Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
VERMONT ALUMNI
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
More Than 100 Gather at Del
mOnicO's for Annual
Banquet.
SCHOLARSHIP PLAN FEASIBLE
Would Aid New York Boys
President Benton and Tai
colt Williams Are
Speakers.
SCHOLARSHIP PLAN FEASIBLE

New York, Feb. 3.-More than 100 en-
thusiastic Vermont graduates gathered at
Delmonico's tonight at the end annual
dinner Of the University Of Vermont
Alumni association. Merton c. Robbins
president of the association, presided in
his usual happy style and introduced
the speakers amid college songs and
cheers which were led respectively by +.
f. Wright and T. J. Mulcare, the pride
of all cheer leaders" The sons of old
Vermont Joined heartily in the sentiment
| expressed by POSTMASTER Robbins when
he said you share with me the pleas
ure of doing honor to the University of
Vermont, a university great, not because
of its number of students, its equipment,
or its endowment, but because Of what
it has done for you and me and what It
! means to all Of us"
lie then called upon the scholarship
committee to make a report, read by
c. e. Lamb for the committee, which
consisted of Merton Robbins Fred r.
Wright, II. ~ Drury, A. X. Aldinger
and Mr.. Lamb. The committee had
been appointed at a previous meeting
/ to devise ways and means for the es-
Enlistment at the university of a
permanent scholarship for deserving
New York boys
| The committee reported that such
scholarship was entirely practical and
could be established at q maximum
expenditure of $500 a year. $40 Of
which was to be given to the success
full applicant outright for tuition and
the remainder to be loaned to him. and
paid back at such time as he was able
The committee also recommended that
in order to insure as wide an interest
as possible on the part of the alumni,
contributions of only ten dollars be en-
couraged.
| The committee was ordered to report
further at the annual meeting.
The speakers of the evening were:
President Benton; Taicott Williams, head
of the New York School Of Journalism:
DR.. George B. Lawson, head of Vermont
Academy; DR.. Samuel Lloyd, and f. L.
Moore, 80, OF WATERFOWL, N. Y. The Hon.
Frank L. Greene who was to have spoken,
was detained in Washington on business
intimately involving the interests of the
State. Another faithful alumnus who was
missed was Daniel L. Cady, whose aI1ec-
lions have been engaged nearer the seat
OF the university and who cabled "saluta-
lions from SICILY
THE COLLEGES MISSION.
DR.. Benton spoke Of the mission of
the college as its opportunity to grow
tall men-tall in mentality scholar
ship and attainment. He compared
the Ideal college graduate to a build
ing and declared that he should rise
at least seven stories above the foun-
dalton. which n
For the other stories he named virtue.
knowledge, moderation, patience, god
illness. brotherly kindness, and love.
the incarnation of the golden rule.
Talcott Williams spoke on the increas-
ing efficiency of the college man and
the greater proportion Of college men in
business. He said that the greatest need OF
the college was rearrangement of the COL
lege course to make it Of greater bene-
MT to the graduate in his life work
among those present We're: President
Guy Potter Benton, Talcott Williams.
Merton c. Robbins, John j. Allen. Oar
win p. Kingsley, George w. Alger.
Serene E. Pratt, DR.. George b. Lawson,
DR., f. c. Bass, DR.. j. w Avery, DR..
w. F.. Cakes. F. B. Wright. F.. H. Pease.
II. S. Percival, G. F. Reed, f. F. Lin
coin c. w. Buckham, DIR. f. NJ Alger, |
E. II. Adams A. B. Gilbert, G. S. Grow.
F. l.. Moore E. d. Williams, DR.. Samuel
Lloyd. Dr. j. ]. Macphee, DR.. Percy
Morgan, DR.. ]. f. Lumbard, DR. c. A
Freligh, DR.. W. n. Ferrin, r. NJ Catlin, |
Grenv1lle Howard, Prof. j. r. Wheeler, |
IL l.. Wheelock, the Rev. p. F. SWEET |
w. A. Mitchell Prof A. w. Aver, w. E. |
Weston, T. j. Armstrong, G. z. Watson,
w. c. Flanders, c. p. Lamb p j. Ross. |
A. r. Wheeler, DIR. T. H. Wheatley, A.
F.. Chaplin, w. p. Kingsley, A. \. Lock
wood. T, j. Mulcare, W. w Hayes P. |
w, Waterman. l.. 8. Carpenter, H. NJ |
Robinson. III. c. Clement, W. ]. Dodge |
j. G. Kirley, a. II. Valiquette w. II
Washburn, II. E. Wood, II. p Gulick. |
DR.. II. " Hubbard DR.. G. w Endicott |
DR.. c. N. Haskell, ]. e. Seaver L. r |
Whitcomb, f. b. Allen, j. L. Davis. T. |
r. Harrington, s. f. Weston w. h
Leavens, II. b, Oatley, w. T. Whelan, |
f. +. Miller, J. w. Tobey, J. c. Torrev. |
\. d. WEIGH DR. j. NJ. Wheeler, DR.. Fl |
b. Mcintyre, T. r. Powell, DR. A. T |
Hutchinson, Irving l., Rich and Under |
graduates Barton and Howe