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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
NOW A CHAIR OF HUMOR
New Jerseys Commissioner of Edu-
cation Wants 1t In State College

We are progressing in our academic
ideals. Aristotle considered trade pc
meath the dignity of scholar. In the
Middle Ages the principal subjects
taught in universities were philosophy
and theology. 1t is only within com
paratively recent period that Oxford
has had a professor OF poetry. But
now in our American universities we
have professors OF banking as well as
of economics
The suggestion OF the Commissioner
of Education for New Jersey that
chair of humor should be established
in the Normal College will, ii carried
into effect, tend to humanize the pro-
fessional mind so much that the ad-
iective academic may come to mean
brilliant" instead of "ponderous' or
dull" If in former rays the idea OF
a professorship of humor had materl-
allied, Sidney Smith might have oc-
cupied chair in Oxford, and Ihack-
cray might have delivered his lectures
on British humorists near the banks OF
the Cam In the United States we
might have had several competent pro-
fessors of humor We should have had
discussions on the humor OF journal
ism, the humor of dialect, the humor
of the mining camp. and the humor oil
cosmopolitan vagabondage. Perhaps
when humor becomes a part OF the cur
riculum like logic and English ltera-
tue there will be examination papers
containing such questions as; Why
cannot Englishmen understand Amerl-
can humor or Americans English hui
mor;" What American writer's have
wit and no humor?" An academic
education in which the science of humor
is taught may in the future produce
Senators whose speeches will make the
Congressional Record flash with corus-
cations compared with which the col
umns of Judge or Life will be insipid
and lusterless
Indeed, there is room for chair OF
humor in every American university
and college.-Rochester Post-Express'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
A RECITAL TONIGHT,
OTHERS NEXT WEEK

Tonight's recital by Miss Marjorie
/. Overing, a Summer Session music
student, at Mead Chapel at o'clock
will complete the first half of the series
OF a dozen entertainments which are
being held on College Hill and which
are being attended by towns people as
we'll as the college students.
Professor Edwin l. Baker gave the
first entertainment of the series last
Sunday afternoon when he read selrc-
tions from the Oriental poet Tagore
with his own organ accompaniment
Two years ago the Professor visited
India and gave the recital before Ia
gore himself and received high praise
for his work
Professor Frank w. Cady entertained
another audience on Monday night
with Vctrola selections of Shakes
peare's songs as rendered by various
singers OF the day. and on Tuesday
evening there was an organ recital by
Professor Hathaway followed by a
lecture on Problems of World Peace
by Dr. Karl F. Geiser of the English
School DR.. Geiser, who is professor
of Political Science at Oberln College,
has been spending the past year in eX-
tensive research work on peace prob
lens and spoke from a thorough ac-
quaintance with the subject.
Dr. George NJ. Rowland of Sapporo,
Japan, lectured at the Chemistry
Building on Wednesday evening, illus
trating his talk on Japan with the aid
of lantern slides. He spoke from
thirty-three years acquaintance with
the Orient and at the close of his lee
ture he introduced a surprise in an
nouncing the presence of young lady
from Toxic, a native Japanese, who
sang the japanese national anthem in
the native tongue and then repeated
it in metrical English as prepared by
Dr. Rowland
The program for the balance of the
series is as follows
Friday August 1-Song recital by
Miss Marjorie L. Overing in Music
Hall at S p. m.
Monday, August 4-Reading by DR..
Stanley T, Williams at Room 2 Old
Chapel, s p. m.
Tuesday, August 5-Half-hour organ
recital by Professor Lewis ]. Hathaway
at Mead Chapel at : p. m.
Wednesday, August 6-Illustrated
lecture on the Green Mountain Trail
by Theron S. Dean of Burlington, at
the Chemistry Building, p. m.
Friday August S-Vocal recital by
Miss Hayden's music class, Music Hall,
S p. m.
Monday, August threading by
Miss Gladys Lott at Old Chapel, s
.. m.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
j, S. REVENUE MAN
STARTS SOMETHING

