Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-08

Ihcrc is certainly 10 wish on the pa-t
@. the inhabitants Of Vermont thlt the Re
form scnol- should magnify itself 0- be-
uiasnlhe1 uy luludiclous laws. The s-c00t
D i-r suca 1nruly bows as allow tle-u-1.ve-
- commit minor criminal acts IL the
.cl1l. II - hoped the VIII be sh1wr t.a.
i j. better for themselves enc tLe -t1s1 th.s
ineY make Oi ilensel.l- law sliding eIii-
zsn-.
Settler cl1 we see WHY She officers .f tle
iosutuS % should have any wish e. rc-ac-
in az immense number %. boys ny j $40
believe they lGTe any sIcr desire They
know the situation well enough O. rn ier-
stand that such o school viii unfr-tunare-
is. not lack i1r pupils who are there for
what is beyond al question s1.t lent cause.
And any VINO are disposed O. tur1w safe
Eaa-- around The 700 Tree alnl--l O. ot ..-
-enilcs WITHIN tac wa &. lc lr1c.c. a.
l.--- u those Jus, destroyed. WILL haze ~
--lrc l!l ltut cl-w0rEC-z l-lu tlr .leu " ....
have the scAo1. IN charge
Iaere is. however. rii--4-cr i---.--
son abroad as O. the AHA aul rc-l.r-er
makiar t1e sentence q The ,ch1l. -.da-.a--
minority Ine reason 90 passing the Inv
90 $50 Wl--n uale tie seuteuc. t.'. -lr
boy ~loGd reach fu-l acc. Wa u1- g, b.. .
t1e school. nor has that been IFS effect.
4A1 t-u- tees Of the school. bv the o-.r-
ana 80 ot 1856. haze rlW-r il Li-.1a~--
-ils wh1r me bog -rc 4liJr.lCl-Ulc..
the oiJc-- Of the.r 4llu- sent To Water
barry j. accomplished h. practice IL va
found tAat short sentences tended % 9ef-.-
tue very object Tor which tho bows wrr.
there ~ a-- The sentence of q few
months lad the effect VI making q bow
iee- entirely Independent. ard d he clglf
temper hl- ueTi.try wiki '-Sr enough sense
-" Keep from being sent g. iai. it was 81.
&c ---ea IT, IN p few months be- would
20 out arTw-y. 1ll what l... SIC ---sr.
trying % behave OF be- lmc r--l-7 v-c- j
sl4itu hi' loose notions 30 continue in bis
1la Esy
The resli; ia such ln-tit4ilY4.- n..s Lcen
found u be tals,-wleu shJrl sentence Az.
allowed they are always usel hy the COM
hitting authority 10 great extent the
loys 81 sen; .ooE % thci- stay a- definitely
bounded and continue 10 tie school with
4-s-- s.e- - hooes fixed on thar time and
BOZ on mcutinc tnei- Ua- I'm
hort terms are almost In7atAf.v rfh
r-Ted ont. Sentence l1r.rr uiu ..tv o..
hs ctle. n5l- turn tue attention on
a. ,aG is4s .l,ai alnfap- j. Vaar
IN t.- sMsH1bia H. Faif- os1
% good influences. and large uuly,rs
hem 70 conduct thcmsc.vez tEa- K
deci their minority sentences are very b
hort ones Ihere az E.Glt F-lrl.
no Dc not realize that sentence /. 60 r6- 2
irm school during minority Will us us- .
sssariiy keep bow there III, ae l. tw,urg- B.
pc the truth Is 10 merely keeps hia tiii
C shows the officers be is tt 70 90. dr until
e is tTenty-one. IT he pcrsis.entiy refuses e.
, show by lie elEtrc- that be J. liz 90 be q
Minority sentence are .hs.. ..4. la7,l.
) not OF necessity tend t. cro~iipc 49, !,
hool. and DO AID greatly 10 iac accom- Il
lshnent of It's purposes. Il
There l. one tIIn-. however. chat does Z
'cldedly tend - Increase the number oi
'ys at Waterbury and that should straight 81
iy he Knocked IN the head when the icgi--
turs meets. The ya-rant act Of l-5i -.
lich vas introduced the day after he s. e.
bans rad. AID framed by Lucius B. Peek =.
the Purpose Of catching posi- =,
rebels. has become a. sIurce OF evil -
WIN, have po0- boys GU their hands. or o..
ere T. poor boy VINO may become tr94aie-
He u sOme50dy-what easier way than :
have them sent to the Reform school -
iere they will he well taken care of.
d where, besides. the STATE viii have g. ~
Y Tor keeping tlau BOYS have been
1t to the Vermont Reform. School. whose -
m, n reality, was poverty sE.- whose
nsicr to Waterbury was caused b a.
IRE of towns t. get rid Of paying iof f.,
N support This school l. not a Sat. 80
to prevent its being made such ~
vagrant 2eJ Of 1865 should be repealed %
further. che State should be on the %
tch that other lsws are stretched for
sake of allowing town. Il get rid of
ing for the care Of their own poo. BOYS.