The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
TUFTS GRADUATES
HEAR PRES. BUMPUS
IN BARRE REUNION
Sixth Annual Banquet and Business
Meeting of the Alumni in Vermont
Held at Hotel Barre.

| last evening for the sixth annual pan
quet and business meeting of the Tuft
Club of Vermont. Fifteen classes wer
represented and % members OF the alum
nj association sat down to dinner at
o'clock The college president, Hermol
, G. Bumpus, Phi. d., was present as th'
= guest Of the club, and his address wa
one of the features Of the afterdinnel
program. Apparently the college mer
were well satisfied with Hotel Barre a:
gathering place, for the dinner anc
other evidences of the managers hospi
tality came in for many favorable com
ments from the guests.
Immediately after the dinner, the re.
firing president, Fred E. Kimball of Bur
lington, called the banquetters to order
and for half hour or such a matter,
the time was given over to business
/ Speaker Stanley G. Wilson OF the House
of Representatives was honored with an
election as president for the coming year.
Prin. o. X. Hollister of Goddard SEM
mary was chosen vice president, and S.
E. Darling, jr, of Hardwick was re-
tanned as secretary and treasurer. These
three officers are to constitute the ex-
eeutive committee, and upon them de-
wolves the task of making arrangements
for the next club gathering. The time
and place were left TO the discretion of
the committee, but it was decided to hold
the next meeting sometime next autumn.
Mr.. Kimball proved his capabilities as
presiding officer and his manner of in
PRODUCING the speakers was happy. The
Tufts spirit permeated the responses and
in one way or another the alumni dem
onstrated again and again their loyalty
to the alma mater. Pres. Bumpus was
given a hearty reception, and his address,
| largely concerned with college affairs,
was warmly received. Speaker Wilson
responded feelingly to the unanimity
| which marked his election as president
and in addressing the club he emphasized
the Importance of carrying the Tufts
spirit into the everyday walks of life.
Ex- Mayor Harvey Hersey, the oldest liv-
ing graduate of the college and the only
surviving member of the first class. that
of 1857, was called upon for remarks, but
he excused himself with the request that
the younger men be allowed to do the
speechmaking College spirit that wasn't
to be found in the spicy afterdinner
speeches radiated from the "reminiscences
which passed during the dinner hour and
after the exercises were over.
Pres. Bumpus confined his remarks |
largely to the progress which Tufts Is |
making along varied lines and in empha.
sizing his firm belief in the destiny of the
institution. Frequently his remarks were |
punctuated by some very enthusiastic |
applause and whenever he told OF some
thing that reflected upon Tufts in an es-
pecially creditable way the appreciation
OF his hearers was expressed in no uneer-
tain fashion. The president told the
Vermont alumni that the trustees have
recently purchased the lot on Huntington
avenue in Boston. occupied by the med
ieal and dental schools, and that the pur-
chase makes way for much desired ex
panson in the near future. The newly
acquired land fronts on three busy
streets and soon ii is expected that a
new building for the dental department
will be erected. Tufts progress in recent
years has been remarkable and while the
speaker did not dwell for long on ath
letcs he let it be known that the college
is making a place for itself in inter
collegiate competition. Financially, the I
institution is well intrenched and the fu-
ture seems bright i
Turning to a phase of college life that
has reached its greatest development in {
recent years, Pres. Bumpus spoke briefly
IN military preparedness in the Medford !
Institution. Thus far. he went on. the |
'ollege authorities have not officially di
'ected any move for military training, g
although much has been accomplished by
tudents acting on their own initiative. b
n some instances members of the fac
llty have had extensive military expe- g
fence and a number of professors are
iding the students in their efforts to +
repaTe for military service. The stu
ent body as a whole. said Pres Bumpus, 4
, anxious to have military training and
he fact that all endeavors in that di- e
ection to date have been purely yolun
ary indicates that the nation would not ri
nd Tufts wanting in patriotism should
be call to arms be sounded p
The speaker, however. was inclined to
he belief that Tufts would render its b.
reatest service to the country in time
f stress by furnishing trained wireless b
perators 1t appears that much is be-
lg made of wireless training at Medford
nd with well-equipped wireless station
I IDttl ttcfpcdts NNuuNIio VIM itiNt Shht ~
for telegraphy have received the bene-
is of superior training and practical ex is
arience.
AT present Tufts is one of the larger Ia
'lleges in New England and its growth
ems sure and steady. There are about y,
1875 students enrolled and the instrue-
RS number 255. or tbereabouts In 90
osing, the president commended the
ermont alumni for its loyalty to the
lege. an
Some of those who were here for the
union were: Judge C. II. Darling of
arlington. Ernest j. Hewitt of South fs,
)yalton, Dr. Dana Desring of South
,yalton, Harold L. Bailey of Bradford, de
of Leon F. Dix of Norwich university.
r. Colburn, f. d. Read of Richford. Mr.
Ishing of Bethel, DIR. Samuel W. F.
lmilton of Newport, O. H. Coolidge of No
ltland w f. Mack OF Woodstock. $. c.
ilson of Chelsea and F. f. Kimball of Of
Irlington. Barre was represented by Nc
X Hollister, ex-Mayor II. F. Hersey.
. F. VI. Lynde and Harvey f. Averill. bul
v. ]. r. Reardon, another Barre alum
:, was unable to attend because of the roa
ness of his son.
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