Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
UNIVERSITY TRAINED
2,23l MEN FOR WAR
Number of Graduates, Under
graduates and Members of
Faculty in Service Since 1917
Aggregates S6S-Equipment
Turned over to Government

That the record Of service of the Uni
versty of Vermont during the war period
Is one of which any institution may we'll
be proud is shown by the work done by
its sons and daughters and by the uni
versity itself since 1917. During that
time there have been 1863 graduates,
undergraduates and members of the
faculty in the service. OF this number
516 or Ct per cent, are commissioned, and
Of these commissioned officers SO are
undergraduates. The rating of these COM
missioned mon Is also one of which the
university may we'll be proud. for those
in the navy there are, one rear admiral.
one commander, two lieutenant-com-
manders two captains, five assistant
paymasters. Is lieutenants, IL lieutenants,
junior grade, II assistant surgeons and
nine ensigns. In the army there are two
acknowledgements, three colonies, nine
lieutenant colonels. Al majors, 12S cap
tains, 2o4 first lieutenants and 1856 second
lieutenants.
Then there is that list of those who
have made the supreme sacrifice Tor
whom the university mourns but of
whose heroism 1t is so proud This list
includes Vernon C. Buxton, II, killed in
action; Perry II. Aldrich, 10, killed in
action; Clarence NJ. Collard, II, killed in
action; George w. Foster. II. killed In
action; Carol G. Page, II, lost at sea !.
Charles W. Baker. 49, died in the serv-
Ice; Guy r. Chamberlin, rs, killed in
action; Leslie +. Billings. 10, died in the
service: Stafford l.. Brown, 10, killed in
action; M. Keene Palmer, 10, killed in
action; Frederick NJ. Forbush, 20, died
in the service; Willard j. Freeman, 20.
died in accident in France; Henry B.
Furber, 90 died in the service; John c..
Murphy. 05, died in the service; Philip
d. Noble. 10. died in the service, and
Charles W. ingalls,, 'o7, died in the
service.
or these who are in the service of their
country 80 are in the navy; 165 are in the
Infantry, 81 in the artillery, six in the
tank corps, 2SS in the medical corps, 50
engineers. seven in chemical warfare. 10
in naval aviation, IA in the ordnance de-
partment nine in Y M. c. A. work, three
in the sanitary corps. Is in the quarter
master corps, four in a motor truck COM
pany seven in the cavalry, II in the
signal corps. 80 in aviation, two in the
gas and flame section, one on the Jewish
welfare board, II are machine gunners.
six are marines, and there are eight the
branch of whose service is unknown.
Nine women are in war work.
While the students and graduates of
the university have been serving their
country at home and abroad, the uni
versity itself has been doing its part
toward winning the war In 1917 the COL
lege and its equipment was turned over
to the war department to use as 1t saw
fit. 1t was chosen as one of the colleges
lxr,If CI oh l,o,, 90
! ton in signal corps work. and so success
fully was the work carried on here that
| there were four schools sent to the uni
versity in succession. and the last one
which was ready to be transferred when
the armistice was signed, was discharged
from the university. A mechanical school
was also started at the university and
carried on its work successfully until
the cessation of hostilities. Then at the
opening of the college year last fall the
| University of Vermont, like many other
| colleges and universities in the country
established an S. A. 7. c., where the
students. while taking some college SUBJ
| jects. devoted much time to military drill
and study. Since the summer Of 1917 -four
signal corps schools were trained on the
hill, the first containing 10 men, the
/ second 1856 men, the third 257 men, ant
the fourth 107 men. making total OF
100 men, while in the mechanical school,
which had shorter courses. 1000 mer
| were trained The total of men in the
S. A. T. c. who received training last
fall was All, so, in all. 2231 men were
trained for their country's service at the
University of Vermont between April
1917 and December. 1913 Some Of these
men went to France. others went te
different camps in this country ant
others received their training but did no
get across before the armistice wa.
signed.
In these war schools the buildings ant
equipment of the university were useC
and the instructors did much of tn,
teaching, so when the students wht
went out to serve their country return
they will find their Alma Mater too ha
done her bit toward winning the war.