Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29
NUN BER 50

d. p. Kingsley of New York, Hon. Cassiu 8
Peck and Hon. t. Il. Wales Of Burlington NJ.
and Nj. $. Stone of Montpelier Bach of
the classes of the past six years was rep
resented by several members, there being
q OF last years class present There were
also deleEd tions from the classes of l6s4
and 1879, who sat together. The faculty oe
the University had one table. Grace was
said by Rev. Dr. E. II. Byinston of West
Newton, Mas as, of the class of 1852
1t was $40 o'clock when Presidsnt Buck,
ham raped the tables TO order and called
upon Rev S. l.. Bates of this CAY 10 Lead
IN the singing # ono verso Of the dOxology.
Alluding to the strewine Of rosemary by
Ophela in Hamlet, President Buckhan
SAID all should wear rosemary .Jr senator
morrill, He was modest and even diffideut
ana OF whom Il distinguished lady sitting
in the Senate gallery said: He is th,
most gcntlemanly-loOkin man upon tho
hoor.' Tho resolutions adopted by the
BOARD OF trustees regarding the death of
Senator Morrill, were then read by Secre-
tary G. G. Benedict. They were as fol.
lows:--
Resolved, That in the death Of senatos
Justin S. Morrill, this University Loaf one
Of its foremost and hrnest friends. this
board one Of its most valuable members,
and the cause Of higher, practical educa-
ton IN America one of its strongest sup
portors.
Soon after the passage by Congress Of
the act of which he was the author ,riv-
ing public lands to the States foe the es-
tablishment of colleges for the b,,eft f
agriculture and the mechanic arts, md
upon the earliest organization thereafter
effected under the charter Of the CniveC-
sity of Vermont and state Agricultural
college, Mr.. Morrill, became "A member OF
TINS board, and ho remained such hy sue
ccssve elections from Nov a. 1855. until
his death, December 2S, 1o9s. period Of
thirty-three years and six days. During
thirty years of this period he was a mem-
hoc of the finance committee of this board.
He was uniformly present at our meetings
when not kept from them by other import-
ant duties as a national legislator. He
deemed that he could best sorve mis- day
and generation by promoting the higher
education of the youth OF our land: and
to him more than to any other one man,
lis due the fact that education in the SCI
enceS and arts Of practical life. is more
easily obtained and more widely diffusod
nl this country than in any other on the
globe.
Tie Morrill, endowment act Of 1890, of
which he was the author and the act es-
tabishing United States agricultural tX-
pertinent stations, which he actively pro-
NOTED, were added evidences of his inter-
est in the land grant colleges, and of ths
far-s"eirg wisdom, public spirit, and
sound common sense. which were such
Tho interests rf this University Wcro es-
pecially near his heart, and to them he
gay constant and careful attention, both
III its board Of control, and at the national
capitol
RESOLVED. That while We mourn the loss
of his genial presence and wise counsels
in this board our sorrow is mingled with
gratitude for the gift of such helper and
associate in the care of this institution
and we gratefully place on record our high
appreciation Of his noble service to this
University; to the State of his BIRTH and
to the nation. of and to which he was at
once an ornament and an example of IL
deity to duty, industry and devotion TO
/ I"WhatsoeVer things are pure lovely and
of good report in our national life.
Those prescnt then arose in silent rccog-
milton of the services of the deceased sem
ator.
President Buckham proposed that the
| sympathy of the gathering be sent to Ed
ward Fl. Williams in the recent death OF
| his brother, Norman Williams and Hon. j.
/ II. Converse was delegated 10 express the
sympathy.
| Gov. f.. c. Smith was the first speaker
| called upon, President Buckham recalled
pleasantly the governors father and re-
/ ferrcd to the latter's interest in the Uui-
versity. Gov. Smith said in part;
GOV. SMITHS REMARKS.
am S'dH t'iI t4ie F'e9'Nc'LI u'u hOt Cdli
Oh me l" ltSPoHu iot tl3 olulc OIL Nef-
mont lot nave Hdu COMMUNICATION
lloh her tldl SHe mas peeh Killed by con-
u'ueu responses Hle eHio"tr'u NE TO
say, however thal II IL Falhed without u
made no dlHerehce II heaulE re!@nod "lth-
H. Whatever HllsuAu'is 'd"uliS9 'hVle .
may De aHoalS the people Oh hutliuSton
theE never ial1 10 unite IN thinSS OF z n
era interest IheIe Is II great prIhcIpie
] III thlS' lhey are not oppoSeu 90 any lAlts
OF large Good 10 lhe cltE or state 90
! nor Know Wnethef thlS comes rom tIIa
CITY 10 the INlNersIIE' OF rom |He NJ
NerSity 70 the CITY II Is an eAcelent Ihihs
tor the young men ana women oil h!S C'ly'
Ihe past year mas heen an eVenUu one
/ because IL mas eNPdHUou ou' "r"s dlu
planted our nag on new shoreS, Inc col
leSe man OF To-Day stahaS II qlnerInt al.
lasI year OF Ine year peIore. ne 'e"
/ pueSlIo"T W.! can 10, ' euuodteu mn eNpls-
"heIe, NAT VIII pe require" - Hol
FtcId"SI "u' i,la'' a Sl'rut' ~. ~ III III a..
| tpiHES' II Is " sredt P'c@S Suir toi '"e |"
u%Ulile % "otc anu w "a pa % .'''9 ~, Nv
mat spirit oi "hi'n nav SPoN'" WI
h'rf ''l' 0l"'' J" '"o PoS'U'oH II mas ''e'o
loiore oc'ui'e"
MAYOR ROBERTS RESPONSE
MAYOR honerts was 'Ie ileAt Sp'aher
'"lIrH upon anu P's't''ISou 'ito -. 10y
So far as he was concerned. lie said tho
relation between town ana gown "te Nel "
pleasant ones. me professors are d l"re