Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-19
Iniyrr~its of Vermont Corporation
Dinner


cipI table, with the Governors OF the
St.sr. present ana prospective, sitting on
riti ~. side Grace WIS sid by Rev. J l..
VI avu,ri of Wiilr>tnn At the conclusion
ri wh.,t nay 'p-rhrp4 to- termed the sub
-t,ntH portion OF the entertainment,
President AugcH rising, relnt,ked that
ne supposed bv the cheerful noises which
he hoard proceeding down the table that
tbs cloth VA mctaphnrtca!lv removed. and
IA accordance with he time hnuored Gus
tom I've would III behalf Of their Alma
Mater, extend To her children a most
heart, welcome. lie reminded them that
II WAS the time for them, not her, sitting
- thyy were byneath the roof tree. 10
max, >grerh"~ At TIA" same time he
would say n worrl about ihe work accom-
pli-hvi during the past year. /; had
hreu earnest aud successful, aud he rust
81 they were. satisfied with the results
iudgins from what they had seen and
heard. This was the rst wear and the
first opportunity which the University had
hadot confrrrlnl. degrees ongrldu ,teS from
rhe new branch IT tho. institutions. He then
briefly explained the cour,,, of study in
tended To- be pursued hereafter. illustrat-
ing the advantages intended to be derived
lFpIu II. re NIbiht ~ til't Sib~tl Ptitft ~
the general fund OF the University Lack
ing only 1000 of the $4,000 needed TO
make the whole binding, and of this
S25 900. constituting the NJ Ar~h Profess
sor-hIp fund, had been already nearly
paid iu He spoke of the ENCOURAGEMENT
he had received this year especially from
the more general confidence shown by the
public at large, in the comparatively
l.. 4 h,
coming year He thought shat one of the
proude~t records ever III tde by the State
of Vermont was that i'll the very act OF
its coming into life, while sitting amidst
the forests OF Windsor with the wild
beasts prowliug about their very halls oi
legislation, those lar sighted Christian
men found time to organize system al
education, with tins University as it,
head that has given to 80 great an extent
the high reputation To the State she now
possesses. In conclusion he took plea-ur,
in introducing one II her best representa-
tives, the present worthy Governor.
Gov. Page remarked that he shoult
hardly expect To occupy much OF thel
time, when bis star was soon setting
and III the presence of the rising run o
hi- friend the future Governor: and tina
probably tht best speech ne could maxi
~ this time, and the one which would b
the most acceptable, was that he woult
be- one of those who would help as far "a
he was able 10 make mp the sum requires
to bind the subscription of $4,000. TIL
Governors remarks were received will
enthusiastic applause.
Gen. Washburn being next called on
said that there was Il fair prospect of hi
becoming accustomed to the title of Gov
ernor, and with facetious allusion t
his predecessors in Office, he spoke Of tn
need of more enthusiastic expression o
the interest which still exist among tn
Alumni and friends of the University
and the imperative duties which devoly
ed upon those who had her best interest
at stake.
President Caswell of Brown Universit
being next called on, said that the Uni
yersity of which he was a member ha
been known tor Il century, that he ha
the pleasure of seeing two of it's Alumni
before him, one of whom had told ther
yesterday most charmingly Of the cultur
growing out OF classical and philosophics
studies He then proceeded to speak {
education generally, of the great attra'
tons OF every kind in the city Of Burline
ton, and OF the duty Of it's people as II