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GOV. FLETcHER's MESSAGE
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non and control over II.
| Seventh TO education. IN educa-
lion commission was created by au-
thority of the last Legislature PIT
marily for the purpose OF determine
ing whether or no duplication OF Ell
fort was going on as the resultant OF
money appropriated by this state 10
the three institutions OF hlgher iealn
ing. | was satisfied at the time 'he
commission was created thal such
duplication did exist, and ] am now
more thorouebly convinced than ever
of thar foct and that il should be
stopped. That commission nhoi's'
have been published and shouln re-
ceive yonr earnest consideration.
call your attention to certain saiient
facts therein First, that the state
appropriates for education oiehhiaiiS'
nearly $500 .000; second that apou'
100000 Of this goes to the col'ii"o"
schools. and about 100000 OF IT TO
the three institutions of higher edu-
cation. and that about % per cent".of
the people OF the state receive oe'io
fit from the 100000 and ohiy apou'
five per cent. from the $20O'V0o ne
s,,-sa of Vermont appropriates Tor lac
purpose Oh s-Ssher education nea'F
IL times the per cent. appropriated
by Maine. nearly three times the per
cent, appropriated by Connecticut
more than four times the per cent. ap-
propriated by New Hampshire more
than eight times the per cent appso-
priated by Massachusetts. more than
nine times the per cent. appropriat-
ed by Rhode Island. and more than
"a times the per cent appropriated by
New York in l9l2-13 II IS for you to
determine whether the cardinal prn-
ciple of State policy Of this state
should be TO legslate for the many or
for the few am impressed with
the fact that the first duty Of the
State is to her common schools, and
that that duty is a paramount ore,
But If you should find the State has
sufficient means TO 90 beyond tAe
common schools aud you desire that
1t should do 50, then believe the
duplication OF effort by State subsidy
to various institutions should ceace.
II you are prepared to accept the
University of Vermont as a State in
stitution, it then becomes your duty
TO the university as well as to the
State, TO stop the duplication. Should
this be your conclusion desire TO re.
peat all that hsaid TWO years ago on
this subject relative to the agricul
tural department OF that institution.
The spirit OF the University OF Yer
mont, manifested by its recent action
in defining it's position upon the sub
jet of education within this State
should commend itself 10 all good cit
liens as the essence OF good citizen
ship. recommend that all moneys
that the State may see fit to appro-
pirate for education shall be subject
to the absolute control OF the State
board Of education
/ direct your attention to the Mac
ed by the last Legislature for the pur-
pose Of erecting monument to Mac
donough. The Legislature appropri-
ated the sum OF $1,000 dollars to erect
such monument \ commission was
created, appointed by the Governor.
and they finally went in with the
State Of New York and decided to try
and have it q national affair. and they
succeeded in getting an appropriation
from the United States government
OF $4,000 for monument to Mac
donough They joined hands with the
State of New York Then conditions
IL was up TO the State OF
Vermont TO make creditable demon
5tration and invite New York to
come over and join hands with us.
But this appropriation OF $4,000 was
specially for the erection Of a monu-
ment. A number Of public-spirited
citizens in the city OF Vergenues. and
as well as all over the State OF Yer
mont. joined and raised fund--no
one subscribed more than S25 to it,
II order that we might crcditably in
Ute our New York friends over here.
recommend TO you that sufficient
sum from the original four thousand
iollars be appropriated to reimburse
hose who rose to the occasion as a
natter Of State pride. The national