University of Vermont - Ariel Yearbook (Burlington, VT)

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10 THE ARIEL, 1907 , Founded a century ago by General Ira Allen, is it any wonder that Vermont has a career of which she may well be proud! From her very conception she has had instilled in her innermost being, those beautiful and hardy qualities which were the means of bringing our western continent into being. Hers has ever been the spirit which prompted our forefathers to recoil under op- pression and to put their backs to the rock and fight for the right. Hers has ever been the spirit which took' Ticonderoga, the spirit which hewed a state out of a wilderness. Hers has ever been the spirit which aimed at the truly high and worthy things of life and fought on to victory. Temporary defeats and discouragements could not daunt her. Even in the face of black despair, she fought steadfastly on. Frequent conflicts, waged unsel- nshly for others' good, in which she was ever the victor be it by ever so narrow a margin, have given her that grand, rugged, and beautiful character which is the best that man knows. Striving on with renewed vigor after each repulse, she has steadily gained in her acquisition of power, and has literally carved by hand her existence and prosperity out of the world's granite, of course al- ways having the most explicit faith in and dependence on the Omnipotent. As time has flown she has steadily climbed the ladder of advancement. Ever mindful of her birthright to become a university, she has persevered in develop- ment along the different highways of learning. Soon

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THE ARIEL, 1907 9 3 .r gg Q AN W . lbermont - o I L. J f K? Sk i r o I. PON one of the Wood-crowned foothills of the Green Mountains, o'erlooking the isle- emblazoned bosom of Lake Champlain, stands our proud Alma Mater. Peaceful by reason of an humble yet honest consciousness of her sterling Worth as shown by her past victories over an hundred odds, and truly strong from her long struggle, o 1 she stands the trusted guardian of her province. Light- heartedly her Wards follow their several Walks of life, in knowing that the fostering of all the real treasures of J-Q ' life is in the hands of a competent and eager custodian. wwawaswwwrasw

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THE ARIEL, 1907 after the chartering of the academic college, the medical college was organizedg then followed the agricultural col- lege g and now our scientific school is in full blast in all its branches. W7 ith this development of course there was a steady increase in the number, and improvement in the equipment of the buildings. Today our university is ranked among the best, in the minds of even disinterested people when they base their judgment on facts. Her academic college, her medical college, her agricultural college, her scientific school,- all stand side by side with the best. Thus stands our Alma Mater today, founded on the bed-rock of faith and determination, and built of adamant, the unsubdued and unsubduablef' Bravely she has shouldered her responsibility as a chartered university, and she cannot but carry her work to a just completion. Such she is and therefore welove her. Iustly her sons the World over thrill with pride and burn with devo- tion at the name of their Alma Mater. We can do no better than to join with our Sophomore brother:- Raise her proud battle cry Shout, shout that name on high For her we'll live and die Grand old Vermont! Long shall her name survive Long shall she live and thrive Nobly her sons shall strive Grand old Vermont!