Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-05
School Reunion.


 The +Reunion of the old scholars of Mir. Frederick W. Gums school at Washing. toB, laef week, parsed off very pleasantly. Aboht torty.now residing out of town re- turnsd antt IL gistered their names. The extensive changes und additions Mir. Gum has been making to his house are not yet fnishel, and in fact it was barely ready for occupation in time for the Reunion. The new school room was inaugurated, or ded- icated, or whatever the word may be, by a charads party, Tuesday evening (whereat. among other things the Reunion of the nest quarter century was pre-igured with astonishing accuracyl; and, also, on Friday evening, byimpromptu literary exercises into.whieh the ''boss" were drawn. from the latest aud smallest, a. smart little chap. knes1hieh, to the oldest and biggest. the first boy that attended MT. Gunu's first scfIooi iil the summer of 1889. At the Fsi.hy evening gathering. too. "A youag l% dys ystook her share in the exercises. in such manner as may have removed some ''spher ical" doubts from the minds of 'nnbeliev ingEhomases" ifany such were present. On Thursday night there was hop at Farmers Hall. where forty or fifty coup les, sipdulged in d tue, solemnities of the ''sqnare'. dance, or the Alevities of the "ronud" ditto, to the music of Wheeler & Wilson's band from Bridgeport. Baseball was atso a;marked d feature of the week. A nine sf very fine individual players was se- iected: although they could not have the necessary practice for playing perfectly to- gethsr. InOn Saturday they played game with the Waterbury baseball club. at that place, and were victorious by score of 16 toll2, notwithstanding their severe loss iu tic disabling of Dsming. catcher. What with, with iSpr some sort of amusement for each evening, and baseball, loafinR about and talkingiup old times during the day, the week was evidently an exceedingly pleas sHtpnei for all concerned. 2.
 iMrF Gann's long career aud marked suc- cess as a teaclier are deserving of some thing more than n mere passing notice Shoptl ly after his graduation from Yale Col lege. he started au Academy school at his uatiseM place, in 1889, which. with few years, ,jptersal be Aasskept up ever since. O0nmeneing with ga day school, he bsgalRa : After "a; time taking board. ing escho, o,ars, od As their . :, number in creassdodihe aiahas as made one li addi ton. aftefs another to his dwelling house tiff Iowehe has nearly fifty boarding iu his oyR fanily,,aaD Daring thes past season he has added an0ther story, in which is a large welEighted, weil-ventila.ed. school-room. ?. sOf the character of so old and we'll estab.. lisAsa san anstitution it is hardly necessary tolspeak. qoMr. Gunn is q ssborns teacher. with that remarkable faculty for interest. ing pupils in study which Normal Schools may improve. but cannot give. He Ehas e1eslIeps methods of play as well of stud, for young folks. and early recognized . fact. now becoming generally understood that the hstdeveiopsment of boys bodies is a. much I part of the teachers duty as the, de velopementiof their minds. Taking into consideration ,also. the additional and mos, impcrtant fact that with him the boy fad. aAOns ps vel a school, We are not { sur. ulr prisessatthe evidences of increasing pros perity that strike us ut each return to th, old iAMstiisa.tioh, M isa.tioh, One other fact we can hardl, pass by without due reference. From th, outset Mir Gum was an ousspoken aboli sloanlsee At that time the Abolitionist wa dsatrasted and disliked. if not persecute, ss . dlsturber of the peace. The effect Q, the school m was for a time disastrous Tn AnmDsr ot pupils diminished; and, for
 ysat1or two Mr. Gunn taught at Tow.nds
 Pennsylvania Returning tue sscho; Yas. started again, and from 4h, time its prosperity seems steadily have increased. Prominent Anti. Shaver Reopla Iemsmbered aa co-worker, aud asferemtl tltimaaisons of Henry Ward sB.ee, er, Mrs. Stowe and John c. Fremont h., attended1hia sclaoelb or late, too. mar tsg es gI8s4al sasya waE 'sf77-
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