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the handling Of . small group Of
buildings a. one that I believe We
should make q mistake to give up
the policy Of grouping where It can
widely separated buildings. believe
that the principals Of these groups
should be absolutely free from teach
ing requirements: that they should De
people of capacity for educational.
administrative Leadership. and tnat
pals salaries commensurate with the
work they are required to do"
The report recommends that each
school division should have teachers
trained in music. drawing and phys
ical training In order to relieve the
handling these special subjects in ad-
dition to the regular studies.
After presenting figures to show
the percentage Of children In the
local schools who have defects Of
speech, MT. Thurston states that In
In defective speech Of children has
been obtained without medical treat
ment by placing the children under
teachers trained in articulation.
Community Center Attendance.
In commenting upon the growth Of
the community center movement in
Washington, Mr.. Thurston calls atten-
ton to the fact that during the fiscal
year 4ss,545 persons attended the
nineteen general community centers
in school buildings.
The report again urges an increase
in the force Of officers whose duty
It is to see that all children within
the compulsory education ages attend
there should be at least one such
officer to each moderate-sized school
district.
The superintendent also urges an
increase in the force of the child labor
ONCE. where permits are issued to
up the home. He suggests a con-
solidation of the child labor once
and the compulsory attendance Office
The superintendent recommends
that the board Of education give care
full consideration to making perma-
ton Of tubercular pupils. both white
and colored. He says that II the
Hamilton School is to be retained
for the white children It should be
fully equipped with all necessary IA
made for the colored children. the
superintendent believes, because the
Harrison School does not give out
door opportunities and is too large
for the number it now accommodates.
Mr.. Thurston presented tables to
show how many thousands Of gar
ments Of every description were made
by the children of the local schools
under the guidance of the Junior Red
Cross, and expressed the hope that
this work would be kept up by the
children during peace because of the
high ideals it instills in their minds.
The report shows that $127,225.4S in
war savings stamps were sold through
the school children during the last
school year.
Mr. Thurston outlines the great
benefits that the school children de-
rived from the health crusade which
was conducted in tho schools last
year as part Of a national movement
to make boys and girls pay closer at
tention to cleanliness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-02
MARKET REACnONARy;;
| BUT UNDERGONE IS firm

NEW YORK. October 2.-Steels led
at the strong opening OF todays stock
market. gains in that group extending
from large fractions to a point.
Crucible again was the uncertain
feature. however. reacting points
Immediately after It's slight advance.
Tobacco. leather. paper, wooden.
sugar and railway shares contributed
to the early strength at gains OF to
IN points. but equipments, shippings
and rubber issues were irregular.
Steels cancelled their gains before
the end Of the first half hour. when
Crucible extended its loss to almost
10 points.
Crucible's Erratic Course.
The entire list seemed to be in
huenoed by the cratic course OF
crucible Steel. which declined II
loss. only to fall back again.
Reactions elsewhere ranged from !
to 3 points equipments, motors and
oils being most affected.
Even tobacoos. which were strong
est as a group, moved contrarily At
American Wooden and the popular
rubber tire shares led the rally OF
the second hour. with Atlantic Gulf
and Marine common. also Texas and
Pacific among the rails. at gains OF
2 to 6 points.
Steels shaded again at noon, but
equipments strengthened.
Call money opened at s per cent.
Liberty Bond Prices.
Forenoon liberty bond prices were:
AVS. l00.02; first Is. 1922; second -.
93.sS: first 4Ae, s5.44: second ANS.
s4.10: third AS. $500: fourth Ans.
94.14: victory 3&s, 1894; victory IN.
$3.50.
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Teachers Lured Away.

In beginning his report Mr.. Thurston
declares that the outstanding problem
that faced the school system during the
last fiscal year was that of keeping the
reaching force together against the at
traction of alluring positions offered
teachers in the business world. He ex-
pressed the opinion that this problem
vii! be as great during the present year.
Mr.. Thurston told the board in his re-
port that 1t is evidently from a study of
conditions throughout the country that
minor increases in paw will not stop the
outflow of teachers. Discussing the
problem of keeping the teaching force
at full strength. the report continues:
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
LAnston. 10 ut 7e1s. At 1871. 8 at 7eh. s
at 7eh. 10 at 7eh. 10 at 7e14. 10 ct 1914. 20
Wsahinrton Gas So, 81 900 at s51
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Raises Had No Effect.

