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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

supervisor knows more about school
than a teacher knowsl ! know moth,
ing about our higher Institutions Of
learning, but I do know that our rural
schools are in a deplorable condition
and we should be careful in selecting
our lawmakers and send to the Legs
lature men or women with horse sense
enough not TO be deceived by the ex-
trayagant demands Of those who are
looking only for. a fat salary for an
army Of high salaried officials who are
of no earthly benefit to our schools.
While other departments of our state
government need d vigorous pruning,
I believe there il nothing that needs
such thorough oyerhauling az our
school laws and school methods The
idea that no one can be allowed to
teach until they have been four years
In high school and taken a two years
training course Is absolutely ridiculous
and would smother the ambition to be-
come teachers of a very large number
of our children who might otherwise
be excellent teachers. II the manage
ment OF our schools was given back to
the people and they were permitted to
employ anyone they pleased who could
show themselves qualified, ii would do
more to give us a higher standard of
teachers than anything else can con
ceive OF and would relieve the people Of
the burden Of taxation, which If al.
lowed to increase as ii has the last few
wears, will cause the abandonment of
all our farms, as they would all have to
be cold for taxes and the state Of Yer
mont viii be growing up to wider
ness.
An old teacher and taxpayer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
Bovine tuberculosis Eradication.
To the Editor Barre Daily Time

! To the Editor Barre Daily Times
i Barre, Vermont.
The press has recently-carried q
story of a movie film prepared by
Messrs. L. G. Lowell and w. f. Pierce
of Bellows Falls, to be shown in the
moving picture houses of the state as
a part of the campaign these gentle.
men are waging against the present
| plan Of Graduating bovine tuberculosis
in the state of Vermont. According to
the newspaper story, the picture car
ries this statement in the preface:
I"Five per cent of the cattle of the state
of Vermont have been tested and it
has cost the tax payers Sl,650.00O, and
it will cost at this rate to test the
other % per cent So, 100000"
The people Of Vermont who see this
statement should be advised that ii is
absolutely false.
Since 1895, when tuberculosis test
ing began in the state, the entire ex-
pense of maintaining the live stock de-
partment of the state, including in
IDENTITIES for cattle killed as tuber-
culous, indemnities for tuberculous
beef, horses killed for CHAMBERS and the
operating expenses of the department
has totaled 81 ,266, 427.44 This figure
is obtained after deducting from the
total amount expended the salvage re-
ceived from condemned animals. Dur
ing this period there have been tested
56S,043 head of cattle, or 1868 head
more than the total number credited
to Vermont by the last census. There
fore, instead Of testing FIVE per cent
of our cattle, as alleged by the Lowell
Pierce statement, we have tested 1870
per cent. II the accredited herds plan
had been in operation from the first,
and the herds tested had been definite
ly tied up by contract to the live stock
department, under the present plan, !
think | may safely say that with the
expenditure already made, the cattle
of the state would now be free from
bovine tuberculosis.
Since the accedited herds plan was
adopted in 1917, up to July /, 1922,
69,7S2 head of cattle. or Is per cent
of our total number, have been placed
under supervision and the test APP
piled at an expense of 1871 ,07S.54. or
Nv tost VI To.oi pei Hthu. lnls inquire
is higher than normal because of the
high value of cattle during the war
period and the consequent heavy in
demnity. Fifty per cent of the pure
bred cattle of the state have now been
tested and included in the above ex-
pense, but even granting that it will
cost 1881 per head to the state TO COM
plete the testing of the remaining &c.,
63S cattle. the expense would be. in
round numbers, 100000 instead of
the S33,000,000 named by the Lowell |
Pierce film.
The people of the state can draw a
fair conclusion from this misrepresen-
tation of the methods resorted to in |
the campaign to discredit the present |
plan Of Graduating bovine tuberculo- |
sis. Very truly yours,
Ebert S. Brigham,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
What Will Our Next Legislature Do
About It?
Editor, Barre Times: Twenty five 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

