Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-27
THE ASSOCIATE ALUMNI.
constitution Adopted, Ofrcers Elected
and other Business Trau,nctcd.

| Constitution Adopted, Ofcers Elected
and Other business Transacted.
The annual meeting Of the associate
Alumni Of the University of Vermont
| and State Agricultural College was
held in the college chapel at 80 a. m.
The meeting was called to order by
the president Hon. Robert Roberts Of
Burlington. and the record of the last
meeting. read by the secretary,
Charles f. Allen. was approved.
The treasurer. T. r. Powell, reported
balance of s64o3 in the treasury,
with all bills paid On motion the re-
port was accepted and ordered on file.
! Prof. j. f. Goodrich chairman Of the
obituary committee, presented. the ne
geological report, which on motion was
accepted and ordered to be entered
upon the records. The report COM
prised the following names:
L. V. NJ ALUMNI DECEASED IN 1906 7
Class OF 1s46-william Appleton
| Dodge, b. Barre. q December, 1924, l..
Westboro. Mass. 8 April. 1907.
| Class of 1S47--George Grenville Ben
edict b. Burlington, 10 December, 1926.
d. Camden, s. c.. April, 1907
Class OF 1s49-Henry Adams Burt b..
Sheldon, 10 February. 1928, d. Swan
ton, 10 May. 1907.
Glass of lS4s-Philetus Fillmore
North, b. Chazy, N. Y, % February,
1928, d. Chazy, 3 June. 1907.
| Glass OF 1S51--Orrin Lawrence Bal
lard, b. Georgia, 20 October. 1925, Il.
Clifford. Mich % April 1904.
Glass of 1S52-WilHam Kirkham Gordon,
b. Potsdam. n. Y, 2Oth July, 1929 d. NIL
waukee, Wis. 10th January, 1876
Class of lS54-Charles Rollin Ballard. b.
Tnmouth, 9Th December. 1927. d. Middle
town Springs, 9th December. 1906.
Glass of lSS-Merrill Jackson Hill. b.
| North Danville, 18th April, 1925, d. Provt-
dence, r. l., l4th July, 1906
Glass OF ls57-Royal Jackson Bancroft.
b. Plainfield 18Th March, 1887, d. Spencer.
Ind, June. 1905.
Glass OF lS5s-Joseph Henry Thorp, h.
underhll, Bird August, 1887 d. Woodland
Cal, 9th March. 1907.
Glass Of lSs-Milton Rising Tyler, b.
Essex, 18th March, 1895, d. St Paul Mimi,
18th March, 1907.
Glass OF lSl-Heryy Ballard h. Tin
mouth, 10th April. 1885, d. Hartford Conn,
23rd September, 1906.
Ex-1s62-Joseph Philbrook Iamson. b.
Gilmore. 9th February, 1898, d. Cabot, 14th
January, 1907.
Glass Of 1S63-James ARENAS Brown. b.
Grand Isle, 23rd November. 1910, d. Bur
lington, l4th November, 1906
Class of ls69-Byron Thompson Hol-
comb. b. Isle La Motto, 10th February
ls47, d. St. Paul. MINI, 18th November
1906
Glass OF 1S75-Fred Eugene Lucas b
Burlington, 18th May, 1854 d. Spokane
Wash, 9th January. 1907.
Ex-1S93-Ernest Henry Root, b. Crafts
bury. 18th March, 1866. d. Famosa CO Cal
18th August. 1906
Class OF lss6-Nlrs. Mary Aurelia Peck
Shaw, b. Brookfeld, 26th March. 1869, d
Mortified, 9th August. 1896.
Glass of 1aoo-Alce Josephine Morris, b
Rochdale, Mass, End June, 1877, d. La
Mesa, Cal. Goth January 1907.
Glass of 1903-Helen Gordon Clark. b
Vergennes, 10Th March. 1873, d. Ferris
burgh. 10th October, 1906
On motion a committee OF three. con
, sisting of r. A. Lawrence, +. b. Virgin
and C. b. Brownell were appointed by tn,
president to report a list of officers of III,
association for the ensuing year.
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
r. A. Lawrence. chairman of the com
mittee appointed at the last annual meet
ing to suggest a plan for alumni repre-
sentation on the board of trustees, pre-
scented their report. which was sent IL
graduates Of the university some tw,
months ago, and which In brief Is as fol
lows:
At least one vacancy upon tho presen
board OF trustees on the part Of the uni
verstty is to be provided each year anC
graduates Of the university in all de
partments who have been graduated 70
at least three years. together with non
graduates, who are members OF classe
that have been graduated for at leas
three years and who have shown the
interest In the university by becomin,
members OF the associate alumni, shall
, be requested to select by ballot a can
didate for the vacant position OF trustee
whom they will recommend to the boar,
for election. A nominating committe
elected by the associate alumni is pro
vded for and is required to present 4
the alumni Mt least three persons to b.
voted for. for each vacancy to be fill
ed.
1t is also provided that any % persons
who are entitled to vote for alumni
trustee. may by petition in writing ad
dressed to the nominating committe
place a candidate In nomination, who's