Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27

success, will depend the size of the next
years summer school. A great deal of
money is needed to advertise the school
well, which can be done only with the as
surance of certain returns,
His teachers and assistants have al
ready expressed to him their entire satls
faction at the treatment and consideration
received under his leadership, ana are
unanimously hoping to come back another
year. They also all declare themselves as
well satisfied with the accommodations
received through the University of Yer
mont as regards board and rooms, and
general treatment. There are no dissent
ing voices. 1t may be added that Prof.
Stager and his able faculty were the re
cipients of lnnumerable tlattering testi
monials and compliments for their en-
thusiastic and successful summer work
from almost all of their pupils 1t is the
general wish that the Stager College OF
Languages may return next year and be
come a permanent institution.
Closing Exercises Friday at the Univer
sity Chapel.
The closing exercises of the summer
session of the Stager College of Languages
were held at the chapel of the University
Friday morning. The audience was
rather small, not many of our citizens be-
ing represented but the spirit manifested
dial. showing that our people have Il gen
uine interest in the school. Had the hour
set for the closing exercises been at time
of day when more OF our CITIZENS are 1T
liberty, the attendance would updoubted-
ly have been larger. The exercises were
very brief and informal, consisting sim.
ply of remarks by President Buckham of
the University and President Stager
of the summer school President Buck
ham addressed the audience as follows
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM's REMARKS.
have been frequently asked, and es-
pecially when away from home, whether
the summer school this year was a sue
cess. | have felt justified in replying that
it is. Pecuniarly, do not suppose it has
been a great success. | do not suppose
that our worthy president has grown rich
out of it. | hope, at least that he has not
grown so rich that he will retire; for that
would be II public calamity. The grounds
of the college ana the streets of the city
have not been so gay with great numbers
as last year. That kind of success we do
not claim. The attendance, however, has
been respectable, and the material, as
! think yCu Will admit, the very best.
| For the first time the arrangements as
regards board and accommodations have
| been satistactOry-w Is novelty.
| But the success of any school, of course,
! depends on the kind of instruction given
and the work done by the pupils. have
made it my business to put myself in
communication with the sentiment of the
school in this respect and | have testi
mouy that the instruction has been of the
very best, in no respect inferior to that of
former Years The spirit of interest and
enthusiasm has been all that could be de-
sired. That Kind of success is really the
highest which can be claimed for a school.
/ II was at my suggestion, as you know.that
Prof Stager came here and do not to-day
tta. taT. | h1N- fll hA .is,l
! of this session, | am satisfied that the
} character of the work Is such that the
University can afford to endorse and APP
prove it. The other kind of success-that
which depends upon numbers-ls mat
ter which is dependent upon us all. | may
say that so far as the University is con
Cerned, we shall extend the same Uppor
tunties as heretofore and with the same
cordiahty. All that is needed for the com
plete success of the school in the future is
that each and every pupil should come
back and bring two others with him.
This hope you will all do.
President Buckhams remarks were
warmly applauded. President Stager
then arose and made some brief remarks.
PRESIDENT sTAGER's REMARKS
President Stager said that he had very
little to offer in addition to what had been
said by President Buckham. First, he
wished to express his thanks and the
thanks of the school to the University of
Vermont, for the courtesles it had eX-
tended and the interest ii had taken
through its officers President Buckham
aud Prof. Deering, in the success of the
institution. Six weeks have passed. said
President Stager, and we expected great
things. a good many of the pupils at
former sessions of the summer school
here went away dissatisfied, and we were
unable to discover the reason why. But
all those who have been roOming here at
the University this season have eXpI essed
their entire satisfaction While, OF course,
this is not all, it goes great way. | am
happy to know and to state that all who
haze been here the present session will re-
turn next year, provided they can attend.
| ! have to thank also those cltlXenS OF Bur
lingtOn who have helped us al the right
moment. Really, believe that 1t is pos
slble to make this school not only moral
but IA financial success. | have lost tinan-
cially on account of the hurry and haste
incident to starting the school anew,
Few pupils have returned hther on &C
count of the natural beauty of Burlng-
ton--only about 10 in all. But quite a
teachers and the faculty whom they
knew. That Is what encourages me, and
encourages me to say that | shall be here
another year, and shall bring Il good fac-
ulty with me- If | come again next year,
however, ! must be assured of adequate
return in expanding so much money.
think that Burlington could have done
! better, and would have done better if
it had been stirred up in the right
way. think ii would be better If
some friend could work here foI
. the faculty, in our absence. en-.
gagged the best teachers | could find
and hope they will all be back again next
year. am satisfied with them, and know
they did the best they could to help me
. not always, perhaps, explaining the
method as much as they might but am
satisfied that they did rs they did. Before
! close must thank most heartily the pu
pills themselves. They have helped us t1
The success which we have achieved
They have addressed TO me u most hatter
] ing Testimonial. 10 which they hnNe sirn