St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23

tory RECORDS lndI on THIS year the grad
uating exercises lasted until midnight,
which led to the decision that henceforth
this event must take place in the unro-
mantle light of open day"
Class day exercises were inaugurated
in 1880. Several classes have planted
trees, 'S4 planted a rock, other classes
gave various gifts, the class of 80 gave
a fountain and the class of '92 scholar
ship.
Between 1872 and 1882 the real at
tendance more than doubled. Between
1882 and 1892 the average attendance
increased one-third The greatest change,
however, has been in the increased per-
manency of attendance.
In closing Mrs. Smith said: "Since
1871 the Academy has known two
principals in name, but only one in spirit.
Mr.. Putney became a member of the
faculty in 1878, and therefore was a
teacher when the new building was first
built. He was a hearty supporter of
Mr.. Fuller while serving as his assistant,
and in 1881 took up his duties as princi-
pal without ripple upon the surface OF
the administration. Many are the testl-
monies which come to us of the esteem
and affection in which he is held by those
whose lives he has touched and sweeten-
| ed, while the constant growth OF the
Academy gives sufficient evidence of his
administrative ability. Time will not
| allow even to mention the names of the
assistant teachers who have wrought so
faithfully in their own places, but their
memory is fresh in our hearts.
''One of the present trustees has form
ulated the causes of the success of the
Academy as follows: First, to its favor
able location; second, to the entire
harmony of purpose between the trustees
and instructors respecting its work;
third, to the unsparing devotion OF It's
| teachers to their duties; fourth, to the
personal conservation of the time,
I thought and resources of it's founders to
it's reconstruction.
Il have filled my allotted time with
these few facts, which appear on the sur
face to constitute the history of the
Academy for the past two decades. They
are indeed but straws, and the real inter
est of its history we have not touched
nor can We 1t lies hidden deep in the
hearts of men and women, whose feet
tread the soil of many different lands.
No pen can ever bring the tale together,
but he who runs may read 1t in the lives
moulded and inspired by this our alma
mater"
SOME ALUMNI PRESENT.
. E. B. Pike, Pike Station, n. H;
George L. Leonard, New York; Mrs.
A c. Aldrich, Somerville, Mass;
Miss Harriet E. Savage, Stowe;
Miss Mary R. Thomas, Nashua, N.
H; J. NJ. Willard, Oxford, N. H;
Mrs. Isaac Bridgman, Northampton,
Mass; Mrs. c. L. Goodell, Boston;
Mrs. J. T. Herrick, Springfield,
Mass; Rev. Austin Hazen, Rich
lnond; Miss Julia E. Glazier, Lisbon,
n. H.; w. H. Slayton, Morrisville;
H. A Brown, West Rutland; Hon.
F. D. Hale, Lunenburgh; Mrs. E. F.
Brewster, Boston; Mrs. Charles A.
Woolson, Springfield; Miss Ida
NJ. Sherry, Lynn, Mass; Miss
Kate Hartman, Topeka, Kansas;
Bliss N. Davis, Buffalo, N. Y; Miss
Emily A. Young, Boston University;
Miss Emily L. Harvey, Cawnpore,
India; Mrs. Edward Spaulding, Ian
caster, N. H; Mrs. George Grout,
Bellows Falls; Mrs. L. NJ. Palmer,
South birmingham, Mass; Mrs. S.
D. Stone, South birmingham, Mass;
Prof. Arthur Fairbanks, Hanover;
Rev. Thos. Spooner, Lawrence, Mass;
Fred 6. Fleetwood, Morrisville; Miss
Fannie Wead, Swanton; Mrs. l.. H.
Adams, Springfield, Mass; John
French, New York; Mrs. E. K. Hall,
Lowell, Mass; c. H. Mattocks,
Boston; B. E. Taylor, Boston;
Theophilus Grout, Newport; Mrs.
Lucy D. Moore, Brodhead, Wis;
Mrs. E. E. Phillips, New York; ]. F.
Daley, Salem, Mass; Ellen L.
Young, Lisbon; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Davis, Lyndonville; Mrs. H. H.
Newton, Aurora, Ill.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Orders for the memorial volume
may be left with the secretary of the
alumni association.
The general catalogue is in the
hands of the treasurer of the alumni
association and is sold for % cents.
If ordered by mail add 5 cents for
postage.
The Semi-Centennial Souvenirs had
large sale through commencement
week, and the books are now in the
hands of Clinton R. Carpenter, ST..
Johnsbury, to whom all orders may
be addressed.
The class of 80 held reunion and
banquet at the St. Johnsbury house
Friday night. The class of 80 were
entertained at the Avenue house.
Miss Mabel Fairbanks gave a recep-
ton at Brantview to the class of 81.
THE FOUNTAIN DEDICATED
After the banquet a large number
of the Alumni and not a few of our
townspeople strolled down to the
triangular park in front of the Acad-
envy, where, at five p. M, occurred
the dedication of the handsome foun-
tain given by the class of 90 The
exercises were brief but interesting
The address was given by M. B.
tones of Dartmouth ga.