Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
PORTRAIT FOR UNIVERSITY
Engineers Give Picture of Late
Professor Barbour.
Annual banquet In Gymnasium--Pres-
iLcut Buckhn,r speaks md J. T..
Monroe OF nostou Delivers
Principal Address.

uay night In the gymnasium OF the Uni
versity of Vermont J. p. Monroe, n
member of the corporation of the Mass
achusetts Institute of Technology. was
the principal speaker and John T. Evans
OF New York, L. V. NJ. 'o3. presented.
In behalf OF the alumni n portrait OF
the late Prof. V. G.. Barbour for many
years dean of the department OF en-
sineering to the university. Prof. j. ".
Votey. the present dean of engineering
department, acted as toastmaster.
A portion of the gymnasium was par
toned off by white and green hangings
and in this space the banquet was SER
we'd. From a false ceiling of cloth green
and gold streamers We're hung. forming
no small part of the decorative scheme.
which was carried out in the same coll
ors. The tables We're handsomely de-
corated with flowers. some being fur
nished by the Experiment Farm of the
university and those on the speakers
table being the gift Of Mr.. and Mrs
George Il. Lane of Minneapolis and
Master Louis Barbour of the same city.
relatives Of the late Professor Bar
bour.
Music was furnished. during a short
informal reception which proceeded the
banquet. under the direction of H. F.
Barton. L. V. NJ, 'OS. Shortly before
eight o'clock over 125 members of the
association and their guests sat down
to the banquet. Governor G. II. Prouty
had been invited to be present but he,
with some other distinguished guests,
was unable to attend.
POST PRANDIAT.
Professor Votey spoke briefly IN open
ing the post-prandial exercises He
touched upon the services and life of the
late Professor Barbour. He then called
upon Mr.. Evans for his speech of presen-
| tation.
| Mr.. Evans mentioned some Of the facts
Of Professor Barbour's life and referred
| to his own efforts in the work OF collect
ing funds for the picture The portrait
yelled hung in full view of the banquet
crs and during Mr.. Evanss address 1t
was unveiled 1t will be hung in the
Billings library.
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM.
President NJ. II. Rucknam accepted the
portrait for the university in a few of his
we'll chosen and delightful sentences. He
said that every institution of learning
with right consciousness of itself cher
shes above all things the memory Of It's
men and teachers. And it feels, more
over, an obligation to perpetuate thu
personality Of any great teachers which
has been granted as Il gift Of Providence
President Buckham referred to Professor
Barbour as such a man.
Professor Votey then devoted some
time to a short biographical sketch o
Professor Barbour and referred to hin
as having been in himself for IS years
the engineering department at the Uni
versity Of Vermont.
Judge T.. c. Mower was called upol
as a representative Of the trustees o
the university. He spoke in a compli
mentary vein to the engineers AM
urged them to have faith in the coun
trys future and particularly in tn
future of the East.
DR. r. L. kidder of Woodstock mad
a short address which ended with an
other tribute to Professor Barbour an
he was followed by DR.. I. G. Smart
Professor Edward Robinson came mex
and he introduced Mr.. Monroe. tn
speaker of the evening. He took 70
his subject New England Pie"
| NEW ENGLAND PIE.
Mr.. Monroe began with disserta
ton upon Now England pie in genera
and then in particular. He traced 1t
, effect upon New England characte
from the time when the first ancesto
, OF the present generation landed an
= went on to show that said effect /
general had been deleterious. Accord
rat MI ~
pie alone has been responsible for a
g the political, social and economic evil
= Of the last two hundred and nifty year
The speaker fairly squashed all pi
: under such an indictment as IL la
t never before faced since the first tw
crusts were filed with mincemea
Not only did pie ruin the digestion
of the Puritan forefathers of Ne'
$ England but it Unframed their con
sciences and exaggerated individual
ity to the point of distress"
e Mr.. Monroe. however, switched to
g serious vein before he had gone IA
d in fguratively demolishing the pie
r the country and sang the praises
Is New ENGLAND Just as vigorously as /
= had denounced It's pie lie predicto
e n glowing and magnificent future f.
n that section of tho country whose p
I he had vilifed. Mr. Monroe said:
/ at is evident what the future
q New England will be. 1t viii he
a future of scientiic agriculture. sciei
B. tifc industry, scientific commerce ar
u scientific development of our educ;
q tional prestige and OF our natur
IL beauties"
e "And that future is in the hands
e you men of applied science. The wor
i of New England Is yours to make
J. mar. You are no longer nurtured on p
but you must shake off the evil elfe
u of that dyspeptic diet. If you are youn
'r go West, not to make you fortune, b
~ to learn how to hustle, how to boo,
~ how to get together, Then come ba
% here TO New England and help us
" make II the richest, the greatest. q
y most civilized, the most influential secti
~ of the United States, and of the world
IS At short business session. held ju
III before the post prandial exercises, I
DC following officers were elected by t
y association: President, J. w. Vote
~ vice. president for two years. f.
~ Parker; secretary ana treasurer. G.
&c Brownel; members Of executive COZ
mittee for two years, r. II, Crand
.. and c. II. Stevens; members of nomina
-, Ing committee for two years, F, q. 81
y" clair, II. n. Mcintosh and +. y. Wrigl
y clair, II. NJ. Mcintosh and r. II. Wrigl
-, Nj. c. Robbins, X Il. Morton junior ma
:, aser for two years, \, II. Kehoe.
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