Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
STUDENTS TAKE ACTION
ON MEMORIAL BUILDING
justice Powers and Lieutenant
Governor Stone Advocate Pro-
Ject and Pledge Cards Are Put
in Circulation-A $500, 900
Structure on Site of Residence

Practically every student In college was
present at the convocation services in the
university gymnasium Friday after
loon when the matter OF the student mem.
orial building was taken up The meeting
opened with the singing of Hail Green
ana Cold and college cheer. led by
Wriston, %. Judge e. c. Mower. who was
TO nave spoken, was unable to pre- present.
put sent letter expressing absolute ap-
probation OF the building project. The l,t-
ter vas read by acting President GUY w.
Bailey. Lieut.. Gov. Mason s. Stone spoke
briefly on the principal topic. giving
hearty endorsement of It, He was follow
ed by Justice George NJ. Powers of Nor
risvi!le, the principe speaker Judge Pow
ers expressed ais approval of college ath-
letics because Of their physical benefits,
their training In sportsmansh!p, and es-
peciallv because Of the institutional spirit
they rouse among the students and the
graduates. He felt that the memorial
building would have the same effect az
athletics in stimulating university loyal
ty among all the sons of the University
Of Vermont. Major Frederick w Hacke..,
who was expected to speak, was unable to
come and the next speaker was NJ c.
Bond. president of the senior class He
pulliheu tHe pans TOT the building. the
needs Of which It would FILL and the way
In which pledges should be made. Provided
that every student should pledge 800 I'M
der the regular plan of payment within
four years after graduation, we'll over
$50 000 would be subscribed. After his
speech, pledge cards were distributed
THE PROPOSED BUILDING
Plans for the memorial building are on
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Old Mill. 1t Is planned to have this build
ing on the site now occupied by tho pres
ident's house and it will probably some-
what resemble Morrill, hall so that College
row will be well balanced. The Students
hope to have work started or II by early
fall, II all goes well. There is r little diff
ference of opinion as to just how the
building should be laid out but TIE con-
sensus Of opinion is that there should
be on the first floor an auditorium which
will accommodate 1000 people. This will
also have stage with enough equipment
for simple plays, entertainments, etc.
There will also probably be balconies.
Then on this first floor there will be a
social room. trophy room and offices.
The next floor is to be devoted to offices
of such organizations as he Cynic. the
Ariel. the Y. NJ. c. A., the Y. W. c. A.,
be :. reading room. writing room. a recep-
ton room and perhaps a social room. It
is planned to have somewhere in the
hui ding at least two cor mittse rooms,
one which will accommodate 100 and one
which will hold 30 people.
The basement. according to the plans,
vii, ne given over TO Commons hall, in
which meals will be served either on tho
cafeteria plan or as regular Commons or
perhaps so it can be run either way at
will. Then there will also be a smoking
room and ladies' room
Somewhere in the building, It Is planned
to have a memorial tablet bearing the
names Of the % University Of Vermont
men who made the supreme sacrifice It
has also be IN suggested that trophy case
be placed in the lobby on TIE first floor SO
it may easily be seen.
The building will be in an advant a geous
location for public entertainments for It
is SO near the car line and there will not
be the long walk there Is TO get to 'he
gymnasium. 1t Is planned to have the
building little longer than the gym. One
of the plans of the student committee IL
to have the professors ca. at the Com
mons hall with the students and in that
way they will come to know each other
better.
The goal set by the committee for this
building is 100000. OF course that cam
not all be raised by the students but tho
chairman of the committee, NJ. c. Bond.
president of the senior class. says that
the students will make substantial start
toward raising this amount. Working
with him are r. w. Clutter, r. o. Fowler.
E. w. Lance E. c. Melby. Miss Alene
Crosby. Miss Marjorie Scott. Miss Mar
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McSweeney. l.. F. Richards and z. H.
Ellis. An elaborate system has been
worked out by this committee whereby
the students may pledge certain amounts
and pay them in four installments, one
at the beginning of each year after they
get out of college. The committee has this
plan all worked out and they say If they
get three pledges of 1925 per year they
will get $500 and so on down, increasing
the number of pledges and decreasing the
amounts, until finally IL they get so
pledges of s25 a year for four years ths9
will raise s55, 600. This looks to the CONF
mittee like an easy Job.
At first It was planned TO have the
donations come entirely from the men
as it was argued that many of the girls
will marry soon after leaving college and
if they marry university men, these men
will have to pay both pledges. but tho
girls insisted on being included in tho
canvass and are making plans TO show
they can contribute as much as the men.
The pledges which were handed out at
the university Friday read. In
memory of twenty-five of our boys who
did not consider the cost d" Then the
pledge goes on. For value received
gladly promise to pay" etc. Then there
is a clause whereby the person giving
the pledge may change the terms II 1t ia
found to be absolutely necessary.