Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-20
Letter From Dartmouth.
HANOVER, W., March IA, 1866.


Mr.. EDITOR knowing that you, Sradu-
ate of Dartmouth, will be interested in hearing
from that delightful old place around which SO
many pleasant recollectons Cluster, take the lib
erty of giving you few lines in regard to the
present status of affairs here. Tne town, TO one
who is frequent visitor seems to remain an sfdfu
quo, for any Improvements which may be made
progress SO slowly as to seem to make no advance
whatever. 10 one, however, who visits it for the
gst time for many years, the change is very strik-
ing. Many new houses have been built, aad old
ones remodeled, the College grounds have been
greatly improved, observatory has been built,
and the whole appearance of things changed. All
especial interests that remain intact those
objects of every students veneration,-the old
Church and Dartmouth Hall. project is
on foot to Grange the old Church and some
even proposing TO entirely remodel it. Dart
mouth Hall seems to have hardly changed at all,
but still stands in all its homely m.lesty, remind
ing Us ot yeaerated mea whose memory is all,
that's left US now, OF classmates scattered over all
the world, of the many of JOY and festivity
which made those years the pleasantest of
lives.
AS we walk through the memorable d" Al
ley" We hear s;eaithy tooistep, and see the same
old gaunt aid long janitor, so familiar to all,
who hardly and painfully i" drags his slow length
along"
The College is now 10 a tourshing condition,
and under the management of the very able and
indefatigable President bids fair to than sus-
tAin It's former reputation. 1t is certainly true
that College in the country mas better teachers
and more advantages for the student, with bet,
ter course, than Dartmouth. The Gymnasium SO
long promised, it Is said, Is to be commenced
and the aiumn Hail proposed last commencems snt
will also be built in short time. w are To lose
two fine Professors this summer Professor Aiken,
who accepts an invitation lately given him by
Princeton, and Professor Hubbard, who, after g
long career of usefulness, retires from his abors
TO pass his rem lining ears IN peace and quiet.
Ia him he College meets with a great loss, for
fsw men are SO flH Of facts in everything which
pertains to his profession he, and few could fiji
his place. Ii is to be hoped, however, that some
will be found who Will allow either of
these valuahls professoships to suffer materially
from the changes in them.
Last uiSut Tue usually quiet Town was dlslufOe0
by the cry of " Fire. so rarely heard except il
sporf. On inquiry we heard with regret that the
barracks OF Norwich University had been blrned.
Our regret was not caused by the fact that the
probable resul; would be the death of The school,
for never had very strong love Tor that, but
because the build ns the properly of Presi-
dent Burns, who from his efforts in behalf Of The
University deserved something better on he mo-
ment of his retirement from the Presidency, than
the loss of II be had.
Hanover yesterday aid notiy for the cause of
freedom. Although very unpleasant day,
large humber turned and good vote was
cast. The resus Republican gain of twen-
y six, giving majority Of 122. Thus Hanover
gives It's voice decidedly for justice and right.
W ould 1t earnest of the voice of the
u hole Safe! W.