The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27

celebrations il is said that Is,s.
den lone OF the old spellr.b5nt 10 |
OF Brattleborol usually rulcIa5 EAssa
in this immediate locality and ia - :, y
ments, jackkniyes, pencil, anl 6,S..'aa
tons, U
The rules and regulation. d the ~.
ton provided for four ,srrs - u',ie |
each year, three OF which vsra "a 10
and one OF ~ weeks session - sS1
ing session 10 be opened by brags, lalf |
II was requested that each agds..
present. Two recitatious on aasE
The week, "Wednesday and Satgrsy Il q
moons excepted and WciLe-lav s,t'. A'A
were devoted 10 public sreaEBy s,f
positions for criticism. Tss me-
government OF the school ',as ra11., sI'.
the preceptor, and the tuition ~.
guages and higher brIHuhc, az
studies was fixed at $3.50 p4r -
and 500 Tor common English brsDI~
In November, 1893, a vote VA. "a
that each student admitted to IL ~;
should receive a certificate Of adni,
for which he should pay e ID ssr,.
the preceptor Extensive p4rsj,.
made in 1912 to the west room a ~ a
building, which was aiteyaaui, p.al
singing schools and religions ,eriss.
a written request from the pastor mi
eral members Of the First Congress.
church and the local Temperance -,
was permitted 10 hold meetings ti.,.s.
paying a small fee for rent and sssss
the room properly when through
il. An important transaction al IN
nual meeting in November. 1913 "a.
vote passed that the subscriber. IA n
fund OF $1,000, raised in ls29 ana tsr,g,
in 1893 to the trustees Of The Brsifisr..
Academy, the interest Of which n.
be expended for the support Of AZ
Academy, be forever discharged f,on 4.
payment Of their several subser5,s,,
thereto, and the interest on H. 81.
after the first day Of October. l4a -
that said paper be DESTROYED" M :.
chemical apparatus was installed in N
institution in the year lsiS at a eos
about $50. For several years the nm.
Der Of students increased rapidly s3 :
was deemed necessary to enlarge Tie M
ing in use or erect a larger ouAn VIA
could be installed apparatus IL ilugn
tions in natural sciences and other Mi.
DDS for advanced work and during d.
year 1850 an effort was made by IN,
mittee appointed for that work to n.
sum not less than 5000 The slbgr.
tons to be paid on or before IaHmT
1853, with which a building or bulius
should be provided TO accommodate s
students. These buildings TO be iur1l..S
with suitable apparatus for illustrates
OF the natural sciences and also p0Tiis
with books Of reference and haona
readings and other volumes such
might be found practicable it beng d.
intention of the trustees To embrace
classical and English department nah
and female, under a permanent pr!1aI
and such assistants as might he nsees25
when the school was in full 0pea.i1
thereby furnishing a department i9r thar
ough college preparations and branches d
study which are requisite for teacAg
and business training. The reports Of
trustees meeting held Jan. 6, lsjl, shEr
the amount of s502l Is 10 have been u
seribed with pledges from individuals IL
additional subscriptions II i were ion!
necessary to raise more money. Gu
mittee was then appointed to chooz
site for the new building. The meeta.
held April 8, 1853, voted that the bull
ing committee shall locate and built is
new Academy building between The rs
ent Academy building and the msstrs
house. That the building con
mittee shall procure the lot commsnsns
six rods from the old Academy On s
road or common and running log feet eas'
erly on said common and the sane Elli
back or southerly to land Of Willard tos
leigh on which to build the new AtSoiaf
building" Plans were presented and I
cepted and the work Of construction Oh
tracted to Joel Bullard, who at once F'e
cceded with the work and the repoT Z
the trustees meeting held Dec. L I'M
gives a copy of the note Of appreallliH;
which was presented to Mr.. Bullan viz
read as follows: Voted that We eo1S.'
er it due to Mr.. Joel Billiard 10 eNnss,
to him our qualification at the iaIaa
performance of his contract with the ~
tees for the erection Of the new Ataasa
building, as well as our satisfaction W
the thorough and tastetu! manner w.
which he has executed the work. AL !
of our townspeople recall the ded.a'A-
of the new Academy and say II was Nls
" attended. Prominent speakers NN
present and an excellent program vi =. :
ranged. The structure was eonsiaeI,el ~. Y,
OF the best in town and for several "
was used for public gatherings , aoq I,
tertainments. In the spring oil ~. -,
first school was held in the new 49, l.j :,
and the old Academy was converse q =. :,
boarding house and used for tlS' "a
pose in connection with the school -
sdDcut % wears ago when it was torn w ~
| III 1860 the building Afterwards ealsI ~ =;
hall was built and called "GlenWool "a
cal Seminary" during the, tin5 I'd
Hiram circuit was principal oil lF i,
tuition. The seminary was Tor slls bary
years then converted into a boarding III 4,
| in connection with the Acade.m.y, 'r r,oi,s
also used as the residence Of ,as I, /,
sors and was torn down about n bs,. m
wears ago when the institution n 1eI'TP- r.,
town institution and is again cai 1ilu M
tleboro Academy instead OF ul ,;trtis
| Classical Seminary. Since the lhs.i'-i:'g
was established in 1902 the names ~
professors are enrolled with tegln p,. hr
vice varying from one to ~ E[ YEA Min
ing the last three years eSI EN-, .bs csn
have been made to the building, , .Gs al
pus graded. thus making II "t.Ia ,,r5sr tk
side. The school at pres N r., : Ia 5,
direction of Miss /. Mabel Nine IL..34,.nj,ps
Mt. Holyoke, and has a a,sv S' ,ra3s.
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