National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-08-20
Commune atoms.
Uuirersity Of Vermont a:td state
Igricaitul'W CO{icgc.

fear the University Of Vermont
and State Agricultural College at
Burlington, and its advantages for
education, are not rs. well under
stood as they should be. 1t is cen
tain that these advantages are not |
sought as they deserve to be 10y the
youth Of our State. have no word |
of depreciation for our college mt /
Middlc4ury. or for the University
at Northtield. Each Of these mas
As peculiar work, and, | can cheer
fully cOncedc, does that work well.
The University at Burlington has
its work also; a larger, broader
work; awork that offers its fruits
to a larger class Of our people; Il
work that stands right iii tie way
to help onward to success IN life a
larger number of our youth, 'han
any other high educational institu-
ton in our State. | have just had
the privilege Of attending its ami
versary, and | speak not only my
own convictions, but also the out
spoken conviction of every person !
met there, when say that | W,
surprised and delighted to find such
means and facilities for the best ed
ucation our youth can desire. Ihe
opinion was expressed in my hear
ing, again and again, that no col
lege ia New England offers superi-
rior advantages for classical study,
or for those academic and scientific
studies which prepare for successful
business life.
The old classical aud metaphyS-
zeal course is maintained without
loss, aud with no little gain. 1t l.
true that those noble men, Wheeler,
Marsh, Torrey, Benedict, Smith
and PcaSe, that made the faculty OF
the University famous generation
ago, have passed away. Time
sweeps away men, but their works
remain. The course Of study ar
ranged by them remains in use, I'M
impaired; its solidity cndurcs, an'
the facilities for pursuing tare onl,
increased by the reverence for thca
men that still peryadeS those class
halls, and by their thoughts an'
writings that still remain for study
Those who knew the UniNcrsit.
thirty or forty years ago, through
those noble men that are gone, MAJ
think of tlcir successors as new au'
young men. But some of them an
really veterans in the service, ne
less experienced than their Wcd'
ccssors were. Professors Petty an
Buckham have filed their pIac,
from fifteen TO twenty years already
and III their several department
cannot be cXccllCd. No enc VIA
knows them, and who knew the
predecessors will presume TO 81
that they fall one whit behind then
The chair Of intellectual and nor,
Philosophy, must needs have bee
filed, after the death of Profess,
rorrcy-whose character wcrcvcr
lud of whose fame We are proud
ny some young man. Last Nc;
Rev. ii. a. l.. Torrcy was elect,
20 that chair lie is II kindred
DR.. Joseph Torrey, educated !
him, married his daughter, lives
he house he occupied 80 MAJ
years, has possession of his librar
y 'tpapers, and appears to have j
Lhritcd his habits OF study, Il
mind and heart, 10 remarkable Il
cree. lie IL modest, and makes
flourish of lrumpcts. hut goes abo
lis work with quiet cullnSias
hat gives the fullest promise Il,
the instruction in this dcpaimc
II meiaphS sics, which has ma
lie University of vermont lamo
among scholars aud thinkers. "
auiIcr no detrimcnt at Iii, hands.
Then there have been add
rreat facilities TO the dcparlmcr
OF scientific instruction, and
modern languages. These dcpa
ments are IN the hands Of you
men, who have not Set Obtain