Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-19
State Reform school.

The anniversary of the opening of the
State Reform School mt Waterbury took place
On Wednesday. The BOYS in the institution
are engaged in making seated chairs for
the Rutland Manufacturing Company, in
which they are engaged six hours of the dav.
and four hours devoted To study in the
school room j g. Stinson Esq OF Water
bury, and Hon. John Howe of Brandon
having authorized the trustees of the school
to offer prizes. of books, t. he awarded to
the first FIVE bows who would each seat a
chair quickest and best, and fourteen volumes
70 be awarded t. those pupils who stood high
est in scholarship. at ten q clock the vls
tors assembled at the workSho t. witness
the competition. The scene was one of in
terest in witnessing the strife and ambition
manifested by the lads in the accomplishment
of their purpose The prizes were awarded
as follows
VIM Sexton. - minutes Charles Butler.
81 minutes Burr Potter. 80 minutes VIM
Hoisington. % minutes Calvin Rice 67
minutes
At % clock large audience assembled
10 witness the examination exercises. undel
the supervision of the faithful and accom-
plished teacher. Miss Burnham This lady
has shown superior qualifications in the
management and mental training of these
youths. coming a. Il majority Of them have
some it has been their only home \ large
proportion. when they came L. the. inetitu-
ton We're entirely ignorant but the examina-
tiun showed that all of them now can read.
write. and are we'll versed in arithmetic and
geography Ii is wonderful work for ono
teacher 10 have accomplished 50 much in So
little time Miss Burnham i entitled 10
great honor for her philanthropic lahors. and
the enthusiasm with which she dcvotes her
self to the noble work The pupils are all
bright and intelligent. varying in ages from
eight 70 sixteen wears of age.
The following is list of the pupils to
whom the prizes were awarded. with the
length of time each has been in the school
/. Hugh Conner. i months > VIM Sex
ton, ; months : ;. Calvin Rice = months
i Marshall Wait, months; ). James
Moran, II months g. Charles Butler.
months; :. VIM. lloiSington months; )
Geo. Whitehill, months 9. VIM Noble
months ; 10. Sylvester Smith, : months
ii Chas. Stevens. ) months -. Sewall
Brown. : months; Is. Richard Lynch, i
months: Il Antonio Patnode } months
The prizes were distributed by Hon. Charles
Reed, of Montpelier. president of the board
of trustees in feeling address and Il kind
word to each recipient
After the prizes were distributed adj irc>ses
were delivered by Henry Clark. of Rutland.
and Ii. IL. Ingraham, of Springfield.
The Trustees of the Institution are Hon
Charles Reed. of Montpelier. Rev. l.. \.
Dunn, of Fairfax, and Lewis Pratt. Esq.
who take the general supervision of it, fnan-
cial affairs Rev. \. G.. Peasc i superin-
tendent of the school. and his lahors in its
behalf have been untiring. both TO make it
up to the standard of similar institutions and
the enthusiasm he manilests, shows the good
heart and purpose to labor earnestly and
faithfully for the reformation of the unfortu-
nate class committed to his charge by the
laws of the commonwealth Mr. Erastus f.
Spicer has the charge of the workshops and
OF the pupils out of school hours. He has
them all under excellent discipline and seems
emincntly ada pied to the position.
The people of the State have reason IL be
proud of the Reform School and the work it
is accomplishing. Suitable workshops are
needed. and now only temporary buildings
are used. The trustees have commenced the
erection of building for Workshop. but
they will he unable to put il in suitable con-
dition until some further appropriation is
made by the State. Objections. we are aware,
urged in some quarters. to appropriate
more funds to the institution, but if the peO-
pie of the State. or their representatives,
could have witnessed the exercises on Wednes-
dav. they would be fully satisfied of the inn
portance of the work. and all opposition to
granting the aid of the State effcctuallv ST.
fenced.
From The Vermont lircur,