The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-30
S5O0,O0O RAISED
FOR VI. UNIVERSITY
Institution Pleased at Announcement
Made at Commencement In Bur-
lineton Yesterday.

A~'h VA AN"s~AN~ys
Burlington June 90 The commence
ment exercises att me university Of Yer
mont were made very notable yester
day by the announcement Tint the iifsi
lhalf.million dollars Of the proposed 9l
COCOON endowment fund had been sub
seribed, aud the announcement was re
ceived with cheers AZ the corporation
dinner whore II was made.
Cash or subscriptions TO the amount
Of 100000 were needed 20 secure q con
ditiona subscription Of 100000 Of the
general educational board. It was hoped
/ that this might be realized BY Deem.
Der 3lsl the time limit on the condf
tional gift. but very energetic work
on the part 81 the trustees and other
loyal officers and alumni Of the uni.
versity has resulted III success, some
months earlier than Il had been hoped
for.
Among the later and larger subserip.
tions which made il possible to comply
with the conditions Of the general educ
eationa board, which offered the 8l00
coo conditionallv. were
$4,000 from Frederick Billings. 90, Of
New York,
$4,000 from ex.Cov. John G. AicCui.
Tough Of Bennington.
$4,000 from George w Perkins Of
the firm Of j. y. Morgan q Co, New
York.
81 900 from John Clahin Of New York.
The total subscriptions made by the
citizens Of Burlington aggregate $50
600.
# was a joyous day for the uniyen
sity.
II addition, the institution gave Of
degrees and awarded several honorary
degrees to men 81 note Instead Of the
usual orations BY members Of the grad
uating class an address was delivered
By james Il. Patterson former presi-
dent Of Kentucky State college,. on the
life Of Justin G. Morrill,
The following honorary degrees were
awarded:
Doctor Of divinity, The Rev. Earl
Morse Wilbur, class q 1886, Of Berkeley
Cal
Doctor Of laws, George H. prouty
governor Of Vermont; Kirby IT. Smith.
class Of 1854 now professor 81 Latin
til John Hopkins university; Davis Rich
Dewey, class Of 1879, professor Of politi
eal economy ia tile Massachusetts, In.
slitute 81 Technology John Dewey, class
Of 1870, professor 81 philosophy in Co
lnmbia uniyersityi James Kennedy Pat
terson Of Lexington, KY, ex.president
Of Kentucky State college
Doctor Of letters, MyrOu Reed Sanford,
professor Of Latin in Middlebury col
lege.
Doctor q science, Ralph Lewis Jones,
of university 81 Wisconsin
Civil engineer, James Tartness 81
Springfield, VI.
Honor Men and Prize Winners.
The senior honor list for general high
standing Il made Up 81 Charles Mont
gomery Gic0rd, Bertha Louise Field
William Wren Hay, Walter Williams
Hayes, Albert Valentine kieslich. VILE
liam jonathan Lamplough, John Emer
son Iayely. Harry Ernest Morton. Fred
Davidson 0se0od, Margaret Maize Pow
ers, Anna Brown Shepatd Charles sam.
uei syks, Grace Evelyn Sylvester Amy
Anita Wilson and Joseph Benson Wit
tan
Medical Faculty Pr1ses for Special Mer.
il Ii Medicine
Honor men, Matthew William Hunter.
Leroy Austin Havey, Alan Daniel FRI
LAWSON, Edwin Wesley SartweIl, Sidney
Leon Morrison.
First prize, Matthew William Hunter
Second prize Leroy Austin HaveY.
Woodbury. prize for greatest pfodei
enes in clinical work. Matthew VIII
liam Hunter
been awarded the junior prize for prog
rees.
Commencement week ended last night
with the senior boat ride and the presi
dents leyee.