The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-28

mas been revised 40 as TO admit Of progress
sive work within their sever II depart
ments, and with the result, already appar.
emit, OF conservation Of energy. This
phase of the work now going on may be
summarized as Capitalization OF force
The principle Is also recognized that the
College requires momentum, a forward
impulse, which is always born OF the teach.
ing force That being deficient, there can
be no real, no recognized progress 1t must
be applied upon the entrance OF yo1ng men
to college. They must be influenced by its
effects at once. There has been too much
tutoring by men OF inexpe renee. The
teaching should be done by men OF supe-
rior ability and power, who will exercise in
their work force that will project its slf
into the student. There are more 20 ing
men in school than are being taught-a fact
which al 20 holds true Of many colleges. The
need here is that the teaching for should
be improved. In this respect, also, we are
most fortunate and are making further
progress right along. Finally we recognize
the principle of intellectual and moral free.
dom. A college must be placed upon its
honor. Without this, it becomes of neces-
sty secondary school.
Mention has been made of New Dari-
mouth and, in way, there is a new Dart
mouth, but, only, as continuation and ex-
tension of the old. 1t Is building upon its
past. The term arose in connection with
the admission of alumni to its admnistra-
ton. This movement at once took ma erial
form in our new Alumni Athletic Field, and
1t Is not yet possible to say how much in
ftuence will be exerted upon the general
discipline of the college by this step. 1
think it excellent and destined to be more
so. Athletics to-day is business and rec
reation as we. as sport; and the discipline
which men derive both from team and col
lege work when joined makes it's recipient
a broader and better man than either disci-
pline would alon9 produce. THE president
illustrated this remark by reference to last
years baseball tea n, under the manage
ment OF X. Il. Burnap OF Burlington, who
took "scrub team" disciplined It, insisted
on steady work. made it strong enough to
leave the championship in doubt, and, at
the same time, cleared off an Outstanding
athletic debt Of s 800
" This, said the speaker, sis business"
The president next gave detailed descrip
ton Of the material improvements in the
college, the introduction of water-works at
a cosj Of S65,000, the extensive repairs on
buildings, laying of walks and be tutifying
of the town; and of the purchase and pro.
posed use of the large square, north of the
old campus. plans cow being under cousid-
Grafton for the erection of Memorial Hall
large museum with laboratories, and two
recitation halls. There is no design OF in
Producing luxury" into the college but a
steadfast purpose of introducing cviliza-
| ton" play Of language much appreciated
/
President Tucker declared that the future
of education in this country cannot to. day
be precisely defined, or of college as be-
| tween the higher secondary schools and the
universities. The college must hold to mid
die ground, taking the student from under
the exacting discipline Of the former and,
under the influence of moral and intel
| lectual freedom, creating in time higher,
nobler and broader manhood, and fitting
him for the assumption of those duties
which will be connected with the special
work to which he may devote himself In
the discharge of this resp onsible work
Dartmouth College will, as in the past,
find one great source of strength, its inter-
ested devoted alumni here and every
where"
CONCLUDING EXERCISES.
After the presidents address the evening
was devoted to several informal speeches
and narratives, highly enjoyable and enter
tanning. The speakers were the following
Edward Conant of Rand )lph; William A.
Lord of Montpelier; A. II. Keneson o. Bos-
ton; d. j. Foster of Burlington; Victor I.
| Spear of Braintree; o. ID. Matthewson of
Barre; A. FL. Campbell of Johnson; H. A.
Huse of Montpelier; G. j. Gleason of Mont
pelier; G. G. Davis of Vergennes j. A. De-
Boer of Montpelier; A. e. Watson of Hart
| ford j. r. Pember of Woodstock.
The next annual meeting of the associa.
ton will be held in October, '95, subject
to the call, for time and place, of the execu-
| tive committee.