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

From all over the word. loyal SONS and
daughters of the University OF Vermont
gathered on the campus OF their alma
mater and made last Saturday, Alumni
Day In the commencement program of
1890 such a day as has never been known
before In the history of the college. 1t is
estimated on good authority that fully
100 alumni WON, on the campus during
the day, a number far in excess OF any
previous record If Alumni day. IT was
| a day fun Of great things for the Univer-
stty Of Vermont and the climax of these
great things wee reache ed when more than
800 alumni, gathered in the gyTnn asi,lm
for the annual Alumni luncheon, shouted
and stamped and nearly cheered them-
selves hoarse at the announcement that
the trustees had unanimously elected Guy
WinfreJ Bailey permanent president Of
tho University Of Vermont
Although this announcement could
| h arrily be called 3 surprise to many, since
the sentiment ia put Mr.. Bailey perma-
| nentIy at the head Of the University has
been growing ever since he came here in
| 1917 as comptroller. and has reached it's
| climax during the present year, yet few
realized that this good news was to be
| made public nj this particular time, and
| the result was a perfect riot of feeling,
| which could leave with President Bailey
/ no doubt as to the fart that the entire
a,nmn1 body was ready to receive him
with open arms and staunch support,
There ware other big things for Yer
| mont happening during the day, among
them the announcement by President
Bailey of bequeets to the University dur
ing the year which totaled close to
$4,000. The largest among this list Of
beauests Is one OF $4,000. given by Gen
Rush c. Hawkins OF New York, as part
OF the general endowment fund, the in
come Of which is to bs used for increas-
ing the salaries Of the faculty of the
College OF Arts and Sciences
Among the other requests which were
announced Saturday for the frst time
was that Of james Fl. Wheeler Memorial
Fund, amounting to $4,000 This fund has
been raised by IS contributors. friends
! and admirers of the late James r.
Wheeler, who was a member of the class
OF 1880 at the university, and professor
of Greek At Vermont from 1899 to 1885.
He received the degree of LII. D. from
the university in 1909 and was trustee
from 1914 to 1918
, THIS fund.- which has been established
as a memorial to Professor Wheeler, is
in supporting the American School at
Athens. in which Professor Wheeler was
very much interested. Professor Wheeler
was a student in that school during the
first year Of it's existence, in HS2-1S8S,
was a professor there. 1ss2-lsS3; secre-
tary of the managing committee. 1Ss4-rsu
and also a trustee of the school It may
be seen from this that large part Of
Professor Wheeler's life was spent In
work for this school.
The school is supported party by en-
dowment and partly by annual contribu
tons from about % OF the leading col
leges, and universities of the country. In
1857 Professor Wheeler brought the Uni
tversity Of. Vermont into close relations
with tho school Wy subscribing himself
ami by induc1nEtSume of bis friends ~
= subscribe, tn. m1snn1a1 contribution N
SUD These giftRhAvoAheen continued I'M
til a few years 1go Since then the con
tribution has been put into the budget
OF the University. The interest from
| this new fund will enable the University
! of Vermont to carry on the part which
it has played in the past In the support
of this school, Of which Vermont man
Bert Hodge HIli IS. is now the director.
1t was announced by President Bailey
that the Merrill memorial fund. which
is being raised for the purpose of erect
ing a memorial on the campus to tho late
Prof. Nathan Merrill. had reached the
sum Of SS7447, this amount having beer
| contributed by IS different subscribers.
: Another beauest announced at the
luncheon for the first time was that 81
, Mrs. Anna Wells Sykes of New Ycrt
city, who has recently given the Unver
sity a beautiful marble stature Of Pencil
ope This statue cost several thousand'
, of dollars.
: 1t was announced further by Presiden
Bailey that an anonymous giver had7pre
sented to the University the sum Of q. Ooo
that $1,000 had come from the estate q
: S. I. Briant. class of 1853 $p.m from tn,
Justin S. Morrill, estate and $4,000 from
the Wallace f. Robinson estate. All bu
the 1rst Of these gifts has been an
; nounced earlier in the college year.
On Founders Day, May l, it was an
nounced that James B. Wilbur of NJ an
chester had engaged Sherry Fry, the notet
sculptor. to prepare a statue of Ira Alie1
to be placed on the college campus. Th
announcement was repeated Saturday
with the added announcement that tn
! minimum cost of this statue will be a
least &1S ono,
President Bailey also made announce
l ment of the Kirby Flower Smith fund.
I
late Kirby Flower Smith Of the class O
1884. the income of this fund to be givel
as junior prize for proficiency in Latin
5 The fund amounts to 5000. 1t was frs
announced last fall at the opening of col
5 kege. and the prize was first awarded a
I that time.
The announcement Of these prizes, fol
lowing as they did the good news of tn,
election of President Bailey, brought
gala spirit to the alumni luncheon. whicl
J persisted in every event OF the day. This
combined with the cloudless skies abov
and the matchless beauty of the campu
at this season of the year, put tn
= assembled alumni in the proper mood t.
enjoy to the fun this reunion of 1890
II ever there were time when thos
= words of the song, The End of a Per
feet Day were appropriate, it was a
the clase of Saturdays festivities at tn
= University
MORNING MEETINGS
Il The first event of SATURDAY. was tn