The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-13
Short Record of a Successful School
VERMONT EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE
BuRIINGTON. June u. lS16


BURLINGTON, June "a, 1876.
These following were among the specli-
cations lately contained in condensed re
port 10 the trustees, made by the priucipa.
of this school-the Rev. Theo. A. Hopkins
for the 16 years he has sole charge of the
same. The school is not endowed bui
has supported itself, and paid over ter
thousand dollars rental to the diocese be-
sides:
AS to numbers-On the school list are
the names of 7l6. OF these Vermont has
furnished (23 per cent 1853 these from
other states have numbered 553.
2. AS to reputation-B pys have come to
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Mary land, OHIO, Illinois
Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
California, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia
South Carolina, Washington, d. c., and
from outside the Union, from Cuba, Can
ada and Buenos Ayres, South America.
Some of my best pupils have been kept
with me for five years, though four years
and three years are more frequently spent
here, and some few stay only one year.
3. AS to the quality OF the education
given by me-Nly boys have entered, di
rectly from my training, Harvard college,
Mass; Yale college, Conn; Bowdoin col
lege, Maine; Dartmouth, N. Ii the Uni
versity of Vermont, and Mddlebury COL
lege, Vermont college of Physicians and
| Surgeons, medical department of Columbia
college, New York city; TriRity college,
Conn. Hobart college Geneva, N. Y;
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y; Will
liams college, Mass; Columbia college,
New York city Bethlehem college, Penn;
Knox college. Illinois; Racine college,
Wisconsin; Washington University, St.
Louis, Mo; Rutgers college, New Jersey
the University of Georgia and especially
| West Point Military academy; as well as
the Polytechnic school, of Troy, N. Y;
also st. Stephens college, Anandae.
have never once offered candidate TO
any college or university who was re-
| jected.
4. AS to military drill-For the past
twelve years my boys have formed bat
talon, and have every summer sustained
the regular military drill in the United
I States infantry tactics, with bayonet exer-
cises have been held on the city square of
Burlington, annually in June, and several
years also at Plattsburgh, n. Y, (Which
is a military post. They have invariably
elected high praise from United States
military generals when present, and by
none were more flattering compliments
paid to them than by Gen, Sheridan, at
whose reception, by the city of Burlington,
they assisted. when he was here in 1868.
The military drill is still sustained, and to
the same Cor higher degree of efficiency.
8. AS to Christian Character. hun
dred and twenty-seven of my pupils have
made profession of christianity, while
under my training, and they have uniform.
ly proved faithful in christian integrity of
character in after years.
6. Besides those who have entered college
fully one-half entered stores, insurance
offices, medical schools, theological schools,
law schools, and postoflices. Several have
become United States military officers in
the regular army, having graduated as
West Point; some became underteachert
in schools, or returned to their farms or en-.
tered some of the higher walks OF life Nine
of the pupils became underteachers in the
institute itself, during the sixteen years OF
its existences, and have always proved
most efficient. Our current school year Is