Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-24
PROF. HORTON AND MEMBERS OF THE CLASS PRESENT.

The semi centennial of the opening
of Oak Grove seminary at Pownal was
celebrated in fitting manner last Sat
urday. The exercises opened at 10
O'Clock at the seminary when the pres
ident of the day, the Hon T. Hoxie
Hall, handed the rope of the old bell
to his dear old-time teacher, Prof
Marcus Nelson Horton of Bloom
field, N. j., who had rungthe same for
two years, from Sept. IA, 1888, to Aug
ust, 1855, requesting him to please do
as of old. .
AS Prof. Horton took the rope, the
tears came to his eyes, so did they to
nearly every member Of the class.
The reunion song came first, then a
prayer by the Rev Allen James Hall
of Sudbury, Mass, then another song,
after which came the calling of the
same roll, of the names of the sGhol-
ars, Of fifty years ago by Prof. Horton,
the same roll he called fifty years ago
that very morning.
The school opened Sept. ia, 1853,
then on Wednesday, 50 Sept. 10 then
came on Monday, and Mr. Horizons
diary and roll call showed the school
in session then The class had rs mem
bers, 46 OF whom are living, and "A of
whom we're present. Following are
the names of those living with their
residence.
Mrs Myra A. (AmadOnD Magee, Miss
Celestia Arnold, Mrs Augusta A.
tBarber) Dunn, Edwin J, Barber, Mrs
Leonora A. Barber Bushnell, .Josi-
ah D. Bates, Mrs Electa M. (DMnc an
McCumber, David S. EKford, Thos.
Hoxie Hall, Miss Euniee Ladd, Mrs
Eleanor W. (Barberl Barber, Miss
Melissa j. Lincoln, Anson A. Mason,
Mrs Celestia (Mattison) Rosenburg,
Mrs Frances L. (MoOar) Combs. Mrs
Caroline E. Myers Barber, Mrs Jen-
nette (Parkerl Wright, Gardner Thos
Parker, Mrs Lucinda (StillmanD Jep-
son, Amasa Thompson, Byron ThOmp-
son, all of Pownal; Daniel ]. Barber.
Edwin Bates, Mrs Susan (MeCOllSm)
Brown of North Adams; George
Bachelor, Boston; Mrs Mary Ann
(Batehelor) Bullock, Chicago; Mrs
Caroline Il. (Bates) Hyler, Port Ches-
ter, N. r., Robert B. Burleson, South
Shaftsbury; VIM. G. Garfield, New
ark, N j., B Franklin Dunn, STAN
ford, VT. Mrs Mary A. Exford, 0s-
wego, N. Y, Allen James Hall, Sud-
bury, Mass, Mrs Eliza HALL Ford,
and Mrs Marette (Hall) Sherman,
Cazinovia, N. Y, Mrs Laura o. MA
SOM Bosworth, Cambridge, N. Y,
Mrs Ruth (Mason) Bushnell, Brook
field, Mo-, Mrs Jane (McIntyre) Rose,
Princeton, Wis, Mrs Emily (McIn-
-tyre) Atkins, Portland, N. D., John
w. Mooar, Colorado City, Texas;
Mrs Ellen V. Myers Barney, Omaha,
Neb., Thomas B. Parker, White
Creek, N. Y, Edward A. Potter,
North Granville, ~ Y, Clarissa S.
Rood Goodall, Williamstown, Mass.
Solomon Sherman, Bennington; Eli
iah Merritt Thompson, Chicago; Mrs
Sarah W. (Williams) Goodall, VIII.
Jamestown, Mass.
T. Hoxie Hall answered for those
absent, the living and the dead, and
gave a brief notice of each member
At the close of this roll call there was
scarcely dry eye in the old school
room.
After the singing ofthe "Good Bye"
and the pronouncing of the benedic-
ton by Rev A. j. Hall, Mr. Horton
and the "a members present of the
class we're photographed by Artist
Peake in front of the seminary. Then
the trustees, teachers, scholars and in
vited guests repaired to the annex Of
the NJ. f. church. where a bounteous
reuast was secved by the good ladies
u Powual
AT the afternoon exercises in the
Methodist church, the organ was pre-
sided over by Miss Mary Louise Ash
ton of North Adams. PAmerica" was