New-York tribune., 1911-10-07
AGE OF THE PREPARED MAN
New Vermont President Wants
Professors of Pugilistic Size.

Burlington. Vt. Oct shading edu-
Gators and other distinguished visitors from
various parts OF the country were guests
at a dinner tonight which marked the
close Of the two days exercises In connec-
tion with the Inauguration Of the Rev. pr'
Guy Potter Benton as president OF the
University Of Vermont.
The inaugural exercises were held ID
Strong Theatre this afternoon. With Elias
Lyman. late acting president OF the uni
versity. as the presiding officer. The oath
Of office was delivered by Governor John
A. Mead OF Vermont after short addresses
had been made in behalf OF the under
graduates the alumni. the faculty and the
board OF trustees.
In connection with the inaugural exer-
cises the degree Of Doctor Of Laws was
conferred by the university, among others
on DR. Harvey ". Wiley. chief Of the bu-
reau Of Chemistry Of the Department OF
Agriculture Of Washington; Governor John
| A. Mead OF Vermont. George ". Perkins
fnancier, of New York and Henry >.
Prichett. president OF the Carnegie Foun-
! dation
Harvard. Yale, Columbia and Princeton
universities the University OF Pennsyl-
vania and many other colleges and unlVer-
stiles sent faculty members or other ad-
ministrative officers as delegates.
The KEYS and the seal Of the University
os Vermont were delivered to the new presi-
dent GUY Potter Benton. to-day by Darwin
p Kingsley. president Of the New YORK
Life Insurance Company. on behalf OF the
university's board of trustees.
League players Of baseball, prizehght-
ers and Wresters will not receive larger
compensation than college professors when
we develop more college professors Of base
bail league and prize fightin8 proportions
said Or. Benton in the course OF MS
inaugural address. After speaking IN ue-
tail of the particular relations existing oe-
tween the various departments of the Uni
versity OF Vermont and the state OF YER
mont, he said:
One Of the greatest crimes Of modern
times is that of educauonal inldIlIciues q.
Physologically and intellectually man IN IL
an infant or at any rate should ne, unul
the age OF twenty-five. A PROLONGED IN
fancy means prolonged and more erlectlVe
maturity Those "Old Fathers VINO wrote
the constitution were, for the most part
under fftv wears of age, but the men VINO
are most highly revered and VINO are our
leaders in the councils OF thought Io-QSS
are those who have passed III Sedl7 -
threescore mark We have now pyramid
which has heightened itself by fifteen years
since the beginning Of the last centur!
The apex. instead OF marking the age unit
Of ef1cfency at ffty years now reaches up
and records II at sXty-five years
We often hear it said that this is the age
Of the Young man. The assertion Is ta'se.
This is not the age Of the young man. II
Is the age of the prepared man
President Benton approved college attn
etics deplored the commercializauon OF
the college and the university presidency'
In regard 10 drinking in colleges h said
The drinking practice. which Is prevalent
among some educational specialists IN thls
country. is inimical 70 the developmeII oa
the best manhood and womanhood' ana I.le
time is coming when parents. VINO are aIlA
ious for the nurture OF the hlghest lype ~
manhood and womanhood In their own pi5 QLII
spring. will rise up and absolutely IorolI
The emplovment Of men as teachers Whose
moral standards and practices VIII nv
hear the closest inspection. The lnsulu-
tions Of higher learning in America can
afford 10 be unique in refusing 20 emuld
Europeans through avoidance ot the rols11
tering. beer drinking of the continental
university clubs.