Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10
VERMONT ALUMNI
BAND T0CETH HER
George M. Powers Elected Presi
dent and Acts as Toastmas-
ter at Banquet.

Vermont gathered this evening at the
Pavilion Hotel to perfect state organHa-
hon, the first of its kind over attempted
IN Vermont. II. w. Lawrence of Rutland,
chairman Of the committee appointed last
Juno to prepare for this evening, called
me business meeting to order. He stated
that there are at the present time fuiy
Leo men in Vermont who have attended
the university and IT had been thought
best to form a state organization. Tho
other mon associated on the committee
with him were n. x. Chaffec Of Rutland,
Guy w. Bailey of Essex Junction, Russell
8. Page of Hyde Park and e. II. Deavitt
pf Montpelier.
form Of constitution was submitted
BY Guy w. Bailey, which was unanimous
~ adopted.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
On motion OF f.. C. Mower Of Burlington
the chairman was instructed to appoint
q committee OF five to bring in list OF
nonina tons for officers. Mr. Lawrence APP
pointed as such committee u. c. Mower
Of burlington, E. II. Deavitt Of Mont
pelier, DIR. F.. c. Pelton Of RichfOrd, NJ
X Chaffee of Rutland and +. c. Cheney
of Morrisville. This committee retired
and brought In the following nominations
which were unanimously ratified:
President, George Nj. Powers of Norris
vile; vice-presidcnts. Or. w. N. Bryant
Of Ludlow, F. s. Billings of Woodstock;
pecretary and treasurer, II. c. Shurtleff
Of Montpelier; executive committee, y.
w. Lawrence of Rutland, Guy w. Bailey
Of Essex Junction. II. NJ. Mclntirc Of
Burlington, D. II. Perry of Barre, w. j.
BigeIow of st. Iohnsbury.
On taking the chair Judge Powers con-
graduated the society on the election Of
best men for office. The business meeting
fhen adjourned to the dining room,
where the first annual banquet was held.
GOV. MEAD ON VERMONT.
Fully leo gathered around the banquet
table. The guests OF honor were Gov. J.
A. Mead Lieut.-Gov. J.. =. Sack Speak,
er Frank II. Howe, President C. II.
Spooner Of Mortified and Judge Seneca
Hazelton Of the Supreme Court. 4
double Quartette from the University Of
Vermont sang several selections during
the banquet and post prandial exercises
followed, Judge G. M. Powers, the newly
elected president, acted as POSTMASTER
and among the entire student body
graduates or otherwise no better selec-
ton could have been made. His bright
and witty introduction of the speakers
was feature of the evening that stood
out with pleasing prominence.
Governor Mead was the first speaker.
When he was introduced the entire com
pany rose In his honor Governor Mead
referred to the work the University of
Vermont has done and Is doing in bring
Ing out the highest ideals He believed
Vermont Is the most beautiful State in
the Union and she offers unexcelled op-
portunities to young men and Young
women. He believed the State Is not do
Ing what it should for the S. per cent of
the population that is engaged in acricl!-
tural pursuits. Vermont is the ONLY
State in the Union that has no agricul-
tural school and because of this the State
Is behind the procession. At this session
OF the Legislature he believed one good
strong agricultural school viii be found
ed in Vermont
He scored the lobby that for the mast
~ years has secured from every Letisla-
ture appropriations for keeping the nor
NAL school alive and yet with these
schools kept alive Vermont stands to-day
on par with North Carolina in Hitter
acy. In closing the Governor spoke of
the marble, granite and agricultural pro-
ducts of Vermont
OVATION FOR PRES. BUCKIAM
In Introducing President Buckham
the POSTMASTER said: III II had not
peeh Tor president Buckham, President
Eliot might have been the foremost
man OF letters in this generation AS
President Buckham rose to speak he
received genuine ovation, all present
rising and giving him q royal salute.
This nearly overcame him for the mo-
mfnt He said that when he assured
the presidency of the University OF
Vermont he was 80 years old. They
said then he was too young, now they
are saying he is getting Old. Both
were wrong Then ne was old. now
he Is young,
He spoke with pride OF the univer-
sty as representing the best culture
Of land. The University of Vermont
Is member OF the national ass oc1a-
tion Of State universities.
The University of Vermont Is a mod
ern up-to-dat institution; what shall
be It's future policy? The interests OF
the university can best be subserved
by campaign that shall have for Its
central idea making 1t the best col
lege for the whole state and at the
same time not combining It's efforts
within the borders of the state,
PROPOSES ALUMNI CAMPAIGN.
He proposed as a forward movement Tor
the institution a campaign that shall In
terest every boy and girl of Vermont in
the university and secured every one
where they are located In fact he APP
pointed every one present coadjutor
trustees to that end. The newspapers OF
the State will aid in getting Information
regarding the university before their
readers
In this connection President Buckham
complimentcd the press of Vermont and
spoke Of the great improvements of the
newspaper in the State In recent years.
He mildly criticized the treason to the
State shown by some teachers in Vermont
who divert their graduates to Institutions
outside the State and referred proudly to
the loyalty of graduates of the University
of Vermont of their alma mater,
The organization tonight is sure
forerunner for a more aggressive forward
movement on the part OF the university
PRESIDENT SPOONER.
President Spooner OF Norwich Univer-
sity was next introduced. He compli-
mented the University of Vermont and
said that Is every forward movement
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