Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-08
Middle bury College.


regard to the serious illness of Presi-
dent Thomas and its immediate effect
upon the work now in progress, par
ticularly the effort to bring to a tri-
umphant completion the subscription of
the Endowment Fund of 5000, 600. DR..
Thomas is making good progress in
recovering from an unusually severe
operation for appendicitis, but it will
be many weeks before he can prudently
return to work. Meanwhile the time
limit fixed by the General Education
Board, December 81, 1911, for the com
peton of the fund is rapidly approach
ing. There remains the comparatively
small sum of 500, 600 to be subscribed
If this is not secured promptly, the
contribution of the education board,
$50, 900, will be forfeited, and many
other large subscriptions will be invalid
Therefore DR., Thomas is deeply dis
tressed by the fear that the imperiled
fund may come to failure through the
cessation of his activity.
Under these pressing circumstances
the trustees have addressed an appeal
to the graduates and friends of the
college for loyal support of DR..
Thomas in his extreme difficulty. Ellis
need of help" says the appeal, twill
never be so great again, and his splen-
did work in connection with the endow-
ment fund, as well as his great achieve
ment in lifting the college in new and
enlarged career. richly deserves such
immediate and grateful recognition.
/ His magnificent faith in an enterprise
that seemed one year ago quite hope
/ less cannot be questioned, but it is now
eminently fitting that this faith should
! be generously fortified by the works
of those who believe in the president
and the college Moreover, no tonic
the physician can prescribe will do so
much for Dr. Thomas restoration to
health as the news of substantial con-
tributions to this fund, guaranteeing it's
successful completion Several large
subscribers have already doubled their
subscriptions, and it to be hoped that
others will aid in this large way. But
the appeal is made especially to the
many graduates who have not as yet
subscribed. One supreme effort should
be made to bring this great work to a
successful close.
To this statement few words are
added respecting the present attitude
of the board of trustees toward the
college. "The united sentiment of the
trustees is an enthusiastic appreciation
Of the work of expansion and improve
ment. We now find a transformed col
lege, with many new departments that
meet every practical and living need Of
education, and increasing efficiency in
all departments The new home for
women, the magnificent Pearsons Hall,
will be ready for use at the opening of
the college year. Work is progressing
rapidly on the gymnasium, which is to
be beautiful structure of marble in
the colonial style. A Freshman class
of over one hundred has been enrolled,
the largest in the history of the college.
Several new instructors have been
added to the faculty for the coming
year, and many new courses of in
struction have been established, some
of which are to meet the special re-
quirements specified by the last State
Legislature. Evidence from every
quarter shows that our college is now
emphatically a state institution, for it
IS Noroughly rooted in the affections of
to- 'e of Vermont, as shown espec-
Tally +, liberal disposition of the
Legislatr liking appropriations
for the vo,a college. In all
these facts 20 ha. 20" profound
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