Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
STATUE OF ALLEN
FOR UNIVERSITY
Announcement of Gift by James
B. Wilbur of Manchester
Made at Founders Day Ex-
ercises

of the University of Vermont. held at the
gymnasium Saturday morning. announce.
nlent was made of the Gift to the rniver-
sty Of a statue of Ira Allen by James b.
Wilbur of Manchester, the statue to be
erected on the college campus. The sculp-
tor will be Sherry Edmundson Fry. one Of
Americas foremost sculptors and he
was present at the exercises and looked
over the University grounds for a suitable
site.
Mr.. Wilbur. now residing in Manchester.
IS not an alumnus OF the University. but
he has shown himself to be n loyal sup
porter of he college and gives this statue
as token Of his esteem. lie originally
lived In the west where he was engaged
in n large lumber industry Coming to
Manchester some ten years ago. he has
accomplished considerable in the develop
ment of agriculture in Vermont and has
proven himself an able advocator of bet
ter roads. AS an svocation, he is interest
ed in the study of history and has already
achieved some Game along this lr, ~ on
doavor.
Mr.. Fry who is to he the sculptor was
born In Creston. iowa. September 81. 1879.
He took up the study OF art at an early
age and In 1900 graduated from the Art
Institute in Chicago. other schools which
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. 1903, and
Florence, Italy, 1904.
He was n pupil of Frederick MacMon-
MES. who I'm turn was apprenticed to the
great st. Gaudens. of Louis Ernest Bar
rias. the famous French sculptor. of Yer
let. and Of dorado Taft During the
course of his study. he travelled in Italy,
Greece, and Germany. In 1906. he received
honorable mention at the Paris Salon and
in the following year. the Gold Medal.
He held the National Roman Prize for
three years and won the Silver Medal
at the Panama Exposition. held in San
Francisco 1915. Mr.. Fry is also a mem
her of the Nation Sculptors' Society.
BOULDER EXERCISES AND NEW
MEMBERS
Preceding the program in the gymnasi-
um assembly was held at $50 a. M. and
then came the ceremony of escort of the
colors; followed by the exercises about
the boulder stone After the names OF
the new members of the Boulder socty
had been announced. Dean George n.
Perkins gave a short talk to the men cleo
ted. telling them of the traditions of the
boulder and saying that it devolved upon
each of them to uphold these traditions.
The new members are: Ray Dan Adams
VI Leonard stephen Bart
lett of Richmond, Stanley Witherel Con-
verse of Burlington John Raymond Dy-
er of Rutland. Harry Irving Holbrook OF
Glen Ridge. y. j.. James Robert Jennings
OF St. Adams, Frederick Salmon Pease.
Jr. of Burlington and Harold Edwin
Rockwell of Burlington.
EXERCISES IN GYMNASIUM
At the conclusion Of these exercises.
a
led by the University band. the entire
student body. faculty and friends entered
| the gymnasium. where the exercises were
held. Above the platform hung a picture
of General Ira Allen draped with Amer-
can flags and the gymn was decorated
with flags and college banners
The program opened with music by the
orchestra followed by reading of the scrip
ture lesson by the Rev. g. &. Adams
followed by prayer. Then came "A hymn,
How Firm Foundation" and an ad.
dress by Frederick Salmon Pcase, jr. 1921.
of Burlington on Theodore Newton Vail"
Mr.. Pease said, in part
f. s PEASE. JR.. JUNIOR CLASS
SPEAKER
Among the various States of the Union.
some have always seemed to find special
favor and interest in the popular eve.
When one hears California mentioned
he thinks of perpetual sunshine and
orange groves. Colorado we connect with
the purcst air and snow-capped noun
tam peaks the prominence of the South
IN popular SONGS of most periods of
American history shows how warm a
place. Kentucky, Virginia. and the rest
of the sunny States have always held in
the hearts Of northerncrs and southern
ers alike. Nermonts mountains her gran
lite, and her maple products have never
been exploited as have the special fea-
| lures of some other States. Some people
do not take kindly to Vermont at first,
and Nermonters do not take kindly to
some people. Yet the interest which IA
nous mon in many walks OF life have
taken in Vermont and IN Vermonters in
dicate that the state Is not without It's
own special qualities. though casual OBJ
servers may miss them. William Dean
liowells was struck by the resemblance
| OF the hay of Burlington to that of Naples,
| Italy. Theodore n. Vail. the biggest tel
| ephono man in the worG.' both in stature
ana IN achievement, came to Vermont to
enter on the vocation which he lad de-
| sired to follow all his life, that Of farm
| ing"
Continuing his address, AR pcasc spoke
| In substance as follows: Mr. Nau's chief
| hobby. outside OF the telephone and tel
ograph, was farming. and particularly
| did he love his stock. From whatever
| part Of the -~ountry he CHANGED to be. re
| dailN called up the farm over the tele-
phone and asked, Whats doing at the
| barns After spending several years in
| Europe in fruitless search for health at
numerous rest cures, he returned to
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