A United States Revenue man. j.
F Shea of Manchester, n. h. de-
scended on Middlebury this last week
and called to account many persons.
who had not paid one or another OF
the various new war taxes. All auto
mobile owners who rent their cars at
anv time were called upon to pay SlO.
tax on any car up to seven-passenger
capacitv and $40 for over seven pas
sengers Mr.. Shea said that the Gov
eminent was later to furnish a little
metal plate which will be affixed to the
windshield of every car whose owner
has paid his tax as a public carrier.
1t was reported that the collector
also assessed one or more persons who
had sold intoxicating liquors but who
had paid no Government tax. In this
matter Mr. Shea would not be inter
viewed and the only information as to
his operations was hearsay.
On a previous visit to Middlebury
the revenue man had collected S5.OO
fine from number OF stores which
had failed to pay the proper tax on
proprietary articles, but in view OF
some confusion and misunderstanding
of the law, the Government decided to
refund the fines previously collected.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
The World is Very Small

The 25,000 miles of terraqueous cir
cumierence is often demonstrated to be
only a short distance after all. An incl
dent in illustration is the fact that in
Middlebury this summer the Rev,
George NJ. Rowland of Sapporo, Japan,
has for the first time made the ac-
quaintance OF a lady who befriended
his in the Orient nineteen years ago.
Miss Annie NJ Reynolds, student at
the Summer Session Language school
here was nineteen years ago travelling
as the international Secretary OF the
y. W. c. A., and upon a journey into
Russia she was presented with foot
muff', heavy fur bag designed to be
drawn over ones feet and legs while
travelling in the cold Russian winters.
Later while visiting in Kobe, Japan,
Miss Reynolds was wondering what
disposition she could make OF this re-
markably fine robe, when someone sug-
gested that in the northern part OF the
Island there was a man named Row
land who had a difficult time travelling
about in the cold winters there, and
Miss Reynolds, desiring that the robe
do someone good, she sent it on to
Missionary Rowland. 1t was only the
other day that Mr.. Rowland who is
also here as a Summer Session student,
discovered the presence among his
"schoolmates" of Miss Reynolds, the
donor OF his robe, which he says he is
still using with an everlasting graft
tude toward its donor. Verify, the
world is small.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
DR.. Hope To Ludlow

DR.. Louis E. Hope who recently pass
ed the state dental examinations, will
go Monday to Ludlow where he will
have charge of the branch dental office
of Drs. Bixbee & Stevens, dentists OF
Rutland.
DR.. Hope is a graduate OF the local
high school in the class of 1908, at
tended the University OF Vermont, de-
partment OF medicine, for one year,
and was employed at the local post
office as city carrier on Route No. |
for two and half years. He was a
graduate OF the dental department Of
the University of Maryland, Balti-
more, Md, last June and was mem
Der of the Medical Reserve OF that
University for fourteen months, being
transferred from Camp Devens, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
A Lesson From The West

Without entering into competition
with our County Agent who should
properly be the commander in-chief of
the grasshopper war, The Register be-
lieves that the extreme seriousness of
the present situation demands a coali-
ton cabinet and that suggestions will
be welcome from any quarter. AL
though effective in some sections the
poison bran offensive is not universal
ly successful and there are doubtless
some farms which may take a lesson
from the west. The Register is indebt-
ed to Wilbur Archibald, at present
guest OF his sister, the Middlebury vii
lage Librarian, for the idea which he
says has been worked with remarkable
success in Colorado.
The plan is to construct a trough
about y inches wide and y inches high,
with one side perpendicular and another
sloping at an angle OF about 45 degrees,
the trough to be from ten to fourteen
feet in length. At the back of the
trough is erected a light barrier of
cheesecloth running the whole length
Of the trough and about four feet high.
The trough is rugged or mounted on
wheels so that it can be dragged
through the grain, where the disturbed
hoppers will naturally jump against
the cheese cloth barrier and fall into
the trough where a small quantity OF
kerosene poured on the surface of an
inch or more of water will spell the
doom of the insects. Secondhandedly,
The Register has Mr.. Archibald's tes-
timony that on one Colorado farm over
so bushels of grasshoppers were harvest
ed by this means. In one way it seems
more satisfactory than any other for
the farmer has a visible check on his
success and if done thoroughly it should
get about every grasshopper in the
field There is some danger Of damage
to the grain in dragging this contri-
vance through it but if it be mounted
on wheels this damage is negligible as
compared with the serious loss which
the hoppers are causing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
Mrs. Austin Peck Died Today