the intellectual welfare Of their chill
dren and who desire to get the most
out Of the public money win see to
it that their charges are in school on
the opening day of school, barring
some extraordinary circumstances like
sickness. The children themselves, if
they do not wish to be classed as dull
ards or drags on the school will also
exert special efforts to be in attend
ance the first day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02
F. H. Rogers &
Company

forty years ago the average school ia,
in our town was 20 cents on a dolla'
of the grand list. In some districts
| having a large list it was much less. II
my district with the same list | nov
have my tax would have been 5000
This year it is $l3S46, 20 times whai
it was then. Then we were running II
schools with about $50 scholars. Now
we run II schools with 235 scholars.
| The state is paying for school super
vision and other high salaried school
officials about 100000 yearly; fol
trained teachers, transportation, etc,
| So 900 and $4,000 more, all of which
the taxpayers have to pay.
But the worst feature Of all il that
our children are making less progress
in their studies in one year of "a weeks
now than they made in one term of IL
weeks then, and the expense is 40 times
as much.
Every school law that has been
passed for 30 years has been formulat
ed and engineered through the legis-
lature by our high-salaried school Off
cials, and every one of them have been
in the interest of educators and not in
the interest of education. Until to-day
the parents Of the children being edu-
Gated have absolutely nothing to say
about the schools. Our whole school
system and management is an insult
and an outrage upon the parents and
taxpayers, and positive crime upon
our children.
II has cost about $4,000 to school
235 children in our town the past year,
and our supervisor and school officials
tell us that they know Of no way
they can make il lees. i would like to
suggest this way:
Wipe out root and branch this whole
army of so-called school experts re-
peal every school law that has been
passed for 40 years, give the manage
ment of our schools back into the
hands Of the taxpayers and parents,
where il belongs, and in a few years
they will be giving us some decent
schools without burdening us with such
ruinous taxes.
Much is said about the scarcity Of
teachers What caused this Scarcity
Forty to sixty years ago, back on our
hills, in the little red schoolhouse. cur
children were mastering the common
school branches and teaching nt 10 or
l6 years of age, having passed very
rigid examination in all branches to be
taught, and the boys and girls who
were smart enough TO do that were
bright enough TO teach without super
vision, and from IL to "a weeks a year
is all they had attended school
Our children are as bright now ss
they were then. The trouble is not
in the children, but in teaching and
school methods. The children are at
tending school three times as much
now as then and it is alarming how
little they know. Children are being
graduated from our high schools that I
could not pass a creditable examination (
in the sixth and seventh grades. If
anyone doubts IL. ask your children
some questions in fractions, measure
nents or interest in their arithmetic. I
1r some simple questions in snc history /
II the United States or geography A
arge percentage are poor spoilers and /,
readers, and very few ase
rood penmen.
The supervision of schools is some.
hing the people never asked for and
lever wanted. but has been forced upon
Is Why should anyone expect that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

Those who know Herbert J. Slaytor
Of Barre know that when be takes
hold Of job he is not content until
the job is done right. Mr.. Slayton is
persistent and never satisfied with a
slipshod performance. If he is elected
TO the position OF sheriff of Washing.
ton county he win not be satisfied 70
give half hearted service but he will
60 into the work with purpose to
serve the people of the county well.
He will not allow outside matters to
claim attention but he will give sim
minded attention to the work Of
being sheriff Of the county. Moreover,
he viii be likely to surround himself
with corps Of deputies Of high stamp
who will endeavor to give the most
satisfactory service to the people as a
whole. Voters of the county may rest
assured that in Mr. Slayton they have
candidate with purpose to serve
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

Some people say that Vermont is !
state of people without initiative; but
we note that the Morrisville Messen
ger is declaring that parties in a Ger
tain New York town are copying after
Lake Lamoillen and also that the
Burlington Free Press claims that peo-
pie in Essex county, n. Y, are to imi-
tate the Mount Mansfield idea Of a
permanent road up White Face in that
state. II must be admitted that Lake
Lamoille' and the Mount Mansfield
permanent highway make excellent ex-
amples for New Workers or any others
to copy after. Vermont isn't 50 slow
after ALL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

Markets on the west side of the
state are said to be glutted with APP
Piles of the Vermont orchards, so plen-
ty is the supply. This ought to knock
some Of the spots off those fancy
western apples which have been blush
ing under ten cents apiece price
mark. If we're going to eat apples
let's eat Vermont apples.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

