Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-30
TRIBUTES OF ALUMNI.
FlFTlETH MILE POST PASSED BY
ST. JOHNS6URY ACADEMY.
A Fitting Celebration of the Event, Four
Hundred Graduates Being Present
Ono of the Best In,titutions of Learn
Ing in New England

ST. JoHNsBURY, June 24.--The semi
centennial of st. Johnsbury academy was
ilttingly celebrated to-day. Many alumni
from all over the country were present At
the business meeting OF the Alumni assoc.a-
ton in the morning Prof James K. Colby
OF Dartmouth college was elected PRESIDENT
G. NJ. Spencer OF st. Johnsbury, Raw. f.
d. Aver OF Concord, n. H., Bertrand L.
Taylor of Boston, vica-presidcnts; Arthur
F. Stone, secrstary, and George ii. Frost,
treasurer. both the latter OF St. Johnsbury.
The anniversary exercises were held in
Music hall in tho morning, w. Z. Stafford
president Of the association, presiding.
Hon. c. ~. Pronty of Newport, VT, gave
an eloquent aud scholarly address Oh ''The
faults of the present educational SYSTEM"
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks of St. Johns
bury addressed those present on the first
30 years history of tho academy; Mrs.
Walter Smith of ST. Johnsbury on the his
tory Of the last 20 years Mrs Helen ?.
Putnam of Louisville, Ky, sont poem,
which was read by Mrs. Z. Il. Hazen OF st.
Jobnsbury
The banquet was hold in the opera house,
where 400 alumni gathered. Principal Put
ney spoke OF tho aoademy's urgent needs
for endowment, Cor scholarships, for depart
ure and funds for moro teachers.
Prof. Colby, son of the first principal Of
the academy, spoke gratefully of the trib
utes paid his father. Prof. Henry Fair
banks, president Of the board of trustees
f. A. Dakin, chairman of the semi cepteu !;
NAL committee. and Chicf Justice Jonathan
Ross of st. Johnsbury referred to the
acadomy's needs and its glorious record as
an educational institution
Dr. II. T. Fuller principal Of the Worces-
ter Polytechnic Institute, a former princi
pal of the academy, came in during the
speaking, and was greeted with rousing
cheers. DIR. Fuller SAID in his remarks that
no academy in this country presented
greater advantages to students for the
money they paid for tuition than ST. Johns,
bury academy.
Hon. Henry c.. Ide of ST. Johnsbury
spoke of the school during the years he was
principal before Dr.. Fuller came here.
A poem was read by the POSTMASTER,
which was beautiful tribute to the
late Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks enc of the
three brothers who founded the school, and
the man who gave $lG0, 600 endowment
Short speeches were made by Judge Bing
ham of Littleton, N. H., Col. Franklin
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, Rev. Charles
IL. Morse of Brookiield, Vt, Charles Ram
scy of Waitsfed aud others. Tho ST.
Johrsbury club at Amherst college sent
greetings by j. a. Goodrich Of East Hard
wick.
After the banquet the class OF 1899 doIi-
Gated the fountain given to the academy.
Tonight several classes are holding re-
unions and general reception is being held
in the Fairbanks museum OF natural science.
The general catalogue just issued gives the
names and present addresses OF all the stu
dents and teachers ever connected with the
academy.
There have been jJ10 scholars and nearly
200 teachers connected with the school in
tho last so years.