Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-03
studies at Athens Greece. The Association
then adjourned.
THE BILLINGS LIBRARY DEDICATED.
Addresses and other Exercises of the Az
tprnOOn.

THE BILLINGS LIBRARY DEDICATED.
Addresses and other Exercises of the Az
ternoon.
At 3 o'clock p. IN. the exercises of the
dedication Of the Billings Library
took place In spite of the rain,
the spacious building was com
pletely filled by IA large and cultivated
audience. 1t is thought that not less than
1--WE hundred persons occupied seats in the
building during the exercises Many dis
tinguished persons were present, includ-
ing four members of the family of
Hon. Frederick Billings. The exer-
cises were held in the large CEN
trail reading room, but so perfect are the
acoustic properties Of the building that
the speaking was distinctly audible in the
remotcst corner. President Buckham
then spoke rs follows:
This festival lacks its chief guest, we
may rather say its host. Nothing else is
wan ting to the happiness of this occasion
than that we might have looked into the
face and grasped the hand of him to whom
we are indebted for this superb gift But
if Mr.. Billings had been here he would
have discovered that gratitude is not the
only sentiment he has inspired in our
hearts. If the gift calls forth our graft
tude, there is something in the spirit and
IltulItl VI lut 0tIl NllICu dNdktIS II
warmer feeling. You will not love him
less, am sure when you have heard the
letter which he has sent to be read on this
occasion
The following letter from Mr.. Billings
was then read by Hon. G. &. Benedict
Mr.. Billingss Letter.
WOODSTOCK, Vt. May 2Sth. 1855.
PrcSidcnt VI. II. BuckhuIn, UHtrcrsity Of
Vermont, BUHiugtou
My Dear Sir: leave in II few DAYS for the
bc put OH and viii not hc able to return in
season for the dedication which You have
proposed for the library in Commencement
, regret my inability to be present for | would
not like to run the risk of being made con-
sptcuous ON the occasion, My presence is not
necessary There is nothing Tor me to do to
/ give title and possession Of the library to the
/ trustees. II has been built by them on the
land of the University through you as their
representative. My part has simply been to
. furnish the money.
You have kindly conferred with me at
. every important step and We have been N
perfect accord all the way from the begin
ming. and cannot too strongly express my
grateful appIccia ion of the p1instHking de
Nu'Ion. sound business jud4mcnt and pc feet
tt>t" which you have shown from the many
months whru we were stu wing library arch
ncctur ana discussing plans until now when
tho huIdlu- is substantially completed. Ger
ta,nlN IL. re was n mis- axe in the
t"ct. or of Mc>sr-. NuryrOs> brothers as
the builders We have been made
awar" "i II very general and hearty rcugni-
ton OF the excellence of tine plnlt, ana the
thnrpugnnrS~ 81 the work. IN" cost ma,
been MOI than WAS anticipated and | send
YOU TEN thousand dollars, in addition to the
hundred Thousand which YOU have already re-
coNcd from me for the building. 1t i not
) Improbable, indeed from your atc letters it
seem quite certain. that more wi ! he rcquir
ed before everything is finished. There is
nothing to do hut to 90 ~trai-ht to the end,
and if you xii. let me know The dchcion cy
IL
-hal all he paid
In this connection lctne say it is not simply
| money hat put into the binding Ny love
is bulit into it. II was to bc permitted to do
something for my alma mater nothing cuuid
nave been % aercca' lie TO me as, IN the hr>t
place. to add the most valuable twelve thou
sand volumes of tn" late George 7. Marsh to
the library. which tad virtually its hcgin-
| ten thomsnnd v"IUmnS hI Professor roirey.
: and in the >cCont place. to hu ld a TIT home
= for these precious volumes and the other vol
umeS that have come in the Years gone by
e and are to come IN the years not Vet hire.
e Joseph Torey went from the AndoNcr
. Theological seminary TO the church ~ Roy9I-,
ton and was lis pastor for three years. !
I the other years Of his long life he gave the
+ tnvcr ity. lie lived in my fathers family at
RoNaltOu and through his aiicCtlunate inter-
e tst IN H. a il came to pass that Edward my
f. oldest brother, was Il graduate Of the lnlNcr-
sity fifty years ago, ana that later the Il. mes
OF myself ana OIlNCr, my Nuungc BROTH L,
T. were found in tn" roll Of hcr children. !
T. hit, taken the greatest p ca>ure IN sending
. 10 H"p Ms l'9r'I'll, MiI'l l II3H may nav E
e the Ii OF honor IN tn" mann book room OIL
[ II,C IInrar\, ,,.,.- 49,. ,.,., - ,,,.,..,,.
''"r4c =. M'ir'n WIS the lrIrIu OF NY VIZ ~ :
'H' al.u my n"'!ir h'i,' WIS w. 'u,'lT -. us
l"lut aIl'o ~ thuhol' anu ear ~ i'l
n I""u ana ltl maps u c'ul' more I'''',i alN 10
- III" IMAM 10 anyone r's" !" carry ON re t'il'-
70 81 W'>u ne 50 3I'u cNNlr>>'u ulott IL
o. u.hlh' 'nat us hpIHlN Wlthi o''"uH 10 lhSS
= Univ r.itY. :" Won can readily understand
u the p'cu'H.r P.'a'ur' mat mas hV'H gwen W
\ me III Willi iN,(r up'c' ......,.,
= i"hul. 10" I' inl> >I'tH, connection " y u me
Llhr"lA' lh'lc j. lnf me ni" or VI, W. nav q
pr '""Il'i r'-aI" lo' ne lHN'tH'G III ,"li
y lho ,irH4@''> 81 IT. n@ history Hu cher IL !,
: hn'I I"N ~ l''l'l'"t'I,'t "l l"t 'r'! l'l,'
h NJ" Id\t pu'Il ''l.''I'H WI" ~ uu' ~ ot' I
ri I,N lno>c W"o>c IN f''l''u cuJIN ',l anu
. Wl" al $50 lHuth 10 impress, uP' II ln' IL ~
:, 'o' 'i r'r''r, 81 I'''It, S,llP. ~" H'H't Muui
u ever lNSI uud'' thr a.mlh-I ra l"il' -illIu
n say liIhtI' II' iH>P il'U' Oh HU'H ,C,'NI'l
II a. james Ndr>h'l"'tPu lo'rHN' J"hh H. or
- me Nv" Ernru'tS AVN Fta>c ana I'liH
Il thannful Tor he opportunt, Of hcin. under
thrir I9yng care ana GuldlHc IN 'n%r , c, i!r-I
= '''NN' NV i''''' "'> 81 ''N'. 49, a.