Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24

80 wv newspaper men VI t1It p'sttc
Uerc royalty entertained BY the Uni
ralsity of Vermont with an afternoon
cssion at the beautiful Billings library
hr sumptuous banquet in the eve
ing at the college gymnasium. The
latter function was distinctly YER
mont repast with all the viands, with
but few exceptions. Vermont products
rocked and served by the home eco
omics department of the university.
fThe afternoon session was marked By
addresses OF rare inspirational merit
ply Dr. Talcott Williams, head of the
Columbia University School of Journal
ism, and by President X. l.. Butterfeld
of the Massachusetts College of Agri- I
culture. Papers of IL technical nature
were read by members of the associa-
tion. followed by discussion.
AS the meeting Of the association
was the annual one. officers were
elected as follows: President. II. l..
]Iindley of Rutland; secretary -treasur-
CT, John r. Gushing of St Adams; vice.
presidents for the several counties
addison, w. II. Wheeler of Nergennes;
Bennington. Otto r. Bennett of Man.
chester; Caledonia j. Il. Appolt of
1Iardwick; Chittenden, Joseph Aud or
burlington; Franklin. D. NJ Tobin OF
Swanton; Lamoillc. l.. T. Thayer of
Worthwhile; Orange, Miss Sara X. Par
l<cr of Bradford: Orleans, ID. w. Hill
drcth of Newport; Rutland, G. Z. Fair
field of Rutland Washington. Mrs. f.
~ Whitney of Northfield; Windham,
. w. l.. Hubbard of Brattleboro; Wind
sor. c. r. Jamason of White River
junction. Three new members were
elected: The Rev. w r. Davenport
editor of the Springfield Reporter; w.
A. Myers of the Hays Advertising
Agency, Burlington: +. j. Brabston.
editor of the Dcerfeld Valley Times at
Wilmington.
UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS VISITED.
Before The opening of the afternoon
session the visitors were conducted
through a number Of the university build
ingS by President Benton, Professor
Notey and w. II. Crockett, editor If the
college publications, They We're shown
through the medical building, the col
logo # engineering. the museum, the
Williams Science building and Morrill,
hall. President w. H. Gilpn of Barton
called the meeting to order at three
O'Clock and it was not till $50 that a
recess was taken until the hour of the
| banquet. Such was the length of the
program that two papers had TO be omitted
for lack of time. The roll was called
by secretary l.. h. johnson of Randolph
and the following members responded:
/ Joseph .iuld of burlington, W. 9.
Bclknap of Bellows Falls. G.. 5. Bennett
of Mortified. otto II. Bennett of Man
chester. w. J. Bigclow of st. Johusbury.
W. II. Crockett Of Burlington, j. T. Cush-
iuG of st. Adams, W. H. Gilpin of Bar
ton, l.. NJ. lays of Burlington, w. +.
| Howe of Burlington. f. T.. Howe of
| Bennington l.. r. Johnson of Randolph,
i. NJ Rose of Enosburs Falls. II. c.
Rice of Brattlcboro, j. l.. Southwick of
burlington, ID. VI. Tubin of Swanton,
T.. j. Tyler Of Enosbuig Falls, H. c.
Nhitehll of Waterbury, a. F. Stone Of
st. Johnsbury, w. II. Wheeler of YER
Gcnncs. Mrs. f. n. Whitney of North
field. j. Il. Chase of Lyndonville. G. r.
Fairfield of Rutland, l.. II. Lewis of
Hyde Park, NJ J. Malone of Richford,
M. c. Reynolds of Burlington: honorary
member. r. w. McCuen of Vergennes.
WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT
BENTON
President Guy Potter Benton welcomed
the association to Burlington on behalf
of the university, expressing the gratifi-
cation that he felt in having the news
paper men Of Vermont honored guests
OF the State university. He suggested
the possibility that the meeting OF the
editors at the university might we'll be
made an annual event with mutual ad.
vantage Of the two agencies that are
working hand in hand for the advance
mont Of the State.
hr. Talcot Williams, head Of the
School Of Journalism at Columbia, refer.
rel upon taking the floor to the fact
TIA; for three months he was n Yer.
mont editor. AT that time he was
called to Montpelier by Hiram Atkins
7" take cnarse OF the Argus and Patriot
Uhle Mr.. Atkins was on a vacation
| lie told of rule laid down by Mr.
Atkins for The getting out of his sue
eeasful new Spapcr. to have ono man
mad at a time and to keep one mad al
the time, lie referred to the democratic
convention at Cincinnati in 1870 wnen ar
apparent deadlock was broken by thu
nomination of Hancock to head the
ticket. mainly through tho efforts Of Mr.
Atkins, who was a delegate from Yer
mont. DR.. Williams stated that thi.
clearly demonstrated to him that a ma,
who edits weekly newspaper in Yer
mont is equal to any task through tn
training which he receives by coming II
contact with every class Of people. Tn
| title OF DR.. Williams address wa
Journalism In the War" and he spok
IN part as follows:
DR.. WILLIAMS Address.
\ nation lives in it's boundaries. TIL
| center may forget patriotism, the from
| tier never. Vermont has always bee
| n conscious frontier Again and agar
first the press and next the people q
| the Green Mountain State have know
and spoken the national WILL in the Rev
| olution and after, in the slavery ssu
| and since. First Of all these green hill
| knew independence. Foremost, their son
| were at Gettysburg. The commonwealth
has never been without its place an
| its voice In the national councils an
in no other section has the newspape
| office been more open to the leadershi
Of the party and people.
Then, aa since, when a new cause.
| nov agitation, or a new situation comes
the leadership of the newspaper, uncor
rcious In periods OF peace, becomes Wis
bic, necessary and decisive, or the tw
great self governing lands, England ne,
,r owed more 20 it's newspaper than
ihc mast nine months. and the America
uoople was never better represented b
the American press
News WAS never more censored tina