Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27


tried to prepare budget. That budget
board for the future. It seemed impos-
sible to live up to its several items I
earnestly trust, however. that this year
you may order the executive committee to
prepare a budget and make 1t a require
ment of the board that in no case shall |
any appropriation be exceeded except by |
a special emergency action on the part
of the executive committee In making |
this new budget. provision should be made
for the discharge of the present deficit, |
with no increase of the amount of indebt-
cdness, and sincerely trust that this
can be done without reducing the stipend
of any member of the educational staff.
On the other hand | am earnestly hoping
that we may be able so to readjust our
expenditures that our full professors may
be paid larger salaries. The compensa-
ton granted to those Who teach In this in
stitution is pitifuly Inadequate Com
pairing the University of Vermont with
institutions of similar rank. II Ia humillat-
ing to admit that we pay much less. pro-
rortionatey, to our teaching force than
IL paid elsewhere.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS.
earnestly hope that the endowment
committee may find some one suitable to
continue the work so well begun by Dr.
Bass. and that we may add to the per-
manent funds by a constantly increasing
endowment. so that we may ultimately
bring the pay of our full professors I'D to
"a minimum of 5000 annually We should
not rest satisfied with an av.rage pro-
fessorial salary below the amount men
toned. We need buildings, as previously
indicated in this report but our crying
need Is for Increased support With you,
! hope that the Legislature of the State
of Vermont may recognize It's OBLIGATION
in larger measure than 1t mas realized it
before and make this State university all
that 1t ought to be to the State by giving
1t support commensurate with the
service that is expected Of such an in
stitution of learning founded by tho
State.
THE FOUR COLLEGES
The College OF Arts and Sciences is the
| nucleus, the backbone of every State uni
versity system. II we can have a con-
| stantly growing endowment for It's sup
| port. that added to the $4,000 which now
comes to us from state appropriations,
| the tuition and such federal funds may
be properly used WILL I believe guarantee
to this feature Of our university an ade-
quate support
| Four years ago the University of YER
mont College OF Medicine received an APP
| preparation of $4,000 from the State. IL
the College of Medicine Is to continue as
,,e, ..,
have larger support; but We should not
! allow the life-blood OF the other college,
of the university to be sapped simply for
the sake of supporting a College of Medi-
cine. | wish that we might have a large
~ Increased endowment for the support
of the Medical College, and ! hope that
the State may see its way clear to give
increased appropriations for this work il
these appropriations can come in justice
to the other colleges OF the university
which have too long waited for what is
due them by way of State support If We
cannot secure funds necessary to support
a st-class. first-grade College of Medi-
cine I should much prefer that the Uni.
versity of Vermont College Of Medicine
should be a tirst-class College of Medicine
of the second grade. I commend to the
careful study of the committee on eftici-
ENJOY and the hoard ~ trustees the ,vhoIs
Medical College situation. for II Is criti.
cal hv reason Of the increased demand,
that are being continually made for ad.
,anced methods of medical education
The University of Vermont College nj
Medicine eniovs high standing and II m.
state will do lts fun duty. IL will becom,
ircreasinglv useful For four months
lpr. Tinkham. dean of the College of Aedi
cine. WAS absent from, duty watching h,
the bedside of his invalid daughter il
Colorado This urged him 10 do. assur
ing him that his first duty WAS 70 nj
oulv-renaininp child Miss T,nkhan
nassed aua,E Jure r and an, sura on
hearts all 90 out in deepest svmpathv :,
this heroic man in his deem affection.
The Colleges of Agriculture and Enei
nearing have heen too long nep,ected
Tho authorities az rho federal government
,ust,v fec, tina, tbe national annronrIa
tions have NOT bcpn rroperlv met hv th
!, state LEGISLATURE. 1t Was intended In tn
first place that the money guaranteed un
der the morrill, land grant act Tor IN
, support OF agricultural education an
training IN the mechahc arts shouid D
I simply an incentive 10 the state 10 oe
| NeIop It's own resources through prope
a support or these institutions Inc posi-
I pilltles OF our state by Hiethous OF IN
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