1T is exceedingly significant that the
teacher DOSAGE for the year Just closed
very nearly approaches the loss in the
preceding year under war conditions,
when most exceptional opportunities for
olher work at good salaries were open
on every hand. While at the beginning
OF the year 1s1S-1919 the basic salary Of
our lowest paid teachers was raised
from $500. $500 and $3.50 to $3.50, it is
evident that this raise had no material
eject on the teacher situation. 1t Is
evident also from study of the situa-
ton the country over that minor salary
Increases will not stop the outflow of
teachers, and that agitation of the sal
airy matter and consequent disturbance
OF the teaching force will continue until
the proper scale is assured. Continued
agitation without real result will not
only mean steady loss of teachers, but
the fixing of the fact of low pay so def
nitely in the public mind as to discour-
age many who would otherwise go into
training for the profession.
ITO too great an extent under normal
conditions the teaching profession has
been a transient calling. 1t was esti-
mated two years ago that one third Of
the teaching force of the country had
been In service less than two years. A
certain large element has always served
only a short period and then passed out
OF the profession. At the present time
many who have trained especially for
the work, and who are professionally
qualified and experienced, through years
Of service, are passing to other fields OF
activity. Herein lies very serious
danger. for 1t is the trained force which
has given stamina. standard and morale
to the entire teaching army. The re-
duction in the proportion of profession
ally trained teachers Is very serious
70 ctor. and means undoubtedly a reduc-
ton In teaching efficiency. At the pres
emit time it is estimated that the ma
tional demand for trained teachers for
replacement and new positions is four
and one-half times the available new
ly trained supply. The number Of
people under professional training has
markedly decreased in every locality.
and this decrease cannot be checked
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FRENCH LADY INsrRUcrOR-PARIs UNI
versity; thoroughly experienced in college
preparatory work. wishes position in school;
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ADYERTIsEMENT.
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Seaboard Air Line Earnings.
Stock Sales in September.

The number of shares traded in on
the New York stock Exchange in
the record of twenty years, with the
exceptions Of 1906 and 1915. The
daily average was 1,00s,2 shares.
Total sales for the nine months of
1919 were 227.725.400 shares, q daily
average of 1.044,611 shares. Satur-
days included.
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until the general conditions affecting
the teaching force are MATERIAL.
bettered.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by w. B. Hibbs Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
THURSDAY, JANUARY l6, 1910
THE DIRECT PRIMARY.

The first bill introduced in the SEN
ate at Montpelier proposes the repeal
of the direct primary law in Vermont.
1t seems probable the hill will not be-
come law. While the direct primary
is not a perfect law and is not popular
in small towns, it is considered more
desirable than the political eonven-
ton with its trading and political
deals 'sthe night before. Inquiries
among the members from small towns
even indicate the majority of these
members viii not vote for its repeal.
The bill as written would simply re-
peal the law and leave the state with
out any regulation of the political
primaries, an undesirable result The
present Legislature has so many impor-
tant subjects to deal with it viii hard
~ attempt to reconstruct the state S
election law. 1t is doubtful if it will
seriously attempt to amend the law.
1t seems to be quite generally be-
lieved that the placing of names of
candidates in alphabetical order on the
printed ballots gives the names near
the top of the ballot a decided advan-
tage. But it is doubtful if a more i'm.
partial arrangement of names can be
effected. All in all it seems wiser tc
leave the election laws of the state
alone until there is time for them te
be thoroughly discussed by the public
and the substitution of fairer sys
tenn has been suggested. Under the pres
ent law the vote of one man counts
just the same as that of another ant
the average citizen will be reluctant tt
yield his present power.
Let the primary law alone until thu
highway and revenue problems have
been solved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
DADDyEV[NDX
ARY TALL H1
~ MARY QAHAN BONNER
THE BULL SNAKES.

Its a shame" said the bull snake
"the way people don't like snakes"
You don't mean to say they don't
like us?" asked Mrs. Bull Snake.
That's what | mean, sad 10 relate"
said Mr.. Bull Snake.
And what might the reason be?"
asked Mrs. Bull Snake.
We'll, in the very first place of all
people don't like snakes. There is no
special reason for this. TO be sure,
there are many dangerous, bad snakes,
but lots and lots of people don't like
any snakes"
Even when we are nice, gentle,
helpful, kindly snakes?" asked Mrs.
Bull Snake, kissing in surprise.
Even them" said Mr. Bull Snake.
That's the unfairness of il all. IL
they didn't like dangerous snakes
wouldn't mind, but when they say they
don't like nice, friendly snakes they
hurt my poor feelings"
They hurt mine too" said Mrs. Bull
Snake.
We'll. don't become down-hearted
Mrs. Bull Snake. for l have pleasant
news and cheerful tidingS for YOU"
Dear me, dear me-" Missed Mrs. Bull
Snake, as she wriggled little in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

