Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-16
THENEGISLATURE
Kills Central Teachers College Bib
Passes Compromise Road Bill

The principal features of last
weeks work of the legislature was
the killing of the central teachers
college educational bill fathered by
the state board of education and the
passing OF compromise road bill
without dissenting voice.
Third reading was refused the GEN.
traI teachers college bill after a IA
and after a debate which consumed
nearly three hours.
First blood went to the antagonists
OF the bill when Mr.. Barber of Will
mington moved that the house 90
into committee of the whole and hear
Rev. Arthur Hewitt of Plainfield,
member of the state board of educa-
ton, and the House refused to hear
him, the vote being 159 to go.
Many were heard on the bill, among
them being Mr.. Cushman of Roches-
ter, Mr.: Tyler of Enosburg, Miss
Beard of Orange, and Mr.. Barber of
Wilmington, for the bill, while
Mr.. Stearns of Johnson, Mr.. Button
OF Middlebury and Mr.. Connal of
Newport town, were opposed. Mr..
Connal closed the debate. He said:
There was no present shortage of
teachers for secondary schools but
that there was an admitted shortage
of teachers for the rural or elemen-
tary schools. He charged the ineffi-
cheney of johnson and Castleton
schools against the management.
1t was crime to conduct any
business the way those normal
schools have been conducted, but the
state board is not directly to blame.
own, Il l.- Z"
is without the jurisdiction of the
state and l don't think any one win
send out requisition papers after
him."
The speaker referred to the wom-
ans dormitory at Windsor, the empty
house of correction at Rutland, the
Vail school as other examples of bad
management. eve should not have
scattered about the state these monu-
mental failures" said the speaker.
and If we establish this teachers
college the next administration win
probably put that in the same class"
He said the demand for the teach
ers' college did not come from the
people but from the board of educa-
tlon, the superintendent and the
teachers, all owing their appoint
ments to the board. The final vote
was 129 to 81 against the bill
The compromise highway bill bx
which state board of three members
and commissioner are to be consti-
tuted started on its way through the
Vermont legislature when the House
passed the bill, under suspension of
rules, and by unanimous vote.
The Senate has passed the bovine
tuberculosis bill, setting aside $780,
IVvy e.
tuberculosis.
Mr.. Barrows of Barton presented
his delayed report on the state prison
last week, no opposition being made
to its adoption. In addition to the
recommendation for removing the
women to the house of correction In
Rutland, the report calls for an appro-
prlatlon of $4,000 for granary, hos
pital stalls and other equipment.
The report commended the general
management of the prison very high
ly and recommended the moving OF
a building in the yard as fire haz-
ard and the equipment of new wing
as a store room.
A So poll tax bill was passed by
the House last week and the Dunham
Sunday bill was passed by the SEN
ate and goes to the governor.
The five highway appropriation
bills, apportioning certain amounts
from the maintenance fund for spe-
cial highway work, were passed by
the House as follows: H. 374, $1,000
for improving Willoughby Lake road;
H. 375, $4,000 to construct a high
way parallel to the Canadian border
in the town of Canaan; H. 376, $1,000
to improve the old Stratton turnpike,
so-called; H. 377, 81 900 to aid Mount
Tabor in improving the Western high
way; and H. 378, $4,000 to improve
Harlow Hill road in the town of
Stowe.
Four other town aid bills went to
a third reading: H. 100, $1,000 to aid
the town of Plymouth in improving a
certain road; H. 67, $4,000 (amended
to 81 ,50O) to aid the town of Wood
bury to liquidate the debt incurred in
building a new schoolhouse; II. 81,
$4,000 maximum to improve the main
cross state road from Lincoln to War
rem; H. 299, $1,000 to reimburse the
town of Sheldon for money expended
in making repairs on a school build
ing.
1t is now thought the legislature
will finish its ubsiness and adjourn
next week if a compromise education
al bill brings about peace between
waring factions on educational poll
cies.