Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-12
THE DEDICATION.
Speakers Tell What morrill, Hall
stands For.

Tho dedication exerciscs of Morrill, hail
In the afternoon under the auspices of
the Grange occupied The entire afternoon.
and was I most notable event. At one
o'clock the doors Of this beautiful new
crowd began to arm :e to inspect the
building. The visitors were met at the
door by attendants who conducted .hen
about the various parts Of the building.
explaining where the different denart-
ments would be PLACED when the work
IS completed. The bwll.ng at the pres
ont time. although quite unequippcd
presents a fine appearance. When com
pleted. several thousand dollars worth nt
equipment vii have been Installed mostly
FOR instruction in daryinr The building
Is divided as follows
Lower noor-Dalry .h0ol. creamery and
farm dairy rooms. nj IL testing lahora
tory, market milk room power and heat
ing plant. toilet and ,nokcr rooms. stor-
age,
Main hoor-Right Of entrance. agricul-
tural chemical laboratory Used in 1905 for
dairy school lectures
Horticultural class uom ONCE. profes.
sor of horticulture.
Main foor--Left Of entrance. Offices O,
dean and director, sterorrapher, library
horticultural laboratories.
In front OF entrance-Onlce and labora-
tory. dairy husbandmau
Upper floor, north end Chem!cal labo-
ratories Of experiment station.
South end lass rooms and lecture
rooms, etc
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ratory.
After the building had been thor
oughly inspected by the visitors. they
began TO gather in the gymnasium of
the university where the dedication
exercises were held. The spacious
hail was well filled there being about
900 present, the number being made ur
for the most part of members OF the
Grange, although thsre were many
burlington citizens In the audience
The exercises were presided over ~
G. w. Pierce. master Of the Vermont
state Grange.
United States senator R"dneld Proctor
| attended the exercises, seated to the le,t
of the platform, and was an Interested
listener to the able address of his son,
Governor F. u. Proctor
The exercises werr opened at o.3C
o'clock by the presiding officer. who
roke briefly OF the purpose for which
they were held, and urged all members
of the Grange to use their inru-
ence among their boys and girls tc
| awaken an interest In the Agricultural
side of college work The time has
come. he said when the farmer roal.
izes that he needs as broad an educa-
| ton as that required by othor classes
| of men, and it becomes necessary &c
l'send the young people To college in
| order to place them on a level with
people in other lines Of worl, Mr.
| Pierce then introduced the first speak
er of the afternoon, Governor r d
Proctor, who made the presentation
address, on behalf Of the State.
GOVERNOR PROCTOR
| Governor Proctor spoke briefly and tc
the point. He said it was most
pleasant and auspiciuus day for Vermont
when Morrill, hail is dedicated as II I,
more than mere addition to the college
1t is a monument and memorial IN a
| true son OF the State He noid n bi,,r
tribute to the memory OF senator Nor,il
and sad he felt 1t especially appropriat,
that the building should bear his nama
and 1t was further hitting thing that ar
| organization like the Vermort atat,
Grange should lead In the dedication OF
such building Ihe building he said
was simply trust 10 be used by the
| university for the peheht OF all the peo
pie In the State Ihe TACT that the peopl,
are beginning TO realize the vital i'm
|