The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-11-19

Vermont has furnished 10 the Stat
at large and this has been going OF
FOR q century. Isn't il about time VI
began to keep our best at home? Stu
dents trained in other colleges ar,
ignorant of what ours can do and tenc
TO underrate the worth Of home insti
tutions. | remember being present al
meeting Of the late Senator Morrill,
and the late Judge Crosby Miller, both
over so years old and both trustees Of
the University Of Vermont at the time
Judge Miller remarked, with much
feeling on the utter lack of apprecia-
ton by many Of our people Of the
work being done by Vermont colleges.
Senator Morrill, replied: Il regret
It's so. We have never given our
higher institutions adequate support.
But have patience to hope that with
increased aid from the government"
and the larger graduating classes we
are sending out each year to take up
their work in the various communi-
7 ties, we shall come to have a State
sentiment strong enough to give the
university all the financial assistance
necessary TO provide college educa-
ton for all who may wish to come
here In the commissions report,
page %, Senator Morrill, is quoted as
saying, "The fundamental idea was
to offer an opportunity in every State
for a liberal and larger education to
larger numbers, not merely to those
much needing higher instruction for
the worlds business, for industrial
pursuits and professions of life" SEN
ator Morrill, understood, after a care
ful study Of State and national educa-
ton, that to hold our place in the life
struggle, education from the kinder
garten to the college must be provid-
ed by the State. This has been dem
onstrated by Germany to remarka-
bic degree Since her humiliation by
Napoleon century ago no other
country has given such careful thought
to education, beginning her work not
with the common schools but by estab-
fishing the university, and no other
country has made such wonderful pro-
gress in agriculture, manufacturing~
and commerce. Germany understood
her common schools and her industries
could never reach their highest eff
cheney without leaders and it is the
province of the college and university
to train such leaders. Vermont with
her natural resources and geographic
cal position should become one of the
leaders in wealth, manufacturing and
trade. But to reach this goal we
must have trained, far-seeing leaders
and the colleges in our State must
furnish them with their preliminary
training. But we are told Vermont is
too poor to support these higher insti-
tutions. Does any one believe such
SANDER, Denmark, Belgium and Hol-
land, each but little larger in area than
Vermont, are supporting expensive
royal families, large standing armies
and yet find sufficient revenues to pro-
vide an educational system that has
placed their farmers and artisans
among the most prosperous and sue /
cessful in the world.
We are required by law to give free
tuition to all students wishing to take |
a high school course and it is just as
necessary and our people should de-
mand free tuition for every student
desiring a college education. All
should read the letters in the April
bulletin of Middlebury College, from
students holding State scholarships.
believe the men we are sending to
this winter have too much
red blood in their veins to vote to de-
prive singlesone of these fine boys
and girls Of the help the scholarship
yives. These young people just enter
ng manhood and womanhood are just
rs dear and just as important to us as
he little year-old just entering
he kindergarten. It is our duty to
provide free instruction for both and
( | read the temper Of our people
fright we are going TO do it. And we
ire going to do it at institutions Of
,ur own near the home.
Let us keep good common school
within walking distance of each home
md thereby keep our families on the
arms.
Let us have an up-to-date normal /
chool, TO train our teachers in an en- !
ironment that will leave them loyal :
o Vermont. I
Let US give our State colleges such 4
npport as will make them mighty
orce in upbuilding our State and !
aake possible college training for t
very boy and girl desiring it. ?
Let US back this up with tenure for g
tachers, good salaries and better su- b
eryision.
In the future we should be more ;.