University of Vermont - Ariel Yearbook (Burlington, VT)

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10 THE ARIEL, 1908 only if viewed with relation to his work in the University of Vermont. His life would be deserving of commendation, even of honor, if he had not discovered so unique and fine a mission. He will for all time hold a place of distinction in the history of the University. In addition to his work in the class-room he, with others, founded in 1850 one of the college fraternitieszf which for over fifty years have held so strong a place in the affections of all students. He has seen the University advance, keeping pace with the demands of modern life, and has welcomed the newer courses which seem strange to some of us. But while wel- coming the new departures, he has clung fast to the earlier conception of what a college training ought to include, These views he set forth in the closing paragraph of his paper on The History of the University of Vermont CgUni- versity Cynic, Vol. Xixj. He said: 'iBut the new studies can never expel the old. The pure mathe- matics will never be superseded as a gymnastic for the reasoning faculty, nor will the classic languages and literatures lose their pre- eminence as a humanizing discipline, fining the wits and refining the feelings. There may perhaps be less Greek, or no Greek at all in the course, and more German or Italian, but no groping with the microscope and no grinding of facts can ever make good the absence of linguistic and literary culture. Professor Goodrich comes of Puritan stock, and was born in 1831 on a farm in Hinsdale, Mass. His birthplace was the home of his father and his grand- father. In 1840 his uncle, Chauncey Goodrich, a brother-in-law of President james Marsh, was engaged in the publishing busines in Burlington, and in the printing and binding departments of that establishment young Goodrich worked for his board during his college course. Between the time of his graduation CI853j and the beginning of his work in the University M8725 he was Principal of Hinsdale Academy, of Montpelier Seminary, and of Kimball Union Academy. He was Superintendent of City Schools, Burlington, from 1868 to 1870. From 1872 to the present time he has been Professor of Latin, and, incidentally, Pro- fessor of Rhetoric, English Literature and Greek. He married Ella Moody, daughter of the only physician at that time in the city. There is perhaps no better-known hgure in Burlington. To the sons and tDelta Psi.

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THE ARIEL, 1908 9 The influence that abides was derived from some wise, gentle and strong soul with whom the boy or girl came in contact day by day for a period of years. Here occurs a really creative process. The boy discovers himself. Unsuspected powers develop. New ambitions awake. The outlook on life changes. Life itself changes. Happy those seats of learning whose history shows the presence of one or more' such personalities! Doubly happy those institutions where such men have made their appeal year after year, reaching from class to class, even from generation to generation! Wfhere this condition exists we have a spiritual relation best described by that sublime sentence in the opening words of the Book of Genesis: And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. The University of Vermont is what it is largely because of a succession of such personalities in its history. JOHN ELLswoR'rI-1 GOODRICH, to whom this issue of The Ariel is dedicated, is one of these rare men: one of that small, possibly diminishing group, who have created colleges without money. .l-le began to teach in 1853, and has studied the unfolding mind and soul almost without interruption ever since. ln the University his work has covered an unbroken period of thirty-five years. He has, in some fashion, impressed himself upon every class which has graduated within two generations. This is the great fact that makes him a personality. This is the fact that overshadows his attainments as a vvriterff clergyman, public speaker and citizen. Indeed, all other facts in his life have their full meaning fProfessor Goodrich has Written some good verse which has never been published. He contributed to the History-of Chittenden County 4188355 to the New England States f18975g to the ninth and tenth editions of the 'Enoyclopaeclia Brittanicaug to t'The Vermonter and 'fVe1-mont Reviewi' articles on the University and Vermont Immi- gration. He edited the Revolutionary Rolls of Vermont for the State, and compiled or edited the General Catalogues of 1870, 1890 and 1900. He delivered an address on' Ira Allen, t'Founder of the University of Vermont, in 1892, which will always be a part of the literature of the college, and the following year he established Founder's Day. He enlisted in the Union Army in 1864, and is amember of the Loyal Legion. He was ordained a Congregational clergyman in 1864, and the University conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1897. In 1905 he edited the very creditable volume containing a report of the proceedings and the addresses delivered during the One Hundredth Commencement of the University 619045.

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THE ARIEL, 1908 11 daughters of the University, in college and elsewhere, he has long been known as that good gray head. Notwithstanding his intellectual vigor and the keenness of his sympathies, time will not be denied. The years so full of service and creative achievement have brought to Professor Goodrich not only the affection of many grateful hearts, but also the reverence due to age when age perfectly crowns a vigorous, useful, upright and sober life. May his like always be found in the teaching force of our beloved Alma Mater. May she always deserve and attract such men. irx- - . r w Wfffm ' W Q 5 -- ll 5 WW-'GFW 'li' -ffl-1' 'aff li as 'if ' h -Qi ld 'liagigxyl it 'M U ,jg Q! xi- K 1- ln , - -. - s ,, ' 1 ,ke-4.1-u, 5 'hge is I 1' ei.-5 21 57 - Q i iyleg . c s L -H ?l3f4oi:E1E'E Tl -L51 1,-:F,'. -A ' ' ifl 521 '-f ' ' if ':j5 ' ' '- , ' - ' E I I H g it lg-, i qiii Y l' LLl-Q-yi I' .mar xi., I Q-- 2'Q ' ' , -f MV R., A gg. 5 AV wfhilf 1,5 fel, ' H55 sg u.-I. 1901