Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
Prof. CIarIt's Remarks.

poke as follows:
Prof. CIarIt's Remarks.
Mr.. President, Brother Alumni and
/ cannot refuse to say word in
esponse to such call and what do say
) said heartily. ! can affirm all that
las been said of the graduating class.
LAYING been connected with this institu-
ion for number of years have pecu-
lar interest in it's welfare and progress |
IN glad to see that the spirit which pre-
allied forty years ago is still alive, and
hat it promises to continue far into the .
uture In those times we probably |
poke in more philosophical terms spoke |
II the subjective and objective which the |
people in general understood very little |
,bout, but we were inspired by noble |
Christian spirit, and | am glad to see that |
t still lives in this University as indi- |
lated by the addresses of the graduating |
class, especially the last two. stand for |
he old principles first and always and | |
hope they will be maintained in this insti |
tuition us long us it is i'll existence. | |
think the exercises of the last
two days will have n strong ten
lency to perpetuate. the faith which is
by this University us the
basis of all true knowledge. When
came here the buildings ON the hill were
not familiar to me, but the chapel is full
IF old associations and is full OF suggcs-
i've meanings ana tlle taoie,s on llle walls
lre eSPeclaliE successive, lhey Sp'aN VI
'uat pa lo'lc SPilit Mnlci' li'PciS oIe W
all to do good service for God and our fell
low men. The inscriptions on the win
dows of the chapel and the desk
dt9o polio W ''ie h''9l lllpoIthnt clc"'ch'S
~ c'l'tr"Cuer' anu 50 loh! as !ueSe prihci,
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IN closing let me peg Oh YOU not To- lor.
/, carri.d i'' a,,,v Ev tre r',,n fnr .nnci,T
study. Let yoIinr men who come here he
headed right. Don't let this become II
school OF Technology. Let your Eradu
,.vS iaoC onia ut Soou HpeTfiui 81 uva,s
,vriI Ant n6nve nh do NOT trv tn o., ,to nitt
of your sphere. Hold on to the old spirit
DO not try to be Harvard, Yale or Dart
NOUN ouu nc III lhe luIure It's no" the
pruf 1ii,ri,is re,,,nrl.c ,,..,o roc.iyod with
prolonged apulnuse. President Buck-
nam then introducph the new member of
the board of trustees. Mr.. John Converse
of philadelphia. ms follows: If [ should
ask the friends of the University. and es.
pecinllv the yonnr men. what they would
like to see in the board OF trlstees-not
lrhOnl they would like to see, but lrhdt-
what answer would YOU give? Would
it not be, brainsy We have lust appoint
ed a new trustpe-a name which will be
received with great favor by Won all-Mr
John Converse. "A member OF the great
IA. a -
the senior member of which firm told me,
recently. that they had admitted Il Young
man from Vermont who mad more brains
than all of them nut together. Mr.. Con-
verse responded as follows:
Mr. CohNerse's hemafhs'
A great PHILOSOPHER has said that graft
itude was the nn,ver to truly unnrrcinte
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press my gratitude on inns occasion lur
the honor you have conferred upon me.
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from me, but rather a response to tne
| honor that this day has been conferred
been conferred upun The basis of merit
| alone, could look about and see others
petter eii.itieu " II MN anu Moui, cor
,'cdsnt ,5 Inn nni,rsInnJ # tn I've TN,
| recognition of my efforts to ito all that lay
i'll my power to serve the institution which
has cohieHed IT, IT. Is not me hrst mars
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far enough IN nv experience TO Hnr
tine time when | was not under
ii deep sense OF gratitude to the Uni
versity. 1t was great privilege Ion
me to be associated with the young men
of this institution eight years ana to ac
| company them in the pleasant paths o
literature. The recollecuOns connected witt
that association Will be always grateful t,
| uS well "a fine uSsnriutI,n UItl