The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-24
CASrLETON SEMINARY.
Anniversary Exercises ana ESainin-
utiOnS.

For forty-four years Castlcton Seminary
has occupied high position among the
educational institutions of the country.
Under the watchful eyes of its first guar
dians, Mcssrs Solomon Foot and Fordycc
Warner, preceded by Rev. Charles Walker
and l. i Clark, with such assistants as Al
exander w Buel, afterwards member of
congress from Michigan, and as female
teachers, Miss Kitchell, now Mrs. Ladd.
After them came as principal Rev L J Hal
lock, who was principal for period of
seventeen years, and during his administra-
ton the names of such persons as Miss
Lawrence, now Mrs Gen Hopkins, Mrs
Tufts, Miss Churchill, Mrs. Miner, Miss
Marsh, and NIcssrs. Ilurlburt, John G
Churchill, Rev James Tufts, and many
others, who are equally worthy of mention.
During the time that the above persons
were connected with the school it bestowed
its diplomas upon many who afterwards
have become governors of states, members
not only of the national house of repre-
sentatives, but OF the senate. and upon its
alumni are found the names of men who
have gained IN honorable name ana high
position among the leading diynes of the
country men VINO now s''lu III 'i'c ie"o
of our largest institutions of learning; and
those tlat nave reached 10 the inquest posi-
non among Tue legal ana meuic"i fraternity
oil lAr lana, ana not only are there 10 DC
iouhu III couhcc'loh WIFI tne scnoo''
Who" uH0eF Inc guidance o' MessIs'
oot' W 'her' iiaIIoch anu o'''crH'
out may he l"uhu ""'o'' 'h"sc VINO nave
/ 2rauualed from II III i'ier years. Whch II
( was uh"'I 'u' u'Icct'"h III" Su'u'ncc vi
/ '"oh men ''7 heN' AHarlHl il!ue' H"pheh
Nh""i'"n' ~ u. OF MISS IL. ~ ilasNcI'' OF
I U' i''S'u' pfINclial Kew H. u w iliia'iis'
( upon "h"se sh"uIdcrs nave peeh hohofho'y
borne lhe nantes OF ther predecessors
{ and 10 institution OF the kind has more OF
I IT'S scholars distributed throughout the
| length and breadth OF our country, than
/ this and at this time macy are gathering
neal to it, while many arc sending mlssives
is now 50 prosperous, and many well wish
cs are daily going cut for its increased
/ prosperity and welfare. OF late years the
old institution has not materially changed
ON the outside. although one who attended
school there fifteen years ago and over no.
ticea many things that are changed around
the grounds The fence around the park
is gone, as is also the fence that formerly
run from the front entrance to the side has
disappeared. The same door opens out of
/ the main entrance, the room on the left
where paror sociabcs and entertainments
( and sociables used 10 he held is now the
/ private Office and library of the principal -
the one opposite that used to be occupied
10 music room Is now the seminary par
| '"r' what used 10 De inc gents chapel Is
80 no more althouSh rs your reporter
pa SC" through u ne 'housht Oh now 1t useu
10 oc' ana Ia i'hasAih'loh p'aced II pacK'
Inc l"oles ch''Pei Is greatly changed Inc
oiu oehche' nave heeh la'ien OUT ana thelr
/ PAGES suppilcd with more Moderh school
I mouse furniture. y slate bench board
! mas taken Inc place OF the one
( that USED 10 cfumpic uhder the impression
I oi our chaik, ana the table from WhIch we
"e"y i's'cicu 10 INC reauihg oi inc scrip
'u'o' ~ G"hr' "uu us pace sappiied by
ueSh' ohe I"oh' the iIttic recitation
| room Is Almost us IL was many years ago,
WHO tiie oiu frehch recitation room ana
u'""i-s i"oi''' coui,' NOV pc iccosnl"co ny
! any ieison, 10 uli'cienliy are 'hcy no"
| "il"Isc"' Du' we s""e III soiro" III inc
ui'apl'''ed con"''ioh OF inc peliry, IL ne
! ny Utmost inc only part Oh inc builoihg
inu' SHOWS DECAY, anu gazing at IL we
'h'iN thal we 'ic wandering from our SUD
Jec' WHICH properly Is inc
EXAMINATIONS,
which were commenced Monday morning,
and continued all day. The exercises Of
| the second day were opened by reading of
| the 14Sth Psalm by Mrs. Williams, the
scholars alternating with each verse. fol-
| lowed with prayer by Rev. G. ID. Flagler
Of Mechanicsyilc, n. Y.
The first exercise was the examination of
Junior class in United States History. Miss
Martha House teacher. The teacher oues-
toned the members of the class as TO WHY
the history should be more fully under
stood than that of any other country.
Each one was called upon to rise and state
in their own language different events in
the life of Columbus, his many attempts
for aid and repeated refusal and of his
final discoveries death and burial place. The
class were also called upon TO name other
discoveries who, while in the interests of
Spain. made other discoveries on our shore.
and also the same in reference to France
and England. They were also closely
questioned on other matters of history per.