Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-05
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY JULY %, 1869.
The University of Vermont and state
Agricultural College.

The University of Vermont since its
addition of the State Agricultural College
has greatly enlarged its course OF study,
giving broad and liberal range T. meet
the rapidly increasing demands made
upon our educational institution Tor the
practical, rather than the merely theoreti-
cal,-for that which is adapted to tit the
student readily for the active duties OF
life rather than that which tends tt en-
large and liberalize the faculties Of the.
mind for the broldest scope coming from
the study of the ancient language and
The higher m4thematins. The present age
seems to demand this culture whether II
shall prove to be the most beneficial or
not. That il for time and experience To
determine. The University now has in
ment of modern languages, agriculture.
rivil engineering. mctlllurgy, aud unalyti-
cal chemistry, embracing in their range
, wide field for young men who desire
only scientific course Of study 10 fit
them for the several departments ot husi-
ness life.
In so doing, the University dos IN no
wise abandon is regular and classical
course embracing in its curriculum the
studies pursued in the best col|ez,. 81, the
hnd. No institution has iii 'lse past
afforded a line OF study better calrajat"d
to develop and discipline the powers ot
the intellect more thoroughly, or to train
the faculties to closer hIbits Of inA"pend-
ent thou yht, than the College at Barling-
ton. 1t has no design of ablndoniu. the
instruction 50 long impaired by Mlreh,
Wheeler, Torrey, Benedict and Shedd.
That is,to remain the groundwork OF
the superstructnrc, and enable the Col
l+ge to retain its ancient rsnown, eontin-
uing to make strong men and vigorous
thinkers, and its relation TO higher .duca-
tion is not to be changed The -~i.u-ifie
course, therefore, j. introduced u rua.t
the requirements and provisions O.. the
act of Congress in accepting of the A-li-
cultural Department. and - meet the
pressing demand Of this utilitaristu a1e
directly To the practical requirements Vi
young men who d. no. desire purely
collegiate course. In 80 doing. th, | nj
vereity loo-es none of its features q
classical college. for it has always had i
separate partial course for those who de-
sired to avail themselves Of it, h.n. fits.
The broader field il now opens by the ire-
eruting Of wider range OF ,tuii.. only
bringing il up to what university m lis
literal -euse should be
The faculty OF the University Of Yer
mont ha- ever been composed OF scholars
uf an advanced standard. AT the prs, n {
time it enjoys an equally high reput .tion
under il, accomplished President, james
b. Angel, LDD and his associates, who
are striving To build up an institution
that shall meet the wants Of all the Fep-
pie of our commonwealth, and 10 iniuce
the young men to patronize our own lnsti-
tutions of learning, offering to them equal
facilities and Advantages of similar iusti-
tutions abroad Too many OF the youth
of our State have been induced to pas, by
our own excellent educational instit atoms
because those abroad have offered what
they deemed greater advantages But
have these foreign institutions with their
popularity made better scholars, stronger
men, and afforded more substantial educa-
than have Middlebury or Burlington Z
The scholars who look to both these insti-
tutions as their Almd Mater, compare
favorably with those of Dartmouth, Yale,
Harvard or Williams, and have occupied
AZ high renown in the scientific religious,
literary and political world, and we see
no reason why such large class should
20 by our own State institutions, when
they can lay as broad and deep founda-
ton upon which to build character,
scholarship and all the elements of success
in life as elsewhere Let Vermonters
think of this fact, especially when such
Inducements are being presented as at the
present time by our own State Colleges.
We invite attention to the advertise
ment of the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College, published in
our columns this morning.
ARMY REUNION At GETTYsBURGH