Mrs. Esther abbott Peck, wife of
Austin Peck of East Middlebury, died
at her home this morning at u: 10
a. m. of 4 complication Of diseases.
Mrs. Peck was born in East Middle
bur- september IS, 1886, the daugh-
ter Of Aretus and Miranda Cobb
Abbott. On May 16, 1855 She married
Austin Peck in East Middlebury where
they had lived for Ga years Besides
her husband, she is survived by one
daughter, Miss Nora Peck, who lives
with her parents, son, Bert G Peck
of East Middlebury, three grandchil-
dren, and two great grandchildren,
The funeral viii be held at the house
Sunday afternoon at 8 p. m. Rev. (.
B. Holmes, pastor OF St. Stephens
Church of Middlebury will offfciate
Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery,
East Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
A Community Enterprise

10 the Editor
The starting of any new and needed
public enterprise calls for the united
support of all of our people That the
Addison County Trust Company bank
is needed is shown by the fact that the
other counties have had many such for
years. As one of our citizens well said,
81 have known nothing that has hap
pened for the public good of late years
in Middlebury equal to the starting of
a trust company" This is no less
public enterprise, because so individuals
have purchased stock in it, for it is
not to be expected that their returns
will be as good as that of the de-
positors for years to come. The fact is
that most of them have invested, less
with the expectation Of profit, than of
the satisfaction of assisting an insttu-
ton that has so long been wanted.
The trustees are contributing their
time and thought to building up a
strong bank of which we will have rea-
son to be proud, and which will be re-
sponsive to the needs OF all our people
1t is expected that all our people will
feel the same interest in the growth of
the savings deposits that they have
taken in the success Of the Addison
County Fairs and of the various recent
war drives. That means a deposit, no
matter if small, from every man, wom-
an and child Already the deposits
are larger than those Of the largest
savings bank in the state, ten years
after it commenced business but they
should be % times larger, and they will
be 100 times larger when Addison Coun-
ty shall bank at home.
Treasurer Ufford comes to us from
a bank of 21s millions of deposits To-
Gated IN a smaller town and a smaller
county. Can we welcome him better
than with a rush of new deposits dur
ing the opening days of August These
deposits may well be the hargingers Of
coming prosperity to the savers.
CHARLES l. BUTTON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
DEDICATION OF
THE PLEAD LODGE
Continued from page one)

Professor Monroe, who has built sew
eral OF these cabins, pronounced this
one of the Middlebury section as one
of the best on his trail and a picture
of il was taken for the use of Theron
S. Dean, the corresponding secretary
of the Club to show on lantern slide
in connection with the lectures which
he is giving in many places in promo
ton OF the Trail.
A large number of inquiries have been
received from mountain enthusiasts
outside of Vermont who plan to visit
the Green Mountains this summer or
fall. one OF them being letter from
cover the Long Trail Professor Mon
ports that a large party from the
Prairie Club expect to come east to
cove the Long Trail. Professor Mon
roe is anxious to have things in readi-
ness particularly for this party and ne
will spend his next few week-ends in
work at Montclair Glen and other
points,
Mrs. v c. Harrington, secretary OF
the Middebury section OF the Green
Mountain Club is receiving large
number of additions to the membership
list, many who are not themselves en-
thusiastic mixers but desiring to pro-
mote the idea OF making the mountains
attractive to tourists by contributing
their dollar toward the work. A large
sum has already been contributed by
various individuals, but probably no one
has MT more money or time into the
idea than has Professor Monroe, who
is not only engineering the Green
Mountain work but has his own prl-
waite mountain park of several thous-
and acres in New Jersey.
A movement is contemplated this ian
TO build up the Outing Club at Middle
bury College and place it on a par with
the famous organization OF winter
sports at Dartmouth, as Middleoury
has near at hand the free advantages
Of the Green Mountain Club cabins
and an excellent skiing and snow shoe
ing ground at Bread Loaf Inn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
.HOPPERS CONTINUE
RAYAGING CROPS

