Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-06
| MT. 4eRMoNs 18TH ANNIVERSARY.
New Building for the Schools, the Gift
OF the Aolbrook Family Of Keene.

Of the Holbrook Family Of keene.
Three DAYS have been filled at Mount
Hermon in observance of the schools
completion of a quarter century, filled to
the limit of "a hours and filed with the
joyful spirit of as loyal a body of stu
dents as any school in the country may
show. Sunday was commemorauon day;
Monday was alumni day and yesterday
crowned the season as the anniversary
day. Each has been marked by the full
est enthusiasm. shown in the meetings
on hillside and I'm the capacious buildings,
by sports and professions and by re-
unions that have been the source OF great
delight to the boys of this and the past
years.
The Mount Hermon school was the full
hllment Of one of ID. L. Moody's most
cherished wishes,-to do something for
the boys he found wherever he went de-
MED the opportunity of man making
Christian education. He selected two
farms on the westerly side of the Con-
necticut valley, their fields sloping to the
river and their heights commanding the
magnificent view of the valley which has
become familiar 10 the thousands who
| have come to know Northfield through
| the seating there Of the schools and the
/ religious conferences that remain the
monument of their founder.
| First in the farm houses and then in
| the expanding group of buildings that
| testify to the recognition of the work by
men Of wealth. the school has developed
| from it's twenty-five first pupils to a stu
! dent body of nearly 500. 1t has followed
| the line of Mr. Moodys direction faith
| fully. It has remained a school of small
expense to the pupil It has kept the in
dustrial idea, and II has only broadened
! and strengthened its educational work.
| It's testimonial of worth is in the part Its
sons have borne in religious and practical
affairs the world over.
This visible memorial of the anniversary
| celebration is to be n new building, the
| gift of the Holbrook family of keene
N H. This gift was announced Mon
day, by w. r. Moody 1t is to be an ad'
minstraton building. Its cost is not
announced and it Is assumed that the
gift is elastic. that the purpose of he
givers is to add substantially to the
school equipment by giving a building OIL
ample size for the management OF tins
school 1t is much needed and there Il
rejoicing among the friends of the schoo
in the prospect of II coming.
The drenching rain of Saturday nlgh
in no wise lessened the enthusiasm VIII
which the anniversary celebration begal
Sunday II began with a service at $50
in the chapel led by Rev c. l. Fisk, 81
7 ! of Sabetha. Kan. The commemorative
service at 1890 had a strong address b!
Rev John Mcdowell, 80 pastor OF
/ ~ - d.
the Ideal Education. The music OF TIM
service was largely led Dy old students
VINO appeared as solOists ana in quartets
the Glee cluO also singing.
T lhere was a vesper service at I, led b,
| Principal Henry =. Cutler, with sue
cesslon OF tWo-minute speeches on Tn
VARIOUS departments OF the school WOrl
= and a closing speech by G. Sidney Bisno
I Oh Kansas city, prominent Christla
4 association worker. An evening serNlc
. was addressed by Rev. Joshua Crawl
! -, OF Denver Col, and many ola stu
. gents took part.
= Alumni day. Monday, opened with In
hosting OF the American nag on .,
/ foot pole, the gilt OF X. Ii. Stearns q
e Boston There was snort address
!, John h Coleman, ~, ana the nag wa
= raised by three 'grandsons OF hermoh'
Y Paul Newcomp, belmont Abel and Lew
: Watson.
J. \ business meeting of the alumni as
!. ISOLATION was held at clock in Sclehc
= Han. The membership was shown
:. nave nearly reached 1000. On the sus
;, gestion OF the report of the preslden
!. jeremiah Holmes, it was voted 10 CIV
!. S3yu d year tor the purchase of new BOOB
= tor the library, to purchase PORTRAITS
r, j. y. Harris a former president of n
g board of trustees. and Principal Sawye
! thus completing the set. The question
: increasing the alumnus fund to meet u
deficiency In the school treasury was di
= cused The alumni now contribu
A. about 81 a member and 1t was proposed
J. increase this TO $40 as the anniversaI
q, testimonial.
u The annual address was given by Re
:. T Bradley Hyde of Canada, his top
= being The honor OF Mount Hermon
d. which he found to consist of loyalty
8 its founder, the purpose for which
r was founded, and loyalty to her Lor
'. Glass reunions filled the afternoon
2. $50 there was an alumni demonstrate
g with a procession in which the fun sl'
y of the student life let itself out in stri
IN ing and comic costumes. 1t march'
s. around the campus headed by the Mort
r field band a ball game followed
Principal Cutler held n reception in Il
early evening and the alumni dinner Wi
held at s, in the dining hall. Gaylord
Douglas was the POSTMASTER and q
speakers were Principal Cutler, Lee
W Forrest, L. NJ. Buckley, 7. r. Thompso
Rev. Albert c. Fulton, Morris L. ALL
AZ and William r. Moody. 1t was then tn
Mr.. Moody announced the gift OF 4
4, Holbrook family. At the close of Z
- banquet thes alumni pledged 5000 for Z
30 expense fund. 4 big bonfire closed Z
-. evening program.
OF The observance of anniversary day, We
w terday, centred about the service in I
Memorial chapel This was preceded
ee a procession of the trustees, faculty a.
n alumni. William Revell Moody presid
mt over the exercises and the principal a
e. dress was by Robert f. Speer.-[Gree
field Recorder. July 4.