Those who were poking fun at
Washington county for having nine
candidates for senator overlooked the
chance for bigger laugh when they
failed to note that Windsor county
has eleven candidates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02

The hard coal operators say they
are barking to the "public mandate
They, as well as the miners, must have
been deaf, 10! these many months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-02
An Old Darkey's Reply

touring southern expressing
surprise the probable length of time required to fat
razorback answered by his dusky informant this
ner-"What's time to hawg, sah?"
This amusing reply Of the old dakey has considerable bit
Of philosophy ALL To endowed with intellect time
becomes precious gift to those who have particular
aspiration for better things ambition develop their talents
time makes little difference in their earthly existence
The his money practices thrift is i'm
proving his time he sowing the seed and later he
will the harvest Time wasted and wasted gold
opportunities thrown who wastes his money
and his opportunities gets very little Of life How
he gets Of life exactly what he puts it.
If any way encourage impress upon the
people the necessity saving bank shall improving
present opportunity, you that
responsibility this connection So far this is concerned
than bank public institution Of thrift
and it is duty to teach it and preach it.
you not have account with already you cordial
y invited o become a depositor Of this bank.
Peoples National Bank of Barre
per National Bar cent
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WARFIELDSBuRG

Although our roads were drifted
badly from Saturdays snow, our mail
carrier, lIr. Shaffer, got as far as War
fieldsburg in his sleigh and then went
horse back. but did not serve quite all
OF his route, but got the mail to all
his patrons.
Cur huckster Mr. Myers, who comes
from Baltimore, did not get around un-
til Tuesday instead of Monday. He
came as far as Westminster in his
truck Monday night and then gathered
his load in a sleigh Tuesday.
Mrs. Raymond Stuller and sons,
Ralph and Donald, we're visiting
friends in Baltimore last week.
Mr. Silver, of Indiana, was round
through this neighbOrhoCd, last week
taking orders. for an account BOOK.
The price to be paid is $3.50, but in
the end the book is supposed to be
free. as the merchants in Westminster,
whose names are in the book, are sup
posed to give you a discount on wha'
YOU buy till the book is paid for. J.
looks quite strange that one will come
SO TAR to try TO make others better OF.
Perhaps we vii! see later how Il
works out.
From three settings of IS eggs OF
her Rhode Island Reds, Mrs. Geo. W.
Phillips. had hatch of 43 chicks.
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BLUE RIDGE, COLLEGE
rhe Carroll COUNTY, Sunday Sch

The Carroll County Sunday School
Association will conduct a Young
Peoples Congress at the College on
Saturday, February 4, Beginning with
one O'Clock for registration, the after
noon will be devoted to study periods
under the direction of Rev Joseph
Cudlipp. The study periods will be
followed by recreation and banquet
The evening session at f.15 viii be q
public meeting for all those who are
interested in the Young Peoples Di-
vision. This includes teachers and
leaders as well as young people. Rev.
WaIck of Westminster will speak on
the subject, THE Challenge" Rev.
Cudlipp will also speak. The various
Sunday schools of the county are send
ing delegates to this conference and
it promises TO be very we'll attended.
The Bible Institute and Training
School which opened on Monday IS
proving an unexpected success. Elder
j. w. Lear of Bethany Bible School IS
delivering exceptional addresses on
Hebrews and other portions OF the
New Testament DR.. Ellis will speak
three times on Sunday. His subjects
are as follows: Morning sermon, Why
He Came; afternoon address, Does 1t
Pay to Be Good; popular lecture in
the evening, Behold the Dreamer. DR..
Ellis is vice-president and Professor
of Education at Juniata College.
The program for The Bible Insti-
tute and Training School for the next
week is as follows:
$50, Monday and Tuesday, Prot.
Murphy: Wednesday, Elder Kurtz Mil
Ter; Thursday, DR.. f. F. Holsopple.
1920. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Elder /. S. Long; Thursday, j. Nj.
Henry.
LOO, Monday, Prof, John; Tuesday,
DR.. Bixler; Wednesday, Elder Miller;
Thursday. j. NJ. Henry.
ECO, Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Elder l. S. Long; Thursday, Dr..
F. f. Holsopple.
800 Vacation Bible School Confer
ences.
730 Monday and Tuesday, Elder l.
S. Long; Wednesday, Sacred Cantata,
Thursday, DR.. HolsoDple.
vi the TWO Basket Ball games play
ed with Western Maryland last Friday
evening. the one played by the first
teams OF the two colleges was lost for
Blue Ridge, while the Blue Ridge sec
ond team won from the second team
81 Western Maryland.
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ppATkRsCo

