Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-07
UNIVERSITY
 HAs NEW PRESIDENT
Installation of Dr. Guy Potter Benton With Cere-
 monies
NOTABLE GATHERING


 BURLINGTON. Vt, Oct. 6:-Burl- ington in all her history never saw such an assemblage of distinguished !. men and women as was here today to attend the inauguration of pr. Guy Potter Bentcn as President Of the University of Vermont One hun. dred or more of the prominent col I leges Of the United States and Canada [ sent their representative scholars to { do honor to the man selected to | succeed the late President Nj. Fl. [ Buckham and to carry policies of | that distinguished educator to their supreme fulblment; some of the fore 4 most scientific and learned societies | of Amereia sent distinguished dele ! gatiOns: alumni, who have made their . mark in business and professional cir ! cles, returned once again to bid god { speed to alma mater on the academic journey she is about to make under a new guiding hand. Altogether it was a most memorable day in the an nals of a historic town and a historic university
 The programme for the day began this morning with an address of wei come by Mayor Robert Roberts, fol- lowed by the presentation of mes sages of greeting from the many ed ucational institutions represented. ! When these formalities were conclud- ed the assemblage listened to brief addresses delivered by number of the noted educators present. Prof. Norman W. Dewitt. of the University of Toronto, spoke fer the foreign uni yeTsities, and President William o. Thompson. Of Ohio State University, presented the greetings of the State universities. Among the other prom. inent speakers were the following: President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale. for the Association of American Uni veTsities; W. W. Jordan, for the agri- cultural and mechanical colleges and experiment stations; pr. Andrew F.
 West of Princeton, for the Universi. ties of the East: President Edmund J. James of the University Cf Illinois. for the universities of the West: Pres ident John N Tillman Of the Universi- ty of Arkansas, for the universities of the South; President William A. Shanklin of Wesleyan University, for the universities of New England; President John II. Finley of the Col lege of the City of New York, for city i colleges and universities: President Mary A. Woolley of Mount Holyoke, for the wOman's colleges, and Pres ident l.. H. MurIin Of Boston Univer sity, for the dencminatiCnal colleges and universities.
 Other speakers were heard in be | half of the United States Bureau of Tayf,v, for the Advancement of Learning, the educational and religious press and l the public schools Of Vermont. Baker ! University, Upper Iowa University ! and Miami University, three Of the ! institutions with which Dr. Benton | has been associated in his career as an educator, were specially represent ! ed.
 l The inauguration exercises proper ! took place this afternoon in Strong | Theatre, with Hon. Elias Lyman, who
 has been acting president of the uni. | yeTsity, presiding. An academic pro ! cession across the campus preceded ! the exercises. The Bishop of Yer mont opened the ceremonies with 9 ! prayer. Vice President sherman de l livered an address in behalf Of the | Nation. and Darwin ?. Kingsley of ! New York spoke for the board of ! trustees. Other speakers represent. 1 ed the alumni, the faculty and the | student body. Governor Mead ad- 1 ministered the oath of office, follow
 ing which the new president deliver
 ed his inaugural address.
 Dr. Guy Potter Benton, who has | become president of the university, ! which Is now in it's 12Gth year, was
 torn in Kenton. Ohio, in 1865. He was educated in the Ohio Northern 1 University, Baker University and the Ohio Wesleyan University and later ! pursued special studies in Europe.
 When twenty-five years old he was
 superintendent of schools in Fort
 Scott. Kansas, which position he held
 five years. Next he became assistant
 surerintendent Of public instruction
 in Kansas. In 1899 he was appointed
 president of Upper Iowa University,
 holding that position until 1902. In
 that year he accepted the presidency
 cf Miami University, where he re-
 mained until his recent election as
 president of the University of Yer . mont