Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-03

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minor gifts, not so large as have some
times mad the pleasure of announcing
upon this occasion. but nevertheless eX-
tremely pleasant to the faculty and friends
of the University. The Marsh memorial
window, of which y0N have heard 50
much, and justly, yesterday, Is Il new adj
ditiun to our chapel, and u source of in
creased inspiration to us. The new organ,
of which spoke u year ago, is in place,
and we have enjoyed very much the ser
vice which it has helped us to give during
the year. You Will see also that we now
have, what ! have spoken of so often in
the past, II boarding house where the stud
ents can get cheap aud comfortable board
Let us not forget the prOmptness and cor
diality with which the citizens of Bur
lugtOn have contributed to its erection.
But of course the Billings library has
overwhelmed everything. | was Il little
afraid, Yesterday, that it might be over
whelming in II sense which would be un-
desirable. If the alumni and friends of
the instltution should get the impression,
from this magnificent gift and others,
that there was nothing 81 them to do, it
would he u serious mistake and | am
sure that Mr.. Billings would never have
made the gift If he mad thought That such
would be the result. | want to add one
thing to my "beatitudes' of yesterday
| Happy the institution which has the
support and affection of all her
/
sentatNcs of heriutereSts everywhere look
! Ing after the bright young minds an in
/ sIItutiUn which has the efficient and
/ hearty and universal cooperation of all
its sous. AS look forward, and fancy
! this university in Il career of great and
| growing prosperity, | fOresee every man
IN his lot and place doing what he can to
/ help the institution whose name he bears.
We have with us Il gentleman to-day.
whom ! might call up III reference to his
scholarly and graceful address of yester-
day. or in reference to his connection with
three other institutions, Dartmouth, Ham
/ lltOn and Bowduln, but whom | shall in
troduCe at these tables by that which
brings HIM nearer to every one of us,-a
gentleman who was once the president
elect of the University of Vermont. re
fer to DR.. Brown.
Rev. DR.. Browns Address.
Mr. President and Gentlemen /, too
feel that have very little to say and that
| should occupy but little of your time ;
but | have an interest in the University Of
/ Vermont that amounts almost to lilial re
gard. | renemember the story of the
woman who before being admitted to the
church was asked among other things if
she was prepared to glorify God. She am
swered that she was prepared to glOrlfy
God, the minister, the congregation and
herself. | feel somewhat in this all EN-
braclng mood myself. What | have seen
since my arrival in this city has been IL
great enjoyment to me. The city itself
never appeared more beautiful the streets
and trees are lovely to behold. The col
greatest improvement. There are many
changes which are very grateful to
the old alumni especially, but none
is more. gratefully beheld than the
presence of SO fine library building,
which 1t Is privilege to see and admire.
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VINO mas IN so substantial way remem-
bered his alma mater.
| have also taken great pleasure in the
exercises OF to-day, and especially in the
exercises at the Opera house. What good
order prevailed in the audience How little
movement was manifested and with what
interest did they listen to the exercises
may say that listened with the utmost
pleasure to the speaking by the young gen
tlemen. The serious thought with which
the subjects were treated was most adj
mlrable, and the efforts were most cred.
liable from beginning to end. From the
opening address on the importance OF
feeling to the closing one on the cloquence
of the great apostle the line Of thought
was most suggestive, showing tina,
you are still walking in the old way, that
the old spirit still prevails at tins Uni
verSty, and ut the same time promising
: that the same spirit will still prevail ion
many generations to come. Allow me
sir, in closing to express the hope thai
this University in the future may still
have as great mcn-men of liberal views
men of sound educational ideas and OF
: progressive thuuGht-as it has had in tn,
past and, as it has ut present, in its fac
ulty and board.
After the applause which followed DR.
Brown : remarks had subsidized, PrcSiden
Buckham said that it might not be gener
ally known that Dartmouth college wa
in certain sense the mother of our Uni
Nersity, lnasmuch as the three great mel
who may be said to have established tn,
college were Dartmouth graduates
Marsh, Wheeler and Tulrey. Prcslden
Buckham then Introduced as a graduate
OF Dart mouth, and her representative OF
this occasion, Judge Barrett of Rutland
who spoke substantially as follows:
9 Judge Barretts Remarks.
! Mr. President In calling upon the repre-
sentativeS of Dartmouth college here pres
, ent you have invoked somewhat OF he
old age, DR., Brown being a graduate o
= the class of '3l,and myself grad late of tn
t class of rs. The names of Marsh, Wnerle
and Torrey are very familiar to me.
l. was personally acquainted with Pre,ideu
; Marsh and his brother Leonard, and kne,
, ! Professor TOrrey rs among the mos
:, learned, pure and exalted instructors 1
the young upon this continent. 1t was III
>, fortune in early life to be intimate in var
:, Gus relations with the Marsh family, an
Il for this reason the exercises which hay,
" particularly, brought me hither on thu
occasion, have been of very great interes
to me. But in addition to thus there wa
n "a reason which absolutely compelled me I
+ come here. In August, 1889 while | was 4
y Woodstock engaging III the early practic
i of law, Il boy came To me and requisite
=. that would assist him in the study {
a Greek, which did. That boy was Free
/ erick Billings, then sixteen years old. ii
Il entered the University of Vermont in lS4'
i graduated in 1874, and returned to Woo
; stock. In 1915 | was a member of I'll
i Senate of the State Legislature and youn
If Billings came to me, and asked me if
p could get him an appointment, rs he wa
II poor and needed money. | took hi
~ to Montpelier with me. and the result wa
that he got the position of assistant seer
~ tary of the Senate He happened to lodg
.. at the same house with Judge Eaton, VIII
y was much impressed 10y the boys appeal
r, ance. Eaton was elected the next COVE
= nor of the State, and he appointed Nj
"a Billings secretary of civil and militar
n affairs. Mr. Billings stayed at Montp