The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-07-06

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Trustee. aIo aa deai Dt Coleman was
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dag q tlo Seminary sBl requested lhat
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was complied wild Tbeu Or Coleman
case an interesting count % tha trials
and hauislips le encountered Wlgu he
cue % Manchester Is he lui Principal
% thc Seminary ia ls It Wa after
much urging that lie consented ID come
and found matters entirely different from
what be lad been lcd Is expect Use iu-
habi,Wi werc almost ail farmers, busy
with laeir own Affairs ana were utterly
unable g comprehend TIE requisites Of
aea an Institution d they proposed 10
found With tlcm To resolve 70 build
was to build and they troubled them.
selves 10 farther aboutit Consequently
circulars bad been spread broadcast over
Tie hud. announcing ,hat tha seminary
would be open on ,ueh day, while The
building was 20 at unfinished condition,
mot doov or window m place and the
carpenters 1t work putting on a,h pre-
pafatoig 70 plastcriug. hi, FIRST step
was 70 secure a boarding place as no
house had been provided, and this was
no easy task, for private families would
not consent TO take q boardcr and Tie ho-
tells were second Or third rate, whore his
companions would be stage drivers and
run drinkers. THIS woull be unpleasant
and % Ae finally determined 10 finish of
a room ID tie Seminary as soon as possi-
bic aud live BY himself. lie next called
a meeting Of Tie Trustees but failed 20
get a quorum together. Judge Skin.
ner would perhaps come in and stay 4
moment and after he was gone Judge
Clark would drop IN and perhaps two or
three more az different intervals, but they
could not leave their work toaltend to
business Of this kind Finally after spen-
ding several days in visiting such as lived
ia ncjghboring towns and urging the
matter, they were all got together. One
man from the village arose and asked why
they were called together, as he must re-
turn TO his work. Mr.. Coleman then
told them that lie had been there three
months doing nothing, and ifthey would
not stay and attend to business he should
go home before the next morning and
never come back again. After rejecting
upon tho matter three days they came to
the conclusion that it would be impossi-
bic to open the Seminary until the next
year. Accordingly MIR. Coleman sent for
his furniture from Massachusetts and COM
menced life il the sold Castle in the Pas
turc.h The winter was spent in looking
up subscriptions about the country and
IN preparing for the opening Of the school.
Returning at night after several weeks
Of absence he ploughed his way through
The unbroken snow to his castle aud sue
ccedcd in making his horse comfortable
but when he ondeayored to strike a light
with the finder, then IN use, hts efforts
failed. There were plenty of sparks but
the finder was damp and refused 10 burn
and he was compelled to retire to damp
bed, cold and hungry, while sleep was
impossible, but il was a trial Of the heart
rather than Of the body. His mental suf-
ferlngs were greater than bis physical
IN the spring the Seminary was opeued.
One hundred aud torty-six stalwart young
men responded TO the cali. The manual
labor system answered a good purpose at
thai time. 1t is not profitable when en-
ploycd against skilled labor associated
with capital, but it helped to bring out
those noble young men who went to
work with WILL After recitation the
cry was, Mr.. Coleman, what shall do,
from more than fifty strong pairs Of lungs
and the Steward would ask what shall
we have for dinner, so thatlife was filed
up with pcrplexity and care, but at 10
other period had he been able to accom-
plshso much good lie was glad to meet
some Of these same young men
on this occasion, but would prob
ably never meet them again. The repu-
iatlon Of the Seminary is due to the stu
dents more than to the teachers II could
have no more fitting memorial than the
noble Young men It has produced
OF the early teachers who remain to
ten the story: Mr. Aiken who was his
right hand man, Of noble heart and char
icicr, IN abundant preparation, has gone
home to bis reward; Mr. Buruham,
also, WHO was one Of the best assistants,
add who remained connected with tie
seminary twenty-five years. Poorly
qualified as far as books were concerned,
with no knowledge of tie classics, bat
all Of energy and perseverance, De grew
constantly acknowledge and ability. lIcl