Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-10


Il Country and the Times on Educated men
= and to discuss promptly and well some ol
- the problems Of the day. Prof Caswell is a
= man Of fine prcsence, and a ready and forcible
i speaker, and we are only sorry that our
; limits do not permit us to report him a.
: length
Hon c. l. BEyEDIcr, Judge Of the U. :.
/ District Court, Of the Eastern District Of
q New York, was next called out. After some
humorous allusions, winch were received
with much responsive meTriment, Judge Ben
cdict said that he was here to confess his
sins. Connected more closely with the Uni
ycrsitY, by various ties, than many Of the
alumni, be had to own that he had neverthc-
less attended but tiro commandments since
he graduated twenty years ago. One who
had thus neglected his duty as a son Of the
University, had no right to criticize the
past. hardly the right to rejoice in the pres
ent, or express hope hr tie future of the
College. One hope, only, was IN his heart,
and must hnd expression. There was
maxim Of maritime law, he would apply to
tie present ease. It Ithappens sometimes that
a ship, through disputes Of owners or other
cluscs. instead Of dong her proper work, Is
compelled TO he at a wharf, and eat her head
of with expenses. When such a case is
brought before Court. the court against all
/ other claims Or claimants, always gives con-
trll Of the ship TO the man, though he may
/ h- but tile owner OF twentieth part Of her.
who proposes at once to put the good ship
ou hery5yage this on the ground thlt "a
ship is made 60 plough the sea and not to rot
bv the wharf lie hoped the man
ayers Of this College would adop.
this maxim, and give ear only to
the man tlat proposes u put this
good ship Of ours, freighted with so many
hopes, at once on her voyage. If there are
those VINO doubt where she should 20 who
question the wisdom Of the new arrange
ments; who are troubled by questions Of .
sect cr party who take counsel Of their
fears, and advise longer delay-take 10 heed
Of them. Her hull was built IN stormy times
and will stand the gale and the wave The
Captain Is at his p-st. If new spars are
needed put them in I'll up the locker, sup
Fly every noed,d outfit, cut loose the moor
Iuss let every stitch Of canvass draw, and
send her on her prosperous course; for this
Is a ship ;h-t was built to glow the seas and
not to Tot by the shore. Judge Benedict
slJkc with oarnestness and stirring effect,
as was evidenced by long and hearty ap-
Tlauzc.
Judge Hale, giving '.,le Union one and
iudiy.sible, called next on DR.. WILLIAM K.
MILLs of Louisiana. DR.. Mills had. how
ever, lef; the room, and Of course could no;
respond.
sentiment to the great West, was re.
sponded to By HOMER y. HmBARD, Esq, Of
Chicago, who spoke earnestly and well, '
Fleiging the Alumni in Chicago. whenever ,
called on, Tor effective aid in ''sympathy,stu- 5
dents, and funds "
The health Of DR.. LEONARD Bacon, and a {
humorous allusion to Connecticut, brought
lut DR.. Bacon, in some most interesting re- 7
OF the L. Y. NJ. alumni Of a /
previous generation. Two Of them were his !
-lssma'es at Andoyer 46 years ago. One, i
Austin Worcester, afterwards served
: term IN the Georgia Penitcntiary for his =
love Of freedom and of God. The other also 4
vent to Georgia. lie did not get into Jail l
'ut into the good graees of a rich widow, v
Shom he married, and In that new and diff
'ult position always bore himself well and
lid no dishonor to his Alma Mater. There 4
vas another young man at Andover at that =
ime "a quiet, s,udious. reserved young e.
nan, Of thoughtful mien, and it was under Q
TODD with peculiar views and new ideas Of x <
Philosophy. We did not know much about
lin, except that he knew much more than \
most Of Us. That was James Marsh. He T
afterwards inaugurated not only new sys- "
en- of study for this college; but ae,c u
chooi Of thought. His views are now ac-
epted and followed in almost every Univer- A
ity of the land; and his name is an ever
lsting treasure to tins favored Institution. 4
)r Bacon went on to speak Of his early ac-
Iuaintancc q; that time with Prof Torrcy. Il
ie told OF meeting an alumnus Of the col D
ege doing lis duty as private in the army, 81
nd said 1t was the glory of this State that II
ne sent to the war more educated TT
len, according TO her population, than any t,
ther. Abiding to the present prospects OF y y
he College, he SAID that the State was to be
congratulated that the scheme for a separate Cl
agricultural College had failed. No such r.
chool had ever lived and done any good by A
self. ln its present connection, the College ~ ~
Iould be strengthened by the scientific
'hool and the school by the college. All Al
Is life he had longed to come TO Burlington, :"
nd was deeply gratifed by this visit He A,
las astonished to see collected such a BODY y
alumni, and to witness their loyal devO- tt
on to the University. Supported by such Sc
'ns she could not but prosper. She had
assed through perils; but she had high fu- 81
IRE before her-for, echoing the thought Of p.
he speaker before him, it was plain that A,
lis was ship to plough the seas.
DIR. Bacon's remarks were admirable in o,
'ery sense, and found hearty response W
ON his deeply interested listeners. W
j. D ADAMS. Esq., next, in behalf Of the Al
'rporation, returned their thanks to the r' re
umni for the hearty welcome they had III