Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Rutland Military Institute.


Last evening the parting drill of the
first term Of Capt. s. III. Kelley's school,
was witnessed at the Town Hall by the
many friends of the teacher and the pa
rents and friends of the scholars. 1t was
treat that Rutland people have never
before been permitted to have, but
which it is hoped they can sometimes
hereafter be permitted to witness in
larger numbers than the limited space of
the Rutland Town Hall will accommo-
date and give room upon the floor for the
eyolutions. The writer of this notice
has been through camps of instruction in
military tactics and three years service
in the field during the rebellion, but he
never witnessed such proficiency with
only three months instruction, as that
displayed by the students of this school
at the end of their first term.
The ranks of the company on drill
last night numbered about forty, all in
the tasty uniform of the school. The
system of tactics used were Upton's new
work, adopted by the United States
Army soon after the close of the rebel
| lion, the elastic movement of which,
and the ease with which one combina-
ton was changed to another, struck old
soldiers as about as much of an improve
ment on the system of Casey as that
was on the cumbersome old machinery
that Gen. Scott invented with which to
move in regular order. The boys seemed
to partake of the fire and spirit of their
teacher, and all their movements were
so accurate and precise that they won
great praise for their soldierly bearing
and proficiency, some of their most diffi-
cult evolutions being greeted by pro-
longed cheers from the audience. The
marching and playing of the drum corps,
was especially noticeable, many of their
efforts being enthusiastically cheered.
The exhibition was most creditable to
the genius of Captain Kelley, who orig
mated the enterprise of military school
in Rutland, and has organized it into q
success. The military feature is but a
small part of the merits of the school,
Mr.. Kelley having for years been one of
the most successful teachers in the state.
All those branches of instructions ordin-
arily taught in first class high schools
are studied by the scholars of this. The
high moral tone of this institute will be
very useful in forming the character of
these boys, and we feel that Rutland
should encourage it as enc of her most
favored institutions. Captain Kelley
has now only about accommodations for
the number of scholars he has, and has
been obliged to turn away several dur
ing the past term, but it is hoped that
by the end of another term he can pro-
cure such accommodations as will allow
him to gather under his instruction the
large numbers that the rapidly growing
popularity of his school must draw to it.
The musical instructors Mr.. n. f.
Styles has ably seconded the enthusiasm
of Captain Kelley and has won place
in the front rank of instructors of drum
corps, by his success with this class.
The veteran instructor of the Jackson
Military Institute at Tarrytown, on-the-
Hudson, New York, Rev. f. A. Jack
son, called upon Captain Kelleys school
yesterday and spoke in the highest terms
of the school and its teacher, and pre-
dicted for both a success that is very
flattering. Rutland is favored by hav-
ing this institution located here, and she
will appreciate it and give it the support
it so richly deserves.