Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
Graduates of Vermont Endorse
Principle of Representation
on Governing Boards.
PRES. BUCKHAM'S WORDS
Believes Amy Method Recommended
VIII he ApprOvcd-Hc Endorses
Nctd's Football AdNicc-Succcss-
6uI Meeting of n. r.. Alumni
Association mt Boston.

Boston, Mass, Feb ?S.--lt was scucr.
18th annual banquet of the New Eng
land Alumni association of the rnivcr.
srty of Vermont, held here this evening
Al the Hotel Westminster at which u
alumni were present, that the meeting
vas the most profitable and interesting
.ver held here.
The reunion had three interesting fca-
.ures. BY far the most absorbing topic
related To alumni representation on GOV
erning boards and all tn" speakers Oh
hrscd the principal of such representa-
Ion. Then William r. Reid, Jr coach
# tho Harvard football team, spok" ON
he football problem in way that won
he approval Of everyone. Lastly, but
rot least President Buckham brought
greetings from the University of YER
mcpt.
The trustee problem was presented
rom a general point of view by James
,. Munroe. Il member Of the board of
rustecs Of the Massachusetts institute
If Technology Mr.. Munroc showed how
Universal the practice is in American col
cgcs to allow the alumni To- elect IL Ger
ain proportion Of the trustees His
speech was scholarly was interporscd
with good stories and it was a fitting in
PRODUCTION to the subject.
In introducing the subject Or Davis r.
DomcN the president. and Il member of
Inc special committee having tho problem
1i alumni representation in charge. spoke
briefly but pointcdly in favor of par
:icipation by the alumni by ballot in the
clccIion OF trustees for terms of Years
THE ALrMNi SPEAEERS
There followed general discussion and
IN" idea of alumni electing directly by
ballot certain proportion Of the trustees
Of the University of Vermont was in
lorsed 10y the following alumni: Carroll
w. Doten, '95: George >. Anderson. ID:
Albert T.. Lewis. -; Bert II. Hin. -.
and Charles y. Catlin. .j. Mr.. Doten said
thc present arrangement could be inn
proved upon and he believed that q great
Fl general interest in university affairs
would follow. Mr.. Anderson read some
statistics compiled from authentic data
relating To the method of eecting trustees
in the leading American universities and
showed that the University of Vermont
and Brown University arc the two load
'ng exceptions TO the rule that the alumni
have direct participation. Mr.. Anderson
said that no fault could be found with
present board o. its personnel hut he he
licVed if the alumni had Il direct voice
in their election it would awaken interest
IN the university and tend to stop "a feel
ing of unrest which he believed existed
among some Of tho Younger alumni be
cause the graduates have no direct voice
in selecting tho trustees.
MI 1iill said that the objection to
he present method was that the aid
Of the alumni III selecting trustees now
comes at irregular intervals and only
when vacancies occur. and by "lectinG
men for the terms of years there would
be 4 sustained interest. Mr.. Catlin.
who is a trustee. said that h" believed
he idea was Il good one and he was
1T sympathy with it,
When President HuckhAm spoke ON
the subject h. said that lie thought
any method which the special com
mittee now having I'll. matter in
charge would recommend ncNt June
would hc faNurubly received by the
trustees.
Th"r" was no opposition voiced at
,hc meeting nor WAS amy heard after
.he session. 1t onlN remains for the
committee to formulate some method
,ction AT the next cnmm.nconrnt and
President Buckham said that hc hoped
he matter could be acted upon and