Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22
Vermont Colleges " Again.
e NoRTHFIELD. VT, March 18th, 1876

NoRrHF1ELp. VT, March 18th, 1876.
Hon. Frelerieh BHtings, Uoodstoch, It:
DEAR SIR: Allow me to say that am, exceedingly
reply to my letter soliciting funds Tor the en-
and think it particularly ungenerols to take advan
taEe of this opportunity i'll the manner you have to
nFT f Your @ a "a 'Ts'f"f Should
el:e or consent IS an act Of disc"urtesy that
not prepared to expect In thus openly opposing the
appears to have been yonr purpose to give a thrust
at tn. undertaking, which should. If possible prove
sarh spirit quite in conras: with the kind wishes
tie most 81 ' rentIee l I" Vermont an
ply TO solicitation for aid in the end9wlnent in which
abundant sccs: in their noble unlertakinE." Other
and thanks for having, the Opportunity T. an in Tins
work 1hat It Is Hte enc1nrasin after the donfhe
Permit if il can be Your settled conviction
c"Ilc tnnd # so"oo in ado M' its other rtsonr
res is ultimately to be reduced t" local hs school
Mira Natsr t5bf tIns h@niatea: + it t5nl$
arIy and inttatisae president Hnburt assisted by
an able corps Of professors, with endowment OF
Any ca+e XIV fnIan IAN vii Nil THIS honored N
h"d wher i y"ng men ~Gn ba 'f e f f1r bar
Woth; WI, that theory be IGrnl.r one With the
that eHnry toe IS ' dne e' tie h5n a !" ii hav
furnished Larger per cent Of her Alumni VIII" have
iurstS ulou the bench the halls of learning and
IN a IN the S Nte eer to h any Hta'r Ti
distinguished congressman, d. AFRO \. Buck the eri
anhr"rst. the late Governor slade, and the learned
were al members of one graduating class. numbering
only seven: With such names before and scores Of
others that mi-ht he mentioned. whose eminent attain
shan not NernnnteIs utter with enthusiasm the
i i to BE- regretted that our people have not suh
Gent state pride to sustain our own INSTITUTIONS
where no better ADVANTAGES he had. bat
disadvantages must be borne, which result
BY rserilts t. ri1t,l rer"rt* find that when the
at',nt vas made N ~ t. li,iae the University
appointed by both corr orations plan luaturcl 10y
them ana r4hfnt'ed to the corporations tor their at
t. H.. nili and tier nIatio, t. IitIyi is ~
pnilntrd presume with the history OF that effort,
TIE Corporation tn. University decline a uilon
then remain the same to-day.
L sec'ns that the argument FIR consolidation docs
not II III good against Norwich tIIler hlyIrl-
AZ entirely different curriculum from burlington aud
Nld!.hurE giving prominence t" the scientific and
hlIltlrN departments and consequently not conflict
IN With el'hrr OF them.
As Siatr ia my i"rmrr letter tins lnsItuti'n has
record 1ch makes It's naine h'n"rah- to the Stat
II tr"nt and entities II & SPECIAL re-ard tor the,
ton IN proportion the Number graduates.
oar Ii :. Ti''tf' to
t" Norwich University dclt Of -rattnde which she
Ihou-h tn, and ndnahlc Emery OF It's 1oui-
d'fs Captain Partridge, thc gallant and hcrrr GEN
frtrhtt t1 HoHr1.S. toward and DOUGLASS the I'M
Nrr-Ity has sustained Itself tor forty years with
"-rashs, KIND friends have contributed temporary
-Sis and the l.tl"n ot Two hundred ami ttty
90 IL = 'IlIIt- Is gratefully renl"nlcr,'
lriitt a TIE trl y t ii-t ~ S
tAe ii. .t riihitnrt To- helrt, that WITH end
"a, H. trNlrl University v nj continue " h,. an honor
and d. BLESSING. the ~tl;.. an,! tn" GnIrtss>
Very respectfully y, IrH.