St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07


Scniycr HiHt IN Fprc
/ STATEMENT OF REV. II. I. FULLER.
The following statement concerning
both the property of the Academy and
the school itself WAS made 10y the PIin-
cipal:
There are tour buildings belonging to
the institution. each foI Il separate pur-
pose. First. the boarding house, with
accommodation for about forty stu
dents. This WAS recently repaired and
enlarged. and is FULLY furnished. Sec
"EdlN. the clubhouse where meals are
served at cost of raw materials and the
cooking for the past ten weeks III S2,G
per week. Thirdly. the four story brick
cdltice called South Hall, erected three
Years ago at an expense of S;H.iHW. 1t
Is Il double structure. contains two ten
cmcnt> fnr teachers and forty five rooms
for students. Each room is furnished
with all uccdful heavy furniture and l.
rented at IL very moderate price per
term OI week.
For the Academy proper, ground waS
broken anew Just - year and Il halt ago.
The result i one of the most >uh>tan-
tial and convenient school buildings in
the country. The style of architecture
Is Nurman-Gothic. Without. Il granite,
basement eight feet i'll height i SUI
mounted 10y walls of brick and slated
Nan>ard roof. The extreme depth of
the structure l. ~ feet. the length of
front - feet. OF rcaI 10 feet. y flight
of granite steps leads To each front en-
trance of the building. the root i adorn-
ed with turIct>. and from the main
tower shoots Il >pirc to the height of
III feet from the ground.
Within, the ample basement. l. feet
i'll height, contains a gNmnasium. coal
and store rooms, .iamitor> room. wash
and water closets. and heating appara-
tuS. The first floor has. besides en-
trance and stairway halls. the PInci-
pals office, four recitation rooms. chem
zeal laboratory, philosophical apparatus
room and wardrohcS. On the second
floor are two class rooms. II chapel
also used for Il general study and class
room, and two smaller rooms. The
third floor has the large hail in which
We are now convened. i recitation room
and music room. CHE uShcrS after
wards reported that 1850 people were
present in the hall and ante rooms. IOO
of these being Scatcd.) The whole
building is heated 10y steam. lighted 10y
gas ahl supplied with water. | II" cost
81 Inc Academy. not Including the I'M
IShIn% "t gymnasium. Is about sol .INm:
the expenditure on all the buildings
and iurnlshlngof the institution. SOB
OOu.
During the earlier wears of the Acad-
envy. it WAS financially sustained 10y T..
X +. Fairbanks and every mem
ntf al the illm having always taken Il
lvcly interest III IFS welfare. Since
l0uh all expenses have been betrayed
rL,. t.'','I''',, ,. 81; :, ,'''''N,
the Athru,um lint tnr,tLn, hnih fur
nish means for a broad and thurourh
culture. But for the best and most en-
T TT, work enough Is not yet done.
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he greatly enlarged, additional means
y" III 'iJ>i>'' ',,' 10, l'','lSeh' students
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