Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

AGRICULTURAL EDITOR OF THE FREE
MAN-De1r Sir You say in FREEMAN OF
April 18th, 1877, in regard to Prof. CresSy's
lectures Mt Burlington, that "these lectures
are the first thing of the kind in the State,
and are of great practical worth to the
farmers Of the State. Though but small
number offended them, and the class was
much smaller than it should have been
and of this we (you) may speak ut some
future time" And that is Just what we
want you to speak Of and tell the farmers
and their sons how this lecture business
was managed. First,-did Prof. Greasy
say at East Calais that the 25 lectures
would be free, and invite NIL to come, and
after that was it not given out that there
would be fee and no amount stated, (D
Again you say in same paper "that before
he commenced this (10th) lecture that
President Buckham announced that in Or
der that no medical student should be de-
prived of the opportunity to hear these lee.
lures, the fee of S. heretofore fixed for
the course would not be eXacted-in con
sequence there was accession to the class
of about 60 medical students who had be.
fore been kept away"
How much accession 10 the class was
there from the farmers and their sons (2)
and did the farmers have fair chance TO
attend those valuable lectures paid for by
the State, with medical students and peo.
pie of Burlington, not in regard to loca-
ton. but in regard to the course pursued
by the Faculty of the colegeh (3).
About how many dld attend the lectures
from to 9, both inclusive? (4).
All the people Of the state do not take
the FREEMAN and get the benefit of your
report. CALAIS.
April Sth, 1877
ny. We are unable to say what. Prof
Cressy did state at East Calais, ms we were
obliged to come away before the last ses-
sion, at which he spoke. (2) There was
no increase in the attendance of farmers
from the first. (3) We are hardly able to
decide how fair chance was had for the
farmers. 1t is certain that few awaited
themselves of whatever chance there was,
for (4) there were but "about' six farmers
who attended the lectures regularly, and
the average attendance on the course
about thirty, according to our best judg-
ment.
Coy. We think we shall be believed
when we say we are sorry this is so. We
wish they did; and hope they will sec the
error of their ways and subscribe at once
beside which the publishers have printed
some extra copies of the numbers contain
ing the lectures, which can be secured by
seasonablc application to the Office.
Prof. Cressy was engaged by the man.
agement of the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College to deliver a
course of fifty lectures on Veterinary
Science, twenty-five of which should be
given in different parts of the state in con-
nection with the " Board Meetings." and
twenty-five at the Medical College in Bur-
lington, to commence March 18th. OF
these last, notice was given by President
Buckham, in which he said, after naming
the fee,$5, THAT none may be deferred by
even this nominal fee from attending these
lectures, u number of free tickets availa-
Bile for practical farmers, have been placed
at the disposal of the president"
When Prof. Cressy arrived, the regular
course of lectures was in session, and six
hours IL day were thus taken, but place
WAS found for him by taking in hour from
each of two of the Professors, and having
DR.. Cressy deliver four on Satur lay when
there was no other lecture. At the first
lecture President Buckham was present
and at its close gave out tickets to thos.
farmers present, and we saw no one pay
any fee. though there was no notice thai
the fee was not expected until the 10th lee
ture.
On the whole, there was an evident lacl
of arrangement and preparation for thu
course, which gave some friction and con
fusion, but who was responsible for it W.
cannot say.
We think Calais is in error on on,
point and that he lectures were paid 70
by the College, and not by the Sate-no
only the twenty three at Burlington. bu
the others over the State as well.