Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
IN vERM0NT'S HISTORY
In Humorous Talk Before Unity,
Daniel L. Cady Brings Out
Some Points About Green
Mountain State Not Universal
~ Known

Daniel L. Cady and G. r. Ernst were
the speakers at the regular meeting of
Unity at the Unitarian Church parlors
Friday evening. The attendance was so
large that there was hardly space
enough left for another chair in the
rooms.
Mr.. Cady gave humorous talk. deal
ing mostly with Vermont and Yer
monters. their eccentricities and their
peculiar points He told of the habits
of travel to see and hear new things.
a habit which was largely stopped by
the war SO that now we are compel
led to study home conditions and
folks.
Vermont is second in size among the
New England States, said Mr.. Cady II
includes 24o incorporated towns. five
unincorporated towns and six cities.
Much of the territory of the State. said
Mr.. Cady, is better adapted to raising
fish than to ra sing human beings. Yet
we have to tell big fish stories 20 get
enough fish.
Vermont has 16 academies 16 Junior
esnior high schools, IL junior high
schools 81 straight, simon-pure high
schools" four colleges 1000 living
graduates of the University OF Yer
mont and 100000 bricks in the first
building at the University.
Mr.. Cady mentioned n number OF ex-
traordinary things in the history of
Vermont. and commented on each at
some length. Among those mentioned
was the approval of lotteries by the
State Legislature in the early days of
the state Vermonts remarkable re-
sort hotels, most of which are in New
Hampshire and Northern New York {:
good roads. most 'oS which seem to be
in the part of the State where you are
not; Bennington Battle Day, legal
holiday made on n day when New
Hampshire and Massachusetts troops,
supplemented by few Vermont SOL
diers. commanded by a New Hampshire
officer. fought battle on New York
soil. the naming of Rock Dunder out
here in the bay, which should be call
ed North Pole Rock. thinks Mr.. Cady,
because the true, magnetic, North Pole
is directly north OF this rock. Mr.. Cady
also called attention to the many
changes in names which had taken
place In the State since the early days.
He spoke of former names of counties
In the State, including Cumberland
Lafayette and jefferson counties, all
of which have been changed. He also
spoke of the change of the names OF
ponds to lakes,
Mr. Cady mourned the loss of the old
red cow and the Morgan horse. which,
he said, would never return. He thought
we should import more people OF the right
sort into Vermont. instead of trying to
sell Vermont farms. 705 of which are now
advertised in a publicity pamphlet now
being issued by secretary of States Office
Selling these farms, thinks Mr.. Cady,
drives people from the State, while what
we need is to get more people into Yer
mont, the population of which has not in
creased materially since 1910.
Before closing, Mr.. Cady paid high
tribute to Vermont women. He said that
they have worked hard all through the
years. and have still kept going the in
tellectual life of the State. During the
course of lecture. Mr.. Cady read num-
Der Of his own poems on Vermont.
Mr. Ernst spoke on the general sub
ject of community service, outlining its
aims and some of the things which II is
trying to do in Burlington. When asked
what he thought Burlington needs most
OF all just now, Mr.. Ernst said that a
place where different organizations and
social groups can get together for an
evening is the most pressing need at
present, and he urged the people to open
up the different places in the city which
could be used for the meeting of various
groups, so that community service can
make use of such places to the best adj
vantage. He also spoke Of the need of a
playground in the city. and declared that
this will come next spring.