Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04


\ few changes in the faculty took
place during the year. DR.. II. r. Perkins
was promoted to 10 professor of zoology
ANA Mr. clancy. a graduate OF Clarke
t University. was appointed instructor in
English and Mr.. Griffin. "A graduate of
the same institution, instructor in Ger
man. Miss Jennie Rowel. graduate of
the university. class of 1910 was an
pointed instructor in chemistry and Miss
Josephine Marshall instructor in house,
hold economies.
Several of the faculty have published
articles in the various jour
nails such as Modern Language
Notes. the botanical Gazette and the
American Journal of Phlology. and
have presented papers a. the various
meetings of the scientific societies
The Medical College has been ncor-
porated into the university as an integral
part The most important change has
been the addition Of three new professors
who are giving their entire time as well
as several instructors. The professors
are Or. David Marvin. DIR. F. *. Jack
son and DR.. =. r. Clarke.
In the College OF Engineering sub
Sldlllldl pTbEl'sS has iIiftht III S'N VI IL
directions. The entering class was one
Of the largest in the institutions history.
in the department of mechanical engineer
ing sl,40o turret lathe with motor driver
has been installed. also a l5-horsepower
steam turbine and dynamo coupled der
rick. Y
The department OF electrical eneineering
has gained quite considerably in equip
mcnt during the past year. The Western
Electric company OF Chicago donated 4
complete set OF telephone apparatus each
piece specially mounted to facilitate ex-
detrimental study. A 10 kiowau motor
generator set and several measuring in
struments were added to the laboratory.
Another rather exceptional addition was
the 10D, 900 volt alternating current testing
transformer which was designed and con-
structed by members OF last years senior
class. This transformer Is able to send a
spark 10 inches long through the air. and
with enough power back OF 1t to do
considerable damage. 1t Is valuable in
| the study of the insulating properties Of
materials and in the long distance trans
mission IF power.
During the summer the laboratory was
pa: into shape for strictly up-to-date la
boratorY instruction. New switchboard-
We're Installed, the gift of the Vernon,
Marble company.
In order 10 make most effective us OF
the new equipment and Encouragement
the course Of study was also thoroughly
revised. ana generally ret adjusted to pro
duce the best possible results.
y new course has been added for the
benefit Of civil, chemical and agriculture
students.
Two seniors, O. J. Olgiatl of the electri-
cal engineering department and II. r.
Roberts of the civil engineering depart
ment, have published paper during the
year on THE Electrolitic Corrosion o!
Iron in Re-enforced Concrete" This ar
tiCle has been reproduced in the proceed
inss OF the American institute Of Eleo
trical Engineers. 1t has also appeared
in pamphlet form and has been trans
lated into French and German.
COLLEGE OF AGRlCULTrn
A considerable chang" in the curri
culum OF the College of Agriculture tool
effect at the beginning of he college
year. Hitherto there had been but
single course in agriculture. flexible
one to be sure, in which there had beer
considerable opportunity for election
Now. however. the work is divided. he
ginning with the junior year, into fOu
courses in which particular stress is laic
either upon plant life tagronomy an'
horticulture). animal life tanma hus
bandry), forestry or the preparation TO
the teaching of agriculture IN the sec
ondary schools.
The freshman and sophomore studie
are identical in all the courses, the diff
ferenuation beginning with the junio
year. This deferred choice enables tn
student to find himself after he ha
had college work instead OF forcing
decision as to the nature of the cours
at the outset of his college career he
fore he has clear understanding Of tn
work or proper perspective.
Several new sub-courses have been 70
inc llrst time offered this year an
scheduled for next year. The studen
, body In the College Of Agriculture ha
( grown steadily In number and is no,
e about twice as great as II VIVA fou
} years ago 50 men being enrolled in IN
, -FOUR courses. There will apparently h
| ~ or more in the winter short course.
/ No one would have ventured five van,
ago to have predicted that January
l?i2, would see 225 Vermont bows stud,
Ing agriculture in the State university an
the state Agricultural school. None woul
have foreseen next February's farmer
. weeks with their probable reEistr ration ,
500 Few would have expected the Sta
university annually to have taken f,igl
and trundled about the State a ''colle,
on wheels In the shape of "A "bett
5 farming special" meeting. teaching ar
interesting from 5000 to 5000 people ca,
year?
A set Of greenhouses has been erect,
: back of Morrill, hall. consisting of a he,
house and three, 60x20 glass houses (
II teaching and experimentation in horticl
ture and plant physiology. They repla
: the old and outworn structure erected
= the college farm In 1891.
EPOCH-MAKING PUBLICATION.
). The experiment station has pursued I
= even tenor OF It's way, discovering nothil
e startling. but doing constant. consiste
y work. 1t has published about bOO pag
y of bulletin matter during the year o
l. bulletin published late In 1910. but mair
q distributed in 1911. was. In way,
epoch-making publication. being the III