Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29
ALUMNI DAY At
THE UNIVERSITY
Graduates Recall President Buck
hams Services and Pledge
Loyalty to His Successor.


to attain culture, which is scholarship
digostcd. Mr.. Buckham had culture.
president Buckham was the last of
the heroic age of this college, l say
the heroic, as contrasted with the
present which is the golden age, to
Judge from tho amount of money we
are raising.
"The poverty Of those early profes'
sors produced great men, In those
days. men came to college and had to
work their way. through, and the pro-
cess brought out the stuff that was in
them"
Mr.. BrEelow spoke in memory of the
late John H. Converse, and especially
Of DR. Carpenter, who died last March.
Roth men were members of Mr.. Bige-
lows class.
REV. Z. c. BASS.
Mr.. Mower thanked Mr.. Bigelow for
his address, and then called upon
Rev. Dr. L. G. lass, financial agent of
! the university.
Mr. Bass moved that an expression
of good will be sent to Hon. James
O'1Talloran. '43 the oldest living grad
uute of the university. The motion
was unanimously carried.
nr. Bass then said that It seems more
fitting that the procession this morn
ing go down College stree and through
Church street TO The Strong theatre.
and upon his motion a resolution to
this effect was adopted by vote of the
association.
Or Pass then gave the following
statement about the centennial fund:
There f. now $3.50. s53 paid in actual
J. in the hands Of the treasurer The
Carnegie gift f $4,000 IS now pay
aNle and Doubtless will he soon In
hand Something over $1,000 has been
added to the subscription list since
July I, 1914. Tie number of alumni
names, medical ana academical. is Isis,
land there are go subscribers never
connected with the college. OF these,
IN have died, representing over 10000
of money paid in OF the $4,000
pledged IN Juno. 1910, less than $1,000
remains unpaid. Much Of the amount
collected was not yet due. The class
'of 1901 reports 10th anniversary gift
of Sl0O. The class Of 1856 reports a
25th anniversary gift of $500.
Dr. Bass declared his belief that tn,
success Of the endowment fund has com,
-, in answer to prayer, ana upon his sugges
tion. tho assembagc rose and sang tn,
iOXology
DIR. GUY POTTER BENTON
The POSTMASTER then introduced the in
coming president of the university.
Dr. Benton first told the story of tn
nan VINO. in Il dream. visited the spirit
ynrld tncIudtn, the hona of the save,
and alsn ,h.t - IN. ,ost 1}ain, asia,
what h. fn,,ra IN thos. n,,ces tbo ma,
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f having too much clunhasis on the clltur;
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y rouCh stress ON the utillt1ridn SIDE.
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II tween the two cNtrcmes. Culture ana Ell
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.. ~ think the State university shou
n project Itself into all the activities o. II
eor h.roic ando,vor os there never n;