Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Changes in Administration Fol.
low DR.. Benton's Inauguration.
Committee on Efficiency Appointed
University senate VIII Pass on
Regulations, Policies and
Courses of Study.


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presume 1t Will be generally agreed
that the President Of an institution such
as 'hls is responsible In larger measure
than anyone else for Its organization II
mas been minated to me a number of
tunes recently That ! would be expected
TO reorganize the University Of Vermont
ana STATE Agricultural College. Let me
say that my problem, as ! conceive 1t,
Is TO conserve all the splendid traditions
left by President Buckham and his pred
ecessors' while at the 'aine time Keep
ing the institution, with the help of my
colleagues, in the vanguard OF educatlon-
al progress. IT is not my purpose to he
revolutionary Inc educator VINO as
sumes new responsibility must approach
Administration is a line OF specialization
now as distinct as mat or history or
chemistry, or economies or any other
chalr IN an educational institution ana
the problems OF administration must be
attached III the same way 'lat proolenS
are attacked IN the laboratory The
research inethou must OBTAIN III au'h'h-
is'ra'lon as wen as IN other lines Oh uni
NerSi'E WITH '"e'e are ie" '"'"s' II
may oe necessary Ioi ti'e new "uIllh's-
''a'ion 10 a''ei"Pt 10 no al 'He outset
pu' OIL! SucH chaHEeS as Seeii u''uei''aoF
"eVesS"r! snou'u I've ii'due al '"'S 'ii'e'
!" oruer that the WORK Oh du'"'h'Slra-
tioh Hisht ne aS eilcieh' as poSS'oie'
al me RECENT annual l'ee''hb Vi t"c ooaiu
VI H"'teNS' iep"e''cu we mummy "
"PPo''' " committee u" c'l''l'"'S' Vo"-
ISSUING Vi certain i'e'''oe'S vi '"c po"iu vi
trustees ana OF the teachlnS Do"E' ms
PiNiiese was srd"'eu' ne Co'"iii'''ee
"PP"iiteu mas pesuH ts lh'eSued 'lo"S'
II IS PropoSeu 10 ascertain dS So"" as
P"S94"ie' JUST no" iHuCH ""'N ca" '''V'i'-
Der Oh inc euucauoha' stan Is "o'"B III
tnt 4iI'''ei vi i'is'i V,ioi'' NO" mum o"'
s'ue "orh Vi Pup'lc c"'rdc''I ne 10
uoi"s ior 'he pe"el't Vi ''e "S'''"'ion'
WHAT ne Is producing III co""ec''o" WIN
t'e hteid'"'e VI MS O'I"'e" ''"e Va
specialization ahu-ln short-'o determine
MS NAlue 10 'ne INSTITUTION ~ c"'iii''i'e u
WIN thal OF MS coileaSueS' lhese ihNeS-
uGatiohS may result /" '"e 'o'I'' NS''i'
mat some men are DONG 100 much WORK
ana that others are hot uol"s S"iiic'e'''
amount Ihey may iead' as cohae-
quence, at 'he emo Oh 'ne year ~ ','e
merging OF some positions ana 10 '"e
apoltion OF certain o'hers' IN 'he otner
Hahd' these Investigations may ledu "
DIVISION OF WORK ana 10 the tdo''s"
meht OF ne" POSITIONS a u"e resdlu
must always ne given 10 'ie Iish'S Vi 'i'e
individual Dut the interests Vi 'le n'9"-
tuition must be made paramount 10 thoSe
OF any Individual on IN" educ"uoha'
star. feel quite sure mat al OF you
"ho take the broad ana sta'eSmanHKe
view of educational Obligations VIII agree
"lth tho statement Just MADE no
changes couId Dc maze no" win any uc-
gree OF lhtel!sehSe ti'"' "o"'u 'o'n'''an"
the respect OF the coHeEe world ne
STATUS quo Will therefore "' maj" 'a''''u
ior the present SINCE h""eNeI' WON
ING haslS Is necessary, some h''e o'sa"
A%a'loh Is IMPERATIVE from ''S o"'HV' anu
rev important la't9 must ne ie''s
hlzed'
During MS long ana hohorahie adihih-
istrauon OF ~ years 'he Iate freS'deh'
FNckham gathered WORKING experience
which was or mesumap!e Vaiue 10 hih'
hut II accumulated 80 gradually tha'
many of his policies were not 'ommlNed
to writing Much INSTITUTIONAL knoWIedee
ana many Of the great plans ana IDEAS
Of my distinguished predecessor were
buried with MIN My pathway 'here-
fore Is largely an unchart"f one. must
have the cooperation of all my colleagues
in helping to carry forward the WORK
of President Buckham, SO FAR as 'they
may know his purposes, while At the Same
time we Introduce only such innoVa'
tons as may he necessary |" guarantee
the largest INSTITUTIONAL ethc'ehcE'
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