Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-07

Tor 100 years. Nor is she in any mood
to rest from her labors. She makes
the same prayer still, not so much for
herself as for the State, which may
sometimes forget to pray, and reader to-
day than ever to work with God to
great ends she makes answer to the
| prayer, saying to the State, Here are
your men, your women and your men"
she asks no one blindfold to believe
her plea. She asks only for open eyes
TO read her record and to witness her
achievements, The state gave her a
charter. She has given the State be-
yond the gifts from any other source
under heaven, life with glory and
| honor
The State has given her gold. She has
given the State masters of her hills and
fields captains OF commerce, teachers
physicians, artists, poets, philosophers,
prophets, statesmen. heroes, martyrs
Ira Allen dropped a handful of corn on
the top OF this mountain. The fruit there
or snakes like the cedars of Lebanon over
all the fragrant hillsldes and by the
Pheasant rivers and lakes of this State
Oh green mountains and of green valleys
III Is not within human power even
though II be that of Vermonts own wisest
ana pest to measure the abundant and
undylng blossomings which this old uni
Nersity mas bestowed in these long years
| upon the heads and homes and upon all
the varied life of this little commonwealth
| little but great.
And II the task he beyond Nermont's
own 1t Is far far beyond the power of
those able and distinguished men who
set outside investigating and theorizinr
test tubes in which to discover the vital
Inspirations which this university has
, breathed and is breathing into the body
polite, and with no Instruments delicate
enough to find the threads of finest gold
which throughout the century the uni
versty has woven into the very fabric
OF the State, not only for her beauty, but
for her essential strength
Vermont under skilful criticism and
perhaps attack, will no doubt conduct
herself always with due self-restraint.
Moreover, she is wise enough to well
whenever it may come. But assuredly
she is straight enough in her thinking
and warm enough in her heart to see
and to say that she will not be led into
ways of such ingratitude that she will
brightest in all her countryside, nor
cripple in anyway this institutions
which for a century above other in
situations and other companies of men
within her borders has given her gifts
of inestimable worth.
Rather will Vermont determine to give
this university large and warmer
place in her heart, to grant her more
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all who labor here. to bring other fagots
to this beacon fire that the light may
carry farther, making all paths plain;
that years to come may be crowned with
service and honor, surprising the service
and honor of the years that are gone.
ELECTIONS TO SOCIETIES.
Announcement was then made by Will
liam L. Whalen, II, Of the now members
of the Boulder society ana Key and
Serpent, as we'll as the Cap and Skull,
the senior medical society,
The following men from the class of
1915 have been elected ny The Boulder,
the senior honorary society: Leon w.
Dean OF Bristol, Isaac ID. Everitt of
Hackettstown. ~ J , Charles s. Ferrin
of Montpelier Henry Clay Fiskc. Jr.. Of
Morrsville, Harold Almon Gardyne Of
Orleans. Earle Shepard Hayden Of st.
Adams, William y. Knight OF Westmoro-
Land. y. H., Harold \. Mayforth Of
Springfield Mass, Roderic NJ. Olzendam
of Woodstock Roscoe b. Smith Of Pike.
y. H., Willard II. Smith Of CUTTINGS
Vile and Wesley a. Sturges of Under
hill
The Cap and Skull. the senior medi' al
honorary society announced the following
elections from the class OF 1915:
James W. Bruce of North Adams, Mass;
Thomas A. Mccormick of Burlington
Glenn Parker of Burlington, Foster H.
Plat of Swanton, and George Young Of
Skowhegan, Nc.
The Key and Serpeit, the Junior Hon
orary society announced The followi~g
elections from the class Of 1915: Wesley
T. Abel of ST. Adams, Charles r. Bald
win OF Essex Junction, John r. Berry
Of Montpelier, Carl r. Bloomer Of Vest
Rutland Wi liam P. Conroy Of Plain
field. y. u, GEORGE ". Foster Of Cut
.ngsviiie, William i. Gallagher Of Rock
vile Center, L. l., y. g. Arthur G. Levy
Of Rutland, Harold T.. Hack OF Wood
stock, Paul L. Ransur. ar Woodstock (
Amory D. seaver OF 's,.. ~ and villroy
c. Taplin of Windsor
The program was concluded hy the sing |
ing OF the Latin ode by tho cnoir and stu |
den,s followed by the bcncdiction by the |
Rev. ]. W. Buckham.
SINGING COMPETITION.
The four classes Immediately adjourned
to the Lafayette statue, where the first |
annual singing competition took place for
the Lyman cup, generously donated by
Elias Lyman of this city The seniors
chose as their songs "llail to Vermont"
and Grand Old Vermont" These were
followed by the Juniors with Harvard
Has Her Crimson" and "Nermont To- |
day The sophomores followed the jun !
iors, singing the old Mill" song and "O!d |
Vermont Is Ever Victorious" with an |
original song by Chimney Sweet, Hail
to Old Vermont" The sophomores fol-
lowed the juniors. singing the "Old
MIL song and odd Vermont Is Ever
Victorious with an original song
by n. d. Seaver and A. G. |
Levy. The freshmen concluded the sing
with Harvard las Her Crimson" and
odd Vermont Is Ever Victorious" The
real contest was between the juniors and
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