The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-03

Prot chss Roberts Of Nev Y0rk then
reeiied TIVE selections. The sccosd 10 re
spouse 10 hearty enc0se. which sdded
greatly 10 The inieresi a. The day. This
closed the regular exercises aud the hours
Which iniervenei before the dinner were
most plessaSliy spent 10 renewing old 90
qsanisnccs aad rcoslliss past crpefiences.
Tbs Seminary and other points Of Interest
ssie visited aod 70 Was very interesting 10
see gray haired men erow young sgsin re-
csilipg the happy hours spent within the
scsershle srsy walls o. the S~miasry.
/ Az three .. u. The company oougiessied
q, the Elniaor House and one hundred
aud thirty tao sai down TO diapsr. A. 6ne
q company as one often sees together.
Grace wss said by DR.. wlekhsm and 40
boar aas occupied 10 testing The quality
% The yiands provided at this famous hos
ielry. The 6as psrlor orchestra discoursing
sweet music the while.
President Cronin then called the assem-
I bls 10 order and announced the fact that q
large number Of letters bad been received
from absent alumni. expressing regrets 81
not being able 10 be present. many Of them
very interesting but the SHORTAGES OF time
would not allow Of their being read. He
also had received poem written for the
occasion by John Vance Cheney, the fore
most OF the you 1ger poets OF America, now
OF California but native Of Rupert. G.
b. kat, Esq. corrected the speaker and
said that Dorset claimed Mr. Cheney as q
native OF that historic town.
Mr.. Cfonia then called upon Prof. Fer.
riu. principal Of the Seminary, who said
that be had taken the position TO remain
as long as everything is satisfactory and
that he should use his best efforts TO build
up the school, He asked the alumni and
friends OF the school to aid in the good
work.
Tue Wright brothers we're next asked 10
speak Of the early history Of the school
which they did, giving some interesting
"reminiscences. The Seminary Was started
on the plan OF having. the students partial.
ly support themselves by manual labor
which was popular idea at the time, but
work was hard to obtain, and the best
they could do was to chop cord wood at
81 | 2 cents per cord
Hon. Chas p. Marsh gave q hum orous
account OF his experience in manual labor.
His father had expected great things o
him in this line, but at the end OF the year
the sum total was just ~ cents which be
b ad earned in the potato field, and be be
lieved had never been credited in his bill |
the institution stilllowing him that amount
with interest for So years, The manual
labor idea was not popular and the plan as
soon dropped. He paid a high tribute 10
the character Of the early teachers, and
also the students OF that time.
N b. Smith, Esq was the next speaker
aud com menced by remarking upon the
distinguished class OF so to which he be |
longed' Their exploits were not all to
ge,her confined to their studies He paid
touching and eloquent tribute to the
memory OF Prof. VIM. A. Bnrnham.
Hon. j. X, Batchelder followed with
some amusing experiences Of the class 60
the last class under the teaching OF MI.
Burnham. The red color recently given
to the Seminary buildings was nothing
new. His class had sometimes painted
them that hue, though fortunately
it did not stick to them.
Judge Bromley and Hon. Thomas Ii.
Garfield we're called upon and made inter
esting remarks. Mr.. Garfield was the
youngest student in school at the time, bis
father being an intimate friend and adviser
OF Joseph Burr, the founder OF the
school.
II was expected that several other guests
would speak. but owing to the lateness Of
the hour it was thought best to postpone
farther exercises until the next reunion.
All the guests were greatly pleased with
the occasion and expressed desire that q
similar meeting may be enjoyed in the near
future.