The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-05
VERMONT WOMEN
REPORT RESULTS
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Delegates to New England and General
Conferences


Delegates to New England and General
Conferences.
Upon returning to the church, the
days business was continued, the first
being the election of delegates to the
New England conference to be held in
Portland, Me-, in October. These are
Mrs. David Conant of st. Jehnsbury
Mrs. Robert French of st. Johnsbury and
Mrs Oliver G. Ashton of Rutland.
The following delegates were then
elected to .the 18th biennial of the Cen
eral Federation of Womens Clubs i'll Des
Moines, Ia, June IS, 1920: Mrs Edward
Kirkland of Bellows Falls, Mrs. e. R.
Fellows of Springfield, Mrs. John Weeks
Of Middlebury Mrs George B. Chaffee of
Rutland and Mrs. G. II. Smile of Mont
pelier.
Reports of various departments were
then taken up, the first being that of
music, by Mrs. j. w. Votey of Burling-
ton, president Of the department. She
said community singing had made the
strongest appeal Of any one thing during
the past year in the line of her depart
ment, even though the influenza hindered
their efforts somewhat. Several clubs
took up that idea. Early American
Music" was the subject considered dur
ing the past year. Lecture recitals we're
conducted in various places. In Vermont
there are SO music supervisors in schools
in rs towns of the state. Men on the
school boards should have musical un-
Outstanding, for music is the greatest
power at work in the world to-day. In
the environments and among the soldiers
this was especially noticeable during the
recent war. Clubs should make a special
effort along all lines in musical way
this coming year. Music is one thing
that does not need translating and it
was never more needed than at the pres
ent time
Nominations Made.
Because Mrs. Votey, the chairman of
the nominating committee, was unable
to be here this morning the report Of
that committee was read yesterday aft
ernoon and formal action will be taken
on the names this afternoon, the time
previously scheduled for the election of
officers, although the report was adopted
yesterday. The following were nominal
ed for election to office: President, Mrs.
Walter w. Slack, Springfield; first vice
president and also chairman of the first
district, Mrs. Dan d. Burditt Of Pitts
ford; second yiee-president and chairman
of the second district, Mrs Robert
French of st. Johnsbury; third vice.
president and chairman third district,
Mrs. F. Blanchard, Montpelier; secretary,
Mrs. Arden Taylor, Windsor; treasurer,
Mrs. G. G. Clifford, Bethel; auditor, Mrs.
Mason S. Stone, Montpelier; state editor
Mrs. w. G. Belknap, Bellows Falls; gen
eral federation secretary, Mrs. Gilbert +
Davis, Windsor.
Normal Schools Supported.
Miss Bessie b. Goodrich of the John
son Normal school spoke in behalf OF
such schools, expressing her appreciation
of the work the women's clubs have done
in giving scholarships to those who 9TH
erwise would not have had the privilege
of such an education. The work of the
girls after they leave the school proves
their worth and the good the clubs have
done by their cooperation. OF the So
900 schools in the country without teach
ers in the past year, but few were in
Vermont However, large number Of
girls are being given permits TO teach
who are not fitted for it morally or in.
tellectually Some of them have not
even been in high school, and they are
not what they should be to have In their
hands the future of the children. A fea
ture noted in canvass of the schools il
that the young women going out OF high
school this spring as whole are not in
terested in fitting themselves for teach.
ing, either by college or normal school
training The rate of attendance in nor
NAL schools has dropped from 80 to "a
per cent. This is serious condition
We must raise the salaries Of our teach.
ers still more in order to get young
women to take up that occupation IN
competition with Others. In one railroad
town of the state, and this is but an
example of other towns, one high schoo
principal stated that engine wipers were
getting more of a salary than he.
Another thing that causes lack Of
teachers is social conditions. Some Of
them get into an environment where
nothing is done to make them feel al
them cordial welcome to the commu
nifty. As whole, the character of tho
girls who in late years have taken W
the business of teaching is not as high al
it used to be-
In visiting different sections of tbs
state, Miss Goodrich finds that many
think normal schools are not to be ir
session next year Almost at the close
of the session of the last legislature, il
was found that the normal school char
tiers run out In 1920 and an effort was
made to put through measure extend
ing the period of this charter, but ii was
so late in the session that it was thought
not best to take any action. The schools
will continue next year as usual, after
which they are subject TO the decision OF
the state board Of education, which, how,
ever, is expected to continue them until
the next session of the legislature, when
the matter will be decided finally.
Y. w. C. AS Plans Set Forth.
"The Y. w. G. A. in Vermont" was pre-
sented by the county secretary, Miss
Marion Gary of Rutland, a live wire
who brought to the federation prsc
teal, interesting subject in delightful
and convincing way. The work Of Tho
| Y. w. G. A. in Vermont Is an organiza
ton Of service and not duplication Of
machinery. The organization is working
from the inside out. It is a movement
and not an institution. To many II
means large building, a social center
boarding house for girls or hostess house
such as developed during the war. II
may mean all of these, as all interpret
the needs of certain communities, but ir
| Vermont none of these thinps apply