Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16

. shout remember that, in all the intellec
tual -"n"gles of life. ''from him that hatl
Z NOT, snail be taken away even that which
: he hath, - no pity is shown to the van
!; pushed, no help can be given to the i'm.
beclllty of adult ignorance, and, if any O,
their sons are distanced in the field OF
knowledge, in high debate or plodding
, science, in making bargains or making
love, or IN the race for the honors to be
won IN any career among mankind, the
chances are that the wretched reproacb
should fall upon the fathers, that they
were unmindtul Of the noblest parental
Obligations the duty of thoroughly ed
ucatng their children.
GOLD MEDALS FOR MODEL FARMS.
There IS never a time from youth to age
when the best, the supremest examples
are not the most life-stirring provoca-
tlves of human progress, or of advance
ment III civilization, in science and art. i'm
morals and religion. Nowhere are they
more potent than among all the cluster
ing Industries of agriculture. Annually
you hang out the banners of your society.
radiant with the pictures of successful
labor, and ola bounteous harvest The
crowd you magnetic and bring together
behold the several standards of excellence
which must be equaled or surpassed to
obtain distinction. May l venture to offer
what all feel so competent t. offer and
so lew competent to accept-that is to say
u slngie word of advice? Let me, then.
commend to the executive branch of your
society the propriety of appointing a com
mlttec to examine annually us to the be-,
tarm IN t lie state, to which their attention
shall be invited, and report its extent, its
products, and the system and skill mani
tested IN Its management. Then here ut
your annual festival, and after an appropri-
ate announcement of the merits of the
owner and manager of the farm, publicly
bestow upon him Il gold medal, ut Il cost OF
not exceeding $50 perhaps, but of priceless
Value us medal of honor. and more
precious us Il decoration suspended by a
ribbon IN some modest home, than any
stars and ribbons ever worn by blue blood
ed arl>tocracy. This would be n very
simple ceremony, but impressive, and do
not think can err in supposing that i,
might prove the crowniny attraction OF
inc day rs well us productive of pernancn,
dement, to all the farms in tn. state Year
ny Year the star farms and the hOnorpd |
Eirmer would become objects of study. OBJ
serva'Ion and appreciation. The science |
anu economy developed would find faithful |
students working out similar problems in |
many distant fields.
he number of votes 4 candidate fnr
Office obtains, rs to relative merits. some
times records Il lie, but the examination
marks OF your commission would be more
lnttllble, and You would have a real
phenomenon, asking for but one term and
Mat when and where it would do the mos,
good. ne fame of Il politician often ends
as soon rs he Is rotated outward but u
gold medal won from this society would
confer fame to endure at least, to the third
and fourth gencration
Vermont should continue to be :, hive of
agricultural industry. and hold out the
right hand of fellowship to every skilllu
hech'Inlc. to cvcry enterprising manuf:lc-
luftf ana To every courageous miner.
thereby 10 ensure that material osperity
necessary To the comforts and inu,.p.ni
tnce OF life; and here among our ever
green clad hills We >hould also Seek to ,
continue and 10 augment all the iu,iru-
hcnttItlcs OF the broldc>t education. =,
Well :t> All the incentives to the most Gle,
ttt'i htrtcttr-nccc>>trV to make. :, :
hAul State -rcat-ncccs>arv 10 make a
.ttAt nation lmprriShablc.