Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
THE GOTH Anniversary


OF the Glass OF 'Os, of the GIenwood
Ladies' Seminary, Celebrated by a
Reunion 49, the Members of the Class
and Those Present.
The Doth anniversary of the graduation
of the class of 'GS, Glenwood Ladies' semi
nary, was celebrated Wednesday by a re-
union of the class at the homes of Mrs.
Farley Starr and Mrs. w. p. Jones, seven
of the original Is members being present.
The class of '6S was the last to gradu-
ate from Glenwood Ladies' seminary, now
Brattleboro academy, under Principal Hi
ram circuit, and consisted of Mrs. Alta
Starr Cressy of Hartford, Conn, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wood Sperry of East Windsor
Hill, Conn, Mrs. Clara Hine Skinner of
Hartford, Conn, Mrs. Ellen Chaplin
Stearns of Wndham, Vt, Miss Harriet n.
Clark of West Brattleboro, Miss Agnes h,
Allen of Holyoke, Mass, Mrs. Marion
Stetson Jones of Bratteboro Mrs. Ellen
Clark Simonds of Manchester, Vt, Mrs.
Emma Moody Gay of Bayonne, n. j.,
Mrs. Hattie Keller Wells of Nampa,
Idaho, Miss Abbe M. Colby of Osaka,
japan, Miss Annie Gertrude Chandler of
West Brattleboro and Mrs. Emma Owen
Buffum of Amherst, Mass. The seven
first named were present at the reunion,
the last two have died, and the other four
were unable to attend the reunion. Miss
Colby, who has been missionary in Japan
for many years, was prevented from being
present by illness, and sent the following
telegram: EAST Pepperell, Mass. Am
a prisoner here. II Corinthians, 1924"
The presence of one of the old school
teachers, Mrs. Fannie Webster Rugg Of
Dorlytnev;llo no
joyed.
The exercises were without formalty,
which made them all the more enjoyable.
The members took dinper with Mrs.
Cressy's mother, Mrs. Farley Starr, at ~
Western avenue, where a telegram was
read from Nette Starr Clement of Brook
Ign, n. Y, school mate, sending cordial
greetings and best wishes for a pleasant
reunion. At the conclusion of the dinner
hour the class went by electric car to West
Brattleboro where they visited the old school
buildings, sang some of the old school
songs and rehearsed some of their school
days experiences. They also visited at
the home of Miss Harriet Clark. Return
ing to the home of Mrs. Jones, at 80 Oak
street, they were Joined by another school
mate, Miss Genevieve Slate. A photo
graph was taken on the lawn by Photo
grapher Wyatt, and the party remained to
tea and during the evening.
This was the third reunion of the class,
the first being held in 1873 at the school
grounds and the second at the home of
Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Jones in 1890. Dur
ing the past 80 years the members of the
class have been kept together in a singular
manner by circular letter called the
Messenger" The letter is sent from one
member to another, each member contrib
uting letter and replacing it with another
the next time around. None of the letter:
have ever been lost.
The teachers of the class of '6S were
Principal Circuit, who is now engaged in
educational work in Boston, Vice Princi-
| pal Mrs. Mary Cobb Hayes, who has since
had private ladies' school in Boston, Mrs
Anna Stevens Robinson of Ferrisburg, VT.
Miss Helen Bromley of Paulet, VT, ant
Mrs. Rugg, who was present Wednesday