Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07

TEE FREE Press is sure we ought to know better
than repeat what It calls the old and often de
| MED :alsehood that no more professorships have
been maintained by the University and state
Agricultural College than were maintained by the
University before the union. our authority for TN
statement was the writer in the Boston Globe. To
whom we referred in our notice o. the matter and
whose statements on that point remained uneon
tradicted in the reply TO his article which was pup
ished in a subsequent number u the same paper
MiddisJHV Reyfsftr.
The Registers last remark shows that 1t
has kecner eve for attacks upon the nj
versity, than for corrections of the falsehoods
to which it has given currency. The state
ment of the writer in the Boston Gto1e was
fatty contradicted in the reply to his article
which was published in a subsequent num-
Der of the same paper, We quote, for the
benefit of the Register, the following para
graph from that reply, taken from the Bos-
ton GloJe of August 2Sth:
The facts arc, that the University of Yer
mont and State Agricultural College is one in
stirution, controlled by one Board OF Trustees
and that in its industrial department are
four professorships, kept constantly filled by
permanent professors. These are the chairs
Of civil engineering, chemistry, botany and
zoology, and military tactics, instruction IN
which is required by the act Of Congress and
the charter of the institution. There was
employed last year in addition to these
special lecturer on veterinary science. The
courses OF study include courses in chemis-
try, with laboratory practice, metallurgy
and mining, chemistry, and other practical
branches relating to industrial pursuits.
Special courses of lectures have
been provided in agricultural chemis-
try, entomology, stock breeding, dairy
ing, veterinary science and kindred
practical branches. The entire income of
the agricultural fund has been annually used
in paying the salaries of professors and lee
turers in the Industrial Department and the
expenses of that department. Not dollar
Of the fund has been perverted from its pur-
pose, and the Classical and Medical Depart |
ments have not been strengthened by it ex- |
cept in 50 far as the widening Of the scope of |
instruction in the institution may have tend |
ed to strengthen all the departments. There |
have been about fifty students in the Indus |
trial and Scientific Departments, and the /
degrees in course granted to students in those
departments have been as follows: In $50, |
,: in II, 3; -, e; '73, ,; "A, 3; rs. II;
20, &; -, :; total, IL. The Trustees and
Faculty welcome students to all depart
nents, place all upon an equality in the en-
Joy ment Of the facilities and privileges of the
institution, and are anxious that the college
hall render every service in its power To
the agricultural interest" and to the ''peo-
Die of Vermont
The Register proceeds to say
A reference to the last catalogue Of the uiver-
!ty and State AgricuIural College shows that our
rror consisted N using the word ''prO.essorshp' |
instead Of professor" We should like 10 have the
de, :ull boOded professors are now engaged in the
University and Agriculiural College than were 10
e found IN the faculty OF the University before the
nion Of the Agricultural College with H.
On the contrary, a reference to the last
dialogue Of the L. V. NJ. and ). A. c.
hows that there arc no vacant profes
orships. There were and are four more
ona iiie, iull-blooded professors engaged in
he University and Agricultural College than
'ere to be found in the Faculty Of the Uni
ersitY before the union of the Agricultural
'ollege with it.
The Register adds
The fact is, not Of the proitssorships at Bur
ngton-leaying out the medIcal cuurse-is outside |
be- regular curriculum 81 any cIa -sical college n
he country.
This " tact is a, wild as the rest Of the
',giSier's assertions. The prolossorships, at
Of Civil Engineering Zoology,
'otany and Geology Modern Languages
nd Military Tactics, filled by professors
arbour, Perkins, Rice and Cummins, are
] outside Of the curriculum Of Midllebury
ollege, which calls itself well appointed
assical college.
When the R,g,s,r allows its readers to
c the simple truth On these points, VIC I
iall have some more information about the
niyersity to give it, Of which it seems to
sorely in need