Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
An Honorable Record.
REV. WILLARD RICHARDSON'S GOOD
WORK AS AN EDUCATOR, IN sUs-
QUEHANNA COUNTY, PENN.


Alta testimonial banquet given to
Judges Searle and M'Collum, on Thurs
day evening, Dec. q, lsss.at Montrose,
Susquehanna county, Pa, Hon Geo
P. Little,in response to the toast "Onr
County" paid glowing tribute to the
Hartford U nlversity" and the Rich
ardsons," who were practically the
founders of that Institution, as fol-
lows:
Few institutions of the kind have a record
more noble than that of the old Academy at
Hartford, during the period of its history from
1917 to 1855, with its 1900 graduates, mostly
men of culture and character, Some now
residing in our county, others scattered over
the wide domain of our country, occupying
positions of honor and trust. Men have gone
from it to represent the people in the eoun-
sells ost the nation, where they have won the
respect of those associated with them, and
achieved regulations as enduring as the
nation itself Some have served with ac-
ceptability as Common Pleas Judges Of our
State, from which position one of her sons
and former citizen of our county, was re-
Gently advanced to that of Justice of the
/ Supreme Court of our State, position he IS
so well qualified to adorn. Another, Hon
/ 7. B. Medium, one of the gentlemen whom
we meet tonight TO honor by this banquet,
who is now about to leave us to assume the
1 important duties of Justice of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, where he has been
called by the voice of the people, position
he will grace with dignity, ability and integ-
rity. All these men compose a grand galaxy
of which time will not permit offurther men
ton Such an institution, so we'll conducted
and intimately associated with the name OF
Richardson, will ever live in the hearts Of
her sons, and remain as bright spot in the
history of old Susquehanna, and succeeding
we have an institution where the children oi
the soldier, the men who so CALAMITY re-
sponded to the call of their country in her
hour of distress and danger, yielding his life
that the union Of the States might be perpet-
uated, can receive a liberal educationi they
also are credit to our county
We remember well the old Academy at
Montrose, which for loHg period through its
learned professors, prepared many young
men and women for advanced work in life.
At the Hartford semi-centennial,
Prof. William S. Tyler. Of Amherst
College, in an address, took occasion
to say of Willard Richardson aud his
work aud methods ANY eOmmemOr-
alton Of the Academy without Mr..
Richardson's presence. is much like
the play of Hamlet, with Hamleps
part left out"
Through the kindness of Rev. w.
Richardson, of Houston Del, we have
on our table catalogue of Hartford
University, issued in 1855, at which
time both Mr.. Richardson and his
father were in the faculty Of that in.
stltution. This pamphlet contains q
list of the graduates from 1880 (wh ell
the Richardson's took charge of the
institution 10 1855. and the claims OF
Mr.. Little in his enthusiastic sddress
at the banquet last December were
fully supported by the roll; for among
1 the names we see a number Of State
aud United States Senators, consuls
to foreign nations, prominentla lawyers,
statesmen, principals of universities,
ETC., list that may well be a source
of pride to Mr. Richardson as princi-
pal in the faculty aud son of the foun-
der Of the University whence this host
of talent and usefulness emanated.