mournful and depressed. (and all or
those words mean the same as sad),
when I heard of a farmer near here
who wrote a letter TO be published In
all the papers round these parts. Pa
pers. my dear Mrs. Bull Snake. are
things people read where they learn
what IS going on in the world-they
read the news, in short.
Nov this farmer wrote to all the
papers and he said that folks shouldn't
kill the bull snakes in these parts be-
cause we did lot of good in destroy
ing the gophers and mice which would
hurt the alfalfa. You know thesalfalfa
is the grass or clover or whatever they
call it which is all about US and which
is fed to the animals. 1t is very deli
cious. the animals think, and 1t is very
good for them. We protect this food
for them and the farmer wrote that
we should be protected too. He also
said that we were good. well-behaved
snakes. Isn't II fine to have someone
appreciate u.s."
Splendid" said Mrs. Bull Snake
.sand it makes me feel like working all
the harder to protect the alfalfa OF
clover for the good, kind farmer VIII,
said such nice things about u.s.
And they both went to sleep, dream
ing sweet dreams of the kind farmer
who liked them.
Copyright, 1918. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
A Good Forestry Project.
Rutland News.)

1t is pleasing to note that the State
Forestry department has just added
large tract of f'wild land" to the ter
ritory already owned by the state an6
IN which reforestation projects are to
be developed Tt has purchased about
5000 acres near Lanesboro on thf
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
and it's acquisition is in keeping with
the recognized and well established
policy of the state in forestry matter
70 secure through purchase certain Of
it's eutover lands TO be operated as ?
Forest property by the Forestry de.
partment incidental to its. other worf
and to show through example how suef
tracts of land should be treated by
forest owners and also TO net a revenue
FLOR use in future forestry operations
This area is said to be perhaps bet
-er suited for demonstration purpose
than any other tract of similar size ~
| the state. The railroad passes through
| the tract and the area will therefore
! be viewed with interest annually by
| thousands of the citizens of Vermont
as well as by strangers passing through
| the state. The area is also most suit
ably located since it is an integral par
of much larger area consisting OF
nearly thirty thousand acres of desc
lated country all of which should bt
purchased by the state and through sci.
entife forest care be reclaimed from
Its present state of non production.
There is no reason why such lands
should not be changed from a worth
less condition to one of intrinsic value
and especially is this true when tht
ultimate cost to the state. In fact, {;
forest tract in the most deplorably
Iravaged condition can be made to no.
only pay its way but to yield a hand
some revenue at the end of the frs
rotation of say eighty years.
The acquisition in one stroke ere
ates the largest single piece of for
lest property the state has. The SECOND
and third largest of the thirteen stat
forests are the Mansfield and Camel !
Hump forests with 5000 and 4,50t
acres of land respectively. Not onl.
is this the largest forest tract ever ac
quired at one time by the department
but it is likewise the most accessible
and the least rugged. All of which ar
factors which go TO make this the mos
desirable purchase of its kind the stat
has ever made.
The money for this desirable pur
chase was made available partl.
through direct appropriation for tn
purpose, partly by earnings of the For
estry department, and partly throug
savings effected in the money provide
for forestry administration by a dis
continuance of some of the field activi
| ties in forestry matters due to tn
scarcity of labor and the excessivel
high prices prevailing.
"All things considered it is felt tina
the state S money could have bee
spent in no more judicious manner,
is the way State Forester w. G. Hast
, ings puts it, and with this The Rut
land News is in entire accord. 1t
conservation and reconstruction wor
of the utmost wisdom and value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c. w
cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot stand
George J., Bower, Riverview Street (Fort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. l. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. ii. circuit.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. 81. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum-
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. a, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. r., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

long grass, you are so smart that
your talk is far beyond me-.
Didn't make you hear?s asked Mr..
Bull Snake in louder tone of voice.
"Oh yes, heard all right said Mrs.
Bull Snake, "only you talked so wise
~"
when you said my talk was far be-
yond you / thought you meant you
hadn't heard it and that it had gone
off in the distance somewhere"
mo, l meant it was far beyond my
intelligence, not far beyond my hear
ing" said Mrs. Bull Snake.
what would you have explained"
asked Mr.. Bull Snake.
II don't know what 1T is TO be down
hearted" Mrs. Bull Snake answered.
81 don't know just what it means. |
would like to have that explained"
"When you are down-hearted you
are sad, and was afraid you were be-
coming sad hearing so much about
folks who didn't like us"
ooh, now 1 see," said Mrs. Bull
Snake. well, l won't become down
hearted then because you said you had
pleasant news for me. But what are
cheerful tidings? l know what cheer
full means, but how about tidings? Do
you mean something good to eatf''
NO" laughed Mr. Bull Snake,
cheerful tidings are about the same
as good news and will tell you the
pleasant story I have to tell you, right
away"
Mrs. Bull Snake wriggled in a COM
Portable position and said, 81 am ready
to hear, Mr.. Bull Snake" So he com
menced: 81 have been feeling sad for
some time over the way folks didn't
like snakes. 1t seemed to me rather
hard on the snakes as I've said be.
fore. There are SO many harmless
snakes anu we shouldn't suffer for the
bad ones.
"Well. was becoming sorrowful
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
KEEP URIC ACID
OUT OF JOINTS
Tells rheumatism Sufferers to Eat
Less Meat and Take
Salts

