Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-11
VERMONT SUMMER SCHOOL. ON LAKE CHAMpLMN.

should not confound that project with the Yer
mont Summer School Lake Champain which is being de-
veoped by the Vermont State University and assume that
Vermont is seeking to absorb the military into it's uni
versity.
The Vermont Summer School is wholly separate from
the students camp and will be simply the enlargement of the
school of languages of and the arts which
has been in operation number of years at the university
The military students will have the benefit of the facilities
of the Vermont Summer School of study and
recreation enjoying freely the libraries and gymnasium and
on but their will in be adjunct of the
State University except that the university will furnish the
ground This much needs to be said in justice to all
concerned and especially in order that other universities
and colleges not get impression from discus
sion of the school project of the State University
These columns will bear testimony to advocacy for
many years of a project establish school that
would embrace facilities afforded at different times in the
history Of this community by the Sauveur School of Ian
the Sherwood Summer School of Music and other
projects of this character which have been made individual
President Benton the State University and his col
leagues have wisely determined to seize the present
portunity to broaden this project and make practical
picaton thereof connection with the idea of helping the
institution to fulfill than before its function
THE State University"
1t has taken Vermont long time grasp the dstnc-
ton between college and State University and
of people have become FULLY aroused
what State University be made to for
monweah. The fundamental idea Of the State University
is carry special and expert knowledge many drec
tons to students possible for the purpose of build
ing up the commonwealth
Despite the old adage that one is "Never too old to
learn the old idea of the educational institution to set
aside youth the period Of education and after that func
ton performed to leave the individual to look out for
himself far further education and development
concerned.
The idea embodied in the State University is to
make available for of years through
out the State far possible the facilities for applied
knowledge well as the requirement of knowledge To this
end university extension courses established and as is
being done in Vermont the university is being carried to
those who want and who cannot come to the university
The State University Summer School will carry this
idea Of afordng instruction and means of up and
development for and of all ages, but the princ
pie will be applied in different
1t would be fine thing, if it feasible, for the uni
versity such nonresident lecturers Theodore
Roosevelt and William Bryan and Ex-Governor Hadley Of
Missouri and other famous speakers and send them into the
different sections of Vermont.
This being manfestly impossible, if the State Uni
versy desired and able financially to do it, the next
best thing is to to bring nonresident lecturers like those
named and many others to the State University and to make
the addresses of such available for people Of the
different sections Of Vermont possible In this the
University Of Vermont will fulfill its function than
before State University.
With this idea in view President Benton proposes to
make tuition in the Vermont State Summer School absolute
ly free for teachers Schools and nasmch
vacation affords teachers the only opportunity to
further prepare themselves their work without taking
time out of their period Of service and losing their salaries
is believed large number of Venon teachers and others
will gladly avail themselves of this opportunity to hear fam
well study under of the leading educa
tors of the country.
This is the President Benton is seeking estab-
fish guaranty fund of $4,000 for the expenses Of the school
the coming in which Burlington citizens promptly
taking share.
This Vermont Summer School will he possible because
Of the number of prominent people III different walks OF lie
who beginning to Lake Charpain spend their
vacation from whom the G be chosen and here again
the beauties of the Green Mountain region figuring
of chief assets
The list of such visitors has included famous
educators like those noted well of the foremost
musicians of the country captains Of industry leading archi
of national reputation and other calling that
would naturally be represented State UniverBitys
resident staff In short the possibility of combining out
ing Lake Champain and in the Green Mountains with
short period Of service in field to be combna-
ton which appeals with peculiar fascination to the
who have been approached and it to be taken for granted
that similar considerations will appeal to teachers and others
who desire to study special acquire
complishment during their vacation
The State Universitys Summer School has already
tracted students from Southern and Western States well