Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
THE UNIVERSITIES
NEW PRESIDENT
Guy w. Bailey Active in State
Affairs for IL Years before
Taking, in 1917, Position of
Comptroller-A c ting Presi-
dent for Last Year

Guy Winffed Bailey Of Essex junction.
who was elected president Of the mi
versity Of Vermont Saturday BY a unan
irnous vote of the trustees. has been con-
nected with the university as comptroller.
and acting president. since September
1917 Before that, he was secretary OF
State for Vermont. resigning that office
to take effect at midnight, August 81.
1917. in order that he might take up the
position of comptroller at the university,
a position created in the spring of 1917.
Taking up the work ON comptroller about
the middle OF September, 1917, Mr.. Bailey
has successfully carried on the business
Of the university through the trying war
period. On August ., 1919. following the
resignation of President Guy Potter
Benton. who had been doing educational
work in France during the greater part
of the war, Mr. Bailey vas made acting
president OF the university.
During the college year just closing.
the sentiment among the members of the
student body, and among the alumni as
! we'll, has been growing stronger and
stronger for placing MIR. Bailey perman
emily at the head of the university and
giving him the title, where he has already
been doing the work. Not long ago. al
| a smoker in the university gymnasium
petition to the trustees to make Mr.
Bailey president of the university, in.
troduced by Douglas insolvency. NJ. %
was received with great acclaim by the
student body, and signed by everybody
present. Since then, similar feeling has
sulting action of the trustees on Satur
day.
/ Guy Winfred Bailey was born in Hard
wick. May 7, 1876. the son of John Win
throp and Laura (CahilD Bailey. In 1882
I his parents moved to Essex Junction
| which has since been Mr., Bailey's home
He was graduated from the Burlington
High School in the class of 1896 and from
the University of Vermont in the clas
| Of 1900. receiving the degree of Bachelo
| of Arts, with special honors in Creek
He studied law and was admitted to tn
Vermont bar in 1904, taking up his prac
tice in his home town. On December 2
1904, Mr. Bailey married Mabel G. Brig
ham at Essex Junction.
Mr.. Bailey was president Of the villag
Of Essex Junction from 1901 to 1901 ant
from 1912 to 1914: member of the Hous
of Representatives from Essex junction
in 1904 and again in 1906: clerk of tn
revision commission from 1904 to 1905
assistant editor and publisher of tn
Cldlu VI NeIIIlcul' -A'pV' SOhAiiiis
sioner to edit the same. 1@6-19W, ant
member Of the law firm of Martin
Bailey for several years.
Mr. Bailey was elected Secretary o
State for Vermont in 1908 and reelected II
1910. 1912. 1914 and 1915.
Since becoming connected with the Uni
versity of Vermont, Mr.. Bailey has bee
elected president of the Kurn HATH
Homes organization in Vermont, to sue
coed the late ". j. Van Patten ais
president for Vermont of the Sons of tn
American Revolution; and treasurer o
the Vermont Children's Aid Society, Inc
Mr.. Bailey is a member Of the Alph
Tau Omega fraternity. He is past gran
chancellor OF the Knights of Pythias an
a member of other lodges and organize
tions.
Since Mr.. Bailey has been at the Uni
J versity, his keen business perception, hi
sympathy with student activities. hi
understanding of men. his high principle
of conduct in all affairs. and his zeal t
advance in every way possible the intel
ests of the University of Vermont hav
made him beloved, not only by tn
students, the faculty and the alumni br
also by the towns people. With the BuI
ington Chamber of Commerce he ha
, established a close cooperation, whic
has resulted in excellent feeling betwee
the city and the University.