Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-11
HoMEwARD JOURNEY.
sOnviIle-pinchurst, ". C.-1mpos-
ing Function at the university of
Observation-Disclosures In April.


Washington, d. c., May I, 1905.
The friends whose regard for the writer
leads them to take some interest in his
wandcrinss. and FOR whose eyes chiefly
these letters are written, may remember
that my last letter was dated from
the capital of Cuba. The return voyage
from Havana to Tampa was as smooth
and delightful as our outbound voyage.
and had the agreeable feature Of taking
us by day over the waters Of the gulf
and Atlantic which We passed over BY
night on our trip to Havana-the voyage
being Of two nights and day from
Tampa to Havana and OF two days and
night returning we-this pronoun is
not the editorial plural but denotes the
writer and his wife--made short stops to
visit old and valued friends at Winter
Park. which is one Of the prettiest and
pleasantest villages in Florida, and at
Desf.and. and started homeward from the
latter with the spring and the straw
| pVi'itS' WV maze a SHoTt Stuy vi Jdch-
sonvillc. and found ourselves filled with
ama-oment ut the way in which that city
has arisen from its ashes. In ite great
fire Of about four years ago twenty-five
hundred buildings. including its principal
business blocks, churches. public struc-
lures. and residences went up in smoke
| Ct,,oa ia;
have gone up in brick marble and
granite in the city, most Of them much
finer and more substantial than those
they replaced 1t is a wonderful example
Of the elasticity and pluck of American
enterprise. Jacksonville is laying out and
adjoining fine public parks. 1t is making
the most Of its advantages of position
as the gateway to Florida through which
pass the mutitudcs of fugitives from
the rigor of Northern winters in con-
stantly increasing numbers. and it prom
ises to be. is in fact already. among the
most thriving of Southern cities
| We next spent "A week at Pinehurst.
|
ing houses and rentable cottages. with
electric light water and sewage systems
and connected by trolley with the Sea =
board Air Line railway. all built by one
man. Mr.. Tufts of Foston, since deceased,
in what was a dcsolate and apparently
Godforsakon waste Of sand. scrub oaks
and second growth pines-the larger
growth having been destroyed by the
turpentine rathcrcrs. Its fine climate and
bracing air are its chief attractions, to
which have been added large and we'll
appointed and we'll kept hotels. banner
golf links ION which a great North and
South tournament is held each AprD
and other artificial attractions. Among
the sights is one Of the largest poultry
farms in tho country, large enough 10
supply fifty thousand dressed fowl. and
eggs in hupdreds OF thousands to the ho-
tells and boarding houses each season. The
chickens are all matched in incuba ors
and raised apart from their parents until
old enough to lie broiled or roasted. \
single superintendent Massachusetts
man-and three men run the farm. and
an example of scientific poultry raising
on big scale it is an interesting in
stitution.
Arriving at Washington learned that
had been designated to represent the
University Of Vermont a the nstalla ton
of president nj the II versity of Vir-
ginia. for which great preparations were
in progress, and which was planned to
be. and was, the most imposing educa.
tional occasion ever known in the State
OF Virginia. The University OF Virginia
is at Chariot esville. within sight OF
Monticello, tho home of Thomas Jeffer.
SON. The university WAS founded by JEFF.
fersoa. and in its undenominational char
acter, adoption of the elective sys
tenn of studies, and other fea
lures now common in the colleges
of the land. annotated all or most Of then,
In his jealousy of centralized authorit.
Jefferson provided in the charter of tn
university that it should he controlled b.
a board of governors. which should hav
no single head, and it has never had
presidcn; til now. 1t has 700 student
and possesses "a peculiar and quite impos
ing group of buildings, some idea OF whc
can be obtained from illustrated article
in rcccnts numbers Of Scribncrs Maga
zine and the Review of Reviews. The oc
casion called together a notable gather
ing of educators and: officials. Sixty
seven leading univer es and college
and FIVE prominent ms htes of the NORTH
South East and West. were represented
most Of them by their presidents. with
hundred or more selected representative
of scientific societies, learned profession
and normal and other schools. The gov
crnor and other State officials of Vii
ginia; the two United States senator,
various judges, congressman, State sell
ators and members of the Virginia HOus
q sweiled the ranks of the long procession
The various addresses during the inaul
ural ceremony and most of the speeche
at the banquet, to which 800 persons 81
down, were of high scholarly tone an
with one exception free from section;
prejudice. One speaker. an Episcopal d