rheumatism Is easier to avoid than
TO cure, states well known authority.
We are advised to dress warmly; keep
the feet dry; avoid exposure; eat less
meat, but drink plenty of water.
Rheumatism is direct result of
eating too much meat and other rich
foods that produce uric acid which is
absorbed into the blood. 1t is the
function of the kidneys TO filter this
acid from the blood and east il out in
the urine; the pores of the skin are
also means of freeing the blood OF
this impurity. In damp and chilly
cold weather the skin pores are closed
thus forcing the kidneys TO do double
work, they become weak and sluggish
and fail to eliminate the uric acid
which keeps accommodating and circulat-
ing through the system, eventually set
Ting in the joints and muscles causing
stiffness, soreness and pain called rheu-
matism.
At the first twinge of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad salts; put table spoon
full in glass of water and drink. before
breakfast each morning for a week.
This is said TO eliminate uric acid by
stimulating the kidneys TO normal ae-
ton, thus Kidding the blood of thesee
impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and is used with excellent results by
thousands of folks who are subject TO
rheumatism. Here you have a pleas
ant effervescent lithia-wate drink
(which helps overcome uric acid and is
beneficial to your kidneys as well.
ADV
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
Little Benny's
Note Book
SHOES.
By LEE PAPE

Shoes is used t. decorate our feet and
perteck them frum splinters and other
painful materials Well then wy don't
we wear them on our hands? Anser, be-
cause we don't hardly ever wawk on our
hands.
Shoes is Supposed to make the feet bew-
tifll, most peoples feet not being consid-
cred bewtifl alone This is proberly be
cause people don't show their feet enuff
for other people to get use to them. You
can get use to enything, and even most
babies start TO stop being funny looking
if you look at them long enuff.
Shoes awt to be kepp shined with a
shoe brush and shoe blackening, but Jest
because persins shoes is always shined
perfeck that don't say they are the most
intelligent, but they are proberly the
most ambitious. Meny of the most intel.
ligent fellows never shine their shoes un-
! less sumbody in authority notices how
mulch they need it too awffen and says
there will be trubble if they half to men
| ton the subjeek agen.
| One of the most populer ways Of shin
ing shoes is to put your foot up on the
RIM Of the bath tub ware You can reetei
it easy TO smeer on the blackening, hav
ing mulch prettier effect ON the shoe.
| than wat it has on the rim of the batl
tub
| You never notice how awifen peepl,
tired on your feet until rite after you shin,
your shoes. Meny people who keep OF
accusing you of tredding on their fee
wen half the time you amt enyware nee
them would be tawking about other sub
jocks If their shoes wasent shined
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

is conceivable that the local option
league by the liberal expenditure OF
money (not buying votes), with the
help of Governor Clement who is
strongly that way of thinking, might
for a time delay the adoption of the
amendment but it would be only tenn
porary holdup. In the end Vermont is
sure to ratify and the attempt to pro-
vide for a referendum on the subject
is but an effort to delay. 1t is prob
able that Vermont has no power under
the state constitution and laws 10 ap-
ply a state referendum to n proposal
TO amend the federal constitution but
whether it has or not the proposed ref
erendum can have no other effect than
to delay the result bit The Banner
does not believe that the legislature
should inflict referendum over an is
sue that is already settled and decided.
The outcome is no longer in doubt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

The 1919 war saving stamps have as
sponsor Benjamin Franklin whose pro-
verbs and preeepts for thrift have been
handed down through two centuries.
The stamps are printed in blue and on
each is a portrait of Benjamin at the
age of 70. Those who buy first will
get the greatest bargain This month
So worth of stamps will cost $4.l2
The amount will increase steadily and
next December will be $423 The
stamps mature January /, 1925.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16

It is comforting to know that only
two Wisconsin and, Minneso-
ia have tested more cattle than Yer
mont. The Green Mountain state is
seriously undertaking the eradication
of bovine tuberculosis and we trust
will be successful in it's efforts. A
great help in the effort would be the
enactment of a law providing there
shall lee no compensation for condemn
ed animals unless the owner viii allow
his whole herd to be tested and all re-
actors slaughtered. Another desirable
Improvement would be an increased
compensation for the state veterina-
rians so the government could retain
the services of its most efficient testing
officers Under present conditions too
many amateurs and incompetents are
deciding the fate of the owner s herds