The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-24
The Address of Mr. Adams, Secretary of the
Board of Education. in the Representatives,
Hail. Oct. %. 1861.


Board OF EDUCATION. in the Representatives
Hail, Oct. %. 1861.
His Honor Lieut.. Governor Underwood, in
PRODUCED Mr.. Adams. Secretary Of the Board OF
Education, and stated that at the request Ut the
Board, Mr.. Adams had consented to address his
fellow citizens, setting before them briefly. views
fully embodied III his annual report.
While the peculiar cloquence Of Mr. Adams
might render more iGll report acceptable. our
space forbids more than brief sketch and We
are glad u refer those WHO may eei an interest,
TO the pu blished report itself, Of the Secretary.
After noticing the condition of our country
at the present time, and showing the paramount
importance of educational! interest even in such
q crisis, the speaker Instituted an inquiry into
the reason of the present lack oil interest in the
cause Of education lie attributed 1t to the
fact, that this subject had not been ailowei its
true place among other great subjects Of unlyel-
sal interest 1t has been thought worthy the
consideration OF certain superanuated indivld"-
als, but not OF strong men.
The interest lately manifested in the Leglsia
ture is hopeful, but it is It'll necessary that this
interest should 20 SO far, as to bring in some
way to the attention Of the people, the real
connection existing between material prosperity
and general education The State is expendlng
annually, about half million Of dollars 10 ed
/ ucate the young, and if this worth is not Oh
tanned, there is IL loss that is real. We should
be as careful ia this expenditure as IN that Tor
war purposes. again the educated man is OF
more value to the State than the uneduca!ed.-
The marble Statue OF Allen suggests compar-
son rough marble may build wall; it may
be polished for ii tomb stone or the genius OF
Mead may shape it to that form of beauty 60
a citizen NAV be an unskillful laborer. skilled
mechanic, or one who leads and sways the minds
Of men.
The speaker noticed as the next reason Tor
lack Of interes: in schools. a fact which met
him everywhere in bis travels through the State
: his audiences We're elderly people; io- the pitit
and vigor o! the community, the young had
emigrated lie wen. On to present statistics
showing that Vermont had drained her wealth
and sources Of prosperity generally. by sending
] away her Young m4D. He compared the e3ces-
siye emigration from Vernon, with tina; OF 9TH
q er States, showing her loss by this excess. Tbs
fact had an influence upon school matters III
:? several wavs; il IS hard TO rouse the aged 20
:. an interest in new methods and again While
: Vermont is emrhaticaly place Of probation
! everybody Thinking they may g West soon
nobody Is quite as ready TO take deep lnteres'
. in her Institutions, as il they esteemed them
= selves permanent residents.
:. lIr Adams PASSED on 70 inquire INTO the rea-
>. son OF this excessive emigration and consequent
loss. lie attributed it TO the want OF a manu-
!. l4ct1ring interest: in proportion TO other inter
- ests OF! tie State. Young men must have some
-, thing to 90 al Of them cannot be farmers, an(
= hence Vermont has become good place e
~ move from Our laws 10 not encourage N
, manufacturing interes; as they should. \ tan
70 ure in tic hazardous businees OF lnaRuiactnrin;
,a IN this State leaves man no chance % retrlev
!. his fortune. For the many statistics, relating L
~ this part the subject, We can only refer to hl
n.y. report We may notice the conclusion to whIc
b. he arrived, VIZ that ii the proper encourage
4 ment had been given to invest capital IN mi
8 State. instead OF having the capital OF 'efm"h'
ers invested in western speculations, our pro:
., peritv might have been such, that our SIX reg
inents in the field might have been thirty
na In closing, he noticed a recent visit 10 N
81 School in Montpelier. where Tor the hrst line Il
had head at recitation of the history OF ou
own State He thought it augured well, an
urged that the young should be taught 70 io'
their mountain homes and their native State
lie showed also from statistics the real adval
tages Vermont offers to the farmer, beyond tho'
ms hich are offered By many Of the Western STATE
and closed BY Urging many reasons why q io'
~. Of home should be cultivated among vernon
.rs- people.