St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
ST. }. MANUAL TRAINING.
A Visit to the Work-Room OF the
School Boys Who VIII Represent
Vermont at Springfield.

look into the manual training
! room at the Summer street school, any
/ afternoon between and O'Clock.
will find the boys hard at work. who
were chosen to represent st. Johns
/ bury at the North Atlantic States
Boys and Girls exposition, to be held
at Springfield, Mass. October 10
| These boys, Stanwood Brooks, Sher-
burne Potts and Orrie Jenks are
hustling to get the work up to a high
state of efficiency in the department
in which they will compete. Another
period in the day will find equally as
busy the four boys chosen as repre-
sentatives to the Third Annual Yer
mont State Boys and Girls Agricul-
tural and Industrial exposition to be
held in Burlington, October 10 to 13
The Burlington team consists Of:
Carl Tinker, Linwood Thomas, War
ner Scribner and Lincoln Marshall.
At the Springfield exposition, COM
peting under the division of home
handicrafts, Stanwood Brooks will
demonstrate upholstery, also making
the article to be upholstered. Sher-
burne Potts will demonstrate concrete
work, and Orrie jerks will enter
chair-caning competition.
Besides this, the team is to enter
judging contests, where they are ex
pected to judge the work of those
from other states. Prizes of $50, S22
SIS and $3.50 will be awarded to
those making the best record on de-
cisions, in the estimate Of the Judges.
Exhibits to be sent to Springfield
consist of: A mounted set of knots
and spices, seed testers, brooder, trap
nets, fly traps, bird houses, ladders.
a hreless cooker, milk stools and
ironing boards.
Practically the same exhibit will be
sent to Burlington exposition, with
the addition of cabinet work and a
set of concrete forms. A substantial
award has been offered the best set
of the latter. The expense of send
ing the exhibits will be paid by the
agricultural department.
The Springfield party will leave ST
Johnsbury in care of a government
official, who will pick up the teams
between Lyndonville and White River
Junction. The party composed of
about 30, from White River juno
ton will proceed directly to Spring
field, where they will be met by a
member Of the Woman's club who
will direct them to their lodging
places. While at the exposition the
class from st. Johnsbury will be In
charge of Prof. L. II. Baxter, head o.
the manual training department.
Fifteen thousand dollars has been
appropriated for the expense incur
red in getting together the represent
atives from the 10 states.
The Eastern States Agricultural
and Industrial exposition and grounds
afford most excellent place for the
boys and girls exposition. The con-
tests will take place in the Coliseum
which is the largest building of the
kind in the world. The Woman's
where the boys and girls
exhibit will be housed has floor
trea of $4,000 square feet.
In bringing together the boys and
iris clubs of the North Atlantic
tates, the United States department
II agriculture is working in co-opera-
ion with the national dairy show and
'astern states agricultural and indus
rial exposition. The purpose is
ring together all classes and their
eaders that they may get acquainted
With each other and with the greai
york in the eastern states.
The program arranged is interest
ng and instructive.
The third annual Vermont state
oys' and girls exposition at Bur
ngton is held in conjunction with
he convention of the state teachers
ssociation. The entire floor space OF
he armory in Burlington will be Civ
n over to exhibits in household arts.
griculture and crafts