Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-09
William Trafford TcachoUt.
Loren Oscar Watts.

William Trafford Tcachoct.
Loren Oscar Watts.
WAITING TO BE CALLED FOR AVA
IION SERVICE.
Sydney Leon IIarr!a
Bert Crandall winslow
CLASS ESSAY.
TIE class Gay essay WAS gwen BY Miss
Carolyn Eencren Chaniser!n Of Bur.
l,rr.on, AEE wAs entitled "MAscrialism
asa;ns, idcai,su..' 1t follows. In part:
'one Of mo slcesr sr.i a;b..ss. pNiioso-
rA,es ". :hc world teaches tn.t re whole
Of history consists IN to st.JSgle be-
.esn tn prlr:,pl, .: good and the 2rin-
e:rle o. evil II :cacA.s tina. now one
snd H:w tho Other is uppeinost. oIt
that as tAe good principle overcomes
the sv:! or an the evil over:omcs the good.
20 mank;id marches forward to freedom
or Sallg bnck into ser:So-, and slavery.
To-day we zee the struggle going on
.o'@"en fna!cr;alsm ss 1t has developed
IL Germany AND idealism as +. hes de-
vc,o. cei H. tie United States. If these
two theories had anything In common
Az agreement might be reached, but they
have nothing. One loads to autoc-scy
and 5es5o'jsm. and the other to free
dom and democracy"
Mss Chnmberlin then explained the diff
ference between the two ideas. and
showed how hard 1t was for tho Areri-
ian rsople e. wake up to the fac. that
euch terrible things were happening 3.OOl
miles away. saying. however. that when
they did wake war was declared i,lMe-
dIately.
She gave an outline Of the growth Of
the ideal Of democracy and autocracy
showing clearly how the distance con-
tinually grew between them until at the
present time they are at the opposite
ends.
BOULDER GRAFTON.
The boulder grafton was given by Lloyd
Abram Woodward of Richford. Mr.
Woodward pictured a scene near Lake
Champlain and told how the boulder wa.
fashioned and brought to Vermont. H,
said: From the time this stone wa,
brought to the University Of Vermont 4
became the guardian of the Vernon
spirit. Through the periods Of develop
ment in the Civil War and its furthe
growth the boulder became the keeper
of the ideals and traditions Of the col
lege.
These ideals and traditions ma,
change, but they will all have the sam
purpose to turn out from Vernon
trained men who shall be leaders in tn
world.
To-day the boulder maintains its un
changing position amid the turmoil o
world-war. heartening us with its in
SEPARATION and bidding us to go out Il
the world as men and women with leve
heads and an unfaltering purpose. tryin
to seek the truth and by our works t
further the name and fame Of Gran
Old Vermont"
CLASS POEM.
The class poem by Miss Charts Billins
/ was a graceful reference to college wor
| and play under the dome of the "Ol
Mill"
FOUNDERS DAY ADDRESS
AS commencement came so near Ma
which Is Founders day the regula
FOUNDERS day exercises were omitte
at that time and an address was give
as part OF the class day exercises
was given by Roger N. Blake of Bur
linston and was a comprehensive his
tory OF the campus, with a tribute I
the late Professor Goodrich, who in
stituted the observance of founde,
day. 1t follows in full:
Twenty four years ago. through tn
loyal and untiring efforts of the la,
Prof John Ellsworth Goodrich, or
day in the college year was set asid
to be known as Founders day. S
every spring since 1894. May list hs
been set aside and duly observed l
spirit and in fact by the students an
faculty and by many of the alumni {
this institution. Appropriate exercise
are held and the spirit Of the founder
mas been lived over again. Pro
Goodrich was always intensely intel
ested in his Alma Mater and Founder
day is only one of the visible cxprel
sions of his undaunted spirit and VI
firing effort Founders day was h
day, and he loved 1t as his own. tt
greater part of his long and usef,
life was passed in full View of o,
campus He loved it's early rust
beauty and no loved it's later 1--we,
perfection. lie loved its giart tr.,
and Its green grasA He loved
breathe itx cxhilarating air. He lore
the v.-wS ~ b; hai from tire cnmpu
the lor"'v Las AMplAin. Stroi ch. =
far to tbs NORTH and Ia :hs south; Il
lofty AMrondA..s across thu lake: Il
mighty Mansfield In tho opposite q
rsciion- He loved TO ne~ the oa,rp.
grow And its b~autisS urfolc. He ke,
acnount OF tho changes from year
year sni I believe that ;Hs bast nj,
:oV3' OF the university ard of the car
pus ~ the one wr..isn BY him. 80 +,
this s'ars OF n" class day progra,
which ecTraer,oratcs the founding
Sh'S ID1O.Gt.ci' ~e are also cor
m"roratinY hir, who made the day
realty. Fo- Founders day and Irt
'"HIrieh are ayncnyn,a II is ait
gsth'r atun2 thst we should. at IN
time, review ASnin iha history II 4
aan',uA 70 many II - flr1siiar.
soma the je'ails may have beccr
dinE.sA 'Stth age. while 70 others
wit; d. quito rev. but AL feel SUI
vii. be willing 20 90 owe: the yea
o: Transformation With ne very brie
~ and 40 II thereby we may n
catch again tHe spirit OF devotion n
o. self-sacrnce that was necessa
90 overcome the misfortunes and di
couragements OF the pioneer days
our university. And may we get n ne
Of the present.
On the same day that the Vermont lie
islature granted the charter, the co
portion Of our university was orga
ICED. On the 18th of June, 1892, the &C
poration. of which Gen. Ira Allen was
member. selected the site Tor the U:
versity OF Vermont. Tho records o
that the lot selected was situated o
rnile back from the lake. reached
elevation at the top OF 277 feet abo
tho lake. and contained nifty acres
land. That the land was forest is e,
dent from the record which states tn
the corporation ordered ten acres OF t
fifty cleared for tho college site. I'll
was an ideal spot for the seat Of
institution Of high-learning. situat
as 1t was. on n pinnacle of land Owe
| iookin1 in everX diracfInn the incnI