Owing to the inclement weather Oh
last Saturday night, the bazaar of the
Aid Society of the Methodist Protes
tant Church was postponed until the
following Saturday night, February
4. at 6 o'clock. All are welcome.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist Protestant Church met at the
home of Mrs. Gussie Blizzard, at Car
rollton. on last Thursday afternoon
Quite an ENJOYABLE time was spent by
all.
Mrs. Osburn Snyder and Mrs. Chas
f. TAYLOR REPRESENTED the Aid Society
of the Methodist Protestant Churcl
at the funeral of Mrs. Alverta Shat
fer on last Saturday; also placed 2
floral design on the grave in loving
sympathy of the family.
Our community experienced the
worst blizzard in % years, piling the
snow in drifts everywhere.
The good old stork brought to the
home OF Edgar Banlard another Ii
tie boy, making in all five. If there is
ANYTHING in signs we will have anoth.
er wa .Uon.
Mr.. Geo. Shaner is in a Baltimore
Hospital at this time, being treated fol
Il bruised leg.
Mrs. Chas. f. Taylor visited Mr.. and
Hrs. George c. TAYLOR last Saturday
md Sunday, and attended the great
Evangelistic meeting held at Centen'
Try Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Warren Shamer is still on the
sick list.
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SYKESVILLE

Miss Mary Morris is visiting in
Washington.
The Epworth League Convention at
Mt Airy last Thursday and Friday
was attended by a good delegation
from here, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chipley
Alice Bennett, Nellie Gather, Louise
Berry, Margaret Harris, Elva Selby
and Ruth Bennett.
Mr. Thomas Arlington was taken
to a hospital in Baltimore, last week
and his many friends hope he will
get relief
Rev VIM X Marshall, rector of St
Barnabas Church, attended the Con
vcntion of Diocese of Maryland in
Baltimore. last week.
Miss Maude Fairbanks attended the
meeting OF the chief operators last
Thursday.
Ernestine and Walter Bennett, stu
dents at Blue Ridge College, came
home for the weeks end, and could
not get hack for several days.
Mrs. Henry Clarke attended a meet
ing OF the Employers Council Com
Imittee of c. & p. Telephone Co, which
was held in Baltimore last Thursday
Mrs. Clarke was recently elected a
representative of the Western Cations
vile District.
The men are opening up most of the
roads leading into Svkesville.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Wade II. d.
Warfield were snowbound Saturday 1T
Randelstown, and did not get home
until Monday evening.
Miss Ruth Dorsey has been visiting
in Baltimore for a week.
Mrs A. L. Jones entertained the Up
to-Date Card Club at l o'clock
luncheon last Friday.
Miss Irene Coonan and Miss Esther
Six went to their homes in Westmin-
ster last Friday and have not return
ed yet on account of the drifted roads.
The Southern Musical Company
which was to be in Sykesville Wednes
day evening was postponed until next
Wednesday on account of the bad
roads.
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AID SOCIETY MEETS.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Morgan Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church was held
on Thursday, January &c, at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas r. Gosnell.
The meeting was opened with sing
ing, followed with Scripture Reading
by the President The Society was
then led in prayer by Mrs. T. F. Cos
nell. The Secretary read the minutes
and the regular order Of business was
followed.
The following program was render
ed Reading by Mrs. T. L. Fleming
reading by Mrs Samuel GoSnell; song
by Society; reading by Mrs. Ernest
! Pickett. The Secretary called the roll,
finding 81 members and i visitors
present. The society was dismissed
with singing followed by concert
PRAYER.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary % at the home of Mrs. Stephen
Gartrell. Every member is urged to
be present as the annual election OF
officers will be held at that time.
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UNIONT0WN
roads.

