VERMONT, University of, and State Agricultural College, located at Burlington, Vt, The University of Vermont was chartered 1791, and first opened to students in MOO, the first class being graduated in 1804. The State made a grant of land of 29,000 acres for the use of the university, and the governor of the State and spealcer of the house wore made rrembers ex officio of the board of trustees. In 1862 the Vermont Agricultural College was chartered, but as it did not receive the support necessary to put it into operation, it was incor porated in 1865 with the university under the title of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. Under this new charter the board of trustees consists of the governor, the president of the university, members ex officio; nine members elected by the State legis lature, three every two years, for a term of six years, and nine other members having the power to fill vacancies in their number. The College of Medicine, which prior to 1899 was a partially independent affiliated school, is one of the old est medical schools in the United States, having been opened to students as early as 1809. It was suspended from 1836 to 1854, but after tht latter date its growth was continuous, and in 1899 it became an integral part of the umver sity under the entire control of the board of trustees. The university has maintained a steady growth from the first, except during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. In 1814-15 the college buildings were used as barracks,.and all exercises were suspended; in the Civil War large numbers of students left the university to join the army. The organization of the university now includes: (1) the College. of Arts and Science; (2) the College of Medicine; (3) the College of Engineering; (4) the Col lege of Agriculture. Women are ,admitted to all colleges except medicine. The College of Arts offers a classical course leading to the de gree of A.B., a literary-scientific course leading to the degree of Ph.B., a course in general sci ence leading to the degree of B.S., a technical
course in chemistry leading to the degree of B.S. in chemistry and a course in commerce and economics, leading to the degree of B.S. in commerce and economics. The A.B. and Ph.B. and general B.S. courses are largely elective after the freshman year. The College of Engi neering offers courses in civil and sanitary, electrical and mechanical engineering, all lead ing to the degree of B.S. In the College of Agriculture courses in animal and plant indus try, teaching of agriculture and home economics are offered. Shorter courses of one or two years are also provided in agriculture. The College of Medicine offers a four years' course leading to the degree of M.D. Two years of preliminary work are required for admission to the medical college. The university also offers a seven-year combination of medical and aca demic curricula leading to the Baccalaureate and M.D. degrees. The university also confers the degrees of A.M., M.S., C.E., M.E. and E.E. for graduate worlc. There are 56 endowed scholarships, 30 State scholarships and a stu dents' loan fund. The university buildings on the campus include Old College, a reconstruc tion of a building erected in 1825, the corner stone of whose southern part was laid by Gen eral Lafayette; Converse Hall, a dormitory; Grassmount, woman's dormitory; the Billings Library; the Williams Science Hall; the me chanical buildings; the agricultural buildings; and the gymnasium; the medical department oc cupies buildings in the city. The library in 1918 contained 97,000 volumes. In 1904, in which year the centennial of the first graduation was celebrated, a movement was begun by the alumni to raise a centennial endowment fund of $1,000, 000. The students in 1918 numbered 599, of whom 313 were in the departinents of arts and sciences.. Among the graduates have been one vice:president of the United States, one cabinet minister, three United States ministers to for eign nations, four governors of Vermont and 14 college presidents.