The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-29
Claiming Montpelier Sem. Has
Failed to Prove
ANY 0FITS DOZEN CHARGES
Local School Has Answered Most Of the
Charges by Sworn Afidavits and
Now Drops Athletic
Relations.

In view Of the attitude taken by Mont
peleir seminary in athletics against God.
dard seminary, it was voted az largely
attended meeting OF the Goddard Ath.
letic association held last night TO cease
all athletic relations vita Montpelier
seminary for an indefinite period. This
action was taken by the Goddard asso-
cation as a result OF the charges OF pro.
fessionalism made by Montpelier semi.
nary against Goddard, and which, God
dard believes, were not sustained.
There were II charges brought agninst
Goddard by Montpelier seminary aud at
considerable effort Principal Hollister
has secured sworn afiidavits from most
OF the men named in the accusations, all
Of which are herewith printed. There
are contained also some startling revea-
tions in connection with the athletic his
tory OF the two institutions.
Principal Hollister said to-day:
Principal HOLSTER Reviews Case.
For Is years 1 have taught in Cod
dard. For Is years 1 have been deeply
interested in the boys and their athlet-
les. For Is years we have been rivals
of Montpelier seminary, and for most
OF that time We have been in trouble
with them. 10 my knowledge only once
in all of the Is years has Goddard offered
inducements TO an athlete. One spring,
when Parker and Miner came TO NJ. s.
for the spring, yielded to the pleadings
OF the boys and allowed them to offer
inducements to pitcher named McGee.
II was bitter experience, but it taught
us a fine lesson and made up my mind
then that that thing should never be
done again at Goddard.
In 1904, after many Joint meetings
and much discussion, set OF rules were
agreed upon by the two schools to gov
ern athletes. In less than two years
after tins the NJ. s. bows hired Jim Ball
for Sl00 and Wyatt for SS5 for their
base bail battery. The next fall |
started for the teachers convention at
Middlebury. | had not attended con-
yention for years. knew very few OF
the men there. | talked atliiatics to
anyone could find who would listen TO
me. They all thought that | was a
crank. succeeded in getting the School
masters club to take up the control OF
athletics. They drew up an agreement
during that year which most OF the
schools signed, NJ. $. included. One Of
the articles was as follows:
The Scliooimasters' club shall annu-
ally appoint committee OF three to act
as board of Interpretation and appeal
in all questions arising under these
rules"
| thought our troubles with Mont
peleir seminary were over. Goddard
took up its work of preparing its young
people for college, teacning and business
and occasionally won a few games. In
less than year after that agreement,
Mr.. Bishop, on his own confession,
thought he mad arranged it with st.
Johnsbury to refuse to schedule games
with us.
As soon as school opened this fall, we
began TO hear things Boys kept coming
TO me and saying, 1.-THE other schools
are going TO cancel their games with
u.s." The second week of school the M.
S. manager wrote, For various reasons
we cancel our games with you" The
next day card came from st. Albans
in reply to a letter written last June,
saying, I'VE can arrange no games this
fall" The next day a letter came from
st. Johnsbury, saying. M. y is trying
to get the academy boys to cancel on
YOU" The next day the statement ap-
peared in the Evening Argus.
On Sept. Il | met the men of tne two
Montpelier schools, and asked for all OF
the charges they had heard about God
dard. Yesterday | met the same men
and gave my reply to them. | wish to
state that the Montpelier Mgh school
men have been very courteous and honor
able in every way. Mr.. Bishops neglect
to apologize for what he has been saying
and doing, gave me the opportunity to
publish in full the charges and replies,
which welcome. They should have been
made in the first place to the committee
appointed to hear such charges or to
me as principal of the school under accn-
sation. They have been substantiated
so far by only hearsay evidence, and
am glad to show people how puerile
some OF them arr"
The charges and refutations follow;
Frank ]. Shina.
|. Inducements were made to Frank
j. Shina to attend Goddard seminary in
the fall of 1906.
(AnSwerl ! wish 10 state tnat When
[ was at school at Goddard seminary the
winter and spring terms of the year OF
1907 / received during the winter term a
scholarship from the school, which was
all the benefit they gave me.
In the spring term ! worked for my
board at the school and did not receive
scholarship.
tSigned) +. J. Shna-
State of Vermont,
Washington Ct., 81.
AT the city of Barre this 25th day of
Sept. A. d. 1908, personally appeared
before the above named +. j. Shina and
made oath to the truth of the facts con-
tained in the foregoing statement by
him subscribed.
tSignedl j. Ward Carver
Notary Public.
Cyrus Horsford.
Inducements were offered TO Cyrus