The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-05
INSTALL DR., BENTON
AS UNIVERSITY HEAD
Former President of Miami
University Takes Charge
of Vermont School.
(National News AssociatiOn}

National News Association}
BURLINGTON, VT, Oct. 5.-Proml-
nent educators, clergymen and other
leading citizens of the country are
here participating in the exercises to-
day and Friday marking the installa-
ton Of DR.. Guy Potter Benton. A. NJ,
ID. D., LII. D., as president of the Uni
/ versity of Vermont.
The formal installation of DR.. Ben
ton will take place on Friday after
noon The morning will be devoted
to addresses by the representatives
of colleges and scientific societies.
! The beginning of the exercises today
was an educational conference particl-
pated in by the foremost authorities
of the country. The speakers for to-
day were Professor John Dewey, of
Columbia, on present Tendencies in
College Education" Prof. E. c. Moore,
of Yale. on present Tendencies in
Secondary Education" Prof. James E.
Tough, of New York university, on
preparation for College," Mr.. E. NJ.
Roscoe, superintendent of schools,
Springfield, VT, on THE Small High
School and the College," Mr. James
=. Taylor, vice-principal of Vermont
Academy, on THE Doomed Pupil;
Mr.. E. ingalls,, superintendent of
schools. Hartford, Conn, on 'Inspira-
tional Effect of College Possibilities"
Friday morning brief addresses will
be made by the following prominent
men:
Hon. Robert Roberts, mayor of Bur
lington; Professor Norman w. Dewitt,
Phi. D., University of Toronto; Will
liam O. Thompson, LII. D., president
of Ohio State University and presi-
dent of the National. Association of
State Universities; Arthur T. Hadley,
president of Yale; w. w. Jordan, Sc.
d., director of the New York Agricul-
tural Experiment Station; Andrew F.
West, LII. D., president of the Univer-
sity of Illinois; John n. Tillman, LII.
d., president of the University of Ar
| kansas; William A. Shanklin, LII. D.,
president of Wesleyan; John H. Fin
ley, LII. d., president of the College OF
the city of New York; L. H. Murlin,
LII. D., president of Boston Universe.
ty; Mary F.. Woolley, l.. H. D., presi.
dent of Mount Holyoke; Herbert
WEIGH, ILL., D., president of Ohio Yves
leyan; John NJ. Thomas, D. D., presi
dent of Middlebury; Osman G. Mark
ham, LII. d., assistant president of Ba'
ker university, John w. Dickman
ILL., D., vice president of Upper Iowa
University; Raymond NJ. Hughes, So
NJ, acting president of Miami, succeed
ing President Benton; Henry S. Prit
chett, LII. D., president of the Carne
gle Foundation; A. E. Winship. LII. d.
editor of the Journal of Education; J
J NJ. Buckley, LII. D., editor of the
Christian Advocate; Rev. E. A. Bish
op, D. D., principal of Montpelier Sem
inery; Hon. Mason S. Stone, LII. D..
state superintendent of education; Will
liam M. Davidson, LII. D., superinten
, dent of the city schools of Washington
, D. c., special representative to the
Burea uof Education.
; The Inauguration exercises Friday
afternoon will take place in Strong
theater. Hon. Elias Lyman will pre-
side. The participants in the cere
mony are Right Rev. A.. O. A. Hall
Bishop of Vermont; Judge G. NJ. Pow
ers; Prof. S. r. Emerson; Hon. Oar
win p Kingsley, president of tn,
New York Life Insurance company
class of 81; Vice President Sherman
Governor Mead of Vermont.
DR.. Benton was born in 1865, at Ken
ton, o. His early education was fol
lowed by attendance at the Ohio Nor
thern university, with graduate stud,
pursued in history and sociology in tn
University of Wooster. He continued
his studies in Berlin.
When twenty-five years old, he wa
superintendent of the city schools o
Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1899 he wa
appointed president of the Upper Ic
wa university, remaining there unit
the present time.
DR.. Benton was ordained a clergy
man with membership in the Cincir
natl conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church. That the new presiden
of the University of Vermont is an az
tive man is demonstrated by the man
positions he has held. He was pres
dent of the Southeastern Kansa
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of the Kansas State Board Of Educs
ton. 1899; secretary of the Ohio Cor
ference of College Presidents an
Deans. 19O3-1905; president of tn
Ohio College association, 1904; chair
man of the committee from the Obi
College association on AN Education
al Policy for Ohio" 1904-1911; pres
dent of the Ohio conference of Colleg
and University Presidents and Deans
1906; president of the State Youn
Mems Christian Association of Ohit
1909-191O.
Last fall DR.. Benton was chosen SCI
rotary and treasurer of the Nations
Association of State Universities.
tNEW CEMIN ADV RITZ