The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-17
Redlield Proctor a Can
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/ GOOD schools are the great
| guaranty that our citizens OF the
| future will be competent to deal
with their problems. We must
maintain the schools at the highest
possible standard, guarding again
st over-organiZation, and the ex-
penditure of too much public mon
ey on non-essentlalS. 1t is the fund
amentals that count. The schools
are for our childen, not our child
rem for the schools.
I "The care of the public health
and of our DETECTIVES and delin-
quents should be continued on SEN
sible and proven lines.
| New methods of travel have
l,changed our highways from coun-
| try roads to commercial thorough
! fares, bearing heavy and increas-
ing traffic. The long established
olcy of providing good foundations
adequate drainage, and the ellmi-
nation of bad grades and danger
Gus curves should not be sacrificed
for large expenditures on short
stretches of hard paving. | am not,
at this time, in favor of bonding
the state for so-called permanent
highways.
81 believe that we should be ever
mindful OF the admonition in our
Constitution that frequent recur-
renee to fundamental principles
and firm adherence to justice,
moderation, temperance, industry
and frugality are absolutely neces-
sary to reserve the blessings of
liberty and keep our government
free. At present, one OF the great
needs of the state is flugality-
the careful management and eco
nomical use of its resources.
Service for the state is most
honorable. make my pledge to the
men and women of Vermont that
If by their votes / am permitted to
serve as governor, | will perform
that service to the best of my abil-
ity, without fear OR favor of any
man.
Redfield Proctor
Redfeld Proctor was born in
Proctor Vermont, April -, 1879,
the son of Redfield and Emily J.
(DuttonD Proctor He attended
school at the public schools of
Proctor, the Friends School in
Washington, ID. c., and graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology in the class of 1902
mechanical engineers.
Following his graduation he be-
came connected with the Vermont
Marble Company as Assistant Su-
erintendent, was elected a director.
and is now vice president. He is
president and director of the
Proctor Trust company.
Nh. Proctor served as Selectman
of the town OF Poctol' from 1909 to
1912, was trustee Of the village of
Proctor from 1907 to 1910. and was
resident of the village in 1912. He
represented his town in the Gener-
al Assembly of the state during the
session of 1912, serving a chairman
of the General Committee and as
member OF the Committee on
Ways and Means and the commit
tee on State Schools. He was re-
elected as Representative to the
General Assembly of 1915. in
which session he served as Chair
man of the Committee on Approp-
iations hartman of the Committee
on Rules, and as a member of the
Committee on Banks. He was elect
ed a Senator from Rutland county
to the session of 1917, serving in
the Senate as Chairman of the
Committee on Finance and as a
member of the Committees on
State and Court Expenses, Bank
ing and Insurance, and Appropia-
tons.
In March 1917 he was chosen
Chairman of the Vermont Chapter
of the American Red Cross, tax
ing an active aprt in the organiza-
ton of the Red Cross work in the
State in its early participation in
the work of the war. He resigned
in August, 1917, to enlist in the
military service as Captain of en-
glneerS, serving until January II,
1919.
In 1920 he was elected a dele
gate from Vermont TO the Republi-
can National Convention at Chica-
go.
He is a member of the American
Legion and was State Treasurer of
that organization in 1919-192O,
and Commander of Proctor Post
No. in 1921. He is a member of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, the Vermont Commandery of
the Loyal Legion, the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
and the Vermont Society of Engi-
neers.
He married October "a, 1905,
Mary Sherwood Hediick of Sails
bury, North Carolina, and has
three children, Margaret, Robert
and Kat ha,.ipo