County Agene Bartlett reports that
the tiny hoppers of three weeks ago have
increased in size and it seems in num-
bers also until now the Lake towns and
those bordering Lemon Fair are literally
alive with the pests, 1t is impossible
TO estimate the damage done to the
pastures and meadows, say nothing of
the grain fields. Were one to set a
figure, the loss would be high in the
thousands The loss through the hop
pers' destructive work, to the farmer
is greater than is apparent at first
thought. The damage in pasturage is
probably greatest. Dairymen for some
time have complained about the shrink
age in the flow of milk due to short
feed. Next to loss in pasturage is the
grain loss, The hopper is not content
to eat the whole oat, grain and stalk,
but is more dainty about his diet, eat
ing only the little stem that supports
the grain. Many fields are stripped of
every head OF grain. A great many
farmers are cutting their oats green
and putting them in the barn as hay
If the weather should continue very
dry the hoppers Will become more
ravenous and it will come to a point
where they will threaten the corn crop,
in fact every green crop, as buckwheat
and beans, even young fruit trees. From
experience which farmers had in Pan
ton last year and good results obtained
the last few days in controlling the
hoppers by poison bait, there is not
the least doubt but what these later
crops can be saved if the farmers will
feed the hoppers poison bait in sys-
tematic manner. When the pastures,
meadows and grain fields have been
cleaned up, the hoppers will congre-
gate in the nearest corn field from all
the surrounding territory. AT this
stage of the game is the proper time to
exterminate them. By sowing poison
bait in strips two rods apart over the
infested field, the hoppers of the whole
section will be trapped and extermi-
mated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

The recent Executives Number" of
the always-good "Vermonter" includes
a sketch of Charles S. Dana of New
Haven who ably served as speaker of
the House of Representatives in the
last session of Legislature.
The article includes pictures of
Speaker Dana and of his substantial
farm home, which, as is known to
most of his friends, is located on Town
Hill at New Haven Junction.
The Vermonter also publishes his ad-
dress to the Vermont House when he
took office, in which he said he ex-
pected ito make mistakes, but his
record as presiding officer included
mighty few OF them, and his public
service has been a credit to Addison
County,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
Endowment Campaign Recalled

That was certainly great enterprise
on the part of the Grace Methodist
church Of St. Johnsbury, led by its
energetic pastor, Rev. George Martin,
to replace its church ediice burned in
1914 with a fine 100000 structure and
have it all paid for i'll i'lo-in only
five years. VIXEN it is bo.uu in mind
that for much Of this time ople were
bending all their energies toward win
ming the war, supporting the manifold
organizations for helping the men in
service and buying Liberty bonds to
the limit, the enterprise is the more re-
markable. 1t deserves to be linked
with the splendid feat in finance OF
President John NJ. Thomas of Middle
bury college in raising over 100000
endowment in war Observation-Disclosures.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

Last night Mr.. Burleson went out of
the telephone and telegraph business
today we learn that he will undertake
to run canned goods grocery with
branches in $4,000 post offices, and he
is stocked up with corned beef, bacon
roast beef, canned vegetables, frozen
meats and poultry, to the extent of
something like three hundred and for
ty-one million pounds of surplus army
food.
1t is little rough on Burleson to
blame this business on him, since his
department seems to have been made
the goat by vote of the House of Rep
resentatives. 1t is all very well for the
Government to give the public the adj
vantage Of purchasing canned goods
through the post offices but it would
seem there was some way to turn the
trick just as advantageously without
interference with the postal service.
There are a lot of little mistakes being
made at Washington; and a lot of
little ones amount to one tremendously
big one,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
Spanish Floral Feast

