The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-09

tory inspector IN our state.
Mrs George II. Smile Of Montpel-
ier then reported for the department
of legislation te ling Of her wrok for
the ShepardTowner bill The Smith.
Towner bill and the kindergarten
bill, also supplementing what Mrs.
Putnam had sad in regard to factory
inspection.
The report of Mrs Leonard D.
Wheeler of White River Junction on
Reciprocity was read by the record
ing secretary, Mrs. Taylor She re
ported only two papers called for dur
ing the year and recommended that
this committee be discontinued.
Mrs. Slack, the retiring president,
then introduced Mrs Menry A. Slay-
iton of Morrisyil e, the incoming
president who is leaving this after
noon for the council meeting in Salt
Lake City. Mrs. Slayton pledged her
loyalty to the work which she is
about to undertake.
The normal scholarship question
was then discussed and representa-
tves of the following new clubs were
greeted:
Morrisville Uplift club, Mrs. Elsie
Bliss.
Williamstown, Miss Myrtle Leaver,
Wilmington, Mrs Kingsley.
Rochester Country club, Mrs Frank
Keyef
Hyde Park Miss Hubert
The Presidents conference was
held in the chapel and the Depart
ment conference in the adjoining
rooms. These conferences were a
new venture and proved most helpful.
The regular session was opened at
1918 by a piano duet by Mrs. A. w.
Varney and Mrs A. ]. Holden, follow
ed by the invocation by Rev. J w.
Perry of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Wednesday afternoon session
opened with singing followed by the
report OF the civics chairman which
was read by Mrs. John Piddock The
two important phases Of the ciyics
program during the year has been fire
prevention in public and private insti-
tutions and moving pictures in heir
relat on to juvenile crime Some
statistics substantiating the conten-
tion that the movies have been a con
trbutng factor in the downward
course of some children have reached
the committee but no safe pan Of
censorship has as vet been evolved
Miss Martha Gary field secretary
Of the Y. W. C. A.. gave an address on
Vocational Guidance for Girls Miss
Gary stated that the Y. w. C a. this
year had a definite goal in this mat
ter which is to put before first Of
high school age visions of openings
in vocational opportunities Ques-
tionnaires have been distributed
among girls of this age and statistics
have been gathered to give the com
mite in charge definite idea OF the
value and need of this endeayor Mrs.
Wasson, head Of the University Of
Vermont and chairman OF the vOca-
tional guidance committee has out
lined a plan by which this result may
be accomplished. First, to have a
series of talks on vocational oppor-
tunities presented to the school dur
ing the year, plan that has been fol-
lowed very successfully y in the Bur
lngton high school; second to put in
use a card system to be Kept by the
principal showing the yocat onal in
clination Of a pupil at entry and show
ing how the line Of stuff which the
pupil is pursuing corresponds with
that inclination. and a systematic
collection of International data to
place before the pupils; third, to
make q canvas OF the graduates OF
each high school for a period of 10
years back so as to bring before the
pupils Evidence not too remote of
the successes made along different
/ lines of work Miss Gary urged the
C ub women to cooperate along these
/ lines, naming phases of the work in
which they could help, most
Mrs Alvin w Flint of st, Johns
bury reported on the conservation of
natural resources Her report was
sub-divded as follows; First home
economies second, nature study;
third, forestry. She stressed the
planting of municipal forests. Two
towns in Vermont have such and a
third has taken steps toward this end
At this point Mr. William S. Red,
field secretary for the Near East Re
lief, briefly presented the subject urg
ing the women to cooperate on
Bundle day, June Is, when all VII be
asked to contribute clothing, etc,
which may be sent to these suffer
ing people
Miss Mary f. Moody Of Morrisyille
chairman Of education and normal
school scholarship told most interest
ingly OF the three girls who graduated
from our normal schools last year and
of the two who were transferred tc
the University of Vermont to finish
their course when the normal schoo
were closed in our state. These two
& grls are to do assistant work during
the coming summer at the summer
school which will enable them to at
tend the sessions and pay their owl
way. During the past 10 years the
Vermont federation has educated
% young women in the norma
schools of our state
Miss Charlotte c. Pierpont of Bur
lington. chairman of the home econ
omcs committee has urged the club'
to cooperate in the campaign of tn,
General Federation to establish hom,
demonstration agents in every count,
of the United States She gave man.
statistics in regard to her work stat
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