Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-01-07
E. P..-HAMIET0N
IS EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
State Board of Control
Selects Him to Assist
Board of Education

At the last meeting OF Tie State
Board OF Contlol in Montpelier
much business of interest to The pco-
pie of Vermont was transacted.
1t authorized the State Board of
Education to employ Edmund p.
Hamilton Of st bloomsbury as their
executive secretary and upon rcceiv-
ing his appointment he will move tc
Montpelier where he will have an Of
flee. Mr.. Hamilton is experienced II
office management and will devote
much of his time to the business af-
fairs and overseeing purchases, APP
prevail of bills and accounting for
sales of cattle and farm produce of
the agricultural schools. He was fol
q year connected with the United
States Employment Service, first as
assistant to the Federal Director,
Robert w. Simonds, and later sue
ccedinG Mr.. Simonds as the Federal
! Director in Vermont.
The board authorized the commits
sioner Of education to employ a per-
son to conduct State teachers
agency. The establishment of such
an agency was approved by the re-
cent convention of school directors
and teachers i'll Burlington. 1t is ex-
pected that besides large financial
saving to individual teachers and
towns the agency will be able to
provide positions for Vermont teach
ers within the State and to make the
best positions in the State available
to the best teachers in Vermont.
The board authorized the commits
sloner of taxes to employ additional
! temporary assistance to revise and
eliminate errors in lists Of stockhold-
ers, which during the month of April
are transmitted to the board of list
ers throughout the state. !. These re-
cords contain 10000 cards and have
not been checked for errors since
1915.
The board visited the garage near
ly completed by the State highway
department for the storing of high
way equipment and trucks. Provi-
sion has been made to protect the
garage from fire by small chem
zeal engine and many portable tank
eXtinguishers.
1T authorized, the commissioner of
agriculture to purchase debating
machine particularly for the conven-
lence of field workers of the depart
ment who have much to do in the
short time which they are able to be
in the main Office of the department
of agriculture
Plans for extending the east hall
at the State prison were approved
and the director of State institutions
was directed to advertise for bids for
| construction which will begin early
in the spring. Frank L. Austin of
Burlington is the architect. A better
telephone system will be installed at
the State prison to provide more
convenient, efficient and safe system
at the institution.
The board authorized the secretary
of State to publish 1000 pamphlet
copies of the election law relative to
absentee voting. 1t also authorized
the commissioner of agriculture to
employ temporarily an &C litional
! clerk to assist in adjusting claims for
cattle condemned after given tuber-
culin tests in accordance with the
regulations of the department. It
authorized the chief forester to
purchase new forest. fire warning
signs made of cloth. :.
The board approved the purchase
by the State fish and game COM
missioner of certain lands at the
mouth Of the Iamoille river for 9,
reservation to provide for the resting
and fielding. place of water fowls and
shore birds, Such a sanctuary will be
very valua0ie. in obtaining for Yer
mont the benefits under the migra-
tory bird treaty act between the
United States and the Dominion o
Canada. Commissioner Leavens' in,
tention to purchase this reservation
has been endorsed and urged by the
Vermont Fish and Game League.
ST. TOHNSRJTRY EAST