Mrs Milton Shriner received a box
Of oranges from her counsin, Mrs. Es-
ther Cassel, OF Miami, Florida. Ii the
box with the oranges were sprigs OF
the orange tree with small oranges on
them. making the box look very at
tractive.
Mrs Rebecca Myers and Mrs. V. X.
Belts are on the sick list.
Rev. Earl Cummings was called to
Cambridge the past week by the death
OF friend.
Quite n severe snow storm struck
this part of the country on Saturday.
The snow was accompanied by high
wind which drifted the snow badly,
making it impossible to tavel until
the roads were opened.
Ward Heck, of Gettysburg College,
was home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Smith, of Hag-
erstown. spent a few days with Mr..
and Mrs NJ. a. Zollickoffer this week.
Mrs. Clara Crabbs, of Hagerstown,
who has been visiting her sister, re-
turned home on Wednesday
Mrs Alice Brough is visiting her
son. Mr. Howard Brough and family,
of Baltimore.
Uniontowa Lutheran-St. Paul's-
$50 a m. Sunday school. $50 q. II.
c. r. 7.30 p m. Preaching.
Rautt's-930 a. M Sunday school.
1870 a III. Sacrament of the Lords
Supper
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CLEAR DALE

Miss Alta Grouse entertained few
: her friends last Wednesday evening.
A most delightful evening was spent.
During the evening dainty refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Grouse.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Hob
son Grouse, Misses Lillian Lennon
and Grace Burgoon, Messrs. Maynard
Grouse and Russell Lennon, of Co
.umbia: Jennings Collins, Mark Tros-
tie and Master Dennis Eppley
Mr.. David Swartz is i'll at this writ
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.
ohanebrook.
Charles Grouse was among those
who had Adams County hogs entered
in the Swine Show at the State Farm
Products Show, in Harrisburg. last
week. Mr.. Grouse was awarded two
blue ribbons ON Poland chinas.
Mrs Harry Byers spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with her father, Will
liam Plunkert. Of Littlestown, who is
II but is lep' rted slightly improved.
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BLACKS

Last Saturday and part of Sunday
we had one OF the worst billiards. that
we had for many years. The roads
were drifted to the height of 5 to 3
feet. All traffic was at standstill for
two days, but at this writing we are
having some real spring-ike weather
overhead. But the roads are in bad
shape. February came in like a lamb
and will go out like a lion. Wait and
see.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin J. Harner and
son, Laverne, and Mr.. Raymond Rein
aman visited MIR. John McNuity and
family. OF Littlestown, on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Some of our people are suffering
from bad colds.
Our public school was open on Mon
day in spite eff the unpassable roads.
CT course the crowd was not large.
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MILLRRS

News is scarce this week owing to
the great snow storm that passed Ov-
er our section last Saturday, blockal-
ing the roads and making traffic I'M
possible Tor while.
Mr. S. H. Hare is on the sick list
Miss Nellie Snyder, of Hampstead,
spent several days the past week WIS.,
iting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
S. Fl. Hare
Mrs. George Bollinger, Jr.,' who had
been reported i'll, is somewhat improy-
ed.
Mrs. s. H. Hare is confined to her
bed threatened with pneumonia
Mrs. Luther Nentz, OF Greenmount
spent last Wednesday visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Miller.
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PLEASANT GROVE AND REESE

The w. C. T. L. met last Thursday
at the home of Mrs. Emory Ebaugh.
Some interesting leaflets were read
and discussed on Law Endorsements.
The Union sent sunshine envelopes
and helped with the Xmas treat to the
soldiers at Fort McHenry Hospital.
Quite a blizzard this time. We are
getting hack to old times.
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Mrs. Henry Clark, of Sykesyille. at
tended q meeting of the Employees
Council Committee of the C. &, P. Tel
ephone Company in Baltimore on
Thursday of last week Mrs. Clark
was recently elected representative
of the Gainesville dis
trict.