Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
A NOTED EDUCATOR
Appreciative Tribute to President
M. H. Buckham.
Pronounced the Father Of the "Ncw
University of Vermont"-FOrcc-
full Character Actively Mt Work
on University Idcn.


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University OF vermont:
Last In the service OF the Ola schoo'
college presidents OF Now England Is
Matthew IA. Euckhnm or inc University
Of Vermont. He became president of the
Institution which Is always SpoNen OF ny
Vermonters in ordinary conversation ms
the ~. V. NJ pacK IN 80 re Is sun
hard at work completing tne .o"R c""i-
paign which hns made him the second
founder Of the institution.
When president BucNna'!i afS"'''eu
office the university at Burlington had
scnnty supply Of buildings of which
the three that now remain were one
half tho total The property of the
university Is now valued at '2'""'V"
Tho centennial Of the university YVES
celebrated IN 1904 Inc prece"'nS ''''
tho plans were made TOT ReV'n" a"
endowment of sl.00oo, conslocrnp'
portion of which is now In sight. With
in n few weeks the general educa'loh
board has granted s'0''0o
sum.
,ro.,,o,. uuc,,bon NAV be called.
indeed ,he founder of the university
rather .hnr ,hc second founder. Be
| 49,, .,. ate,oo tho instltution was
t., ,a,,o ,,-Ivorsitv but In reality
! +, .,,,a,a 80 tho old TYNE. True.
| +, r,, o,,o =, the p,oneer medical
no,.,l,n - .,,a country There was a
o,o ris+or,. bohind IL But it was
r,.o.,i,,, D,,o,,ho,r who gave It plant
| .,,d n,,~,,c,,,,,r which mate with the
| - =, , >o,r I've is euupping II
...,., - ,o,r,,o,t commensurate with
~, rsa',s 80 o university.
| , t. ,oostershire Eng, In 1892,
a,,a,,. ., tho Green Mountain
.,.,.o,s;., vos brought to this
a,.,,..r, &c On infant He received his
aa,.-o t-a,, tho institution OF which lie
49,, -, ~. rrss,dent for IS years In
,,., ~ ,,as a,so tho degrees OF y. y.
49,, ~ - no taught ~, IFnox Acad-
,,,nootrs.,ts and held the chair
| .a,, -. ,,ru,pton when he was
~ ,ros,1ent Of the school
-. ,,or,. ~ h,s adminlstra-
~ e,,,,ras o,a starts with the fact
'. - .,,, ,rere have been erect
| -, =, ,,,ud,,,s so that the university
T., III Tho three which have
r,,.tra, 80 W. s,x tina. were upon the
, TO- ,s-, ore the one familiarly
&c .to ON Mil. which has peen
49,, ,,o rr.s,dent's house and
-,ho faculty now has more
! ,,,ars Including both profess
''''' ,.a.rs
"''n ,..,a,,. 80 students for the year
-..,,,a. an,ad ot tho las, commencement,
~ 80. ,,,,o va naroe more than
Vs. r,,o, ,ra-o distributed among tho
,r.r,orts tho arts courses
, ,.n ,,,,,aoriro ,,s chemistry Il
80 ~ ,o,,--veor course, -. max
T., $40 f,,l four Years courses
,,, r,,o,, tne-e WE'RE T.; In the college
-, ,,od,c,ra ia taking short courses IN
.aoh,., ., tal,,ne brief courses in agr!-
| ..,.,,-o ava =. srsc,als
r1a ,nverto~v of the property - the
,.a,,.,,,,or erov,s that tNore are 270 acres
,,, r.,.r =, estimated value ot 800
noo .,oo ono north Of leased lands, build
,nos WITH an estimation Of sso4.oo col
| ,,,os ,ih-ory o,nartus and equlprlrn'
r,.o,.,h .or noo and invested funds In tn,
a,,. 90 ego ooo making In all N.s29. 0o0
w.. L., ,no co,r,,r In which tho cur.
49,. oxnoreos c,,,ra there Is n deficit 81
&c oon r,.,,,o, hos heeo incurred In III.
49,, n yaors The income from or,li
- ,.os 1,rss,rents and leased
| ,ass t. ,h. veors 1907 -,QnS was $40. 80
a,,,,o,,,. ,Ior,se,ves IN the pnyrnen
=. uatr ,aos rose a contribution to tn,
..so oooo,,, ~ 800 5oa from tn,
90 ooo .os 10 care I,
=, ,aa,r,, ,ro,.s and from
Wv - $500. eco waking +,
W. s.n. ~, r,o o-n,rorv disbursement,
u.oro ,,l IN
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