Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20

should create a demand for the latest and
best In the world Of sanitation. There is
more In this school than the technical in,
struction we get here. The benefits of
mutual conference and discussion, and the
| inspiration inseparabe from listening to
recognized authorities, may give US con-
| fdence in our work, and more, 1t may
| give us enthusiasm.
We should all carry home from these
meetings a goodly amount Of that en-
thusiasm which Is contagious.
I have stated to you very briefly. not
| too frankly. trust. some OF our sanitary
shortcomings ! should be sorry IL my
remarks we're suggestive OF a spirit Of
scolding or Of pessmism.
| 1t would perhaps be more in harmony
with our feelings as we renew acquaint-
ance and friendship at his opening ses-
sion of the school, IL we INDUCED more
! freely In elf-congratu,atio ton on the past
, and the prospect for the immediate
! future.
Sanitary science is in It's infancy. We
have only begun TO appreciate its possibili-
ties.
| The things now known and those ac-
complished make the future full of
promise.
| The marvellous record Of preventive
medicine in connection with smallpox,
yellow fever. diphtheria and malaria has
raised our expectations of things to
come.
We live in a time when every day adds
its quota to our store OF sanitary knowl-
| edge; wher the sanitarian who would
| keep in touch with the times must go
to college very year. This school Is such
college to us.
| we live IN a State intended by nature
to be a sanitary paradise, where every
| death certificate should assign as the
cause Of death, old age"
| 1t is for us TO bring our time and our
State together: into complete harmony.
| GOV. PROCTOR
The next speaker was Gov. Fletcher
D. Proctor who received a hearty well
come. Governor Proctor said that the
annual gatherings of health officers had
become we'll established that it did not
need the endorsement Of any one. These
meetings are In the nature OF n clear
ing house. he said, when the health Of
|
board OF health may meet and exchange
| experiences. After coming together in
this way to get experience and benefits
| from ach other YOU are able to get not
only knowledge but courage as we'll. The
general public. lie continued. make a
vital mistake In not taking an interest
in the State board Of health. The laymen
are benefited more by 1t than any one
else. The laynan receives the benefits of
quarantine and disinfection. the laynan's
babies are, save.s through its efforts and
they arc Also benefited by the State
labo ra tory.
take great satisfaction, Governor
Proctor continued, in the fact that the
health officers are doing the public a
great pioneer service and I think that
Vermont owes a great deal to DIR. c. S.
Caverly and DIR. II. D. Holton for the SER
vice they have rendered along those
lines. think that the work Of the health
officers IL we'll started In Vermont and
that the public have come TO see that II
is a necessity. Gov. Proctor closed by
saying that he hoped that Vermont would
ever lead and keep up the fight for pure
food and pure water and that II the peo-
pie we're to have a greater Vermont
they must In all matters of public health
keep in tho front rank.
Mayor w. J. Bigelow was introduced
as the next speaker by Or. Caverly.
MAYORS WELCOME.
Mayor Bigeiow said that a welcome to
health officers was somewhat different
than the welcome 10 bodies that generally
meet In the city. He said that instead OF
q formal speech the welcome resolved
itself into an annual family reunion
The people OF the city ought to throw of
oil Formally In expressing, their greet
ing. he said and shake the officers by the
hand the same as some OF the doctor &
patients and ask, ''How be you, any
way?"
Mayor Bigelow said that in his opinion
the work Of the health officers was mos
valuable. for no man, whether he be
genius or not. was Of any use unless h,
enjoyed good health. The speaker close,
with saying that he wished them WELDON,
and Godspeed in their undertaking here.
The meeting closed with short infor
NAL talk by DR.. F. Thomas Kidder o
Woodstock, a new member of the Stat
board.
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