Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
Ladies Night by the Alumni at
Hotel Vendome in
Boston.
FOR St.OOO,000 ENDOWMENT
Sum OF Si25,OOO Already Pledged
l'rcs Duckham Sets mt Rest All
KumOrs of Ills RcsigDntiOn--
Absolute Necessity of En-
lOwmcnts.


Boston, Jan To- ne zVtll annual re
union and dinner of the New England
Alumni OF the University OF Vermont,
heId inns oNVnhE it iiptcI Nchdome' tooA
u" l"Ein or IL HulcS hlSht anu WAS at
tehU'd Dy ~ me the 'NclliiiS pro-
Giam1ne contained much Oh interest inc
chltl feature WIS Inc information lur-
nisned by Prof. Geo. +. iioWes as to the
progress OF the proposed Sl,VJoVo cndow-
moit luna. ii was learned that $IS1,o"
hhd already been pledged, some OF IL
cohdltiohaI, ana thHt the actlVHE Oh tne
committees, engaged III securing the SUD
strlptiOns, was meeting with success.
Charles y. Cdtlin, %, president of the
ASSOCIATION, presided ana introduced the
speakers, Wnlch included President Mat
thew II. buckhdn, ol. or the tnlVer-
ely oil Vermont; Dr. >. H. bi"dsett. 70,
Thomas T. Rogers, 80; the Key. II. t.
Bass %, Prof. George +. liowes ~ bass
SOLO by w. NJ hchhedy anu humorous
reading by licrncrl l.. Bard, "a, added
much To tie pleasure OF the occasion.
Ia his remarks, President buckham
said: Il suppose you 40 not reaiiZe now
nhporH'I thcSc sdtA'liiss are " Us 1T
home; how much they tell of the pros
rerity OF the institution l WISH 'ouIu
express now thanklul we are 10 them'
PRESIDENT buckhah SET at resi- any
rumor thal ne htehus 10 resign this year
lettering ln"rec'iy 10 II recent ruihor' ne
saiu II the ,iihe Shou!u coliic "nen !
h'oul' 80 ~ 20 seVN ieIici Iol' NY w
ICES ana set SOM IciSure 'liho Si'o W.
NM - VINO my rcih'i,i9r .'I, W .i'u
ei"N'iSi'S "a 'c'''Oi''' ""u ~ 70!
an III II any, say so'iie'n"'s oe's"'lu'
apOut you an ,. .,.,.,.
IN SPsnhI's W wv oo"'..te .o' '.. ~"
Vi '',c ui'iN', '''s .v'se'',''1' ny sun,
h'ei nc "rScu una. MY pt d iai az
tthua''rc' ne Spuhc Vi tHe .,soiutt iiecta.
e"uid ioe ' ,i''a,'.s', ~ s,,o, ",' ,ia
money pa,u ~ ~ it'';oat ',.',d p,'l
'"1 e, "t M ,~,orS an,,r ,'oo, ,-ndar
~ r"' ,l,i,t ~ r;oh ro,,id 10 Nv.
, ,,' -, .o1ei,,., 30 odyant,-,o, or
ON, ,tion ,rha 1,,i,o> should ha 70 dom.
80 ,1,a.t, - ,,Ia,.,no,, ,rho
.,irtt % ,on,n,orciaiism no s,id bnd
1p,l, r,,,cb en, Tho romntrv's INSTITUTIONS
,.ti,,,iari,, t1,o,o a., a., oduc, ,;o,,,l cbor
aatl, y "
mr. ,,,r. for tho prrlirr,o, cor,-
,,,.,,cot,ent had no, heon re,i,1rod to de-
nc ~. w., canterri,I would he cole
hra,o1 ,,,i,h roIicio,,e oxercieee and ON
,a,.t..irmants
~. t5Iodco,. Tho pex+ sno.l.or smoke
Of ,Lo rinsar ,olations Of tho medical
ana ..a5en,i, danartments This fact
.ii ",.o 49, ,,,,ch n,aos,ro 20
no,n In aIl his exnerience he had
nnv,r frIt nt,,o,rod If thc University
Of ha, I...
fn,th rhc trarhinp force was marnir
r,,,t no Ga.1arnd hut thore yo,; trrcat
nnod ~ inrr,..snd lahora1orv oouin-
wont
Nv Dorars.s address was dovotod on
,iroI,, 80 ra,,,1I,ctians of co1,oco dave
,1 ,,. ..,,i,.ad ,,.itb ,,,,,h I,,,crt,,r
80 M"1 vain '''"' - =" 's' '''0'
~ 60 80 :, 1,o,,.o.. ..,,,,., &c .,,,
40 .L -, ,,, ,-,t
\, ~, ~, i,"' W. ', ,,,
-''-'S 80 i'.o'' NV, '''r Nv ~.
""' VI, io' w IN az
anu t"e 'F""'SH war Hc 'o"h INC
,'',i's a.. ,''e "ti,uI ~ - VI enU'
az uIId III" f'iE INIl"Ii'cu ny men ol
the nNc'-ll|' IN speaking OF inc
need OF endnWments' Irof' llowes said
that tHere had peer Wl"e increase IN
the number or buildings and OF pupils
hut That the increase IN funds had
amounted only 10 10 per cent, In
speaking of the work of securing
pledges lie said that the committee
were at work in the large cities, in
GLIDING New York and Boston and that
@ a "A I IN ar CON l.