The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-15
WATERBURY,
Vermont Day Appropriately Observed
By Training Class Fine Program.

By Trimming Class Fine Program.
| The training class celebrated Yer
mont day by dividing in two sections
the younger section having for a pro
gram: Poem, "Up Home," Beatric
Coutts; reading, Brief Sketch o
Vermont" Ida Robinson; essay OF
Vermont" Evelyn Ayers; reading
! Vermont Mountains" Pearl Towne
poem, 'The District School, Emnlo
gene Howes, and song, America"
The senior division had this pro
gram: Song, Vermont" class; read
ing, Mary N, Robinson; summary o.
Vermont history, Dorothy A. Shepard
| reading, Beatrice M. Ledoux; "Ver
mont Creed" Helen NJ. Towne; Fact,
| about Vermont" Ruth j. Ayers; reel
tation. sWhere Vermont Comes In
Katherine Il. Callahan. The senior Gi.
vision won out, each member repre-.
senting letter in Vermont.
The honorary speaker, Rev. William
l. Boicourt, taking the subject, "Ver.
| mont said in part:
Vermont is noted for many things
but were she noted for nothing we
should love her nevertheless. Briefly
let us name some Of the things tor
which, however, she is noted far and
wide
I'm the first place, her verdure, to
which her very name calls attention.
Except when covered with the incom-
parable glory Of the winter SHOWS, and
at the present time of the year when
they are unspeakably beautiful in all
the choicest colors of the rainbow. her
fields and hills are notably green.
Here in this library room. one can
not fail to think of her educational
advantages. Vermont early took the
distinctly American attitude toward
her public schools, and to day these
teachers training courses plainly indi-
cate that her face is toward the fu-
ture in education. She is small
state, but her universities draw stu
dents from far beyond her borders.
Richly endowed is Vermont with
rivers, flowing down from her heights
and making such splendid centers Of
power for her manufactures, every
where increasing. And of course, her
mountains. Not so high as the White
mountains, but surely fuller of charm,
more honey and accessible, are these,
our own Green mountains. Moreover,
now that the Green Mountain club las
put Vermont's skyline within reach of
all, the Long trail will bring hundreds
of enthusiastic mixers into our beauti.
full state. In fact, with the develop
ment of tourist trade, very honorable
and worthy service, by the way, to be
rendered to the oyer-erowded cities of
eastern America, this il certainly TO
become more and more the land Of OPP
Tell the boys and girls.
you who are preparing 60 teach in our
schools, to wait right here m Yer
mont Opportunity is knocking persist |
entity at our doors
another Characteristic of Vermont |
which ought to be further developed,
s her neighborliness. She is a group |
ng of communities made up of neigh |
,ors. II is no disparagement OF the !
,ther New England states to say that
he excels them all in the spirit of |
leighborliness perhaps because, as
President Thomas. formerly of Middle
Jury. recently declared Vermont has
ogether with what is good in New
England also some Of the characters
les Of the west. In fact. Vermont
) the first western or pioneer state,
lever having previously been colony,
nut originally made up Of pioneers
eeking greater freedom and oppurtu
lity in the northwest.
Although thanks to the lavish en-
owment of nature, this little state
as rich forests. uEequalled quatries,
gricultural progressiyeness, mountains
ihich attract visitors from affair, her
reafest treasure is the Nermonter-
; fine a human type as this round
arth affords. So exceedingly valua
le, in fact, are they that Other states {,
n all sides are seeking Vermcnters.
our chief business as teachers is TO !
E in developing and conserving for the
tate, this chiefest of her treasures,
enuine Vefmonters"
As the speaker summed up his
oints, the seven members of the Sc.
Tor division Of the class rose in turn.
isplaying each the initial letter of
he point--Verdure Education, River
Iopntains, Opportunity, Neighborii {
ess, Treasures. 1