Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
AN INJUSTICE TO VERMONT
tFrom the Enosburr Standard,


Two weeks ago the STANDARD devoted
considerable editorial space ~ n review
of the statements regarding conditions in
Vermont made by Superintendent J. y.
Barss of the state Industrial School AMI
We questioned the accuracy Of some o-
the statements and conclusions made hr
him as reported in the State press. We
did not question the honesty and sincerity
Of Superintendent Barss and in fact. gave
him credit for an earnest desire to bring
about better conditions in the State
But We did protest against the manner
in which these statements were nut forth.
as tending to s!re an altogether erroneous
Impression of Vermont. her institutions
and social life. more particularly as re-
CARDS the rural communities.
Since then. we are gratif1ed to note.
other State papers have taken the matter
UP. and az whole the editorial COM
ments are in the nature of Il decided pro-
test against the way these reports are put
forth
The Randolph Herald and News says:
I'VE trust Superintendent Barss Is
keeping safely within the bounds of truth.
If he feels called on to set forth the really
alarming social and moral conditions in
Vermont as he finds them Not that we
question his loyalty or his motive, but tho
truth. fully presented Is doubtless bad
enough. II should be noted that Superin-
tendent Barss deals wholly with the debit
side of the ledger. He does not present
the situation in all its phases. There f.,
good, as well as evil. everywhere, even in
what are termed the decadent rural com.
munities. No one desires TO have the eva
''osed 10 the evil ana II Is well to arouse
"u' people 10 " III" comprehension OF
wat Ic''AN eH'r''' ""i %" 1he o'hei hahi
s"cN S'"r''lhE Sl"'' in'ntS as those OF MI
Harss presented n2koi'y as they are by
me metropolitan press without the re-
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"li'" u our stu ana are UNJUST 10 IL
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ue9l'i"'' N"''NH u "4'N WIN "'p'" '"S
the 81 Jo"HspuEN N"'eNo"'hH VIGOROUSLY
protests "s'1l-'' E"C' " t'iF'''"'" ''oll.
me N'n"Sor 'o"t" p"'''s ->c"
YORK sun 'H''orlat ndse" on tle haiSS
adareSs ana "eoi"'"F u"eoihp'l'neh'arE
10 vermont, ana says
we are "i course SURPRISED mat mo
metropolitan newspapers Sho"'" take 80
serious view or conditions IN the HIN
Towns Of Vermont but cannot Diane inc
contemporary Tor ITS utterances Whtn IL
state officer takes the trouble to publish
his ideas
According 20 our way OF LOOKING at the
question. Mr. Barss Is doing the state
considerable injury TO advertise the moral
delnquencieS of the inhabitants of the
ndck towns II tNCN exist IN an aIAlmlU|
extent which We Will not say is true.
Here In Vermont it seems TO be popular
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