Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-25
CHANGES IN TEACHING STAFF
Professors N. F. Merrill and A
L. Daniels to Retire after
Service of 20 Years
in the Faculty.

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To the Board of Trustees:
Gertlemen In preventing this my
third annual report, as president CT the
University of Vermont and State .Agri-
cultura! College, 1t becomes my sad duty
ut the outset to announce for record the
deuth of two members Of this body since
your last annual meeting. The Hon Cas-
cius Peck died on the 18th OF July, 1913
and the Hon. u. NJ. Mansur died on the
osth of March, 1914. Mr.. Peck had been
in the continuous service of the univer-
sity as trustee since 1890 and for a num-
Der of years prior to his death he was
superintendent of the experiment farm
and of the buildings and grounds of the
university. His long and honorable SER
vice as brave soldier in the Civil War
and as a man of influence In legislative
halls has added ustre to the glory of
Vermont. He was one Of the trusted
counselors Of the late President Buck
ham and his devotion to the university
was constant inspiration to all inter-
ested In it's welfare. Personally, felt a
peculiar attachment for Mr.. Peck He
knew the State and its needs and was a
warm-hearted, friendly adviser from the
beginning of my administration to the
day of his death.
XLleutenant- Governor Mansur was n
citizen of high integrity and though in
recent years i'll health prevented his at
tendance upon meetings of the board of
trustees he ever entertained a lively in
terest in our institutional problems.
On the first of June the Hon. Gardner
Smith Fassett of Enosburg Falls, who
had served the university as a trustee
since 1891, forwarded his resignation to
the Governor. He felt It his duty to take
this action because advancing years and
the attendant feebeness of old age We're
making it impossible for him to partici-
pate actively in the work of the board of
trustees. Mr.. Fassett is high minded
Christian gentleman and his interest in
the University and all that has to do with
Its advancement will abide SO long as he
lives All Of us wish for him long con-
tinued life with health, contentment and
happiness in a peaceful Ole age.
His excellency. Governor Fletcher, has
appointed Col. Clayton j. Wright of Will
iston. the Hon. Warren r. Austin of St.
Adams and the Hon. Guy w. Bailey of
Essex junction in succession respective
" to Messrs. Peck. Nllnsur and Fassett,
so that we now have the fun legal num-
Der of members ready to discharge the
obligations resting upon them as trustees
of the university. These new members
are loyal citizens of Vermont anxious
that the university shall fulfill It's mission
as public agency for the promotion of
the intellectual. material and moral well
fare of the State. We welcome them to
our councils and anticipate from them
service of the highest value.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
: The student registration has advanced
steadily during the past three years The
current academic year records the largest
enrolment in the history of the institu-
ton. The total attendance in the academ-
&C college Is i9I, and in the medical col
iege we have us, making a grand total
eor the year of Gl5. Adding 10 these
numbers the 81 students in the summer
school during the session of 1913 we rec
ord for the entire year a total attend
,nce of 500 in all departments and phases
If the college work. OF the 615 students
enrolled during the regular academic
year beginning with September, 1913 22
are in the the college of arts and SCI
ence, 14 in the college of engineering, %
In the college OF agriculture and lis IN
the college Of medicine. We have one
) post graduate student and Is are enrolled
as special students. The student body Is
composer or al men ana 81 women
Four hundred and twenty are from Yer
mont and 1875 are from other State, and
foreign countries II Is gratifying to
gather from. these figures that more than
GS per cent. OF our students, including
those in the college Of medicine, are from
Vermont and to conclude. therefore, that
{ the university is fulfilling its misaion as
State institution. Eight Of the IS stu
dents enrolled IN the first year class al
the college % medicine arc from oui
own STATE and this represents an increas.
ing proportion OF promising young Yer.
monteT3 beginning the study of medicine
CARE OF STUDENTS.
Tho increasing number of studt nts
'rould be no occasion for sat!sfa ctor
without a corr spending increase of in
terest in every .h!oS that CONFORMS thei:
welfare individually and collectively. Tho
young men ana young women who come
! 20 the University Of Vermont have RICH,
4 to expect that large cnphuc!s Will he
I Placed upon the personal equation an(
lhat the management ana every member
= Of the educational staff will be actively
ID Interested In Their physical intellectual
ana moral Improvement.
At the opening OF the college year las
September Drs Marvin, Clark and She's
were constituted a committee on medlca
examination and supervision. This com
mttee in cooperation with Professor
Stone. the director Of the gymnasium
has sought to know the physical needs OF
AL students In the university and to pre-
scribe throughout the year the training
best suited to the proper physical de
velopment OF each one. All men of thu
freshman class were given the closest sort
OF physical examinations. Records were
made of the life history of each SUDDEN
and medical advice was given by a com
petent physician in each particular case
so that every student entering college
might know how best to conserve ant
safeguard his physical life. 1t Is pro
posed to extend this system of examina
tons and records still further next yea
so as to include every man In the uni
| versity. Lectures will be offered on ser
| hygiene and other vital subjects and
feol sure under the direction of DR.. Mar
vim and his associates that the attention
given to the physical needs of the stu
dent body will result in an improved man
! hood and better citizenship.
| In some universities of the country al