The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-17

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meeting Hon. Luther p johnson,
president of the State Board of Edu-
cation, presented the report Of the
board on their two bills, while DIR. Z.
n. Collins, head of the pedagogy de
partment az Middlebury College
spoke In detail on the Stearns bill. Dr
Collins was ably assisted BY DIR. John
NJ. Thomas Of Middlebury, Hon. NJ. 7.
Maurice Of Brattleboro, g former
graduate Of the johnson Normal
school. and Mrs. r. c. Ransom Of
Castleton. while the boards bill was
further championed by Hon. M. c.
webber and Hon. Fred A. Howland OF
the State board and Prof c. II.
Dempsey, the State Superintendent OF
Education. Another public hearing
will be held on this Tuesday evening
There are many bills in for salary
increases, which, metkinks will strike
good many hard bumps. The House.
in view Of the necessary heavy appro-
p.iations, are not feeling very hber-
lily inclined, especially in such de-
partments Of activity as are really
lused TO round out ones education end
are stepping stones to higher places.
One Of the warmest meetings so far
ield was one the other night, a public
bearing on the Workman's Compensa-
tion Act. This is the second or third
that has been held by the Committee
on Commerce and Labor and Of all the
real spirited gatherings these are
they.
Il G. NJ. Brooks Biography
i C. M. Brooks, the man who is the
choice Of Gov. Hartness to "co-ordin-
ate" the highway department of Yer
mont, is a native Of Charlestown, n.
4 H.. and Is 40 years old. For the past
10 years he has been division engineer
Of division 4 Of the highway depart
men Of New Hampshire with head
quarters at Keene He is married and
, has five children.
Mr. Brooks was a member Of the
class Of 1906 at the U. S. military
academy at West Point but did not
gradute there. He was for some
years a member Of the U. S. Engin-
GERS corps when it had both canal and
highway work to attend to. Later he
was connected with the New York
state highway department
When the New Hampshire highway
] department was organized in 1906,
! Mr.. Brooks became a member Of the
new department in the capacity Of
local engineer Of Cheshire county. In
1910 when the department created a
divisional organization, Mr.. Brooks
was appointed division engineer Of di-
vision No. 4, a position which he has
since held.
Mr.. Brooks is a member Of the Bos-
ton Society Of Civil Engineers and
/ associate member Of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers, member
Of the Masonic order, also Of Bektasa
temple, Order Of the Mystic Shrine at
Concord, N. H., and member Of the
Grange. He is also a director Of the
New Hampshire Good Roads Associa-
tion.
House Bills
The following House bills have been
introduced
Hl94, by Wishart Of Barre City,
placing the compilation Of Vermont's
part in the World war in the hands Of
commission Of five appointed by the
governor, two of whom are to be ex-
service men and two not and the other
the secretary of civil and military af-
fairs.
Hl95, by Mckinley of Stowe, pro
hibiting a person from taking more
than a single specimen yearly Of a
number Of rare plants found in Yer
mont.
Hl96, by Carter Of Albany, provid
ing for the licensing Of real estate
agents.
H19S, by Mr.. Hurd Of Stratton, re-
lquiring a person who traps for nox-
ious animals to visit his traps every
as hours at least.
H200, by Bradley Of Swanton,
Amending existing laws relating TO the
taxation Of banks and bank stock.
H203, by Parmelee Of Putney, al
lows a savings bank or trust company
% pay per cent semi-annually on
deposits until its surplus shall amount
to 8 per cent Of its deposits, and there
after not over 2h per cent until its
surplus equals or exceeds 10 per cent.
of its deposits.
I H205. by Button Of Middlebury, I'M
creasing from $500 20 $1,000 the eV-
lcmption from taxation q a property
II a soldier of the War Of the Re
beilion
H20s. by wilder of Midilesex. rcla-'
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