The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-24
AN ACTION EXPLAINED.
Why People Are Excluded from Goddard
Seminary Grounds.

Seminary Grounds.
The action taken by the trustees and
students OF Goddard seminary in eXelud.
ing the public from the school grounds
during certain hours Is explained in tae
following communication from o. X. IIol.
lister,
TO the people of Barrei
Il wish to explain the reasons for the
attitude OF the trustees and students of
Goddard seminary in regard to trespass.
ing on the grounds of the institution.
It is a lamentable fact that there is no
playground in the city for the $500 chill
dren IN the public schools OF Barre. They
are compelled 70 roam the streets during
their eereation hours, and II they want
To play any game they must trespass on
the rights Of other people
Goddard seminary has appreciated the
deplorabo situation OF the Barre boy
and previously has not insisted that he
must keep off the Goddard campus out
side of school hours The situation has
come to thisi: foot ball player cannot
take OIL sweater, headgear or any
part OF his foot ball suit and leave IL on
the ground during practice without hay-
ing some small boy steal IL. In base
ball IL is the same with balls and bats;
the number stolen every year being a
large item Of expense.
1T Is one OF the rules OF the school
that boys shall not use tobacco. A large
number OF city boys take delight in
coming 10 the campus afternoons and
during practice are putting pipes or Gig
arettes. Again. some OF them almost
constantly use profanity and indulge in
indecent talk.
IF the gymnasium is left unlocked it
Is soon filled with boys, who do not hest
tate TO use anything they can find in the
building and many times destroy prop.
erty, These are the reasons why the
students have asked the trustees to keep
all people off the campus afternoons.
This morning the Goddard students
in mass meeting voted TO charge every.
one an admission fee who attends an
athletic game on the campus. In the
recent conference at Montpelier com
] plants were made that visiting teams
were III treated and many times insulted
and abused by the spectators ON the
Goddard campus. The charges are true.
/ The crowd that comes 10 a base ball
game and refuses to pay an admission
causes this trouble. The only way to
stop it is 10 make them pay 10 see
game. The man or boy VINO buys tic
ket 70 ball game generally behaves
himself. The man who will sneak on TO
the grounds, who moves toward the bank
when the policeman attempts TO collect
an admission fee. does not car what he
SAYS or what be does. The campus is
now enclosed by a fence, and we plan
to have enough policemen present to
prevent anyone from entering the
grounds without paying.
THE reasons for forbidding people to
come to the campus in the evening arc
even stronger and should be seriously
considered BIZ the fathers and mothers OF
the city All summer long IL has been
the custom for couples 10 come TO the
seminary campus in the evening Many
of these girls are young. from IL to Is
years OF age. Last fall the trustees
voted 10 pay for an arc light on the
campus TO protect our students and help
10 prevent the couples coming there from
the city. Something seems to be needed
besides an arc lamp.
Fathers and mothers OF Barre, you
ought TO know where your girls are
evenings. II such practices are allowed
TO continue, sorrow aud shame must
come into your homes. Night after night
/ have notice young girls walking hack
and forth on Main street from Z TO 10
o'clock. Parents, such privileges extend
ed TO your daughters can only result
in harm.
Since returning from my vacation !
have received a letter from the commit
tee of the Civic Federation asking my
opinion about a curfew law Certainly
something should be done TO better pro.
tcet our young people.
I'VE do not wish to antagonize any
one. We attempt to send our we'll
equipped boys and girls who win be able
10 take mp honorable positions in life.
We simply demand that the rights of
the institution TO accomplish such work
shall be respected.
20. X Hollster,
Secretary Of the board of trustees of
Goddard seminary"