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of 1870 We are now exporting more man
ufactured goods than we are importing
We are no longer supplying our markets
from England but are sending ours TO
them 1t would be narrow to conflne the
subject merely to the needs OF the hour.
The new course Will include the Latin lam
guage, or perhaps, Greek chemistry must
be employed and physical sciences Eng
lish literature and political economy must
be studied and with them finance. bank
ing. decorating and stenography. With
such a. course we shall not lower the
standard of the University. imagine
that we shall not have strayed too far
away. I do not wish TO be understood as
debating tho new course. That will be
left to the faculty. The entire matter is
tentative. The course will be open to both
sexes. This Is not new movement 1t
Is known in Europe. There is a commercial
course in some high schools, the University
of Pennsylvania Is contemplating the
movement and Columbia. we have been
told. has already done so.
Presidsn Buckham said that 1t was al
ways a pleasure to have the minds Of the
graduates open to other things when out
of college.
SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN POWERS.
Congressman Powers was asked to speak
of me new course. He said in part: Il
the management Of the University since
graduated In the old days the senior at
commencement selected some large subject
of which he knew nothing and the au-
dience knew less. To-day the orations
we're practical and Of interest to those in
attendance. Every one was based upon
a practical subject. The proposition OF Mr..
Converse is exactly in accord with the
trend of this and other institutions. / be-
leve we can best learn the English Ian
.guage by first learning the original Latin
and Greek. | believe in a business eduCa-
ton for an educated man and / have only to
point to Mr.. Converse as an example or
an educated business man. They get rich
and then they show a disposition to endow
their alma matters. As "A money making
scheme you see 1t is the best thing we can
do Our nation has enlarged itself by buy
ing a large amount of real estate and cap
turing rs much more. We must have men
educated in business affairs and Internal
tional law. | think the prospect Tor the
next century is dazzling to the eye. China
has great possibilities for development.
When she takes on commercial ife thee
will be great market for our manufac-
lures Il will mean for the farmer of the
east a market in the east while the west
erner will find his market in the Orient.
The same will be true of MANUFACTURES.
Then the Chinese will live better aud their
/
an educational institution to prepare men
and women for all kinds of work and why
should not the University Of Vermont be-
gin the work? | believe that the presi-
dent and those with him can devise Il cur
rculum which may retain its present form
for perhaps two years and then become
elective
President Buckham next referred to the
hope of some that a gymnasium might be
n
discussed. No one had offered to build
one. Now the plan is TO erect Symnh-
stun costing $4,000. useful rather than
! architectural. and IN offer of 5000 has
been made toward the subscriptions. Mr..
Converse has done this as we'll as the
other but I do not feel like asking him
for another speech. He has. however, re-
served the right to transfer the 5000 to
some other department should someone
else volunteer the whole amount. Ii Is
hoped to have a gymnasium by next COM
mencement
/ Referring to the approach Of the medical
commencement. President 3uckham called
on Dr. ]. y. Senne, who responded for the
faculty.
| DIR. JENNE'S REMARKS.
After acknowledging the honor. pr.
JENNIE said: THE annual recurrence OF
this occasion marks the Passing Of the
term and We may well review some events.
/ This year is the second year Of the four
years course. II added much to the work
of the instructors. IN ;he next year you
will witness the graduation of the last
class under the three years regime. Even
Row. one Of the leading medical institu-
tons has signicd its intention to allow
none 10 enter unless he has the degree e
A. b., and others are announcing n five
years course.
| The department has some great problems
with which to deal. If successful. We lack
facilities for instruction. New labori-
tories and lecture rooms are needed and
must be had for the four years course.
hope that these added facilities will he
forthcoming"
/ President Buckham announced that he
believed all had all their heads and hearts
could hold. Addressing The graduating
class he spoke Of them as being credit
to the University and asked that some one
would respond.
/ President n. w. Smith responded and
said that as it was announced that he who
responded would not be required to say
anything he had been chosen. He express
el the regret OF the class a not being able
! to enjoy the gift of Mr.. Converse and as
sured the faculty and trustees of the last
| ing good will of the class
The exercises came to an end shortly be-
| fore ) o'clock.
REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1897.
The class of 1897 held their annual re-
urlon yesterday morning at o'clock in
the chemical laboratory of the Williams
Science building and passed very pleas
ant hour in renewing old acauaintances.
IT was voted to hold the next class lunch
! in this city at commencement time next
year and the class annals. containing in
tcrestng sketches of the lives of mem
! bcrs of the class during the past year,
were distributed. Members Of the class
present were Frederick B. Willard, Henry
". Clark. Tracy Il. IIazcn, Samuei
T. Adams, q. W. T. Whitney,
Mrs. Bracket, Miss katharin" J.
Page, Miss May A. Edwards, Guy w.
E. II. Stone.
The contemplated reunion of the class OF
1896 at the Hotel Burlington last evening
was abandoned.
! THE PRESIDENTS LEV FEE.
| Commencement day was brought to n
close last evening by a very pleasant re-
ception in the Billings Library. President
and Mrs Euckham and Gov. and Mrs.
Smith received. Many alumni and friends
OF the seniors were present.