Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1874-08-20
II. C. A.

II. C. A.
| These are not cabalistic abbreviates
but the familiar initials of the Troy
Conference Academy, situate at Poult-
| ney, Vt This school was chartered by
| the Vermont Legislature in 1884. The
school building was erected in 1886; it
was completed and ready for receiving
students in September, 1887. The super
structure is of brick, four stories high,
besides attic rooms and basement
kitchen.
| This stately structure was not built
| upon the sand but upon solid rock; it
was built to stand, and stand it does to-
l day, sound and firm, as good as new,
| after the wear of winds and storms
beating upon it for nearly forty years.
Within, it is commodious for about
/ 300 students and convenient for a first
| class school, with all appliances for
] seminary of such high grade. Its friends
and patrons have within the past year
purchased it of Rev. DR.. Newman at
the price of $45, 900, Dr. Newman him.
self giving $4,000 of the purchase
money and presented it entirely free
from debt, with legal deeds, to the Troy
Conference of the NJ. E. Church. The
buildings with the grounds adjoining,
some 80 acres or more, are reasonably
estimated at 1915, 900, and even 100000
would not well replace the property to-
day.
By reason of a debt of $40, 900 in
Cured in its early history when the peo
pie were poorer than now and the NJ. f.
Church had less experience in the inan-
cial management of schools, the pro
party was sold to private parties about
twenty years ago. 1t changed hands
from time to time, till DR.. Newman be-
come the sole proprietor of this valua-
BILE property in 1865, and named 1t
Ripley Female College. From him it
has been. so recently. re-purchased for a
Conference School. ...... -..-s...
The reunion of the firm friends of the
Academy its former teachers, pupils,
and patrons occurred Thursday and was
an. occasion of great interest TO all who
were permitted to be present or partici-
pate in the exercises. A full programme
had been previously prepared and
sent out to its friends and patrons and a
general invitation was extended TO the
public. The day was not auspiciously
favorable The heavy. showers. of the /
:. u, = .,,,;,,,,, = "a tho ,,,-,I,ronF Of raiJ,
in the morning were. not encouraging |
preparations for park speaking or for, !
a great gathering of the people on the
occasion Yet in spite of the wet and
threatening weather there was goodly
number present from the farming re-
gions round about, and fair representa-
ton of the former members of Che
school III. ---..-..- ..c...s
At2 p. m, the pupils and patrons
met at the seminary and formed in pro- I
cessi0n, under charge Of Prof. Newman,
D. D., and preceded by the Queen City /
Band Of Burlington, marched 10 the
notes Of martial music, to the Methodist
Church where the exercises were held /
Had the weather been favorable the
programme would have been performed
in the beautiful maple park on the sem
mary grounds. .-e. ....s....-. /
The church WAS full to overlooking, .
literally pacledin all parts pews, gal j
leries, altar and aisles with an iEteili-
gent, interested, eager congregation, /
animated with one sentiment, with one
accord--the reepenlng and the rejuHen-
ating of the old T. o.. a. ...- 80 ~. p.
Mr.. Kelley Of the class Of 45 presided.
Rev. George C. Sake, a former teach |
er offered a grateful, fervent prayer,
Prof. NJ. e. Cady, the principal elect /
of the new order of things, made an adj
dress of welcome to the friends and |
patrons and former pupils present, /
MR.. oADY's REMARKS r.. III. /
Alnmnse and alumni. Of the Troy Con- /
ference Academy, and of Ripley Female /
College, in behalf Of the faculty and /
friends we gladly greet you here to-day, !
aud welcome you back to your alma |!
mater and to our homes and b0spitali- !
ties. The history of forty pears past +
leave for others to record and recount. +
The students of the Old T. G. A. are T
leaving their marks of tod and triumph +
wherever they move, and building mon- /
uments Of noble lives and deeds that
shall live long after they are dead
Ripley Female College has sent ont /
her cultured minds, whose Intelligent +
labors and pure lives add to her accum-
ulating lustre There has come change
To-day another status is secured. | I
welcome to rs natal festivities to-day its
old teachers, its successful instructors
and leaders Of men, and imDlore you by /
your superior wisdom to help it TO main
tain higher stand. May this school
prove to be child born uIdor n star
that shall never cease to shine. To the /
old patrons, to the new founded institu-
ton, we bid welcome. The fatted calf
is killed, come to the feast for this our
child which WAS lost is found, which /
was dead is alive again. In behalf of
the faculty | ask the sympathy and eff |
forts and prayers of all, that the school
may be.placed on higher platform of
scholarship and success than ever, and
foremost in the front ranks, it may pro-
gress constantly toward the highest per-
lection in extending learning and giving
light .s..:--s,.
REPLY BY Mr., rPARMEETER.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Cady's re-
marks Hon. r. A. Parmenter, of Trey,
made reply in the following address:
We cannot well resist the invitation
or refuse the voice of welcome to the
familiar halls of learning and to our
school boy home, our loved alma mater.
That is the voice and the welcome ex-
tended to us to-day. I do not come
here to show Improvement in compost
ton or defamation, but to open my
heart to you and tell you how 1 love the
old halls and my old home-the T.: g. A.
Here more than third Of a century
ago, Ispent the happiest days of my