The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-07
INSTALLATION Of
DR.. BENTON At
BURLINGTON
Twelfth President Of University
of Vermont
MANY EDUCATORS PRESENT
Honorary Degrees Conferred on Or.
Harvey W. Wiley, George Har.
vey and George W. Perkins

Burlington, Oct. Tine most no
table gathering of educators In the
history of Vermont assembled here
yesterday to participate in the cere-
monies attending the inauguration of
Guy Potter Benton, A. NJ, d. d., LII.
D., as the twelfth president of the
University Of Vermont. DR.. Benton
resigned the presidency of Miami Uni
versity to accept the presidency of
the Burlington institution.
The Federal government was repre-
sented by officials Of the Department
of Agriculture and Bureau of Educa-
ton. Gov. John A. Mead headed the
list of Vermont state officials at the
exercises.
Among the college presidents at
tending the ceremony we're: William
II. p. Faunce, Brown University;
William II. s. Demarest, Rutgers col
lege; Ernest Fox Nichols, Dartmouth
college; Eugene Allen Noble, Dick
inson college; Harry A. Garfield,
Williams college; Francis L. Patten,
Princeton Theological seminary Ell
mer Burritt Bryan, Colgate Univer-
sity, Charles Alexander Richmond,
Union college; George Harris, Am
herst college; William A. Shanklin,
Wesleyan university; Herbert Welch
Ohio Wesleyan university; John
H. Finley, College OF the City OF
New York. Kenyon S. Drinker, Le-
high university; Edmund James
James. University Of Illinois. and
Henry 8. Pritchett. Carnegie Insti-
tute for the Advancement of Teach
ms
The procession formed on Univer-
sity Place, confronting the college
green about 1880 p. m. More than
500 men were in line, and the gay
colors of the doctors hoods gave a
touch of life to the otherwise sombre
black academy gowns and caps
Preceded by band and headed by
c. Z. Allen, who for thirty.five years
has been the university marshal, the
procession moved along Main street
to Strong theatre. In addition TO the
educators on the stage, places were
also reserved for the Justices of Yer
mont Supreme Court, the Vermont
delegation in Congress; Col. T. w.
Jones, Tenth Cavalry, U. s. A.; the
Right Rev. A. c. A. Hall, Episcopal
bishop of Vermont, and the Right
Rev. Joseph J. Rice, Roman Catho-
lie bishop OF Burlington. The presid-
ing officer was Elias Lyman, until
recently the acting president Of the
university.
The keys and the seal OF the Uni
versity OF Vermont we're delivered TO
the new president by Darwin p.
Kingsley OF New York, on behalf of
the uniyersity's Board of Trustees.
In opening his address President
Benton paid a graceful tribute to his
predecessors in office, especially the
last president of the University.
Then taking up the general sub
ject OF his address, President Benton
said. in part:
we may rejoice that the colleges
OF the country are encouraging many
sports. Occasionally there are
found people living in college towns
who, having no sense of humor, are
utterly unable to enter into an appre-
citation OF the spirit which animates
young manhood and womanhood.
confess that It has always been
mystery to me, and the mystery
deepened with every added day, why
It is that certain sanctimonious in
diyiduals pucker up their sour faces
and, II possible, look even more ace
tous than common. whenever their
ears are greeted with a college yell.
There Is no music In all the world
so sweet to me as the yell Of the
college student, II Is the expression
OF Astounding life, OF healthful youth.
and Of unselnsh loyalty. Every
time n boy yells for his college or
his university he is drawing It's col.
ors about him a little more securely,
and thus he is laying the foundation
for that larger patriotism which. In
later years. will accentuate his love
OF country every time he gives a
cheer for the Stars and Stripes
At the conclusion of his address,
President Benton. conferred honor.
airy degrees upon "a persons, promi.
nent among them being DR. Harvey
W. Wiley. the governments pure
food expert; George Harvey, n pub.
Usher, and George w. Perkins, for.
merly OF J. p. Morgan a Co.