and State High
way Commissioner Stoddard y. Bates
were the guests of honor.
The meeting on the roof was presided
pver by II. II. Hagar. president of the
association, who called upon G. Z. Chal-
iners. former president of the Rutland
BUSINESS Mems association. Mr.. Chal-
f.rers told of the great good the introduce
ton of vocational education does In teach
Ing the boys and girls to work with their
heads and hands So that their work would
30 joy rather than burden. To en-
10Y work one must be taught how to work
to the best advantage.
O. II. Benson of Washington. y. =.
superintendent of agriculture. eXpress~'
his appreciation Of the fine efforts which
had been made in the State of Vermont
at Windsor two years ago and at Rutland
last fall, in bringing to the attention of
The general public, more especially the
teachers, principals and superntendents
the benefits to be derived from the intro
duction into the public schools of the
State of vocational education In YER
mont there has been done what has never
been done in any other State. the turning
Of the exposition over into the hands of
responsible young people. The biggest job
If an educational system in n State is to
remove the sting of drudgery from the ru-
raj life. He spoke of the fine work of the
Ramsey County Garden club of Mime
sofa, any one being eligible who will
grow a garden. Bird houses are built
by the pupils in school during the win
ter, which are sold to obtain money
with which is purchased seed. ferti-
1izer and tools necessary to carry on
the garden during the summer. This
work of building something of value
IS along the right method The great
sin Of American life is making the
children play with teddy bears and
other manufactured toys rather than
tive to manufacture a toy to play with.
which was necessary in the days of the
boy who was raised on the farm. The
youth must he made to know that it
Is a mans job which is asked of him
to perform rather than child's job
Governor Gates was then called upon
and said that he believed most heartily
in the work. He caused great
amount of amusement when, in speak
ing of recollections of manufacturing
his own toys. he stated that he had the
reputation of making the best revolver
IN the school in his boyhood days The
high character of citizenship was de-
veloped in the people Of Vermont from,
their fight from the days of the New
Hampshire Grants on until they were
admitted to the Union. New England
ideals were developed more highly in
Vermont by the hardships. which in
the pioneer days were probably not