Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25

Burlington, Uitle amended)
THIRD READING ORDERED
S. l25, appropriating money for county
extension work
H. 1877. relating to village of Benning-
ton and Henry W. Putnam hospital.
II. Al, relating to inheritance taxes and
Ia bic transfers.
H. HS, relating to schoohouses (as
amended)
II. 444 relating to fish and game laws.
CAS- amended) Allowing fishing In Lake
Champlan and Lake Memphremagog ac-
cording to provisions of the act without
license Senator Roberts motion so that
women will have to obtain license to fish
was disa greed to-
REPORT or INDt STRIAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE.
Showing the school to be well managed,
report accepted The report follows:
To the Senate and House of Represent
ativcs:
The Joint committee on industrial school
respectfully reports as follows:
The committee visited the State indus
trial school on Friday, February 26, 1915.
Conditions were not favorable for a rapid
inspection OF SO large an institution,
owing to an unfortunate combinatl ton OF
mud and new SHOW, rendering our prog
ress between buildings SLOW and labor
ious nOtwithstan ding the carriages which
! were. placed at our disposal
! We saw enough, however to convince
us that tho State has been given good
value for its expenditure for new build
ings erected since the unfortunate fires
,Df nI 80
time of our visit work was nearing COM
petion upon tho administration building
and chapel. and a suspension of work
upon tho water system had been found
necessary during the winter. There
seemed good ground to believe that all
things would he ready for the proposed
dedication of the new buildings some
time next May. From what we could
learn the buildings are well planned for
their several purposes and will, with the
addition of a few others proposed. con :
stitute a group of units admira bly, equip
ped for such an institution. with a min
mum of fire risk and maximum Of con
venience.
There were abundant evidences of eff
q Gent management and of an harmonious
official family. The State employees at
the industrial school are workers and are
capable Of the kind Of team work which
counts. During the building operations
above mentioned some of these officials
have distinguished themselves by The
performance of service of mechanical
sort for which they were not particu-
larry employed, hut which with the co.
operation OF the boys and of the school
has netted the State between four and
five thousand dollars in money saved ON
contracts The spirit Of these employees
Of the STATE in the emergency was COM
municated in quite a renarka bic degree
to Il considerable number of the boys
whose services were performed with an
enthusiasm and devotion in some in
stances which can only he accounted for
hy what In other institutions Is termed
school spirit" and which deserves to
ne SO described In this instance none
tho loss because this school partakes ir
some degree Of the nature of penal in
Sttut!un.
Til" penal side of life evidently is min
imi2od as much as possible aud the edu.
Catinna and moral sides are made prom
nrnt. Restraint is Of the kind that does
not humiate and discipline is a : kindly
"a IL consistent with good order. Cor
rora punt -hment is almost unheard OF
and the honor system holds fun sway
Desertions occur occasionally, but not
in increasing numbers nor i'm number:
Sufficient to discredit the honor system
There always are at the school a minor
~ of inmates over whom sterncr re
'traint is found necessary for a time an'
in few cases permanently. In MANY
instances manhood and womanhood are
developed in boys AMI girls in whom care
, less and evil habits SO largely FREEDOM
mated at the time Of their commitment
that their best friends had few hopes
for them. The members Of the commit
, tee appro ached their task with unbiase,
minds, and making due allowance for tn
brief and incomplete inspection demanded
. by circumstances. were fully convinced
that the management of the school IL o
. the kind demanded by the needs Of tn
unfortunate and sometimes vicious younj
people committed to il as the most mer
ciful disposition of their perpleN King eases
( The boys ard girls are thought of b,
those in charge of them. rot as an az
Gregatc. but as units. and individual
training and treatment are in every cas-
provided
1t is no small task that the State i'm
poses upon its servant. the members q
the penal board. tn" superintendent am
officers of the industrial school. Wit
IAN average attendance II 2@ inmate
last year, ahd the prospect of mcreasin
numbers. the members of the committo
feel safe in recommending a continuanc
of the States present liberal policy to
ward this institution with such f,irthe
= appropriations az are necessary FOR tn
q completion Of the penal boards prescn
I plan regarding buildings and walks an
1 grading about the buildings recent
" erected and To be erected.
Respectfully submitted
F.. f.. BLAKE.
q ED LAFRANCHISE.
I'pon motion Of Senator Powell bill
will he road after this date by title onl
f the third time. unless reading in full
demanded by "A senator
ADOPTED ON PART OF SENATE.
Joint resolution by Senator Simond
n inviting United States Senator w. |
Dillingham; To speak to the joint Assem-
bly, some date during the present session
H. .N5. relating to Peru turnpike. Sera
. tor Simouds moved to reconsider Senate
- passage of the bill which was agreed t.
after which Senator Simonds expaine
this bill is an attempt to hold mp col
. demnaton proceedings already partl
" completed. The Senate then refused I
pass the bill in concurrence,
Adjourned at Lon a. m,