Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
UNVEIL WINDOW.
Goodrich Memorial In Chapel Presented
to University.

NOO0flcm memOf1Al In chapel Presented
to University.
The tributes paid to the late Prof. John
Ellsworth Goodrich Of the department of
Latin made the service and exercises In
connection with the unwilling Of a me
mortal window to him in the chapel i'm
pressive to the alumnae gathered there,
Some Of the alumni also were present
The addresses Of Prof. 8. F.. Emerson,
Miss Clara Colburne. 49, and Of Dr..
Benton were marked by q good deal Of
feeling. President Benton expressed the
hope OF a "Buckham memorial" chapel
in the future. j. w. Crosley. director
Of music in the university. was at the
organ and the choir was composed Of
college girls. The organ voluntary was
Benjamin Godard's Berceuse from
"Jocelyn." and after 1t was sung the
familiar anthem. Light Of Lights" The
concluding vocal number was Peace
Leave with You" Lilies and palms adorn-
ed the platform. Besides the three prin-
cipal addresses. Dean George H. Perkins
read a scripture lesson and offered the
prayer used by Prof. Goodrich frequently
| while conducting chapel exercises: Prof.
| NJ. b. Ogle. Prof. Goodrich's successor,
delivered Latin foreword. the audience
| sang to the tune of America a Latin ode,
composed by Allan Wilson Kingsland. ex-
OF. which was favorite of Professor
Goodrich. and DR.. Benton pronounced tho
benediction. Dean Perkins used the
identical book Of service that Professor
Goodrich used.
THE ADDRESSES
| with the departure Of Professor Good
| rich the historic U. v. M. disappeared"
said Professor Emerson. In the chief adj
dress Of the afternoon. Professor Good
rich represented the u. v. NJ. as no other
person associated with it In his genera
| tion.'
The university. he continued. was
never UNCONVENTIONAL school," 1T
did not aim to At men for life in the
modern sense, but rather to enable them
to appropriate the rich human heritage
Of the past. thought to be essential to
the fully developed man." Nor can the
U. v. M. be classed AZ distinctlvely a
cultural college like those with which
we in New England have become
familiar. The U. v. M. was not SO much
an educational institution az 1t was All
exponent OF education itself institution
alixed.
Professor Goodrich was an institu-
tional man. He had the concise. CLASH
cal conception that the State precedes
the citizen: that the perfect man is only
possible In the perfect society. that man
is a creation Of institutions rather than
| their creator"
ITO Professor Goodrich and men OF
that stamp the consciousness OF the
supremacy of these institutions was the
established center OF thought and
action" Professor Emerson said in this
respect his attitude was directly opposed
to that of Rousseau, a return to nature
ITO Professor Goodrich institutions are
the highest expression Of nature. They
are nature potentialized. 1t Is through
them alone that physical and human ma
ture get significance and value. Pro-
fessor Goodrich was therefore serene
and undisturbed by the clamorous appeal
to nature. For him the contrasting the
cries OF education were not humanisn
and naturalism. but humanism and
mechanism.
Professor Goodrich regarded the uni.
versity as the early Roman regarded the
state; as the medieval scholastic re-
garded the church: as the Puritan
regarded the commonwealth. II was
sscro-sanct.
1.-THE Roman In the man this
to my thinking was the core Of his char
acter."
Professor Emerson touched upon sew
eral personal traits Of Professor Good
rich: His dislike Of the gown. his com
paniona bleness in spite Of the solltar,
life with books which he led his loyalt,
to friends and his fervid enthusiasrns
He originated Founders day ant
rescued Ira Allen from oblivion. HI
founded the fraternity which proud,
psrpstuatss his memory. He started tn,
Neighbour club and he called into ex
istence the Humane society. He was tn.
general cataloguer OF the university; thu
necrologist Of the alumni for years tn,
college librarian" Professor Goodrich'i
spirit was shaped for large issues" II
the speakers opinion. and seemed y
times impatient OF It's limitations" HI
encouraged co-education at q time wheI
the university was violently opposed L
It, He was Just TO the other sex, ant
not swayed merely by tho axioms o
traditional judgment" 1.-THE Latin class
room was sexleSs."
But Professor 0oodrich's crowninl
distinction was his keen scholarship
The truth was the goal Of his indie
fatigable pursuit, and truth for him has
I n mnnuinA <AtfHolRnikv. h upnRngn6 tFpltl