Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
{ DUCAT0RS MEET
IN BRATTLEB0R0
About 200 Teachers Of South.
eastern Vermont Association
Addresses by State Commissioner Hill
legas and other Well Known Speak
crs-G. B. Whitney President.


doubt number more would be
present but for the bad travelling
caused by the warm weather the
past few days. The program conferred
around the idea Of thrift and it was of
exceptional interest.
Miss Florence VI. Wellman. supcrim-
tcndcnt of the Brattleboro schools and
president of the association, called the
meeting to order about 9.45 clock and
Rev f.. Q. s. Osgood gave the invoca-
tom Two patriotic selections were
sung by the pupils of the eighth grade.
H. II. Gibson of Montpelier, super
visor of agriculture, gave the opening
address on Home Projects in Agricul-
turc. He made many practical sugges-
tionS to the teachers as TO developing
the interest of their pupils. He spoke
at some length on the subject of poul-
try, going into the various phases of
the work such rs keeping record of egg
production, care of tho henhOuse, how
to set hen, culliNo out the unprofita-
bile individuals for hrcilers, keeping
only the best for laying cto. He sug-
gcstcd that the boys and girls be urged
to exchange ideas on such subjects as
seed potatoes, raising tomato plants
and choosing early varieties.
A strong point in Mr.. Gibson s talk
was ms suggestion that instead OF set
ing apart certain plot OF ground foI
the enid IN the nome garden II would
be better to hnd out what tho family
planned to raise and let the enid take
over certain part or the work. he
urged the planting OF big crops tins
year. COORDINATION IS the pig aim OF
the department TINS year ana tho state
IS attempting to bring tins about TO as
large an extent as possible through the
cooperation OF county agents ana as
trlrt SupeilntendehtS.
speaker VINO was not announced on
the program was Mrs SNYDER, training
class teacher IN Bellows rails, who told
OF her plan OF work with her girls the
coming season. Thc girls Will he
equipped with regulation khaki suits
and will 90 out to work on farms Mrs
Snyder held the close attention OF her
audience:
Hon. FRED a. liowiand OF Montpelier,
Ncflhoht director Tor war savings, was
the next speaker. HIS address was ON
The war Savings Movement. lie eN-
poets the school children of Vermont to
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