Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-29
KURN HA1TIN DEDICATION
Cornerstone of Administration
Building Laid, Too.
An Era Marked in Home for Boys mt
Westmin ster-Gov. Proctor and
Other Prominent VcrmOnters
Had n Part In Exercises.

Westminster. to attend the dedication of
the Dickinson school building. and the
laying of the corner stone of tho new |
administration building, which is in pro-
cess of erection to replace tho one de- |
stroyed by IRE February q.
This building is located on the old site |
and conforms somewhat in outward ap-
pearance to the one destroyed, but the
arrangement of the rooms within will
be entirely different. 1t will contain
parlor. reception room, reading room.
dining room serving room. pantry and
kitchen on the ground floor. with dorm-
tory, helpers rooms. guest rooms and
hospital suite In the floors above.
At about two O'Clock the boys of the
homes. ~ in number. formed line Of
march and led the trustees, helpers and
friends of the homes to the corner of
the building for the interesting exercises,
The remarks OF Ex-Governor Proctor
who for the second time used the trowel
and mortar in behalf OF Kurn Hattin,
were especially appropriate. The morn
ing having been rainy. 1t seemed that
| the exercises were specially blessed in
the breaking away Of all clouds and the
| brightness of the sun falling upon the
| act.
| Mr.. Proctor, among other things, said:
II thank God for kurn Hattin I thank
| Him that It Is located within the border
of the Green Mountain State" Again
| he said Boys. no matter how many
| buildings may be erected and dedicated;
no matter how much money may be
| given: no matter how faithfully and
we'll the officers and teachers may do
their work. after all the future of Kurn
Hattn is in your hands. It all depends
on you. Kurn Hattin will be no better
than you are: 1t will be no worse than
you are
Prayer was offered by the Rev.
George +. Chaplin of Saxtons River
and the doxology was sung by tho
boys.
THE DEDICATION SERVICE.
Immediately following this was thu
dedication service at the school build
Ing.
This building was erected last year
at cost of about $4,000. 1t contains
play-rooms and toilet rooms IN the
basement. two school rooms and a
manual training room on the first
floor, with large hall which can also
be used as gymnasium on the second
floor.
The Hon. w. J. Van Patten. who has
been the president of the association
since its organization. gave the OPEN
ing words OF welcome. He spoke feel
ingly OF tho noble woman. Mrs. Fred
erick Billings OF Woodstock. through
whose generosity and personal influ-
. | ence the erection Of this school build
. ing was made possible also Of his life
long friend, the Westminster boy. later
the leader in Berkeley Temple and the
founder of Kurn Hattin, the man in
whose honor the building Is named,
u the Rev. Charles a. Dickinson. DR..
Dickinson was n graduate OF Harvard
. College and was the poet OF his class.
The last two lines of his class ode
were selected as tho school motto:
: "Be ours a purpose firm and sure.
Be ours a manhood stanch and pure"
Lastly he spoke Of tho boys for
IL whom this work Is maintained and
II in whose interest the work Is con-
, Quoted.
. The part which the boys took In thu
4 program showed tho result Of mucl
!, patience and splendid training on the par
u of the teacher Miss Sommerman. On
specially Interesting feature was marcl
in which the word "Welcome" wa
l. spelled. The small boys were especiall
II good in their song and exercise rs als
u was Walter Pierce in his declamatio
81 New Fngland's Fatrest Boast" TIL
" Rev. Mr.. chaplin. In a few we'll chose
= words, told the history and developmer
!. OF the Warner Memorial Home and II
!! promise for the future in added spac
- and facilities for caring for twenty-fiv
" boys lie spoke tenderly OF the nob|
y woman, Mrs Warner. who gave to Kur
;" Uattin Homes association her home fc
. this branch OF the work and the yea,
10 of hardship there. and of the final jo
=, in the fulnlment OF hope.
e. THE SPEAKERS OF THE DAY.
President Van Patten then Introduce
the speakers Of the day, the Rev. Georf
b. Lawson. principal Of Vernon
Academy. Saxtons River. VI, md Ho
Mason s. stone, state superintendent
F. education.
Mr.. lawson spoke of his Joy at beir
able to see this day for Kurn HAITI
He alluded pleasantly to the fact Il
,'e school with which he Is connected Al
=. this work as being located near ea'
other and as doing In some ways n unto
w work. He paid high tribute TO the rar
-, OF Kurn Hatt!n boys In scholarship al
ability at lis academy. In his words
400 the boys he especially urged them
''' ''do" something 20 discover themselvf
and TO realize that In every great unde
~ taking Of the future In the world
-. achievement the boys must nave part
Mr., Stone spoke especially TO the DO