Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01

announcements ne dShe>t that tIlc
. III meet Monday morning at ten o'clock on
the,front campus to take part in the com
fnencenent procession. He said that this
was the only way that the alumni could
be sure OF a seat. AS tho seats we're pretty
well spoken for Seats would be reserved,
be said. for all the alumni who marched
in the procession. He made announce
ment, also. of the alumni boatride to be
held Sunday morning. and of the smoker
Saturday evening.
PRESIDENT BAIJEY's ELECTION
ANNOUNCED
Then came Judge George NJ. Powers Of
Morrisville with the announcement that,
at the regular meeting OF the board Of
trustees Of the University, held that
morning, in compliance with the recon-
nendations of the special committee EN-
powered to take the matter under consd-
GRAFTON. the trustees had, by a unani-
nous vote. and in secret ballot, elected
as president OF the University Guy W.
Bailey.
At this point in the announcement, JUS
tice Powers was interrupted by a rising
burst of applause, shouting. stamping
and Handspring such as the walls OF
the gymnasium have not heard in many
year. It was some minutes before the
speaker could continue with this popular
announcement During the course of
this demonstration the class of 1900, Of
which Mr.. Bailey was a member. drowned
out the entire assembly with a side
splitting yell.
When the din had somewhat subsidized.
Justice Powers went to explain that
Mr. Bailey had been for some time comp
troller of rthe University, and added
"All those who will pledge active sup
port to Mr.. Bailey will rise and receive
him"
This was the signal for another demon
stration as enthusiastic as the first, and
call was then started for a speech
from the new president Instead of TAX
ing time to express his feelings concern
ing the honor bestowed upon him, Mr.
Bailey at once took UP the matter of the
announcements of gifts and requests as
above mentioned In speaking of the gift
from Gen. Rush c. Hawkins. President
Bailey said:
'Seventy-four years ago next Septem
Der, Vermont boy, lacking about two
weeks Of his 18th birthday. left Pon1fret
one Of the beautiful hill towns of Wind
sor county. VT, to make his way in the
world He had heard of Gen. Zachary
Taylors victories over the Mexicans ant
made his way to Boston to enlist as 6
drummer boy and was rejected on account
of age and size, but succeeded in getting
in g year after and few months later
reached the Rio Grande.
when the Civil War came ne was made
colonel of the Ninth Infantry bette
known as Hawkins Zouaves, and wa!
brevetted a brigadier-ge He wal
noted for his dash and courage and wa:
able to give valuable information to Presi
dent Lincoln. After the war he was
member Of the New York Assembly ant
was chairman of a committee of tn
Union League club which investigate
and reported in 1875 on Tammany method
in New York city. In 1889 he wa
appointed art commissioner to the Par
Exposition and was made an officer o
the Legion of Honor Of France
For many years he has been know
as an author and book collector and tn
University library is greatly indebted t.
him for one of the most valuable CIV
War collections in existence. He ha
built in Providence. r. l.. a most notabl
monument to the memory of his wife
known as the Anne Mary Brown Memo
rial which contains room of rare col
,ections of old and modern painting:
books, illustrating the genesis of earl
printing, wood engraving. and many othe
objects relating to many things of excep
ticnal interest He has long been con
sidered authority on the early hstor.
/. OF printing and the making of wood cuts
This man is Cen Rush c. Hawkin
|. OF New York, who most generously ha
given to the University. as a part of tn
general endowment, 100000, the income o
which is to be used for increasing tn
salaries of the faculty of the College o
Arts and Sciences"
1t was then the turn of the class @
1900. following the election of one of thei
number to the presidency Of the UniveI
eity, to take the floor. Their spokesma
vas T. Reed Powell, recently elected
the chair of constitutional law at ColuH
bia University. Mr.. Powell was not bach
ward about praising his class, for whic
he claimed the records in scholarship an
generosity. inasmuch as one-tifth of III
membership of the class had made Pl
Beta Kappa at graduation, and becaus
on the very day before graduation, III
class had bought a new door for Cor
verse hall. Mr.. Powell said. also. thf
The class of 1900 is the first class in
years to give "A president to L. V.
He said that il might be inferred, frol
the results which Mr. Bailey had achieve
that he had sawed wood: but when h
| had first known Mr. Bailey. that gentle
man had been saving marble; and II
speaker declared that he now believe
that nothing is too hard for Guy Bale
to saw.
For the class Of 1905, Fred p. Wrigi
spoke briefly. Among other things,
declared that the class of 1905 had mo-
children per capita than any other elias
In this connection, Mr. Wright hoistt
to the table top three youthful exhibit
of his class. Then he announced TIL
| Just one week ago that day, a child hi
| been born in his family. In closing,
said that the class of 1905 was square
behind President Bailey in anything
| wished to put through.
For the medical alumni. DR.. D.
Hawley of this city, who had be-
nominated in the morning as a trustee
the University, spoke briefly. He said tn
In the last few years the Medical Cole
had come into its own as never befoI
He told of the good work which is bel
done in the medical department, of I
prominent part which it plays in the II
OF the State and even throughout I
country, and he pledged the support
the medical side of the college to secu
the advancement of the University's
terests in every way.
II. r. Morton president OF the ella
OF 1910, was the spokesman for his cha,
This class was the only one to have
tioctive uniforms throughout. The mel
hers present were all attired In attra
tie sailor costumes of white, and t
class carried a banner on which was
. scribed the following: THE Glass of IS