Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-06-28

well. The old minister about to preach a
charity-sermon looked around upon his con-
gregatlon and estimated the probable pro-
ceeds at two shillings and sixpenee but"
said he, "giye me twenty shillings and L
won't preach at ALL" Now. no one knows
whom l am going to call on and | am
willing to compound matters. Give US an
endowment for professorship. or even for
a scholarship, and | will not call upon you
for speech. As to the condition and pros
poets of the College. | am happy to say,
in the first place, that it is out
OF debt and surely in these hard
ulation. We are gradually getting the
policy of the Institution understood and
appreciated among the people When the
Institution first took its present charter,
many of its old friends wero not pleased.
The first thing we had to do was t. show
that there was no idea of changing the old
classical studies. In the second place, we
had TO contend against the prejudice in re-
specs to the connection of technical pur-
suits and scientific and classical studies.
We have outlived these objections, and we
are. to-day, in some respects, acting as
model for other States and other institu-
tons. We are daily making an advance in
the commencing the policy of the College to
the public.
The country has for two years past been
undergoing great crisis. Every patriot
has been filed with sOlicitude. But we, in
Vermont, felt easier in that we had in the
United States Senate two stalwart men-men
acquainted with the principles of govern
ment on the one hand and with the details
OF legislation on the other. We are proud
Of them and We are safe with them. Ii is
no small thing that little State like Yer
mont should have 10 the Senate two men,
one easily at the head in the judiciary de-
psrtment and one easily at the head in the
financial department. | now call upon SEN
ator Justin s. Morrill,.
Senator Morrill, expressed his pleasure IN
being present, and spoke briefly Of some of
the financial heresies of the day. In spite
of all prognostics. he said the country is
recovering from the panic of 1873 Last
year, the country gathered the largest crops
in its history; this year there is promise of
even greater. A single word to the young
men here present: Ia the future. whether
law or medicine or theology claims you. see
to 1t that you have character behind you.
Ii you plead cause at the bar OF justice,
let the people know that there is character
behind you if you practice medicine. let
there be something to give the people con-
fdence in you.
President Buekham announced that the
Board OF Trustees had elected q now men,
Der, and pleasantly introduced him in the
person of the Hon. II. N. Hibbard of Chi
eago. In response, Mr.. Hubbard alluded at
some len 9Th to the matter Of Alumni rep
resentation in the governing body of the
University; and said that as far as his ability
and opportunities went be would, in the
future as in the past, be 10y al to his Alma
Mater. He was profoundly sensible of the
honor conferred upon him, ard would en-
deavor to do everything in his power to
further the interests of the University and
the Alumni
The President. then, after speaking of the
Medical Department as in highly flourish
ing condition. called upon Prof. A. F. A.
King, who responded in his usual happy
manner. speaking OF the growth of the to-
stitution and of the cordial relations exist
ing between its students and those OF the
Academical Department.
E. j. Phelps, Esq, being called upon,
said that it was unnecessary for him to
state that be didn't expect to be called Cd,
for he never knew any ne who did, or that
he had nothing to say, for that was by no
means detrimental. lie congratulated the
Alumni on the condition and prospects of
the University. and spoke Of the encourag-
ing condition Of the Medical College, the
high standing Of its professors and the num-
Der and character of its students. Mr.
Phelps closed with very hattering eulogy
of the literary exercises OF the day.
Rev. G. A. Huntington spoke of the
changes that twenty-five wears had wrought.
and spoke OF the moral influences of the
University. He bad sent his own sons to it
from distance of four thousand miles, and
only regretted that instead OF two sons to
send he had not two dozen
Robert d. Benedict Esq, referred to
quotation which had been forcing itself
upon his mind all day-''0ne generation
passeth away. and another cometh" and
spoke of the great changes that had taken
place since mis- graduation, thirty years ago.
The University still holds up the old CLASH
cal models as examples, and yet it is fully
abreast with the learning and science of the
present day: and as long as these green
hills stand there will be no change, save
for the better.
The last speaker. the Rev. II. P. Cutting,
alluded to the eminent men who formerly
tie faculty OF the University, and
10 its present President and corps of in
,tructors. and closed with glowing eulogy
If President Marsh and the Coleridgian
philosophy.
The exercises then closed with the sing
ng of the DOxology by all present.