Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-12
Education and the State

he realized without the destruction of the
natural beauty which rs now, as II ever
should be- the glory of Vermont Indeed
tile State may be made more attractive
both summer and winter to travellers ana
temporary dwelcrs by the utilization Of
It's peculiar commercial possibilities with
out sacrifice Of natural beauty
1t has often been said In New England
that this section OF the country 80 greatly
favored by the Creator In its mountains
and lakes should he made the vacation
ground of the world who would not BE-
glad to have 1t so? We should extend cor
dial welcome to the people from malarial
morasses and monotonous plains, from
the burning owlands and prairies, but
let Vermonters forever have a care that
they receive their fellow-citizens from
other States, not as their superiors. but
only as their equals. We honor good and
faithful servants everywhere. but Yer
mont has too long been the nursery OF
virile independence TO become in its later
days, only the terminating ground for the
growth Of servitors
THE CHAIR OF ECONOMICS A sim
tL'S TO EFFECTIVE PUBLIC
SERVICE.
This obligation for economic service
may be impressed upon the youth of tho
commonwealth in such way that our
cities and towns shall be helped in work
ing out more satisfactorily the problems
OF ne municipalities and localities and
instead of superficial Experimentation
with the great questions OF taxation. the
department Of economies protected ont
from the university into the legislative
and governmental work of the State may
help In bringing in the largest returns
from taxation with the least possible
hardship to the people.
THE OBLIGATION or THE STATE
UNIVERSITY FOR POLITICAL
SERVICE
The obligation OF the state university,
indirectly at least. for political service
can hardly DO exaggerated How to make
the State the best sort Of a servant in
stead OF merely an discriminating pater.
nalism is problem which may vel
engage the thoughtful attention Of those
who give their study to the importan,
questions Of government. Confucianisn
IL religion opposed to material progress
and the Nine Classics of Confucius sun,
Injunction, Walk in the tr'odden paths. -
We do no; wan; to become Confucianists
in the state Of Vermont or In any com
monWoalth Of the American Republic
Their" is danger Of it. particularly in New
tnglandif | dare to say it-because we
are comfortably content TO do things as
we have always done them. Precedent
should be sacred only in a few things IN
most matters IL is the enemy Of progress.
Those who want an efficient State gov
I eminent may he led by careful study Of
successful systems OF government in
other States and countries to admit tia
mo civil service principle should cortro
II men and women are 20 give the best thar
is IN them TO the service of the State.
When We come fully to comprehend H..
fact that government is service and n
reward. we shall emancipate ourselv,
from the time-worn notion which Limit.
governor to but one term II is con-
ceivdhle that VermontArs. trained in po-
ltical science in their State University.
VIII after while not care 70 inquire
whether governor comes from the east
or the west Of the Mountains their chief
and only concern being whether. as ~
loyal Nermonter he can render to his
state the best service o. which a governor
should be capable. In tho upbuilding Of
the state. let our shibboleth DO There
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