Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10

VI Vi'''r'.V'
Of these children only eight have been
designated during my administration
Four feeble minded have been sent to
the Massachusetts School for Feeble
minded children and one to similar
school in Nineland y. J. have des-
ignated one deaf and dumb child to
the Clarke school and one blind adult to
tine Maine Institution for the Blind.
From the above figures you will notice
the fact that the number of feebe-mind-
ed children designated to date is about
fifty per cent. larger than all the other
classes of detectives. While something
can he lone for these unfortunatcs, the
feeble-mindcd, it usually takes years to
cases a designation means that the chill
dren will spend the rest of their days
in the institutions to which they have
been assigned. have felt. during tho
two years of my administration, that
1t Vas the intent of chapter 60 TO give
help primarily to those cases where there
was a reasonable hope of benefit. Thus.
in the case of these unfortunates. | have
tried to dcsgnat, only those whose APP
plicatiOn papers held out a hope of n
permanent and distinct Improvement. If
] have been a little conservative in the
designations of deaf and dumb benet-
Charles, it has been from the fact that
the Austre Institution At Brattleboro
vas In process of erection and that
most of the State ~ncticiarics of this
class would he transferred from their
present schools to this home. 1t seemed
to me wiser to let the child make its
beginning in our own institution. rather
than to designate the applicants to some
other school and then, after IA few
roundings. have had very few appi-
cations from those suffering from blind
ness. and as stated above. have des-
ignatcd two from this class and the re-
ports Of their progress il most crafty
ing.
Experience has taught lis that deaf.
dumb and blind children. after few
years Of proper education, become self
supporting and often valuable citizens,
while the feeble minded are a charge
upon the State too often for life. With
Il Emitted appropriation at our disposal
much more can be accomplished nv car
ins Tor the deaf and blind, and thus a
much larger number of benenciaries can
be educated by the States appropriation.
PAROLES.
In tn" exercise of my prerosative as
HoVcfnor ] have paroled to date 24S
prisoners. OF these III have been paroled
from the state prison at Windsor IA
from IN" House of Correction at Rut
iahd' ana - from the different county
JAMS Since the establishment of "A
state commission Oh probation. the cx-
ecutive department has end.avored in
every way TO Cooperate. and at present
am sending the secretary OF this COM
mission monthly reports giving the
names OF the prisons paroled, the date
OF expiration OF the maximum sentence,
'heir last known residence and the name
or me probation officer To whom they
report These paroled prisoners. AS "A
RUE nave reported Very Well. or course
IN some cases the prisoners leave the
STATE as soon as they receive their
parole and are never heard OF again
Announcer class OF prisoners who fail to
report are hose In whose case the differ
ence In the period of time betwe cen the
minimum and maximum sentences Is
SNORT note that in those cases in
when the period of time bct~ ccn tho
minimum and maximum sentence is :.