The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-10
In Order That Best Interests
Of the State May Be
Conserved
MORE SCHOOLS, LESS
TRANSPORTATION
Advocates a New System of
Disbursing State
Money

the House Of Representatives hall. in
Montpelier, succeeding Horace F. Gra-
ham. The Senate and the House met
in joint session shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon to receive the incoming
governor and to listen to his inaugural
address. The gold pen with which Gov.
Clement signed the oath was used for so
years by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wood of Sherburne, who was born in
1907 and who died in 1904.
Prefacing his remarks with a plea for
team work" and concluding with a
promising to lend executive cooperation,
Gov. Clement in his inaugural ressage
recommended to the Vermont legisla-
ture;
Bonus to draft nien as to other men
in service spend less money in trans
portation Of school children and devote
more TO repairing and building school
houses and for employment of compe-
tent teachers, making transportation op-
tional with the school directors; re-
trenchment in state expenses; consolids
tiOn Of institutions TO prevent duplica-
tion Of work; new system Of disbursing
state funds; state board TO construct
selected highways; make state institu-
tions self-supporting whenever possible
retain state board OF control with a
farmer member; don't be too complacent
about ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment; workmens compensation
should be augmented by voluntary asso-
Citations.
The message in full is as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Joint
Assembly;
The town is the unit of government in
Vermont, and the meeting of the repre-
sentatiyes of towns antedated by many
years the formation of the state govern
ment as il is now constituted. A meet
ing Of the town representatives therefore
has always been an important event to
the people Of Vermont. This meeting of
the Legislature Of 1919 is particularly inn
portant on account of the problems which
confront us. and upon which you win be
required to pass your Judgment.
We have been intrusted with the man
agemeut Of the state affairs for the com
ing two years know that we approach
the performance of our duties guided by
a lofty purpose TO do our best for the
prosperity Of the state Yet, however
high may be our ideals, however much we
may hope to accomplish, we may fail of
achievement unless we can at times lay
aside our personal preferences and act
with the majority. Team work is more
necessary for specific performance in leg
islatiye action than anywhere else. If at
times We find our individual opinion sub
merged, we may console ourselves with
the thought that, by and large, the
judgment of the legislature is better than
the judgment of any one man in it,
When our predecessors last met in this
historic chamber, less than two years
ago, we were entering upon the greatest
war the world has ever known. The his
tory Of the world is the story Of its wars,
and we have not been slow in making
history since that day. Even two months
ago when we were elected in office, the
slogan Of the country was, Everything
to win the war And now, so quickly
do armies and nayies shift the scenes in
times of war we face the problems of
peace. Whatever the league of nations
or the league to enforce peace may do for
the world in the future, of one thing we
may rest assured; The horrible memories
of the struggle through which the world
has Just passed will deter it from enter
ing upon another great war as long as we
live.
Thanks to the dauntlcss courage of our
sailors and soldiers, the victory is ours.
All honor TO the noble men and women
who have stood close behind our fighters
with material aid and CHEEKY word. We
could not all be iu the firing line, but we
have been able to pass up the ammuni-
tion. All honor to those who have given
their lives in defense of their country In
the moment of our victorious rejoicing
the thought of them comes to us. Their
memory will ever be fresh in our hearts.
Their names are engraved upon the pages
Of our country's history. They are i'm
mortal; for their deeds win live after
them.
The legislature Of 1917 provided for the
payment of a small bonus to each enlist
cd soldier and sailor during the first year
of his enlistment. That was during the
period when the federal government was
not paying 4 proper wage. | see no good
reason why men who were drafted should
not have the same benefit. The service
they performed was equal and the same.
] therefore recommend that the provi-
sions of section SO, No. lGS of the acts of
1917, be extended to all men drafted from
Vermont into the naval OF military serv-
ice of the United States not above the
rank of private. ....
Public Education.
The laws regarding public education
should be modified with regard to trans
portation and the restoration of the rur-
al school, Our farmers are entitled to
have adequate school facilities provided
for their children, and to have the school
house, wherever possible, so located as to
become the center of the varied interests
IS 4 ha ,orn nu,,t,ti{v