The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-02-05

call the American college type the twenty
institution of higher education be established the United
It's charter snguay free from UNCONVENTIONAL state
requirements its sole provision looking to state oversight being that
college shall be laid before the legislature
often required and also be repealed dsaowed by the
legislature" Even this legislative power has been exercised
In 1902 the legislature authorized the president and fellows of Middle
College establish coordinate institution for the higher edu
growth the womens college has been signf
that date the number of having increased from SO
in 1908 to LAT 1913 Women students form at present nearly onehf
of the student body
The college the village Of Mddebuy which has population
of about 1900 At the beginning of the last century when the college
organized population Of approximately 1900 considerably
that time than the population of Burlington The town is
the main line of railroad between New York and Montreal attrac
tive region and most respects the typical somewhat Isolated small
New England town.
The government Of college wenone seppetuat-
ing the alumni with resolution of the board
1872 nominating vacancy At
present all of the trustees except four are alumni
regularly Commencement and in January There few special
meetings The prudential committee composed of the Mdebuy
frequently The committee consisting mainly of
of the board upon call in New York
City, The committee instruction spends about week at the college
each reports The board representative active
able body bill for state board of visitors similar to that of
Norwich University the last House Representatives but
withdrawn in the Senate.
college the trustees of the ordi
nary colleges president supeses the
general the college, conducts the correspondence approves
pendtur of money and forms most institutions the connection
between the college and the general public The other officers of admin
raon consist of the DEAN the registrar the dean of the women
college and superintendent of buildings and grounds The ntrodc
college would ompcate the problem admna
the instruction the where these
large that they be divided into sections.
To the ample of thirty given 1870 there has since
added hyve and the Porter
Athletic Field eighty presented 1912 The buildings of the
representative of the periods which they
Hail. dormoy built 1914 the chapel in 1885, and
Starr Hail. dormto in 1861 These all stone structures of
dgned architecture The Starr Library given in 1900 at cost
of $50000 the Warner Science Hall cost $4,000 1901 Parsons Hail.
domoy $4,000 in 1911 and the Mccullough Gym
completed June 1912 at cost of $4,000 and
quite elaborate building for chemistry costing $50000 is
completion The value the buildings grounds
having practically doubled the last
under the energetic administration of the president Office As
the buildings present they would with slight add
tons afford accommodations well adapted moderated college
$50 The library needs additional reading
The endowment which had been little 100000 had
cabe growth until within during which it has been increased
productive S54000o An additional 100000
being sought
The financial of the institution therefore,
present approximately 000O00 Of this has
added during President Thomas administration the largest
uors being the General Education Board which oneourh Of
100000 Dr. d. who onefoth Of 100000
The income of the college for the 191213 amounted little
$4,000 with $751; five result
due in the main to the of the president Of the income