St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-05-10
Origin Of Dartmouth College.

LII l. now nea;ly a century since Dr
Eleazar Wheelock went up from Lelra-
non, Ct, 10 Hanover. " H., carving
with him Moor's Indian Charity School
lie went 10 plant this institution I'm the
shades OF the wilderness. where the duSkv
tribes. for whose education the school
was started. were yet lingering. Dr.
Nheelock had been settled over a small
parish in the northern part of Lebanon.
Ct, which has since been SET of. making
the present town of Columbia. Here lac
had received into lis family Indian youth
Tor The purpose of preparin" them 10 be
teachers and preachers 10 their own race
With one ot these he had remarkable
success HIS wslS Samson Occom. Tor
some time quite DISTINGUISHED preacher,
and the author of the well-known hvmn.
beginning. ''iwakod bv Sinsi's awful
sound 10 promising did the work of
Indian education appear, especially IN
the light oi ihis example. that Joshua
Moor. living in Mansfield. Ct. had NV
en a house and two acres of land In Lel,-
anon rs an endowment for the school.
and the institution itself WAS honorcd
with hi> name. This Was I'm l154.
Soon after fh;S. Rev. Samson Oceon.
IN company with Rev Nathaniel Whita-
ker, went 10 England, and 50 powerfully
were the good people Of England affected
bv seeing and hearing this eloquent In
dian preacher from the western willS.
that the money caIne in freely. and the
sum ui about El0.noO was raised. and
vested IN Trustees in London. of which
board Lord Dartmouth wa> President.
for the Uses of the >chcol.
Then ii w;lS thought best 10 remove
the school TO some par; OF the country
where r,r! men more alounled. and after
varl"u, inquiries, Hanover. y. H.. WAS
iixel upon. being then In the wilderness.
\ charter was obtained from the leai-la-
ture OF New Hampshire i'm l769. a. Also
a lar-e donation in land. and In l770.
ihe school travelled up 10 IL ncw home.
This WIS m August From the language
of DIR. Alien, afterwards president Of the
COLLEGE, We MAY zee that this WIS
rough AMI primitive operation
Tie pine trees ga tcgs acres had
been cut DOWN Without mails or alas,. 4
he DIR. W built him a lo- cabin. l.
ieet >,ilar'-. and directed ihe operations
"t forty or fifty labcrcr>. who were en-
ployel IN dig.-ing a wcl. AMI in buildinr
for H. family hou>- of "Ie >1orv. and
another oi igyo >toris-~. ei.llv feet lon..
for liz scholars, A. hi- family arrived
before ihc>e habitaIion> were l,rclaarel. 4
hls wiic and daughters h,,>l ior about a
month IN hiS hut. and hi soils and stu
'l,ni> ln;l'le them hooii.> a,rl bcl> Of
heinlocL lr,u-l.-. Br liz li>l cf Orto-
her. the buildings welc done. and posses
sion taken. His Mas ihe MAX IN which
what ! now Dartmouth Colleee Ma
starred. anl when the century come,
ruund. a. 4 soon will, there will H. an
.ihundanrc of material TO make 1he occ.l-
>ion U,,r vi grcai Interest IA the MAY OF
pullic ovlnmrmurallun
d. Nhcclocl. 1he founder. MAS a re-
1l't:a..i-ie man-of line personal appear
lncc ..ia'l bearing; a ma,i command
iii- :,ni attractive ,lvgurilcJ-a warm
iIlcl.d ami .i--oci:le OF Nhiiriicld. and
earnestly cn-as,d in personal lal.or> 10
promote The Ncw Light r-NiNsl> of the
lnl'ldlc OF lie lai cenlury-C,aysg,g-
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