Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES MEET
Board Approves Project for New
Athletic Field.
Pageant In Connection with 125th Conn
mencement Suggested-Dr. r. +.
Eiddcr of woodstock Made Per-
mancnt Member of Board.

"A special meeting Of the board of trus-
tees OF the University of Vermont was
held in the medical library room of the
medical college building Friday morn
ing and afternoon, the members adjourn
ing to Commons hall for luncheon between
sessions The meeting was called for the
purpose of considering the internal con-
dtions of the university, its organization,
administration. etc, the study of which
was provided for by the board of trustees
at its last meeting in June. The matter
Of the new athletic field was presented to
the board, which expressed its interest in
tho plan and gave it's approval. Tho
charge of putting into shape the field
which is to be between the gymnasium
and the experiment station buildings, was
given to the executive committee under
the direction of DIR. G. L. Burns. who
presented plans for future buildings by "a
system of multiplication of rectangles.
The plans for the 125th commencement
were brought UP and the board gave the
matter over to a committee composed OF
President Benton and the deans The
board was impressed with the idea of n
pageant, to be held at commencement,
and desired that it's plan be fully worked
out by the deans.
The board discussed the report of the
committee on reorganization, approved OF
the principles presented, and gave instruc.
tons to present a final report at com
mencement.
DR.. f. IT. Kidder of Woodstock wax
elected to the board as a permanent mem.
Der, to succeed the late Charles a. Catlin
The girls of the university presented a
request that s. be assessed them as an
individual athletic tax, agreeing to pay
$500 for the salary of a woman director
of girls athletics. They also proposed
that the board grant them hardwood
floors at Grassmount. The board agreed
10 supplement what money the girls had
in order that the floors might be laid bI
junior week.
The trustees instructed the treasurer
OF the university. c. =. Smith, to sell to
Ex-Governor T.. c. Smith of st. Adams
the farm, exclusive of the residence
known the Worthington Smith farm
which was given to the university by
Mr.. Scranton of Pennsylvania a few
years ago.
State Senator Christy of Herkmer
n. Y, and Mr.. Sneider, another mem.
Der of a New York law firm. asked that
the board give them title by quit-clain1
deed to the land which had been pur-
chased in 1852 from the university, the
title to which had become clouded and
pbscured. Ralph A. Stewart Warren r
Austin and Edmund c. Mower We're ap
pointed committee, with power to ac;
and make proper settlement.
President Benton reported on the at
tendance by showing that since the frs
of last July there have been SAT students
enrolled in the university. There has
been an increase of % per cent. in the
freshman class over last year and of TIL.
student body as a whole, SO per cent arr
from the State Of Vermont. The presi
dent further reported on the propose
improvements in the military depart
ment provisions for which have recent
been passed by the Legislature.
The members of the board Of trustee
present at the meeting were: Guy Potte
Benton. president. Edmund Curtis Mower
secretary. Charles Plimpton Smith, treas
lrer. all of Burlington; Darwin p
Kingsley of New York, Fred Thoma