The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
vERM0NTERS AT BANQUET.
Many Notable Persons Of State Gathered
in Washington.

Washington, d. G., The Washington
association OF alumni Of the university
OF Vermont held its 18th annual reunion
and banquet Saturday evening. at the
Cochran hotel. Twenty-four alumni and
friends Of the university gathered around
the board and for three hours feasted
their souls on the traditions and pros
poets OF the university.
AT the head table sat w. A. Orton
president Of the association: the Hon.
Elias Lyman, acting president OF the
university; the Hon. w. p. Dillingham;
and the Hon. Carroll S. Page, senator's
from Vermont: Congressman Frank
Plumlpy, Col Myron NJ. Parker. and
Gen. L. s. Peck. Among Others present
We're L. Sargent of the class Of 81,
the Hon. Tracy l.. Jeffords and Horatio
n. Taplin, Col. Joseph Battell and w. w.
Husband.
The Hon, Elias Lyman was the first
speaker. He paid tribute to the memory
OF President Buckham and to the uni
versity. He said that with the founda-
tion already laid the university would
build superstrueture of which the state
would be proud, and that, in selecting
Ia man to lead the university for the
next decade. the committee would be
satisfied with none but the best.
The speaker of the evening was the
Hon. Frank Plurnley, who sketched the
part which Vermont men have played
in the life of the land He said that
Vermont had sent out many great men
whose greatest asset was their Ner-
a1a no{n ina Al,
tion in the school of the common peo-
pie.
General Peck and Colonel Myron Par
ker spoke Of Beautiful Burlington" and
of the fact that many Vermont boys
were deprived of the opportunity of at
tending the university In the COS be-
cause OF the call Of duty to defend the
flag.
Colonel Battell spoke Of the present
harmonious relations existing between
Middlebury college and the university OF
Vermont He called Burlington the most
beautiful city, and said he had wanted
the capital of the state to be moved
there. He said one object in his deed
ing Csmefs Hump to the state was 50
that people could stand ON it and look
at the beautiful city Of Burlington.
Senator Dillingham; spoke of the I'M
told good which was resulting from the
generous benefactions OF Mr.. Carnegie
and regretted that certain magazines
failed to appreciate the good qualities
Of these great philanthropists.
Mr.. Jefords said that New England
character is not excelled by the char
acter of any men OF any country Of the
world. New Englanders live longer than
people elsewhere because they have more
life i'm them
Mr.. Sargent most interestingly told
OF his days in college before the war.
Senator Page said that one Of the
great blessings Of our university was
the opportunity il gave por boy from
small town to get worldwide out
look and opportunity. And he pointed
out that in former years our most dis
tinguished Vermont senators came from
towns with less than | 200 inhabitants.
Mr.. Murray advocated an endowment
which would make it possible for the
university to call upon distinguished
Vermonters for course Of lectures on
great subjects in literature. statesman
ship, art, and science in the university. |
G. f. Black and +. II. Pease spoke
OF the splendid condition Of the under,
graduate institutions, the athletic teams
and musical clubs.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, Prof William
Stuart; vice president, Dr. 2. b. Bah
bitt; secretary and treasurer, Dr. Per-
ley spaulding executive committe, Goss
and Sornborger.