Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25

| Ohio" l9)I-1tll; president of the Ohio
conference of college and university prcsi-
dents and deans, 1896; president of the
| State Young Mems Christian associa tion
of Ohio. lgo9-l5io.
In 1910 pr Benton was appointed an
eloctor for the Hall of Fame. lie is a
member of the Phi Beta Kappa. Tau
| Kappa Alpha (oratoricaD ana the Phi
Delta Theta societies. He is author of
the book entitled 'rho Peal College"
| Last fail Or. Benton was chosen score
tary and treasurer of the National AS
ISOLATION of state universities, a highly
| complimentary position.
| HIS PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
a man who is connected with a
prominent publishing house writes of
President Benton as follows
Replying to your favor of March 4,
making inquiries relative to President
Benton. of Miami University, l have
to say that l have known Or. Benton
for twenty-five years. He came to Kan
sas where I was superintendent of
schools at Lcavcnworth and regent of
the State University of Kansas, as an
agent for a publishing house. After
|
years he was elected superintendent of
schools at Fort Scott, Kansas. where
he served for six years with pronounc-
cd success, resigning to take the chair
of pedagogy in Baker University,
strong Methodist institution located
near Lawrence, Kansas. His admins
tration of this department was char
acterized by sanity, virility and pro-
!, s.la ff
cd to his first presidency in Iowa, re-
turning from there 20 take charge OF
the destinics of Miami University at
oxford. Ohio his Alma Mater. ohio,
you may remember, has three state
universities. of which Miami tniVer-
sity is one. His conduct of affairs of
the university there is history.
You may remember that he was ten
dered the presidency OF Boston I'M
versity last summer. Ills reasons for
declining this position We're mainly
that the university is located in
large city without campus or any OF
the things which he had been brought
up to believe essential TO a true uni
versity.
Personally Dr. Benton has sweet
ness of disposition and personal charm
rarel" found in man. ana when al
lied with Initiative ana an exceedingly
logical and well-trained mind, we
have in him combination that Is only
met with two or three times IN hfe-
time. Indeed IN my whole acquaintance
with men nave never .th""h put
three men who in my Judgment pos
sess theFe chur"'teils'lcA' IT. hentoH
sees 'h'hSs 'Iru'lN az" - eS'e' 'I'IS
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tive mead or II university his a"ulesS
at Mobile was my Judgment pE
far the best thing on the program
Ills carly life in ohio, Kansas anu
Iowa mas developed ms ldteHl poW''S
in the direction of modlhaplllly' Dr
Benton would, in very short time
become a citizen of Vermont with all
that that implies, He would know Its
history, be proud of its triumphs, be
in touch with it's agricultural, manu-
featuring and professional classes 10
an eNt'"' '""t """'" ''''
prise YOU
WILL PREACH BACCALAu Hf'Nl II
SERMON.
DIR. Eenton will bring to the university
a mature experience in educational life
ord tho rocord of INCONSISTENCIES and