St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-03

college, took charge of the school for
time. He had read law with Daniel
Webster and been appointed professor at
the age of %. and he died at 33. When
entered college, two years later,
gained the impression of him as one of
the strongest members OF the faculty.
and know that his death was greatly
lamented by the friends of the college.
Adams Moore soon followed, to be
transferred in one year to a tutorship in
Dartmouth college, and subsequently as
as physician to be the author OF valuable
medical papers.
Benjamin W. Bonney, the next in order,
became in due time a Judge of the
supreme judicial court of New York, and
received the honorary degree of LII. D.
from his alma mater.
The next principal Samuel Long,
brother OF Professor Clement Long after
wards practiced medicine for quarter
OF century in Plymouth, N. H., where
he was known as the beloved physician"
till his death.
The next Dartmouth principal was
Evarts Worcester, my tutor during
Freshman year in college. AS l look
back can see that he was rare scholar,
and a man of singular breadth and
clearness of intellect and force of char
acter. He did what think has not been
done since: he heard the class in Greek
Latin and Mathematics every day, and
never was caught tripping. He was
sensitive and diffident, and often blushed
like girl, but never failed to push every
thing resolutely through. He died at
twenty-rne, just as he had entered the
ministry, or he would have been heard
from as one of the strong men of his day.
Next in order was Amos Brown, sub
sequently for many years prominent
educator in Maine and New York and
honored with the degree OF LII. d. by
Hobart college, Geneva, N. Y.
He was followed by Joseph c. Bod.
well, who in later years received the de.
gree of doctor OF divinity from Dart.
mouth college and became professor oil
theology in the Theological school nov
located at Hartford, CT.
The next principal was John Worces
ter, brother OF Evarts, and like him a
college tutor, resembling him nmany re-
spects, man of uncommon ability
The University of Vermont afterwards
made him doctor Of divinity and mem
Der OF its board Of trustees. In the early
years Of his ministry he was known as
an eloquent and powerful preacher
though perhaps some htful in his prep
arations. In latter life, although for
various reasons, partly. it may be, an
underestimate of himself, and probably
still more the depression OF heavy
bereavements, he limited his influence toe
narrowly. He invariably impressed him
self on those with whom he was brought
in contact as man of great intellectual
and moral weight.
His successor and my immediate pred
ecessor was Noah Worcester, his cousin
a man of brilliant intellect and with tn.
capacity for intense application. HI
was OF vigorous physique able with
another to lift from the ground the
church bell weighing 1900 pounds
bright and genial, found abundantly il
places of resort, and then studying til
midnight. He became an extremely pop
ular physician in Hanover, N. H., ant
accompanied the celebrated DR.. Musse'
to Cincinnati as professor in the Ohi'
Medical college. His death at the age @
thirty FIVE cut short an opening career c
the utmost promise.
My successor was John King Lord
son Of the president of Dartmouth col
lege. He inherited much of his father
strength and characteristics, with NOR
pliancy and external activity. He bt
came pastor of the First Congregations
church in Cincinnati, where after tw
years Of vigorous work and success h
fell a victim to the cholera, ito the il
expressible grief" says Rev. DR.. ChaI
man, ''of numerous friends" A volum
of his sermons, with biography, wa
published by his father.
Mr.. Lord was succeeded by Charlie
c. Chase. one of the highest scholars i
his college class. His enterprise and SUI
cess in his management of the school 70
six years was equalled by his success a
principal of the high school of Lowell
Mass. during the remainder of his activ
lite. His resignation of his long work i
the city in which he still resides was OF
casioned by the physical inability t
continue it.
The first halfcentury of the principa
ship was closed by William c. Bradle'
who was soon called to the Winthro
school, Charlestown, Mass. In his ne,
position he was already recognized as
young man OF mark. when after but tw
. years of service his career OF promise wa
terminated by death.
1t should be mentioned also that tc
wards the close of the halt-century 1S43
the first lady teacher was introduced int
the school, Miss Laura Bradlee, a youn
woman of unusual accomplishments, we
up for her years in literature, quite ia
miliar with the Latin, French and Italia
languages, singer and guitar player, a
well as attractive in person, manners an
character.
1t will readily be seen that this is r.
markable roll OF teachers, one not easil
: to be paralleled. Most of their terms {
Office were comparatively brief, Tor til
reason that other and more extensiv
!. fields were waiting for them. Meanwhile
! the selection of such succession of me
is signal testimony to the wisdom
the management.
1t is also a noticeable and significar
: fact that FIVE successive principals. b.
ginning with Rev. John Worcester. ioun
their wives IN the village or the school.
; SAMUEL CoLcoRD BARTLETT.
Hanover, N. H., Aug. 80, 1897.