Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
LOGICAL ARRAY OF FACTS
President Benton, Deans Tink.
ham, Hills and Votey before
Appropriations Committee
of the House.

j. Hills. dean of the Agricultural Col
loge' Prof. j. w. Notcy, dean of the
college of Engineering. Mr.. IIallett,
lecturer of the state Grange. and Mr.
Burritt editor of the New York Tri-
hune Farmer. appeared before the APP
preparations committee of the House
this afternoon to show how Vermont
can help herself by helping the Uni
vcrsty of Vermont. The hearing was
on House bill No. 4 and took place in
the natural history room after the scs-
sion.
President Benton in a detailed arcu-
ment showed that from the first the
University of Vermont had been
state undertaking. He quoted history
and the Legislative reports to prove
that the University of Vermont is de-
stinctively a State institution and has
been one from the beginning. To- day
70 per cent. Of the student body come
from Vermont homes. From 1871 to
1905 the whole course of LEGISLATION
proves conclusively that the Legisla-
ture has always recognized the right
of the state to control and direct the
university. Many OF the acts mem
toned make explicit requirements of
rect to the General Assembly.
1t is an interesting historical fact that
in response to an appeal from President
Wheelock the General Assembly of the
State OF Vermont in 1883 voted one whole
termship to the support OF Dart
mouth College In return for this
donation from Vermont to New
Hampshire the Dartmouth authori-
tipS contracted l.
lility for the education Of Vermont youth.
Two years later the independent Yer
n.onters were unwilling to continue to he
dependent upon another state for the cdu-
cation Of their sons Accordingly in that
year a resolution was adopted providing
for the establishment of university
within it's borders. When the idea of his
Domestic institutions materialized, the
place of location was fixed by the General
Assembly. One vote each being cast for
Castloton. Berlin and Danville. Ave votes
each for Montpelier and Wilamstown q
votes for Rutland and 50 for burlington.
therefore by every consideration of origin
End subsequent history, the University of
Vermont is the legitimate child of the
State. It now seeks justification for con-
tnued existence by asking from the Leg
isl2ture the opportunity for larger serv-
ice to the State.
DEAN TINK. ANS REMARKS
Dir. II. c. Tinkham. dean Of the medca
college, said In part
1T seems to me impossible to give 70,
any adequate idea of the conditions thai
exist in regard to medical teaching a
the present time. without first giving yo,
an outline Of the conditions that hav,
existed and which have led up to thu
present status OF medical education.
Effort has been made 20 bring about
uniform standard OF minimum require
lnent for medical schools. This ha
reference both TO education preliminar!
70 the study of medicine and to tn
course Of medical study, including length
of session, number of hours of teaching
teaching facilities instructors etc. Tn
TWO organizations that have brough
about nearly all that has been accom-
rlishcd are the Association of America
Medical COLLEGES and the America
Medical association.
The American Medical association
through Its council on medical education
makes an annual inspection OF all medict
schools in the country every two year,
This inspection has TO do with buildings
equipment, teaching facilities, hospits
and dispensary facilities, teaching force
standing of graduates before State boards
etc They rate the school in classes
class a being those schools that al
meeting all these conditions in a salts
factory way The University OF Vernon
College Of Medicine was rated in class
Tho College of Medicine also meets a
the requirements for membership In II
Association Of American Medical College
tl,t.t tot tan
"The records of the State boards fui
n,sh valuable information in regard
the comparative standing of medlci
schools as shown by the standing
their graduates in these examination
We find that only 80 per cent. OF a
the graduates OF the University of We
mont College of Medicine have failed b
fore these boards in the past five year
The same report for the same perio
gives Harvard % per cent. of failure
Johns Hopkins % per cent, Yale 81 p
cent, Columbia 1o1 per cent, MAR
ia. II IS evident from this that Il
standard Of education maintained In ~
University of Vermont College of Med
cine Is as high as The best medic
schools In the country. 1t must be Vel
evident that the higher educational r.
ouirement IN medical schools must PR
duco two results go far as the admin
tration OF the school Is concerned. frs
s. must reduce the number of studen
and consequently must reduce the IL
come correspondence, second the II
creased number of hours Of teaohr
and instructors who devote all the
time to teaching, has very material
increased the cost of maintaining cla
a medical school. 1t is easy TO see th
with increased expenses of maintenan'
and diminished income the school cal
not continue unless it has an incon
from some other source.
1T then Is simply the question of Il
ndYsability of continuing this thorough
frst-class State institution for witho
support from the state it cannot co
tlnue. Is this institution serving the pc
pie of the state in "A way that will wa
rant AN expenditure BY the sta
sufficient to maintain it? Certainly If II
College of Medicine Is not serving n
State there can be no excuse for an a
preparation for It's support The COLES
OF Medicine Is doing a great service
Sic State by providing sratuitous mcdic'