A typical Spanish floral feast, lier-
ary function for the distribution OF
prizes awarded to winners in a poetry
contest, was held by the members of
the Spanish School of the College Sum-
mer Session at Hepburn Hall, Wednes-
day evening.
The love feast was opened by Pro-
fessor ]. Moreno Lacalle, director of
the school, who delivered a short speech
explaining the object of the floral
feast. The Jury of Award, composed
OF Miss T, Escoriaza, Miss A. Palouro,
and Miss T. Garcia of the Spanish
faculty, was then requested to take
their seats at the table to the left of
the floral throne which had bene pre-
pared especially for the occasion and
Dr. E. Buceta, Professor of Spanish lit
erature, to take charge of the exercises
as "maintainer of the floral games.
The prizes were then awarded, and
Miss Hazel B. Pool of Orange, n. l.,
who received the first prize chose Mrs.
J. Martel as queen of the games. The
queen was conducted to the throne by
her court OF honor composed of the
Misses Terhune Kennedy, Flesh Ma
son, Davis, Sippel, and Perkins and
Master Julian Lacalle as page.
The social hall of the dormitory,
where the event was held, was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers, leaves and
the national colors of Spain, red and
yellow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
No Football Tax

Middlebury College football men
will rejoice in a recent ruling Of the
treasury department The ruling is
that where the money from a foot
ball game or other form of collegiate
sport is used exclusively in educational
work, the 10 per cent war tax is ex-
empted. Educational work is inter
~Qreted to mean the maintenance OF an
athletic establishment and department
Of physical education and included in
education.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

The value Of a bank deposit has been
shown through a legal development in Wind
ham county, where a New York man is
putting in a claim for Sllls now held by a
Braueboro bank and advertised, as the law
requires, This account was started with $50
as nucleus, and that amount has been
neither added to nor drawn from by the
depostor nor anyone representing the de-
positor since the date of the deposit, which
was in 1887 OF course, it is long time
for anyone to wait for a fortune to de-
yelop; but the case is an illustration of how
money placed in a bank does accumulate
and build up into impressive figures. 1t is
like an inverted pyramid, based on rela-
lively small foundation and spreading out
into considerable supersrucure More
over, people do not have to wait @ years to
get the benefit of investment in banks Their
deposits constantly grow only the longer they
stay the greater the development It would
be a good experiment for people, especially
the younger people, to lay aside an amount
of money like that represented in the origi-
nal deposit in the BrattleboTo bank and
then to let the deposit rest unless it be to
add other amounts. In the course of 20
years they would be most agreeably sur
prised to find what a sizeabe bank account
they possessed It is an experiment worth
tging-Barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
YOU'LL DO BETTER AT HOME

At this season Of the year, sufferers
from hay fever and asthma who can
afford to travel are seeking relief at
health resorts Some find it; others do
not. Hay fever and asthma victims
compelled to remain at home will find
relief in Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. This standard family remedy
allays Inflammation, soothes and heals
raw and painful bronchial tubes and
helps to overcome difficulty in breath
ing. making sound, refreshing sleep pos
sible. Good for coughs, colds, etc.
Frost's Pharmacy, IS Main ST.,
Middlebury, VT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01
Rare: A Long Carriage Drive

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Linsley and
daughter, Faith, start this week Friday
on a carriage drive to Alstead, n. H.,
where they will visit relatives. They
expect to be away about three weeks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

Subscription Rates:-In Vermont
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single copy cents All subscriptions
are payable in advance,
All subscriptions will be discontinued
at expiration unless renewed and paid
for in advance.
Cash must accompany all orders for
advertising from parties not having an
account with us
Make all checks, drafts or money
orders payable to The Register Com
pany, Inc.
The Register will be on sale every
Friday afternoon at The Register Of
fee and at c. F. Rich's news stand,
Middlebury, VT.
Entered as second-class matter, at
the postoffice at Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

~ Do you believe in Addison
County, Then don't bank outside
of your own county. Try the Addi-
son County Trust Co., Inc, q per
cent-Adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-01

Moral: Start Your Savings
Account Now With Your
Own Home Bank,
The Addison County
Trust Company, Inc, and
GET a PER CENT.