Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-01
University of Vermont Gradu-
ates Gather in Force around
Institution on the Hill in An.
nual Reunion.
LUNCHEON AND SPEECHES
Ralph A. Stewart Nominated AS
Member of the Board of Trus-
tees and George w. Benedict
Elected President of Alumni
Association.

The University of Nermonts loyal
alumni paid hearty tribute TUESDAY 10
a lima mater A new record Tor attelpuailce
at the alumni breakfast was estaoiished
when $50 men and women occupleo
practically every seat at the long tapies
in the gymnasium There were ami
versary reunions Of the classes OF Ss"
1885, 1900 1906 and 1910 In the afternoon FOL
lowing the breakfast. and from 4;So until
six President and Mrs. Benton received
at their home on University place. The
graduates OF the College Of Medicine held
their annual banquet at six O'Clock at
the medical building with class reunions
A student Hum and alumni campfire
at eight and fraternity reunions at nine
O'Clock rounded out busy day.
While the guests for the alumni break
fast were assembling under the trees
n, the south end of the Old Mill there
swung around the corner pair OF care
fully driven oxen drawing a hayrack
Overlooking with some Is members of the
class If 1865. The men wore overalls and
iump<rs and straw hats of rural design.
and the women We're in sunbonnets and
gil CLAM pinafores. The wagon was
adpred with placards on which the
skan of Safety First" was prominently
fatured This proved the most effective
tstumins Of the day and to 1875 was
Awarded the honor of being the first
class to have its numerals engraved
on the huge silver cup which was
presented to the university last year by
the class OF 1889
The Rev Walter II. Cambridge, %, Of
San Mateo, Cal. the retiring president
Of the associate alumni, presided at the
breakfast. He spoke but briefly. saying
that the length Of his remarks would be
In inverse ratio TO the distance he had
come. He referred to the university as
hong and called on every graduate not
to lose his destination. The success Of
mankind depends on individual character
and he quoted Professor Emerson to the
effect THAT the law OF life is struggle"
Mr.. Cambridge called first on John F,
Lovely Of Rutland to speak for the class
of 1910. and as beflttinR the youngest grad
uate thus honored Mr.. Lovely spoke but
briefly, evidently remembering the adage
that children should be seen and not
heard. 1t was while the breakfast was
In progress that 1910 made It's dramatic
entrance Each of it's members was
dressed in sailor costume OF white duck
and the leaders bore a nautical banner
on which was announced the safe arrival
of the clsss in port after a five-year voy-
age,
FRED 3. WRIGHT, '0S
Fred q. Wright of New York was
spokesman for 1906 the cup winners. Mr..
Wright said the class started 10 years ago
and its progress by oxcart had necessar-
ily been slow but eminently safe. While
their costumes We're thoseOf agriculturists
he would not have It thought that there
was anything particularly slow about
farmers. He had already received two
offers from tllers Of the soil for his over
ells and jumper which cost him 30 cents.
One offer was 80 cents and the other Co.
The class entered college l25 strong and
about Sd were graduated. The class has
81 children and two pretty little maids
We're held up AZ exhibits
T REED POWELL, 20
Prof T. Reed Powell of Columbia Uni
yersity was called upon to respond for
the graduates of 1900 and caused n great
laugh by asking two class mates to hold
up the class baby, sturdy youth of at
least high school age. Mr. Powell stated
that 90 was the class that fought and
won the battle of Lake Champain through
the abundant supply Of ammunition found
On the Four Brothers islands The battle
Followed the kidnapping OF the class presi-
Eent and four other officers. Pursuit was
made by powerboat and the kidnappers
Souted, I'VE believe in the university"
he said, land come back to II as to n
shrine, remembering the men who taught
AIS. We rejoice in all the changes being
made and look forward to years Of service
FOR Vermont"
c. w. DOTEN, '95
Prof c. W. Doten of the Massachu-
eetts Institute 81 Technology felt
Chagrined that lack of time since
learning he was to speak made 1t i'm
possible for him to present vital sta
tistics that would overshadow those
quoted by previous speakers He
called attention to few points about
his class that might he forgotten.
First. 1885 originated the Kollege Kake
Walk and also found a direct passage
from north to south college by cutting
hole in the dividing wall. The class
1nitiated the first academic strike
against having its members deliver
commencement day orations. This re-
suited so successfully that when Pres
ddent Buckham returned from Boston
to "arbitrate" the question, it was so
late that those who were selected to
speak were excused from final exam
anations He said '95 was in college
during the lowering period of archi-
tectural growth when the Science hall
and dormitory were built
Mr.. Doten quoted figures showing
that in the four years ending with
1895 the graduates in the academic
department numbered l41, In the four
years ending to-day the graduates
number 2s2 In 1895 the academic
faculty numbered 25. to-day il Is 81
More significant as indicating the
trend of present day education is the
change in the courses In the four
years ending with 1895. the degree oil
A h. was given to 81 students and
that of Pm. n, to &c. a total of "a per
cent. compared with 81 per cent who
have taken these degrees in the past
-four years. In the fOur-Year period
ending with 1875 there were 90 en-
iGineering graduates in the past f9Ai