St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-10

the old stone boarding mouse, until
its walls crumble back to earth.
The house was not fully completed
for several years, but was used for
school purposes. The furnishing and
all involved large outlay of money.
Mr.. Twilight invested all he had and
found himself embarrassed by debt.
This matter was further complicated
by a new danger which threatened
the prosperity of the school. An
Academy had been chartered at
Craftsbury by the legislature in
1929, and now it came forward de-
manding a share of the public money.
Mr.. Twilight had vital interest in
this matter financially and in the
interests of education. And he fore
saw that if one division was made
the way would be easier for another
and the fund would finally be frit'
tered away and the cause of educa-
ton suffer accordingly. And just this
thing happened.
AS the matter was likely to come
before the legislature of 1886, Mr..
Twilight was elected a representa-
tive from Bloomington to oppose
the measure, the late Judge 7. 2.
Redfeld taking the remainder OF the
fall term of school. A bill was intro
duced into the house on the 18th OF
October dividing the funds arising
from grammar school lands in
Orleans county. On the 18th of
November following the bill came
up on it's final passage. Mr.. Twilight
| did all he could to arrest legislation,
4 but the tide was too strong for him,
and after a speech in opposition a
motion made by him to dismiss the
a bill was lost by large majority. In
r a few years another division of the
e funds was made, then another, unit
S each town in the county received the
d rent of the lands in it's own limits
t And then academies fourished il
d number. Some fifteen were organ
e lied in Orleans county and one tow
e had two. This honor, if it was al
h honor, was of short duration, for a
fe the years went by they were reduced
.e to one term of school yearly, and thi
,e only to retain the funds arising fror
X these lands. Only two or three c
v. these institutions now have nam
lie to live.
is After the erection of the boardin
ne house the school hourished unde
is Mr.. Twlight's supervision and b.
as came the educational institution
w the county and of all this section
Mt country. Its reputation for the tho
so ough discipline and scholarship OF il
i'd principal became widely known, an
ed students came from all the northeI
as part of the state and from Canac
East. The catalogue of the fall terri
to 1889, contains the names OF
st young men. OF these it is know
err that FIVE afterwards graduated
nv college, five became ministers,
ad least FIVE became lawyers, two ply
a clans, two judges, several legislator
nd many merchants and business me
ial In this and in the catalogue of 49,
ry there are the names of many wi
'or have made their mark in the poll
OIL cal, educational commercial, leg
nd and judicial history of this count
lty and Canada. In the catalogues
it, fifty years ago l find the names
-ge the Baxters, the Clevelands,
of Tamesons, the Strongs, the Simon(
d. the Stewards, the SINNERS and
flu Toslyns, among the officers and tr'
ed. tees; and among the teachers W
ION are now living, Harriet Verbal
to who married Prof. Noyes of
,ht Northwestern University, and Ma
his lane Thrasher, the widow OF the Ii
ing D. w. Blanchard, now living at Ne
so port, VT. The academical year "
and divided into four terms OF tive
1 a weeks each. The tuition was graz
vas ated according to the times, &C
of mon English branches being $2.'
for higher, $500; while Latin, Gre
left Italian and Spanish were taught
the an expense OF So 90 per term; Free
tied spoken and written, So so; VIC
the music at so cents, and room re
self. 81 so. The announcement as to
AIRY lures was very simple but CONT
SUBJ hensive: "a thorough course of
re- lures in their appropriate season
the natural philosophy, chemist
l.,