Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-17
VERMONT ACADEMY.

'Nihloht NhNtuSiily HIS u icutuiS SHbiNis
new. The cadets have gone into camp for u
period of ten days. The tents are pitched
upon part of the athletic field. In honor 81
the sincere friend and distinguished patron
OF the school, Ex-Governor Fuller, the camp
has been named Camp Fuller. The boys
went into the tents on Saturday night. Some
of the sentnels challenged the teachers. who
sought to come near, and sent them to the
guard tent for permission to enter camp.
This new feature ofthe military life of Yer
mont Academy is exceedingly popular with
the cadets. In this experience they will learn
MS much about military life, as in many weeks
of ordinary drill. This encampment is
carried on in strict army fashion and is n very
decided feature of the closing weeks of this
school year.
Vermont Academy has secured as first
male assistant Mr.. Joseph Nj. Wolfe, now in
charge of the Preparatory department at the
Pennsylvania state college. Mr.. Wolfe is
recommended very cordially by Prof. f. j.
Colcor&, formerly OF Vermont Academy, and
later at the head of the Rutland schools.
take the liberty to inclose u copy Of letter
from Mr.. Colcord concerning Mr.. Wolfe,
which may be OF interest to your readers.
PROF. JOSEPH NJ. WOLFE.
Prof. Joseph Nj. Wolfe, who has recently
been appointed to an important position in
Vermont Academy, is the son of the late Hon.
Charles $. Wolfe, u prominent lawyer Of
LSEiiSy lNaHia. 4 ne IdUner was LOT II lNliS
time on the board of trustees of Buckne1l
University, the Baptist college of the state.
lie also served several terms in the state legis-
lature and was well known as one Of the
leading prohibitionists of the state at the time
of his death in lS9ls
Prof. Joseph Wolfe was born at Lewisburg,
Pa, and received his primary education at
private school, and later prepared for college
at Bucknell Academy. Entering Bcuknell
University in the fall Of 'S5, young Wolfe was
honored, at the opening of his college career,
with the freshman prize for the best prepara-
ton in Mathematics. Graduating in the Clas-
sical course, with the degree of A. b. in 80,
ne entered Cornell University the following
fall, Us pest graduate student in mechanical
engineering. On account of his fathers
death in the summer of 81, Mr.. Wolfe was
obliged to change his life plans, and leaving
Cornell remained i'll Lewisburg during the
following winter, at the same time taking
post graduate work at Bucknell i'll Mathemat-
les and Chemistry, where he received the de-
gree of a. M. i'll June 80. Mr.. Wolfe is not
the sort OF man to remain idle long and
IN the fall of 81 began work us instructor i'll
Natural Sciences at Swarthmore Grammar
School, Swarthmore, Pa, and remained there
a year, during this time having charge of the
boys dormitory. He was now appointed us
instructor i'll Mathematics at the Pennsyl-
vania state college, also having charge of the
preparatory dormltory, and in the fail of '95
WIS gwen eltlIe cIirSe OF the preparatory
department. In his work at this college,
Prof. Wolfe has gained q f1attering success
both rs instructor and manager of his de-
partment. He has not only secured the re-
spectand full confidence of the college faculty,
but also the sincere esteem and generous re-
gard OF his fellow instructors. | believe
that voice the general feeling among all
our large corps of teachers when say that we
shall all miss Professor Wolfe when he
goes from among us, and would most gladly
keep him if we could. This popularity is al
so not confined to his fellow teachers, but
among the students of the college the loss of
Prof. Wolfe will be most sincerely felt, Prof.
Wolfe goes to his work at V. A. with success,
rs 1t seems to me, in large measure assured.
He has received as excellent test for his
tuture work in the constant oversight of bows
1t the most difficult period of their school
history, that OF the opening years of college
life. Then, if ever, the average boy can de-
telop apower for mischief that will put in
,he shade the innocent wickedness of his
Academy career.
Prof. Wolfe has had an interesting record
Us a leader in athletic sports. While at Buck |
leii ne was prominent member of the foot
'all team, and played on the Cornell foot ball
cam LOT TWO years. He was also a member |
u the Cornell crew for two years, and captain
u the crew in the spring of 81
he, moreover, took a great interest in
military affairs. Since S5 he has been a
OF the National Guard of Pennsyl- |
~ ANA ana Is now adjutant of the 2nd bat
anon OF the 10Th regiment. He has been an |
thcer since 90 and served as lientaraant
uring the famous labor riots at Homestead, I
Prof. Wolfe is, in word, an energetic, ac-
we Christian gentleman. He believes most
thoroughly in doing the best possible, and
arrie :, the same manly push and enterprise
ush in a foot ball game, PLAYING the mentor
young men, who are unduly frisky in their
chool career, steering class through the
'ldS OF Mathematics, or taking the lead in
eveiopng Christian character and the no.
I1ss moran purposes among the young men
elient teacher, and an excellent man. and
crmont Academy is to be congratulated
pom her selection for the difficult position
nat she has asked him to fill.