Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
Spring Exercises at Vergennes
Mark the Formal Acceptance
of Latest Additions to the In
dustrial School.
pESTS FROM ALL VERMONT
Fdge Weeks. Chairman of
Board, Gives History of the
Institution and Leads Other
Speakers in Praise of Super
|intendent Barss and His Work.

strial schools four new buildings were
mally dedicated to-day with inspiring
ercises at which Governor Gates was
guest of honor and chief speaker.
dresses were also made by the Hon.
E. Weeks of Middlebury chairman of
/ board of penal institutions. the Hon.
Il. Baldwin Of Wells River, former
perintendents w. G. Fairbanks and f..
ingalls, and there were remarks by
ofessor Wright of Mddlebury College,
F. Hill of Waterbury. Mayor Stebbins
Vergennes. the Hon. W. j. Van Patten
Burlington, Prof. S. f. Emerson of
University Of Vermont and Super
endent Walker of the State prison at
ndsor j. n. Barss. superintendent of
! Industrial school, presided most ably
heard himself warmly praised for
/ good work he has done with the boys
4 girls entrusted to his care.
Fisitors from all over Vermont were
Fsent and a large number Of this city s
Eminent citizens. Music was furnished
the school band and orchestra and
the least interesting of the afternoon S
hrcises was the spirited singing of the
hustrial school students who occupied
seats in the center of the handsome
" chapel The neat appearance of the
Is in fresh white dresses and the boys
their khaki uniforms as they marched
and sat quietly through the long
bgram drew many flattering comments
m he. iS Of from
many visitors who filled the hall.
Ehen the administration building was
btroyed by fire on February /. 1914, and
Month later the principal barn was also
rned 1t was decided that 1t would be
1t to have several separate buildings
that if one burned the rest might be
Fed. Hence the new administration
lding, built on the site of the barn,
handsome chapel with gymnasium in
basement. boys dormitory and
ver house are the equipment that was
Heated to-day. The State appropriated
OO0 and there was $4,000 availa BILE
m the insurance.
LUNCHEON GIVEN GUESTS.
eams and motor cars met the trains
took the guests OF the school to the
hpus where a reception at the admin
alton building was followed at 80
m. by an excellent and well served
cheon, which was enjoyed by some
men and women. They We're shown
und the new building at the conclusion
the luncheon and shortly after the
rcises We're begun in the new chapel.
band played Hail to the Chief as
berintendent Barss escorted Governor
les to the platform, the Students and
fence standing. The Invocation was
En- by the Rev. Thomas Stevenson of
city and the Hon. j. E. Weeks gave
history of the school.
Idge Weeks spoke of this year as
hg the 10Th anniversary of the State
Lstrial school which was created b!
act of the Legislature on November
1865. At that time $4,000 was appro-
tied and the Elisha Moody farm was
ght in Waterbury where it was decid'
to locate the school. The following
there were IL boys in attendance
he of the misdemeanors for which they
te committed being bad department al
rch and failure to attend Sunday
DOL The first superintendent was
g. Peet, who served three years; Their
G. Fairbanks, II years; Mr. Healey
be years; S. A. Andrews, IL years
l.. ingalls,, five years preceding j. n
-ss, the present executive. judge
eks named some 25 men who hat
,ed on the board Of penal institutions
do tf
e. In 1870 there were 90 boys in the
DOL: in 1874. 135; in 1882 1l6 boys ant
S; 1902, 15s boys and girls; 1908. II
S and % girls, 1914. 1879 boys and g
s; this year. 1862 boys and So girls.
ire destroyed the school building a
terbury on December II, 1874, and thu
alton of the school was then changed
Vergennes in the spring of 1875 Thu
IA known as the old arsenal was Dough
ST, 900 and this has been added Il
IL there are now over 200 acres in thu
DOL tract. The school now has thu
pctor Andrews. Fairbanks and Ingall!
mitories and two unnamed. judge
cks closed his address with a glowint
,ute to the grand work that has beer
be at the school by Superintendent
rss
REMARKS BY THE GOVERNOR.
overnor Gates was gracefully intro
ed and spoke of this as being tn
time he had been able TO accept al
tation to visit the school. Before h
anne Governor his work as highwa.
lmissiOner took every moment of hi
e. Now he saw other ways to serv
State and not the least of these way
rk Of the State Industrial school. Yer
ut is just beginning to wake up, h
l. and the State Is realizing that NOR
needed than roads and hotels to brin
hut it's fullest development. Christian
MOOD and womanhood must be devel
ID and we must take care of the boy
girls. The State has been very lib
and he told the children that he wa
I'D that they were enjoying the bend
of this liberallty. 1t is always an In
alton, he said, to watch faces lils
Sc before him and emphasized the fac
the State is interested In the devel
nent into noble man and womanhoo
the boys and girls at the industris
DOL.
the Hon. w, j. Van Patten brough
dest greeting from the Kurn Hat
homes at Westminster and Saxton
er where 125 boys are being taugf
ng similar lines to those at the In
trial school. He also spoke 10
l.. b. Plat who was in the al
nee. and extended congTatulation
behalf of the Home for Destitut