Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-06
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.-The fall te

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.-Ihe fall term
commenced last Thursday morning
Many Of the students in the upper classes
are out te aching, and will not be h re tle
frs. of The term. In number the Senior
and Juniors will be about the same rs be
fore The Sophomore class will lose abou,
twenty; and the Freshmen elias, is quite
small numbering about 60. This is thought
to be due. to the hard times. to the raising
of tuition and the change Of requirements
for admission The effect Of the change
now seems to be be that the new class is
better fitted than is usual and SO far it GER
tainly has not been the means of admitting
a large number Of poorly fitted students.
AS the opponents Of the plan claimed. On
account of advancing the standing, several
from the Senior and Sophomore classes
have been obliged to fall back year
Charles II. Pettec, Thaver School of Civil
Engineering. Glass of '76, is to be one of
the teachers in the Agricultural Depart-
ment this year. r. W. ID Worthcn, form
crly Instructor in mathematics, takes Mr.
Bradley's place Us instructor in Greek, and
Prof Qnimby will instruct the Freshmen :.
part of the year. Many of the Vermont
students have gone home to vote
Pres. Smith, in his remarks Monday
morning to the College. usually made at
the beginning Of the year, b.gln with :,
few words of respect for the late Prof E.
W. Dmond, who died early in the vaca-
ton. Poi. Dimord was Il self-male man
Not until he was twentv-one was he able
TO beg his school and collrgtte trlinn q
through which he was obliged to work his
own way. He pursued his studies abroad,
and 1T the org iniz .tion Of the Agricultural
Department Of this College he was APP
pointed its senior professor. Although
stricken down in middle age, his monu-
mcnts Remain in the work he hts accom-
pli~lrd He has had the oversight of
planning and ,o1sruc inc Cul>e, hall and
the OF er halls and buildings. and the
chirye Of The f,rm belonging to hi> depart
ment Always y hard and earnest worker
even when conlcnding with the sever,
maiadics which finally overcome him
Pres Smith thinks his acquaintnncc> find
his greatest monument in The remembrance
Of hi, daily life. The President sail since
he began professional life in 1884 he has
never before seen such hard times, and
that about thirty are kept away this wear
from the benefits OF this College b-t:u-e
lhey cannot have financial aid that those
who do not feel the pressure Of the times
should be the more thankful and work Jlr
harder. IN he hoped the watchwurl> Of
the year would be, . duty, progress and
order"
The President sad when he WAS com
pairing the displays Of the different cuun-
tries 1T thu Crntcnnial Exhibition. and no
ticng their effect upon each other. he
thonghf the field of his Institution was
not confined To thi country, bat il i the
w"rl While i'll Puil,lIpli. he had the
pleasure Of speaking 20 about one Manfred
and twenty Chinese youth, for who's ,lu-
cation III New England the Chinese GOV
eminent have appruirittcd Il million and
half of dollars. In the course of his re-
marks he referred to tn. Dujmouh stu
drnt> rs Ai> boys, AMI hoped lh,t il some
OF the boys brf,le him should :,Ivaice fur
enough, he -ht some day hive them in
his institution Some of the Younger
boys did not quite understand hi> rcmArA.
and inquired of their sup rintcnIynt in
t:,>r they Shout advance far enough to do
~ he suggested, if they would be obliged
10 have their name chtuyci to >nl II.