Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-05

Miss Mary A. Burnham.
r,bo cobIa dasnntch received mt North |
nv o, ,',1,, ,,,,;I,,,. a,,,,o,ncirc tbe do,tb
"ihP.oi ..7' W. -. 1-..,,, l.;
of Miss Mary A. Durham, ut Nentnor III
the Isle of Wight, has saddened many
beort not Mt Northnmpton only, but wide
l., +L,o,,,,b III, country and NOT least here
y ,, 'no .'ta 49,, tnd and
III burliliS'oh' "hehe S"e h'''' "''''i' anu
warm friends.
Miss Burnham was born in Manchester.
in this state. in 1874. She was a daughter
81 Vijl;nn, Rurnhan, for many wears a
ta,,ber in tho Rurr and Burton Seminary
in thdt Mace and for the latter wears of
hie iife rs nrincinai. Those who knew the
fnthar viii rrncnrnize in his daughter many
If his most valuable traits. He was Il
man Of GREAT energy. enthusiastic in his
nr,foStin, and ono yho having. when he
PP ngan his work nj Manchester, no knowl-
ad7,a IF latin and Greek. ended his course
os principal of the classical department.
Narv'senrlv edncntion was of course. at
tho Sen,innry nf which her father was
nrincinnl In 1880 she began her attend
nnrn at the school for Young ladies under
Tho care If Rev and Mrs. !, II. Worcester
| in Rmrlinoton Her studies were inter
rrrted for - short time hythe death of her
| father i'm 1850. but she soon returned, and
nnrsuad her studies till January. 1863. end
mo- nor conrse as one of n class of four
vn7,nT ladies' MI of whom were of excel
| innt chnrncter and supprior scholarship
devotedlv attached to each other. and de
rivinr. no doubt. great benefit from their
mutual intercourse.
Having finished nercourse of study Miss
Rurnhnm hrUnn her career ms a teacher. in
the same school in which she had been
| trained in the fall of 1863. In the fall of
1Sei6 She went with a fellow teacher to the
seminary i'm New York of which DIR. Van
Norman was princlpal where she re-
NAMED for one wear only. In the fall of
isG- She was pnpagnd as lady principal of
the High school ut Montpelier in this
State. and remained there till the fall of
lS72. when She accepted a similar position
Mt Rutlnnd Nv this time her reputation
,'s - tracher and n lady of marked ability
and hiTh culture was so well established
that she was applied to in 1873 to take
charge of the department of English lit
erntnre in Wellesley college at its opening.
Uar connection win tho institution was
hnxevnr brief and in 1877 She made ar,
run~ements TO- realize what had been for
un,ne vearS nor strnnC desire a school
for yoilng ladies under her own control.
There seemed IL call for such a school at
Northampton. Mass, especially TO fit
voI1nr ladies' for smith College as one of
is sneciol objects Her reputation ms a
teacbar her winning manners her hlrh
cniture and her obyious energy of charac-
fer won friends for her She purchased "A
suitable house, issued her circulars, and in
DIN, TINA Oppupl her school. Ii WAS "A
bold undertaking, but it was eminently
successful The school opened with pupils
enouTh Tn my eynansps me numbers ran
idIv mcrenscd, The reputation. Of the
school ni rose as rapidlv. the house. a large
one to- benin with. was soon made Larger.
first in one direction. then in another.
While the Associnte Principal opened a
cnttnye outside Far the overflow.
INT onccess was Inv no means GOOD
fortune merely If was the result of ma
t;ra an,rTv ~ lono troinino of biph cuj-
t,no ~ raiii1,inrs ,rinc,nln NJ fdeiitv tn
a,.arv ,ntecedent trust and If sincere and
ioviHSg interest," in ench nnnil's nrnprrss
nnd u7?oirara
I'm IN TIA summer of 1881 Miss Rurnbam
MIA .ae ,,ioit - Eurone savarnI Of hnr M.
';i''I q ,,itb Ir II uasa JoIi1,h I'm
hin hnt NOT rs rrstful ms If sbonld have
been and by this time she greatly needed
rest. Into her labors as a teacher she
t threw herself always WIN her characters,
tlG tneISs' noo aimaf9 miEn tne Jau.io,
b.. to ~ vonnU missionary work ne,1heI
! above your strength nor below it. Use ii
= so as to last long" Her labors and re-
. sponslbliltles as teacher coinolheu WIN
sum 3 Ill 5rir,,, 49, 81 anyin,, soi
= ctnde, told sadly on her health, Entire
nervous prostratiOn followed, and in July
1884, she sailed for England to try the ef
lecu OF Il d iomS RESI- auroai' Miiicn LIE,
ply 9.I time in Scotland mud as cold wealth
er approached went to the soutl
of England, and finally to the
> Isle of Wight. Her health slow
e ly but very materially improved ant
s she was eagerly anticipating her return
n this month to her home, as she fondl.
r called it; and her arrival in n few day
4 was us eagerly expected by her associate
u her assistant teachers, and her pupils b!
whom she was greatly beloved. Suddenly
IS almost with no forewarning, came the de