The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
\ Vermont Humanitarian Expert.
Huntington Free press.)

Huntington L rec ttH>'t
It is no anomaly in human society that
the special ability of an individual Is
more frequently discovered by those at
a distance than by those at home, be
cause such ability is sought only by those
desiring to employ ii. On the other
hand it is either ignored by the commun-
itv in which it exists, as 1t has no local
value, or it is considered mild eccen-
tricity or a harmless hobby. In one
small village in Vermont resides an eX-
merit in diamonds; in another. an ex-
pert in taxidermy; in another, an expert
in snowflake photography. Even the
abilities of James HartnesS were dlscoV-
cred by outsiders before they We're APP
preciated by Nermonters.
There is however, an anomaly IN the
fact that we travel far and spend much
money to view the landscape features OF
other countries when we have equally
grand and distinctive features in our own
country which we have never seen that
we purchase costly foreign made articles
because they are foreign, although tncy
are no more beautiful or servlceable
than our own homemade products; and
that We sometimes import administrators
when we have equally competent ones
within our own borders. There are
Aces of Diamonds in Vermont but we
too frequently overlook them.
Frank II. Tracy, sheriff OF Washing
he is now coming into appreciation with
in Vermont With him, humans are hu-
man All are weak, and many nave
weaknesses. Because a man violates a
law, or even commits legal crime ne
is not necessarily criminal. lie neeus
a friend. not a Windsor assignment
Frank Tracy in his innate sympathy and
knowledge of men and in his 10 years as
sheriff. chafed under the traditional
methods of treating prisoners, believed
the methods were wrong in principle ano
vicious in practice, and so introduced i
new principle and new practice INTO
his administration, namely. humamtafl
anism, As a result he is not only recog
nized as n pioneer in the modern humane
svst2m OF treating violatOrs OF the law
hut rs an expert in pcnology. C0nSe
oucntly his counsel is frequently solicited
by others interested in the same subject
and his services have been sought tol
administrative positions outside OF Yer
mont ... .-......., .--
4 Judge in Iowa asked a gentleman
who called at his office on business iron
what state lac came. The gentleman re
T,licd, vermont" The judge then re
marked that Vermont had one either
who was we'll known in the penicircic:
of Iowa through his services in modern
ling and humanizing Jail and prison
sentences. In a national convention OF
prison reform in New York city, at which
there were no less than SIX Nermohtef
present. Frank Tracy was recognized a.
Vermont's authority and was called upOI
to fill an unexpected vacancy III the pro
gram. He is a member of the commit
tee on Misdemcanant Prisoners of thu
American Prison association, and is til,
trusted associate of Hon. Hastings II
Hart who is the head of the child vel
fare bureau of the Russell Sage Foun
dation and who is the most eminent au
thoritv in America on OCnOlOgY.
Frank Tracy has rendered Vermont 1
double service-his service to Vernon
and the recognition he has brought Yer
mont.