The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-12
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.
A Western View OfIts Appeal for . psma'
nsnt Endowment Fund.

nsnt Endowment Fund.
We had visit u few days ago from
representative OF the good old state
of Vermont, which stirred the cookies
OF our heart more than such interviews
are wont to do. lie brought with him
whIiI Of the ozony atmosphere OF that
small but noble state OF which To have
been born In Ia here, In the Middle
West, kind OF patent Of nobility. A
good share Of the original-and the
best OF this Middle West came
from Vermont. Take out OF our own
state OF Wisconsin what Vermont has
done for her In intellect, In education,
In Jurisprudence, In democracy, In
social and political virtue, and our
state would be poorer In all that makes
the real wealth OF u state. Take from
the nations history what has been
done by such men as Collamer and Ed.
munds and Morrill, In the Senate,
Marsh and Phelps In diplomacy. Ray
mond aud Spaulding In journalism,
and hundred others better known TO
the world as great meu than as Yer
lhonters, and what loss there would
he OF acts and events we are proud OF!
TO single out one OF the men OF YER
mont to whom we owe lasting obliga-
lions, how many million OF material
dollars, and how many OF the highest
products OF mind which dollars cannot
measure, does the nation owe 10 the
founder OF the College OF Agriculture
and the MechaClc arts. Senator Nor
rill of Vermont?
/ All this Is, we think, germane 10 a
situation which seems TO call upon the
Western states, and Wisconsin among
them, to recognize the debt owed TO the
East, and especially to Vermont. For
a half century and more Vermont has
been giving large share OF her best
blood and her best life TO enrich the
West, and with infinite sacrifice 10 her.
self The opportunity now presents
itself for Wisconsin to return Small
part OF what she owes 10 the mother
state. The University OF Vermont,
after century OF noble struggle with
poverty and hardship in the service OF
higher education, Is endeavoring 10
raise an endowment fund which will
enable her to keep her rank in the
stern competition OF the twentieth cen
fury.
The university cannot raise the need
ed amount at home or among her own
alumni. She must interest In her be.
hall all Vermonters wherever found in
all states OF the Union. She must call
upon men of wealth who see Ia her ap.
peal the opportunity TO invest money
which will be educationalIy productive.
The old New England stock, nowhere
purer II anywhere else so pure, affords
the best materialfor education to be
found anywhere. The standard oil
scholarship is high; the scale OF expen
diture is moderate; the social advan-
tages OF Burlington Ore unusual; the
style of character developed is sturdy,
independent, democratic, public.spirit
ed, patriotic.
The institution retains the old elias
steal training in full faith and courage
( and has added the new professiona
and technical courses In medicine, en-
cheering, chemistry, agriculture, com
merce and military science. 1t has e
instructors aud 500 to GOO students
Its sight Is one OF the fnest-by some
called the finest--for university in
America. It's buildings are ample ant
eautiful. But its endowment is total
ly inadequate to It's needs and oppor
tunities.
We have presented these facts and
we join in this appeal, rnder the con
ident belief that there are among oui
readers many who will be glad to know
that the University of Vermont Ii
striving to maintain her old dignit,
and power and some who will deem il
at once an obligation and privilege
to help her and to help the old, hon
ored and beloved state whose name
she bears to meet her responsibilities
and her opportunities in the coming
century, From the Evening Wiscon
. sin. Milwaukee,