St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-16
THE KITE. SHAPED TRACK.
Editorial Correspondence.)

be made in a day, but many tourists take
more time and see a great deal more OF
the orange belt Of this coast.
Our first stop was at CIaremont, the
HON, Of Pomona College, where we were
the quests of Rev and Mrs Henry W.
Jones, so pleasantly remembered in st.
Tohnsburv. 1t is new town and
small one, but full of New England life
and energy and the college is doing a
great work for the southern part OF
state over 500 miles long. The new
head OF this institution is Rev Dr.. George
A. Gates, and suppose l owe him an
apology for always calling him native
of St. Tohnsbury. He says he was born
in Topsham and he ought to know,
though any town in the state would be
proud to have him as son.
For many years be lived in East st.
Iohnsbury and when he was introduced
to a Pasadena audience as from Iowa,
Mr.. Walker and took occasion to give
him a greeting from Vermont, which was
heartily reciprocated He declined the
presidency Of Washburn College at To-
peka, Kan, and began his official duties
at Pomona College first of the year, and
| am sure the future Of the college is as
sured as he is already a universal favor
lite with b 9TH the faculty and students.
When Frank P. Bracket of St. Johns
bury was graduated from Dartmouth
and took charge of a preparatory school
at Pomona in 1888, he little thought
he was to be one of the founders OF
college. But a year later the private
school was transferred bodily to Clare
mont, about four miles distant, and
started as Pomona College, Mr.. Brack-
EFT, now professor Of astronomy and
higher mathematics, has been one of the
leading lights in this institution ever
Since and done much to mold the college
spirit. He is also a member OF the col
lege gee club, an organization which is
always well received in the cities of
Southern California. Prof Brackets
Investigations OF the meteoric showers
have elected the highest praise from the
astronomers OF Mt. Lick observatory
and he is a man of whom his friends and
St, TOhnsbury Academy may well be
proud.
No mention of the faculty here would
be complete without word about the
"silent partner" Rev. Henry W. Jones.
He was ATTRACTED to this spot some
years ago by the delightful climate and
that Undesirable charm of a college
town. He has no connection with the
college, yet there is hardly a student
who has not been helped by the free use
of his fine library-next to the college
library in size-)r who has not more
than once consulted him about an ora
ton or graduation part, and am sure
both Mr.. and Mrs. ones would be
greatly missed at the literary and social
gatherings OF the facultyand their wives.
This college with its preparatory school
has nearly 800 students, occupies four
handsome buildings and in scholarship
and athletics ranks first among the col
leges of the coast.
When President Mckinley visited Red
lands last spring he said among other
happy things, This is the most prosper
Gus looking and certainly the handsom
est city of twelve years Of age | have
seen anywhere in my travels" This was
the city chosen by Gov. Gage as the most
appropriate place where the President
should receive his first impressions of the
state, and it is known everywhere as
the show place Of southern Califor-
MIA" 1t is a city about the size of St
Tohnsbury, with II churches, two banks,
one daily and two weekly papers, $780,
600 library and a pclvate park Of 200
acres. This park is world, famous and is
the winter home Of A. *. and A. H.
Smiley, twin brothers who are owners of
a big hotel at Lake Mohonk in the Cats
kills. This park, once covered with sage
brush and chapporaI is now planted with
over a thousand different varieties of
trees, shrubs ami flowers, and contains
five miles of macadanized roads. The
public are welcome to these grounds and
the drives through this park and the
views OF the mountains from Smiley
heights are beautiful beyond description
Near these grounds is the paatial home
OF A. {. Burragc, the Boston copper mag
nate. His house is built in the true mis-
sion style and evidences are everywhere
seen that he is one of the few men in New
England who made dollar in the Anal
! gamated deal. Down in the heart OF the
city, nestled in park of 20 acres, is the
public library, the gift OLA. X. Smiley
and an architect raI gem. Redlands witt
its pretty homes and acres upon acres o
orange groves extending clear to the foo
! hills, would be pretty place if tn
b Smjleys had not found it, but their gener
. osiJy has greatly increased its charm an,
made it the city beautiful.
Riverside is q close second to Redland
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