Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-03

ment," "currlcuun." Course" etc. Is
at present tumble Of words which have
no definite meaning. The association pro-
poses that n university shall embrace
schools. school a number of depart
ments. and so on. 1t remains to be seen
whether TIE proposals will be generally
adopted. Meanw lille. we have already
made beginning on our own account.
Our charter requires us to maintain
college OF liberal arts The Morrill, act
requires us tn maintain n college Of aEr,-
culture and the mechanic arts" We have
recently resumed the title Of college for
the medical branch OF the university. 1t
will take some time to accustom our
selves to the new nomenclature and what
goes with it. But this at least we will
settle at once. All matricuated students
are students of the university. EXclud-
ing IN our enumeration. as good college
usage and the rules of the Carnegie Foun-
dalton and the Rockefeller Board require
all short course and summer school stu
dents and cursory specials-all students
| enrolled in any of the four year courses.
are students OF the university. How
many students are there in the University
of Vermont is n question put to us every
day. The answer Is about 500. How many
are there In your new class" The answer
is about no make these statements IN
! order to pu: the facts rightly before the
Interested public. In an institution Of
learning numbers do not count for every
thing. But they count for something
and that something should he given out
| correctly.
| IT 71s been very generally anticipat-
ed that The radical announcement of the
Ca negie Foundation for the Advance
ment OF Teaching" against existing
standards and methods of medical edu-
cation. and TIE more moderate and yet
| forcble action of the American Medical
association in favor of advanced stand
ards, would result in a greatly diminish
cd attendance upon medical schools and
colleges. Whether this Is to prove
permanently the case remains to he seen
| The assumption that the profession is
overcrowded and should be arbitrarily
reduced III numbers, is not the right
way to got what the community needs.
| The right way is 10 train the kind of
doctor the community ought to have. and
, to let the community itself determine
how many OF them it wants and is
willing &C support-and that will be
| taken care of by the law of supply and
demand The public should demand. and
the medical schools should supply, physi-
clans and surgeons fitted for their work
by the best medical science the times
afford. Tho education needed is two
fod-that of the public so that they may
choose and patronizo the really well
qualified medical practitioner-and that
of the doctor that he may give to the
public the very best service which the
profession affords.
The attitude of this university toward
matters now at issue is definite and cas-
fly stated. We are not busying ourselves
In minimizing the effects of adverse criti-
cism. We are in sympathy with the
movement for progress in medical educa-
ton, and we mean to go as far and as
fast in this direction as our pest efforts
working with limited means will warrant
In this position the trustees and the medi.
cal faculty are at one. We are not stand.
patters In education whatever we may
be in politics. Neither are We radicals
crying down where we ought to be build
Ing up. We have in the last years made
substantial! progress; we mean to keep OF
, In the same direction. We hope not onl,
to keep this medical college in the ranl
accorded to it by the American Mcdica
association, hut to be able to satisfy al
the reasonable requirements of the Car
negie Foundation. And We confidentl,
look for the cooperation of the alumni o
the college. the medical profession of thu
State, and OF the predominant partner.
the party whose interest is greatest ant
should always be kept foremost. tho pub
lie. the intelligent and thoughtful ant
self-respecting men and women of ou
State.
Following President Buckham. Dean II
c. Tinkham made few remarks, anC
announcements concerning the beginning
OF work.
The registration OF new students mum
bers IS, which Is az large as in recen
years.