The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-27
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS FIRST
Vermont University Trus-
tees Give Approval to
Carnegie Report
is A STATE
INSTITUTION
Status Committee of the
University So Be-
lieves

Burlington, Nov. 27.-Contrary to tn
the general anticipation that the Univer
sity of Vermont would make deter
mined fight against the report anC
recommended ons OF the Vermont educa
tional commission, the institution
through the status committee, repre-
senting the trustees, not only gives III
unqualified approval of the report but
fully concurs with the commission il
that the state owes its first obligation
TO its elementary and secondary schools
The status committee, in its report made
public yesterday, says that all state
funds for educational purposes should be
devoted to these schools until their needs
are supplied, before the higher institu-
tions OF learning receive aid.
The trustees endorse the position
taken by the Carnegie Foundation, in
its recent educational survey of Yer
mont, that the state must pursue either
one of two policies higher institutions
of education to be supported by philan-
throphy or that the state should not
appropriate money for an institution
which it does not control.
| The status committee condemns the
unnecessary duplication of work in edu-
cational lines and recognizes the de-
mand in Vermont for an extension of
agricultural instruction. The committee
commends the educational commission
for lbs painstaking study of the states
needs
The status committees report in full
is as follows;
The status committee of the board of
trustees OF the University OF Vermont
makes the following report:
Whereas, the report of the Vermont
Educational commission appointed by
his exeelency, Allen NJ. Fletcher, gov
ernor of Vermont, has come to hand and
has been carefully examined by us, we,
the undersigned, duly appointed com
mittee for that purpose, hereby adopt
the following statement OF our position.
Resolved by the committee on status
OF the board OF trustees of the Univer-
sity of Vermont and state agriculture
college: That it is the sense of this com
mittee that the educational commission
authorized by the General Assembly of
1912 and appointed by the governor, has
rendered invaluable service to all the
people of the state through the record of
the Investigations made and presented
in such report OF the commission recent
ly published and circulated
That the members of the commission
have devoted themselves with singular
commendable patriotism,
and painstaking effort 10 a study of the
educational conditions and needs of our
state:
That we fully concur with the finding
Of the commission that the state owes |
It's first obligation TO its elementary and |
secondary schools and that all funds |
available for purely educational pur- /
poses should be- expended upon these
schools until their needs are supplied.
That NE recognize the awakening of |
interest on the part of the people Of the
'tate in scientific agriculture and as
violence OF our purpose to meet the
anger requirements occasioned thereby, H
ye call attention TO the policy already n
Idopted of Increasing allotments OF uni n
.ersity funds 10 the support OF this H
ranch of its work. and 10 the revised
OF the college OF agriculture
ecently announced.
That We agree with the finding which
the unnecessary duplication OF
york among the institutions of higher
and We trust that in develop
~ working plans such duplication will
q avoided
That We heartily endorse the position
I the Carnegie Foundation that there
re only two consistent policies state
an pursue towards institutions of
igher education either 90 leave higher
to b. supported BY philan
lrophy. or 20 treat il as a function Of
he state entitled 10 state support, with
be fixed policy Of sppropristing money
D no institution that the state does not
Bntro,
Resolved. further that respecting the (
idicial question a. 20 the public or
ritate character Of the University of !
ermont and state agricultural college
hich We DO not press at this time. We X
.-afirm our belief that said university
n state Institution. and We urge the
ssirabIlitr Of establishing beyond ques
on the state university ~ The bead Of
BE- public educational system 0f tia
ate
ny the stains committee
GuF Potter Benton.
George ~ Powers.
VI Proctor
NrH meu k 0imaee.
Guv IS Barley