The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-22
HYMN.


II 4 1'AANs
H9 Mns. JULIA c. T. DoBR.
Floating through the misty twilight
Ofthc half-ioryotton years.
tlirk a solemn voice and tendcr
Falls to-day upon our cars.
Thine, o Christ and as we listen
Lo thy loving face VIC see,
And thy lips are still repeating,
Feed my lambs, if yc love me T.
'Fecd my lambsw Our Lord and Master.
We are here thy viii to do:
Far the hayward ones have wandered
We will find them pastures new.
Frm the mountains, cold and drcary-
From the forests, dark and deep
Where the way is long and lonely
And the paths are rough and steep
We will call them Yet our voices.
II may be, they will not know:
Thou must speak, O tender Shepherd,
Speak IL accents soft and low
They arc thine. however widely
They have wandered from thy side
Jesus grant NJ now thy blessing,
30 thou still our friend and guide
These exercises concluded, the com
pany sat down to an excellent dinner
at the Waterbury House, at which
speeches were made by Gov. Dilling
ham, Hon. John w Stewart, Rev. A.
G. Pease, G. w Willard of the Free
man, G. c. Benedict of the Free Press,
and others. Letters from Senators
Poland and Edmunds and Representa-
tives Morrill, and Baxter, regretting
their necessary absence, were read.
THE SCHOOL.
The Free Press gives the following
description of The School:
This is not one of those large and
expensive structures, on which other
States have, as they now see, wasted
their money. If any expected TO see
such, they were doubtless disappoint.
ed in the plain, Inexpensive and home
like building, in which our Vermont
Reform School begins its existence.
These are the homestead and out
buildings of the old Governor Butler
Farm, half mile west of Waterbury
village. 1t is plain but comfortable
two story dwelling of wood, with a
good sized extension to the rear. This
last has been raised story and new
wing has been added on the west side.
In its present shape, it affords accom-
modations for from trenty-tom to
hirty boys. A dining room of sufli-
Gent size, wash room, and the need
ed closets, &c, fill the lower story OF
the extension. Above, dozen little
bedrooms, each with its narrow win
dow and little iron bedstcad, open into
Il hall, from which opens also dormi
tory provided with hunks. A single
dark cell, properly ventilated, witt
smooth walls and ceiling of wood, i,
provided for purposes of discipline
The new l. is devoted to the schoo
room, a light and pleasant room, to bt
furnished with desks of the Boston
pattern, and designed also to be useC
as the chapel of the institution. TIL,
necessary outbuildings partly sur
round an enclosure to the rear, other
wise bounded by fence of twelve o.
fourteen feet in height. This is thu
only indication of restraint, outsid,
the buildings, for the inmates. Tn,
plan Of the institution requires N
elaborate system of mechanical SAT-
guards, At night the school building
will hold the boys i'll safe keeping
During the day, they will be for fou
hours, two in the morning and two il
the aiternoonl i'll the school room, an,
the rest of the day at work unde
proper and watchful supervision OF
tho farm.
The farm is fine one of 81 acres
and the Commissioners hold bon,
for the sale to them at a REASONABLE
price, of more land adjoining, whei
the Legislature shall provide TIN
means for its purchase,