New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
,oYAL SONS OF VERMONT.
,,,xvrR OF. THE STATE UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI
,c,,rs BY PRESIDENT BACKHAM. JOHN J.
ALLEN AND OTHERS-SOME OF
THOSE PRESENT

,crcYES BY president ha'hhAM JOHN j.
ALLEN AND oTHERs-soME OF
THOSE PRESENT.
... Green Mountain state WAS celebrated with
-. sood will last evening at the Buckingham
,,., and If the University of Vermont had ears.
" ,,s phrase IS. they must have burned FOR all the
-, things that were said about her. The fourth
nv. M, dinner Of the New-York Alumni Assoca ton
"..aa off with a than usually pleasant re-
,,n Of friends and classmates About twenty
Vs." " Of the universities sons stretched their legs
"a the mahogany and dedicated themselves tenn
anr,rily to aud lang syne.
A. a preliminary meeting before the banquet
ansr there was election OF officers for the year.
,,h the following results: President. the Rev.
ra.ds Francis, of Brooklyn; vice presidents. Dr.
W Z Forest. New-York and H. X. Pangborn of
,.sv City: secretary and treasurer. w. c. Elan
sss Executive Commitee-Dr. Edward s. Peck
rrsS,rick Billings, jr. Charles Whitney Baker.
ns,rse L. Wheeock and Darwin =. Kingsley. The
nu,e,ng president, John J. Allen presided last even
I'M and chairman of the after-dinner exercises
n dtyolved upon him TO make the opening address
and 10 receive most hearty greeting we meet
tonight" said Mr. Allen. ito recall Old college
memories and express a renewed interest in the
colleges continued welfare AS ] look here into all
these familiar faces | might almost fancy myself
gazing out over the college green. over the rugged
lands OF the Adroadacks side and the Green
Mountains the other. For oder graduates
there have been many changes. Old buildings have
gone, structures have taken their places and
great strides have been made in the last few years.
The undergraduates number nearly jOl Though
among The smaller colleges. our history Is tnat OF
the century just closing. Founded in 1871. the year
1875 saw the univers!tys first a.unnus and the pres
eut is therefore a centennial, year for the alumni II
Is a long and honorable record Looking back on
our college days in perspective though time and
haRa 1,1.,, our yiStp al
unable 10 trace its separate lines and recall the
bendings OF it's light and shade. yet carry with
US lasting impression OF it's eleva;tng power.
strengthened by the nvigorating influence OF UNI
surpassed natural surroundings of lake and valley
and mountain ranges, keeping fresh and green the
bright memories Of our college days At u V. NJ
The presidents "reminiscences struck chord and
were plainly much appreciated. For the present
times he introduced next the Rev. DR.. NJ a.
Buckham president OF the university. who re-
sponded to the toast The University of Vermont
President Buckham said in part: Under ordinary
circumstances. at Burlington. | am the host and
YOU the guests To-nieht 1t Is just the other way.
and rather enjoy the inversion. This banquet is
certainly better than the college commons IL Is
dinner. But l have been asking myself tonight
what ii Is that brings us together what IL Is that
college life You remember the story of the young
Italian painter gains long AT picture ana ex-
We too can say that we belong also TO the noble
suild of the college intellect. / know our under.
graduates sometimes rather boastfully declare that
they have forgotten all Their Greek That is only
pleasant way OF saying that they once knew IT.
SO the busy sometimes remembers mat ne
rad q knowledge OF Spenser. Milton and Words
worth wanting be recognized as having been
G familiar terms with the laureed dead. 1t is
that sort OF thing which makes the meaning ana
the spirit OF our college gatherings.
President Buckham then reviewed the last pros
porous year Of the university, mentioning spe-
cially the Williams Science Hall and the Convure
dormtory which have recently been erected his
remarks were warmly appiauded
them. were: Our Alma Mater r. = Benedict
The Department of Medicine DR.. \. T. outer
bridge physical and Mental Athletics T: l.;
Jeffords; "The ColleSlan Free Lance. Colonel
Joel b. Erhardt: "1-ife's POSTGRADUATE Courses,
Or W. Z. Forest: The Press University" u. X.
Pangborn
Among those present We're Rober; d. Benedict.
Frederick Billings. IT.. l.. Z Chittenden' Josn H.
George Cottr, +. f. Dodge. Professor r. II
butcher. Or. ". f. Forest. the Rev. Lewis Francis
lewis DR. J. Z l:umbard, Dr. E sHI. L. peck
White Elias I.vrnlr and ~ VI. Robertson.