The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-14
MONTPELIER
H. H. Carpenter, Cabot, Elected Presi
dent First National Farm Loan Bank.

Twas held Tuesday afternoon, when ~
election Of the following officers too
place: President, Fl. II. Carpenter, Cab
| OF; vice president, w. III. Childs, More
town; secretary and treasurer, John y
lStone, Montpelier The other director
are @. G. Pitkin of Marshfield D. J
Murray Of Berlin. q. G. .Iones Of Wat
/ field and f. B. Hutchins Of Mortified
THE following loan committee wa
elected. Messrs, Carpenter, Murra,
land Jones.
About the most important business
ldone in connection with the meeting
was resolution increasing the charge
for obtaining loans from one hall o
one per cent TO one per cent Of TIL
loan. The minimum charge is $40 foi
| S2 900 or less, while the maximum
charge is $50 on $4,000 Or more.
| The Montpelier association is thu
largest in Vermont, having total d
S20s 900. Windsor county il secont
with 1927 900. Vermont has II associa
tions. The Montpelier association
stands ninth in the eastern district
which includes the New England states
| New York and New Jersey.
The annual meeting OF the Mont.
pelier and First National banks in
| Montpelier took place Tuesday after.
noon, when the old boards OF officers
were re elected. The annual meeting
of the officers OF Heaton hospital oc-
cured also during the afternoon, and
| the same board OF officers was re.
elected.
The annual meeting Of the Mont
|pelier Board OF Trade took place on
Tuesday evening, with about dozen
LOT the 200 members attending. The
small attendance was probably due TO
several other attractions in the city.
The following directors were elected for
the coming year; T. Il. Callahan. &. b.
Cookson. G. H. Shipman. r.. A. Sumner,
Harris Yeti. William Mckee and +.
Bonazzi Because only three OF the
directors were present, the officers OF
the board were not elected. The secre-
tarys report showed there were 202
members year ago, that is had dropped
ont. eight had been transferred, and
two had died Fourteen joined the
board, making a total now Of 100. The
treasurer report showed collection
OF Sg91.10 and expenditures Of S97s.e4,
and since the report was made receipts
amounting to $50 have been turned in,
so that the balance on hand was S14.s6,
with dues unsolicited of SI2. r. j..
Jerome made a report for the mer-
chants committee, showing that moth
ing new had developed on changing the
holiday regulations, but that they had
advocated closing at o'clock Feb. 3,
so that the Russian symphony orches
ira might be enjoyed. MIR Ballard re.
ported the better acquaintance tours
and advocated that unless better sup
port in donating the Use OF automobiles
be afforded the tours be given up. Mr.
Bowers advocated banquet within a
few weeks.
NJ. b, Hillegas. commissioner Of edu-
cation. has received advice from Co
lumbia university that Rollo g, Rey
nolds, who was formerly executive
clerk in the educational department
here and is now in the teachers col
leee Of the university, has been select
ed as one OF committee to 20 to
North Carolina to investigate the school
system OF that state and report to the
teachers college on the same. Ii is "a
that carries with II consider.
able distinction from an educational
point OF view, and Mr. Reynolds friends
ire sending him congratulations on be-
ng named on the committee.
III. II. Gibson. who was federal di
rector Of the agricultural department
work in Vermont for a time. having |
ONE here from Iowa, has been trans
'errcd and has gone TO Tucson, Ariz.,
shere he il director OF the extension |
service Of the University OF Arizona.
c. A. Adams. who is principal of
he Castleton Normal school at Castle |
on. has been invited to have charge |
II the teachers course in the summer |
chool of Columbia university next sea
on, and il is expected he viii accept |
he invitation.
NJ b. Hillegas win leave Thursday |
morning for Rutland, where during the
after part Of the dav he viii have a
Conference with III r. Smith of the fed
raj vocational education board from
ID. c., and the head of the
}ostou & Maine system, relative 20
gorking out cooperative plan where
" apprentices may be taught in the
abroad shops in Rutland, similarly to
What has been done in some other in
nstries. This was the plan which DIR.
fillegas presented 10 the federal de-
'artment two years ago and which the
apartment rejected at that time, but
Which ia has since decided was desir
BILE and has Installed in many states
! few days since MIR. Hillegas received
letter from the head of the Boston
Maine system, stating that the com
any would put the system in working
rider Dir. Hillegas replied relative to
he rejection the plan by the federal
overnment. which letter was forward
4 10 Washington, y. G.. resulting in
anxiety being shown in
he vocational board there, to know
.hy the rejection had occurred. with
be result that now they. are anxious
, start the aplau in operation IN Rnt
ind. a. DIR. Hillegas originally planned 4
, hvae il. so that the meeting will L
AXE place Thursday evening, il Is ex
ected. II is but another case where a
ermont plan finally comes to the
-ent. although often adopted elsewhere
ri. Like our teachertrsining course,
is becoming known throughout the
,untTy A. the Vermont plan. II
Al meeting of the ca binet. held last I
seniIx. Il was decided TO hold the in
of Rev Charles ST. John a.
aston Of the Congregational church I
eb. ,. This will be during a conven-
on that occurs in Montpelier the 4th
nj sin Of thar month relative 10 the