Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-11
Annual Meeting of the Associate
lumni.


The annual meeting Of the Associate
Alumni of the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College was held in the
chapel OF the University on Tuesday morn
ing, July :, at 10 O'Clock
The meeting was called to order by the
President of the Association, Hon. II. y.
/ Hibbard, of Chicago, III. The records of
the last annual meeting were read by the
Secretary, and, on motion, approved and
adopted.
The Treasurer, c. J. Alger, reported a
balance on hand from last year Of four dol
lars, and bills unpaid amounting to twenty
one dollars The report concluded with
suggestion that 500 be raised to defray all
current expenses for the coming year, and
leave a small balance in the treasury. On
motion the report was accepted and
adopted
The neurological report for the past year
was read by the Secretary in the absence of
Hon. George H. Bigelow, the chairman of
the committee. The list embraced the
names of JuStus Perry Wheeler. Of the
class OF 1901 Nathaniel Read, class of
ISL. Samuel Hunt Upper, class Of lsl2
james Van Ness, class of lo25; George
Russell Huntington, class of ls26. Daniel
Wild. class Of ls2s James Reed Spauld-
ing. class of 1910 Moses Strong Royce,
class Of 1871 William Collamer, class of
Isii; John Balkley Perry, class of lsi7;
O-ce1a Hardy Kiie. class Of 1868; Nehe-
miah Pierce, class Of ls6j.
The report was. on motion Of K. d.
Benedict Of New York city. accepted and
adopted and the Secretary was requested to
hand copy of the same to the several Bur
lington newspapers capitalization.
Prof. John +. Goodrich moved that the
Chairman be requested TO appoint COM
mitlee Of three to nominate officers for the
year ensuing; carried. Prof Goodrich,
Prof. VI. X. Petty and K. D. Benedict
Were appointed such committee The COM
mittec subsequently reported the following
list Of officers, who were unanimously elect
ed
President-Rcy. y. g. Clark. d. ..
Vice Prc~ident-Prof Selim II. Peabody.
Secreiary-C Charles f. Allen.
Decentralization :. Peck
Executive Committee-M. II Buekham,
c. j. Alger. i. |. Benedict, {. +. Allen
and Oscar Atwood.
Obituary Committec-Geo. II. Bigelow.
II. O. Wheeler, c. G.. Torrey and Robert
Roberts.
On motion it was voted that the sum of
$50 be appropriated by the Association to
delray the expenses Of music at their public
exercises.
The letter oil Hon. John y. Pomcroy, eX- .
pressing his regret that he was unable TO
prepare a paper on the early history of the /
University to be read at the public celebra-
ton at thi, Commencement, was read by the |
Secretary The subject ELECTED considerable I
discussion on the part Of the Alumni, and .
much desire was expressed that such a /
paper should be prepared if possible.
On motion Of Rev. DR.. C. c. Parker of |
Paisippany. Nj. the Secretary was re-
que>ted to correspond with Hon. J. ;.
Adams Of jacksonville, Florida, and pro-
cure from him the memoranda which had .
been prepared by his father, Hon Charles
Adams. relating to much of the early history
of the University. and when obtained 30 de
post the same lin the archives of the as
ISOLATION for future reference The meeting
was then adjourned sane de-
CHARLES +. ALIEN, Secretary.