Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-06
me to cancel other engagements in order

me 10 cancel otner engagements in order
to be present at the anniversary.
Throughout the past year the reoollec-
ton of our visit to Castleton, in June
last, has been continual pleasure. To
revisit, after the lapse of quarter of a
century, the scenes identified with 80
many hopes and fears, joys and sorrows
of our youth to meet our old school.
mates after the bloom Of youth has passed
away, and the anticipations that freighted
each aspiring bosom have been either
wrecked or carried to successful issue,
was indeed an inexpressible pleasure.
We need not say that at the roll-call
last summer, our joy was somewhat tenn
pered with sorrow by the too frequent
lack of responses. Of all the thousands of
our students, how few, comparatively,
heard or needed the call of our dear old
Alma Mater. True, from some came let.
tiers intimating the tenderest affection
and the liveliest recollection of the
brotherhood. But silence-the silence of
the grave-too frequently followed the
call.
Death, in its fondnes for shining
mark" directed his aim towards many of
our brightest and our best. We learned
that some of our noblest young brothers
were cut short in their honorable career,
and that many of our lovliest sisters were
angels. We learned too, with universal
sorrow, the sad history of our Principal,
the Rev. Mr.. Hallock, with a great part
of whose life is interviewer the best his
tory of Cestleton Seminary. We heard,
also, of the death of Mrs. Hallock, who
lit seems to me as look back into the
past was the most accomplished and the
best of women. To me, motherless boy
in the midst of strangers, she was friend,
advisor and mother, and many others will
bear the same testimony, for
''None knew her but to love her,
None named her but to praise"
Since our last anniversary, we heal
that death has robbed the brotherhood o.
one of its fairest ornaments, and Castle
ton of one of her most useful citizens. The
death of DR.. Ell. f. Smith, has left va
can't place that must long remain untitled.
But while we mourn our dead, our Alma
Mater points with pride to her living
children. We have many in our minds
eye who reflect credit on the institution.
Many famous for their learning, their
patriotism, or their christianity, men emf
nent in high tin the learned profess
sions; renowned in literature and states
manship, women, too, as good and as
great in their peculiar walks in life-and
though the world may know less of them,
their friends are sometimes charmed to
read their pleasant stories or their must.
cal rhymes, that, come to us as waits on
the current of time, to lead back our
thoughts to the "long ago" How each
dear old presence starts into life at the
call of memory!
Marshaled by our gallant Captain
Churchill come forth Hope, Gorham,
Winchester, the Spencers, the Boardmans,
the Perkins, the Sanfords, the Langdons,
the Smiths, Ray, Atwood, Miller, Curtis,
Cantwell, Allen. Armstrong, Carpenter,
Clark, Kelly, Nor throp, Woodland, Aims
worth, Barrows, Hooker. Sherman, how |
they crowd thick upon US until we drop
the list
But stand back while Mrs. Miner with |
her charming aid Miss Lawrence, leads
forth her lovely column. The Miss Clapp, |
Haven. Clark, Bunker, Benton, Lang
dons White, Shaw, Smith, Parker, New
ell, and a hundred others, all smiling |
good and beautiful, in the contemplation
of whom the mind grows confused as in
garden of roses.
It docs not need the genios of Hope
to render this bright picture immortal.
1t must live in our hearts more fsdeless
and enduring than if painted by him on
canvass.
I know you will have q good time in
your ''feast of reason and fow of SOUL"
and if am unable to meet you, I will
look forward with the greatest pleasure
towards meeting you year hOnce.
Yours,
WILLIAM G. LODGE.
Claymont. Dol, Juno 10, 1874.
P. s. When is the monument to be
erected over the revered remains of Rev.