Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-21
Mlddlebury Colleges Fine Outlook.

The freshman class at Middlebury col
lege numbers 9S, so men and 4S women.
The total registration is 263, all regular
students and candidates for the degrees
Of A. B. and B. s. The entering class
shows a gain OF % over last year, and the
total attendance is Al larger than year
ago.
President Thomas has Just issued his
first annual report, in which he takes the
public fully into his confidence as to the
endowment OF the college, the receipts
from tuition and other sources and the
needs OF the institution. II appears that
Middlebury has plant valued conserva-
lively at 1925, 900 and resources OF $685.
900, OF which $1,000 will be expended IN
The erection OF a new building the com
ing year. The income last year was $780,
900, OF which S1l.095 was received from
students. The gain in income the first
year OF President Thomas administration
was over $4,000. The college has no debt
and the treasurer's report shows efficient
business management. The gifts OF the
past year were over $4,000, a larger
amount than for many years.
The increase in students which has
been steady for the past six years, taxes
the buildings to their capacity, and new
recitation halls, laboratories and dormi-
tories must be provided. The report pro-
poses 100000 expansion fund, to in
clude s75, 900 for new building for men
and $50, 900 for new gymnasium, which
il is proposed to place in charge OF col
lege officer who would give instruction
in physiology and hygiene and have
charge of athletics. Middlebury is much
better off in scholarships for students
than in proiessorships and the endow-
ment OF other chairs in adequate amounts
is urged.
During the past year two deans were
appointed to assist the president in keep
ing in close touch with the students.
/ Professor Walter r. Howard was made
dean of men and Miss RhodR NJ. White
dean OF women. Miss White, who holds
/ the degree Of doctor OF philosophy from
/ the University of Wisconsin and whose
/ speciality is sociology, is the first woman
1 to hold official position in Middlebury.
4 The interests of the women students are
her special charge and she viii have gem
eral oversight OF all their enterprises.
\ Six new professors are added to the facul-
/ ty this year, and the instructing staff now
] NUMBERS ~.
The summer session is declared to have
been great success. Eighty-seven stu
dents we're registered, of whom IS were
teachers and 45 Vermont teachers. The
work OF the students was OF exceptionally
high quality, and the loyalty OF Middle
bury professors and alumni is shown by
the fact that IL OF them gave six weeks
intruction at the summer session without
pay.
The report shows that Middlebury Is
making rapid and substantial progress
along wise lines. During the year Presi-
dent Thomas made over 100 addresses
outside Of Middlebury in the interest of
the college. The principal achievements
were the raising of the Pearsons fund OF
100000 in exactly a years tune, the Sc
curing OF an annual appropriation Of 60,
600 from the state for the establishment
OF a department OF pedagogy for the
training OF teachers and the increase OF
income from students to four times what
il was the year previous. With the at
tendance this year over 40 what it was
last, the outlook for Middlebury's future
is indeed bright.