Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-10
Reform School for Girls.
RAnron. January %. 1s1.

| follows
sscrIosi Gil. not less Than ton years Of age nor more
upon the ,erms and for the ernes offences
that boys are now admedi and The "yenl courts within
girls 70 the vermont Reform kbcol that they have or
may hereafter have by the laws Of this state senisnc o.
sIeri6s The trustees Of said school shah arrange build
oationai and Tnoas INSTRUCTION. and such r.rceton
srcrios That sum not exceeding nv, thousand dol
lars be appropriated TO carry the objects Of THIS hi into
Approved January 49, 1875.
Among other sweeping things, you say. at {,
u mstake-a blunder in our legislature that
amounts almost 10 a crime
It can hardly be expected that the wisdom or
folly of this law viii be equally apparent to all
minds For instance, the above is your opinion,
while your neighbor, Of the Freeman, upon the
same day, says
Tho provision for department Tor girls step IN the
after receive more crst Tor that than he legislature i
established the schoo itself has yet had for n work
This, OF course, is not decisive II the question,
any more than your own opinion. It only shows
how
Tho veiy bcsi vin yariousy incline"
It also further shows to him who would advance
new idea, that
what shocks one part viii e,lfy The rect"
and that whether making or executing laws, or
! helping on the affairs Of the world la the smaller
ways Of life one can never do better than 10 net
| fully up to his convictions " duty--hrst feeling
sure, Of course, that TO himself, at least, lac can
| give good reasons for the faith that is in him
This as one Of the majority who voted for the
above law, feel that can do. mean that 10
myself the reasons arc sufficient am not sure
that shall be equally fortunate in making them
plain to Others.
Your objection TO the law seems leyelled at tina
feature which admits girls TO the same school
with boys. wherein, according TO your Indictment.
consists the crime uf course, You do not object
10 that provision which directs the trustees 10
arrange buildings for the complete separation Of
the sexes Ihi. Is entirely compatible with your
| philosophy only instead Of rods intervening, you
would have hundred miles Il suppose be-
cause Of coniagion ia the atmosphere for every
practical man knows the department for girls.
| though upon the same acre Of land, can he ar
Theoretically scaled from the department for bo,.
as from the rest Of the world, and it should not
be forgotten that the rest Of the world IS full Of
boys
Your objection then when brought Ia a point.
must be to that particular feature Of the act
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