The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-11
VERMONT STUDENTS
COMPETE FOR PRIZE
Write on Attractions of State for Hotei
Association - George Hays Writes
of His Section

RUTLAND. Oct. 1.-THE Hotel As
ISOLATION of Vermont having IN mind the
publicat ton of booklet, setting forth
the attractions of the Green mountain
state, sought to obtain an accurate ac-
count of the description of the adyan-
tages the various towns offered The sum
mer pleasure seekers through the young
men and women students IN the hlgh
schools. s #4 4e a..ts
Three prizes We're offered divided as
follows: First. $50; second, so third
$40; fourth, S15; fifth and sixth, 80
each
one hundred and eighteen Students
from 81 high schools, submitted essays
While only 81 high schools responded. %
of the students were residents OF the sur
rounding towns and based their theories
OH the locality in which they lived rather
than the town in which they attended
school Many of these essays were at
tractively arranged and illustrated,
showing particular care and attention.
Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Fisher, the
well-knOwn story writer and member OF
the state board of education, WAS one of
the Judges Mrs. Fisher. in submitting
her report, writes: Il was particularly
struck, surprised in fact, by the high
standards displayed throughout the
work shows a training and thought
that is distinctly creditable. The de
scriptive portions are generally well done
nation that is very promising. In fact,
they all display decided personality.
| The essay of George Hays shows straight
thinking, and is done with a certain
touch of humor and quaintness and he
is given the first prize"
His letter follows -
vermont turns out nothing but good
men. maple sugar, and granite. In n
| way our state is something like this and
| think that is one reason why native
| Nermonter loves his state so. We are
! also noted for our beautiful green noun
! tains and our small scattered villages
: connected by roads that are a joy e
| motorists. My own village of ESSEX
! Junction is like this. Situated in one
! of the prettiest parts of Vermont, we car
see the beautiful mountains in the dis
| tance and even Lake Champlain on q
clear day. The people of my village are
| mostly retired farmers of good means and
| the whole village is like one great family
| Here one sees neither the very rich nor
| the poor. We have no poor districts and
! rich districts. Even as | am writing this
! | look from our schoOhouse window and
see in the distance Mt. Mansfield. which
every Vermonter thinks is the most beau.
| tiful of mountains. We are all free from
/ the great troubles of the world and we
are as one might say in the world but
| almost out of it
! Vermont is not troubled with tn,
| labor problem or shortage of food. We
/ are overstocked with the latter. as :
meal at one of our farmhouses or lux
urious inns will testify. We have none
of the crowded hustlng and jostlin.
! hotels one sees in the large cities. but
! comfortable. peaceful. homelike ant
| bountiful places where one can relax ant
| see some beautiful scenery while getting
well rested up. Vermont is one of tn,
J oldest states in the union. so we have
! without doubt. the oldest and most his
| torical place in our state that the Who'll,
| country can boast. Here one sees
| houses and churches of the kind that ouI
! great grandfather built to last and moi
To sell. and that architects are trying Sc
vaiRly to reproduce And. best of all
| are the wholc-hearted and hospital l,