The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
The Bill Preventing the
Employment of School
Directors as Teachers
and Teachers AS Direc.
tors Also Killed, Miss
Beard of Orange Making
Speech.

| he bill which would nave put ths
movie, films under censorship was
killed without dissenting vote in the
Vermont House of Representatives to-,
day. The bill, which was numbered
| Fl. l45, came into the House under an
| adverse report from the committee
The bill has been fought hard through
out the greater part of the session by
the representatives of the moving pic.
ture houses and by others.
| Another bill, which was killed to
day, and almost by unanimous vote
was H $40, providing that school teach
ers shall not be school directors, MOI
vice Versa. One of the chief speakers
against the bill,was the lady from Or
ange, Miss Edna L. Beard, who made
her maiden speech in the House. The
/ bill had reached third reading with
out interruption. when it was sudden'
/ lv attacked and killed most deeisively
Mr.. Keyes of Reading led the at
| tack on H. $40, declaring that the
measure was "unwise and unneces'
sary,' and that it was not Legislation
| for the benefit of the whole state, but
was evidently introduced by somebody
who wanted TO remedy some local con
dition. 1t assumed, he said, that towns
are not able to decide for themselves
what is best in regard to their schools
thus interfering with local control ol
school matters. Therefore, he opposed
the measure.
Miss Beard was spplautsd when sh'
arose to speak and again when she nm
ished. She said in part:
Il know that a school teacher ear
be school director successfully. fou
people do not appoint carpenter ts
preside over court. You appoint
somebody who has had experience in
that line. I believe that your judg'
ment is good enough to know that il
YOU have school director who il
good teacher. she knows her business
well enough TO be an asset TO th'
school"
Mr. Chamberlain Of Washington aisI
opposed the hill. Hc said that school
director is now teaching successfully
in his town. Mr.. Carpenter of Cabot
declared that a greater principle thar
mere school teachers and school d:rec'
tors was involved. that il was a ques'
tion Of centralizing control He thought
each town should be allowed TO settle
this matter for itself.
Mr. Prindle Of Charlotte, who in
troduced the measure, explained why
il was introduced, and Mr.. Bradley oi
S,vanton said that while some towns
nrobablv had school directors teaching
successfully. there were other towns
where the combination was not salts
factory, and he favored the bill.
There we're only a few votes regis
tered in its favor.
The House advanced the motor truck
bin H.2, fixing a Hat rate on l50o-poqnd
trucks, to a third reading after con
siderable debate in which some Of the
farmers objected - it ON the ground
that II would make excessive tax 90
their Ford trucks used for hauling pur'
noses. When told that the measure
would not Interfere with this, the op'
position faded ont.
Roth houses worked steadily through ,
long calendars this morning. the sen
ate making = record Of passing 10 hiiis
n rs minutes. snd 10 BILLS ordered q
third reading durirg .Ac frs. hour
cf work.
The Housr adopted $40 Joint reso'
lutions ,his morning. one providing ioi
= ioint session on the afternoon ~
Washiarton's birthday. ~ which sen.
atof BRYANT Of Windsor county Ttll
sneak and washington's farewell nj
drass viii be read b~ Mr. Flint oi
N.rtbfeld. ard the o;her providing for
adjournment over March meeting from
FRIDAY. Feb. ~. and returning Ne6ues'
day. March ,
House Bills introduced
II As. Repogted ~ she general com
usittee Allows selectmen 70 appoint
t,pau reoucst enc W mere r1casuTers -
leather
n 3sG rspo-tc5 by the committee
on municipal corporat.sns Penalties
orc who tampe-s with hre protection
apparatus - a municipal water sys-
frm
Nev- Bills IN Senate.
( a0. By senator Foster of Rutland
Providing that the state Reimburse
towns ~ certain cases for expenses ~
rurred if hurial q poor persons To
general -aumItfct
eI Freu onmuiftes q pducsti5n-
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