Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-02

Reunion at the Vermont Episcopal ms
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BURLINGTON, July -, leDl-
Yesterday Will be long remembered by the
members Of the Vt. Fps Inst, as the first ''re-
union Of the oli pupils held since the school
vas founded in September 1850. There WAS
gathering from the North AMI South and East
and Wsst.which. uniting with those AZ present in
the school, composed a gooily thr5ug TO I'll the
halls and rooms Of that fine building Already
the Y. f. I. Is the centre Of many associations
clustering about it III the memories Of its Old
time pupils and as they gathered yesterday
from Banks AMI Insurance cii.es-trom stores
in New York AMI Troy and the couu,ry-irom
Yale College. the [. Y. NJ, and Amherst, and
in spirit sc expressed By letter from Harvard.
Hobart. Trinity, Dartmouth and Miidletury
Colleges, and as they represented themselves as
engaged Ia heavy iron interests IN Pennsy.-
yauis. o. in large enterprises ia New Jersey, or
ss having teen captains il the : army. "
as marr,el and now heals Of househ5lls-ani as
IN all cases thankful for their former connection
with this school In their b5yhool days, and
were loud in It's pruisl-it must have been high
ly gratifying to Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins to feel
that their past LAHORE are so truly appreciated
by their Oh rupils, and that they are re=em-
berei by them with So much affection sni re-
gard as was expressed yesterday.
The usual morning prayers were held in the
CHAPEL at @ O'Clock, in which the present pupils
sang the chants "autiphoaally." It was done
with force and spirit and body Of tone showing
a careful culture and vast improvement over
the music Of former years At this time the
pupils and guests began to arrive. Then friends
and patrons from St Louis and the North sp-
pearei. Then others came, and others still, up
to about one O'Clock. During these hours the
small boys OF the Institute we're having their
match game Of base ball On the play grOuni,"
and the guests gathered cut there to see the
game which was very much spirited.
At one, the dinner WAS served IN the same old
dining room, only we were SO numerous a com
pany that only the ladies present could have
sests. and the rest Of US lined (and in some
places double and triple lirei) the walls Of the
entire room, as we stood around the table. load
ell with good things and we enjoyed its varied
comforts as only those can, who are favored by
exercise and health, and who have as many
agreeable associations ola kindred sort, to pro-
woke the appetite, as VIC have with this dining
room.
Mrs. Hopkins gracefully presided over sll,
with her old-time care and watchfulness. that
no enc, even the smallest pupil, be in any degree
overlooked or forgotten in the distribution Of the
good things she had so lsvishly prepared.
After dinner came the most extensive part Of
the reunion We all adjourned to The Library,
Shere our beloved old teacher, Mr. Hopkins,
invited US to hear the letters read, which we're
written by those who could not be present.
And here indeed dii We fad full expression
Of affection. appreciation and regard which must
be our teachers best reward for all his past
years of perseverance and toll, in establishing
this school. The acknowledgement that the &C
curacy and mental drill. which they acquired
while here, was the foundation Of their success
in after life, was most full and spontaneous
Their love and respect not only to Mr.. Hopkins
but to his present assistants, Messrs. George
Briggs, E. A 0'Brien and F. l. Camp, and es-
pecially to Mrs. Hopkins, was general, and
their regret that business prevented their beng
personally present Was universal.
After reciting the career of each boy as set
down in the catalogue since leaving school, and |
points Of information, as to their pre-
sent occupation, the company adjourned to the /
play ground, where the great match of the day
was pnyed, between the "Nonpareil B. B. |
club of the present pupils, and picked
nine'' Of the old pupils present. 1t resulted
largely in favor Of the Nonpareil club. At the
close each party cheered the other. and all we're
the more friendly for the pleasing contest
Next followed real Rock Point swimming. and
The active, hot and dusty company We'd with
zach other in the cool Lake, with something Of
The old zest, when we used to 90 bathing nearly
very day.
supper at o'clock was bounteously furnished
md if possible, more gratefully enjoyed by the
players and the swimmers than the dinner
But the great feature of the occasion was the
uperb display of military drill and bayonet ex-