A VIEW FROM THE NORTH-WEST ANGLE OF COLLEGE PARK PRESIDENT'S HOUSE BILLINGS LIBRARY WILLIAMS SCIENCE HALL TH OLD COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS OF ARTS AND SCIENCE. 1896 30 Sept., Wednesday, A. M., Thanksgiving Recess, Christmas Recess, 1897 First half-year began. From Tuesday evening, Nov. 24, to Monday noon, Nov. 30. From Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, to Tuesday noon, Jan. 5. Mid-year Examinations began. From Friday evening, March 26, to Tuesday noon, April 6. Founder's Day. Prize Reading for Women Students. Meeting of Phi Beta Kappa Society. Forest Prize Speaking. Entrance Examinations. SUMMER VACATION Entrance Examinations. 28 Sept., Tuesday, 9 A. M., 29 Sept., Wednesday, 8.15 A. M., First half-year begins. HISTORY AND CHARTERS "An Act for the purpose of Founding a University at Burlington," was passed by the Legislature of Vermont, Nov. 2nd, 1791, of which the following are the Preamble and First Section: "Whereas the education of youth is necessary for the advancement of morality, virtue and happiness, and tends to render a people or State respectable; to promote which, establishments for Seminaries and Colleges have ever been patronized by all good governments; and whereas several grants of land have already been made by the State, and private liberal donations have been offered, for promoting so needful an establishment within the same, which demand the attention of this Legislature for laying the foundation for an institution so beneficent to society; therefore, Section I. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, that there shall be and hereby is a College instituted and established at such place in the township of Burlington in the County of Chittenden as the Corporators hereinafter named shall think most convenient for that purpose, to be known and designated by the style of THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT." A subsequent Act gave to the Corporation of the University "full power, right, and authority to appropriate to the use and benefit of the said University forever all such lands as have been already granted and reserved by the authority of this State for the use and benefit of a College." The Act of Incorporation vested in the Trustees of the University of Vermont full power "to appoint, elect, support and remove from time to time, all such officers and servants as they shall find necessary; to direct the studies of the youth; to establish professorships and professors, and provide for their support; to make and establish all necessary rules, regulations and by-laws for the orderly government of said University (provided always that the said rules, |