The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
GOVERNOR VESSEY'S
INA UGURALA ADDRESS

RAJ ADDRESS
comprehensive and intelligent law pro-
hibiting such marriages would be a means
OF materially lessening the evil.
Penitentiary.
Under the guidance OF the present ward
en- there has been O commendable inn
provement made during the last two years.
auent and the. prisoners seem to realize
hat they are being fairly dealt with and
Will receive a square deal.
I am IN favor of securing for the inStitu-
tton the services of d chaplain who will
NOT only conduct the religious exercises
but also devote his time to properly edu-
eating and instructing the prisoners along
other lines. The teacher chaplain system
is IN force IN many prisons of other states
and has given most efficient aid In the
of criminals. =
In this connection, 1t lis my desire to add
a few words in the interest OF the families
OF prisoners. 1t is very seldom, If ever,
crime bears alone the -sequenc of his
mis-doing. If a father Is thrown into
prison the wife and little children are very
often left poyerty-stricken and without
support and certainly such a family has
an ~undeniable right to public assistance.
me question TOR you to solve Is. How
snail this assistance be %giyen?" If the
prisoner is allowed to work and is earning
money. a portion of his earning. should
surely he employed to assist his needy
FAMILY mi and as much as possible relieye
phase of he prison labor question your
deliberate consideration, and that you in
vestigate the methods employed in the va
rious states which serve to safeguard the
nome and which are a means of protect
ing society in general from the disastrous
results of the presence of degraded fam
lies, suffering because of the fall of the
bread-Winner. @
Nls AoSpifal for the lncana E
In speaking of our insane hospital, I
have nothing but words of the highest
praise and commentator for the man
agement of that institution and / well real
5trolled o. conducted. The treatment of
the inmate Is humane and kind and ev-
erything possible is done toward giving
relief and bringing about a permanent
cure In these ~unfortunates, and the state
of South Dakota may we'll be proud of the
institution at
The. new buildings which nave been
erected under the direction of Superin-
tendent Mead are skillfully designed, well
e]quipped, and furnished with ususnal
woman's building is undoubtedly one of
the best in the United States, as to dura-
bility, safety, beauty of design, etc, and
ment of the patients, containing a COM
pletely equipped Interchangeable depart
ment where every form of medicinal baths
can be given. Many leading authorities
consider this treatment the most e~ffectual
for some forms of insanity and undoubt-
eddy many will be restored to health and
reason through the medium of this depart
ment.
Our board OF health is In need of funds
for the following purposes:
!: The employment Of experts in public
investigating the sources Of disease and
for controlling it when present. In order
that this may be properly and success
quired, with abundant scientific equipment,
inspectors, etc.
2. The education of the public as to the
ease, by means of bulletins, lectures, etc.
The state of Iowa spends $1,000 a year for
the express purpose OF telling her citizens
how to avoid consumption.
5. The generous maintenance of the lab
oratory which has been started and Is now
operating at the State university.
In this same connection, 1t Is my pleas
ure to commend the action Of the legis-
i !et.!:e ef 1909 for its provision making nns-
sible a san.tarium for the treatment of
consumptives. This institution has been
favorable for the successful treatment of
this terrible malady. Too strenuous a
warfare cannot be waged against the
white plague and I trust your honorable
body will give careful consideration to the
recommendations of the board in regard
to the same.
Agricultural.
Within the past two years the state
HdS TAKEN dCllVe SlepS IN the direction or
the encouragement Of its agricultural
state. l feel that too much energy and eff
fort cannot be expended IN this direction.
l strongly feel that the legislature should
give the most careful attention to the rec
ommendation Of the state board of agricul-
ture and afford every aid to this board
in its efforts to advance the agricultural
industry throughout the state.
The state fair, under the management of
the board of agriculture, has shown rapid
development in all its departments and
the number of the exhibits and the at
tendance have steadily increased.
Much mas already been done to empha.
SIZE and maintain the commercial, fnan-
cial and industrial supremacy of South
is the greatest medium we have for ex-
plotting her general resources. it is de-
serving of adequate appropriation.
TIL experiment stations which have
been established have done good work
during the past two years and are in a
healthful condition. The results are good
and 1t Is to be hoped that the work may
be continued and the scope of the stations
increased.
Further, in this connection. 1t pleases M
to make mention of the Agricultural col.
lege at ~Brookings, which Is doing a worl
Of such unusual value to the state. A
thorough agricultural and mechanical ed.
ucation is in my judgment the most val
liable asset for any young man In this
progressive age, and / am confident tha1
a wide dissemination of information per
tanning to scientific, farming will be E
advancement of the state. The worl
which the agricultural school is doing fol
the young men of South Dakota canno'
at this time be estimated or expressed IL
words, but In the future advancement O
the state we will find the results. Pro
gression is the order of the day and If tn,
youth of our state are to successfully cop
with present day difficulties, it is 3,
means OF this kind OF an education. TOT
much cannot be said in praise of the in
stitut.on at Brookings and 1 trust that yol
will protect 1t and enable it to rise to
still higher degree of usefulness.
Farmers Institutes.
: There nave been held during the pas
two years 1876 regular farmers Institutes
all OF which have been well attended, an,
a gratifying interest has been manifesto,
l in this phase OF agricultural endeavor b,
4 the farmers throughout the state. Thes
( meetings have done much to stimulate an,
, encourage the ambitious and progressiv
t farmer by bringing to him a knoSrledge O