Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16

tober 49, the corner stone was laid by
the hand of Admiral Dewey The dedi-
catory Grafton was delivered by Honora-
bile Chauncey Depew. Z. s senator. and
the building was opened for the bacca-
laureate sermon, Sunday. June % 1909.
In 1899 the erection of the Drill Hall
now the mess hail was begun and il was
completed in February 1901 and the Leg
islature Of laN gave formal recognition
of the university by making ii the State
military college, authorizing commissions
to its faculty and appointed board Of
visitors. In January 1904 Prof. e. e.
Brill, dean of the faculty. was appointed
executive officer which position he held
until Charles n Spooner assumed the
presidency in August OF that year
Alumni Hall resulted from a meeting
| Of the representative alumni of New York
at the office of General Dodge. April a
1904. On this occasion an able soliciting
committee Of alumni was appointed and
Edward D. Adams, 81. and General Gren-
Vile NJ. Dodge each pledged $4,000 to-
wards the project and the work was com
pleted in the summer Of 1906. and the
building was occupied that fail 1t was
erected in honor of Captain Alden Part
ridge. During this period the State was
paying about $4,000 year towards the
expenses of the university.
| Carnegie Hall. which accommodates the
library and the electrical engineering de-
partment, was built through the generous
donation o. Andrew Carnegie al the So
| iictation Of General Dodge al a cost of
| s5o,Ooo. Construction was begun in 1907
and the building was occupied in the fall
of 1905. A general modern heating and
power plant was installed in 1906.
in 1910 the building CONSTRUCTED by the
| United States Weather Bureau a hand
some structure, was completed. II was
placed on ioad purchased by the un.ver-
sity and decided 20 the government
| Through the Legislature OF Ipl5 the
| Stale Of Vermont again showed an appre-
citation of the worth IF Norwich Tniver-
sity to its people by providing for an
annual payment into its treasury Of the
| sum Of $4,000, sum equivalent 70 the
interest at four per cent. on an endow-
ment of half a million.
BY means Of the appreciated gift Toy
that purpose of Mrs, James E. Ainsworth
of Williapstown. Vt. the building and
grounds formerly constituting the resi-
dence of Charles Dole. were bought by
4 the university and the dwelling house re-
| modelled to constitute very important
| adjunct of the university, known as the
Ainsworth infirmary.
| During the present summer permanent
stables have been built upon the best
approved army plan capable of stablng
90 horses. equipment and forage. The
university is also purchasing material
and supplies looking TO the construction
next spring Of riding hall Of ample
dimensions. Last year the drill hall was
changed into mess hall for the accom-
mediation of the cadets at their pleasure,
a part of the interior being devoted to
the use of the Y. NJ, c. A., a secretary
for which ia regularly employed and his
salary made part of the alumni budget
Of the institution
| The pressing needs of the institution
in order that it may properly meet the
demands which now rest upon ii are a
commodious science hall and a commons
hall for the housing of its increased and
increasing body Of cadets.
For many years it has been recognized
as the leading military institution of the
country outside of West Point.
In the last war there were $50 of those
who had been enrolled in the university
who entered the service of the United
States; this means that 81 per cent. of
the graduates and past cadets who were
between is and +o years of age entered
the service; that 43 per. cent Of these
were Officers That of the graduates of
the university of military age 10 per cent
were in the service and of these 81 per
cent were commissioned officers. and OF
all who were commissioned 60 per cent
held rank above second-lieutenant. There
are positive records Of % citations to Nor
wich cadets including Captain Baldwin
military attache at Tokyo, Japan. There
are known to be other citations of which,
we have not yet positive records When
the United States entered the world wal
there was one body OF men who were
prepared physically, mentally and in
smflt--h wac the body Of past cadets
University