The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
MONTPELIER
Conferences Being Held to Hasten School
Work

Commissioner of Education NJ b. Hill
legas has called TO this city for the diff
| ferent days OF this week many of the
school superintendent, principals and
/ teachers relative to what can be done
about hurrying up the work in schools
| this year. This is caused by the fact
that the schools, in part, have been closed
where coal is used for fuel. The purpose
| is to eliminate from the courses this
year all unnecessary work which win
not interfere with the graduation or pro-
motion from one grade to the other, so
that the school year can be finished as
early as possible by reducing the Easter
vacation so the more advanced children
can get into the fields to work. One of
those things which will be cut out of the
courses, will be copying" as it is done
in some of the schools.
Train service on the Central Vermont
railway was materially affected by the
cold weather Sunday and to-day and the
late connections from other railroads as
we'll The northbound morning trains
did not get to this city until after day
light. The Sunday southbound milk
train did not 90 through until about 5
o'clock this morning, due to a. derallment
of some l3 freight ears at Colchester.
The southbound evening Sunday train
handled the work The branch train. in
making a turn at Montpelier Junction
Sunday morning, was partly derailed.
but was replaced on the iron without de
LAYING service. The northbound milk
train Sunday afternoon was about two
hours late The southbound morning
mail to-day was one and oue-halt hours
late. The northbound train leaving Mont
pelier at 9:l5 was delayed because the
workmen were unable to get the engine
ready in time
A matter which is causing the sheriffs |
of the state no end of worry is how they /
are going to serve the papers which the
local boards of exemption in each county |
turn over to them. There is no provision I
as far as Sheriff r II. Tracy has been
able to learn whereby the officers are TO
receive even reimbursement for their
travelling expenses. In the summer time
{ would have been possible to have tax
N an automobile and rush about through
he county serving the papers upon the
lelinauents who have not returned their
missionaries, but with the volume of
now that has already fallen it is impos-
ible TO do this. The provisions of the
equations provide that the sheriff shall
erve the papers; if any arrangement Is
made so that these can be sent to the
eputv living nearest the man upon
yhom the papers are to be served then 1t
rill be much easier, but even then there
nav be considerable distance to be
raveled. and there is also the fact that
many of those who have not
eturned their questionnaires have not
btained them because of the change in
asidence and because of not understand
" the change in regulations. One ease
t this kind has come to light, namely,
hat of man who has gone from this
ty to Chicago since he was rejected in
he old draft and probably has not noti-
ed the board of his change in residence.
Miss Mildred Cory left this morning
,r Chicago. where she enters school.
Mrs Carlisle Gleason, who has been
isiting B. f. Fifeld. her father, who is ],
cry low. went to her home in New York
ity to-day.
Luke Harrington, who has been visit
% his mother here. went back TO the
IVY Sunday evening Paul, his brother.
ent back to Newport training station
lis morning.
The Case Street Cemetery corporation
Middlebury has filed articles of cor