New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
MOODY SCHOOLS GAIN
GROUND EACH YEAR
HAZE ENROLMENT Nom
OF OYER 400 EACH
Institutions Founded By EUanssgs
at Mortified, Mass, Haze Caus,J
Many Useful Careers.

Mortified. Mass. June 26.-Arnong tha br-
Northern Massachusetts. close by TIE oo-4
New Hampshire and Vermont. is this ouis, -
where was born On February 5. 1881 a ma A
was destined 20 become known almost ~. "a "a
over as an evangelist. Dwight Lyman yfoos.
was here that he found rest after MANI - -. .
travel, and here that he founded, IN Is79. ts.sN
Moody school. the NOrthdeld Seminary IN, ~ ~
The school opened with Twenty-Five s.-s%
There are now over four hundred and f.s -
tion for training young women for soma -.
purpose in life is well known The school f,- - -
proved so successful that Mr.. MOODY ub -
young man had been interested IN SUNDAY -.
and Young Mems Christian Association ,yo-., %
had learned that the characters OF mos. sd
men sre determined before they are sfxtas, =
ceived the idea that II a good school could h. -
vided for boys under this age under propa- - -
tions. with pure and wholesome surrou,5,-
many boy could be swayed toward a life a. =
fuIness. In 1850. with the cooperation % -.
Camp, OF New Haven, funds were raised ara -
formulated for the boys school. and a sir. -
an eminence four miles away from the ssr,..
was chosen and called BY Mr CamD .b-
president OF the board OF trustees. Mount -
On May l. 1881, the school was opened Z, :,
been the intention OF the founder 10 nab. :.
school exclusively for boys from ten tn So
years old. but after five years he became corv,,S
that the best results could be attained 5v -
ing the character Of the schools. In 1sSs ~,
Hermon emerged from the formative period 40
became school for young men. the former ,,-s
mum limit OF age for enrolment becoming tha -sf
mum age for acceptance There are several 90.
which led to this change. One Of them ma, -
constantly increasing number OF applicants VIZ,
early advantages had been meagre. and NH,
comparatively advanced age found the earIis,, =.
portunity to redeem their loss.
Mr.. Moody did believe in free scholsr,s,.
"If a man cannot do his share to meet n. =,
penses he is not worth educating" he wols -
quently say. In order. therefore. to aid dsss-yt,
and ambitious young men 1t was decided tssr saes
student should pay one-half the actual cos, -
board and tuition and that Mr. Moody would rais,
equal amount for each boys benefit from a~or,
his friends. In this way there was f0stered sDi--
OF Independence among the students. and al III,
same time the charges were kept within the rsass
Of any Industrious and ambitious young man
From the modest beginning OF the school win
less than a dozen students in 1851 Mount Herman
has grown to an attendance OF over four hundred
To quote from the recent report OF the princps;
1T IS a great work 10 take boy from the news.
boys rank and lead him through the school yeas
and direct him into college years bringing him % Il
the great work OF editor OF a city paper. q
take another from the farm and encourags hin
through the same processes until. after years q
study and travel and experiment, he becomes head
OF state agricultural college, and yet an0thsr
from the coal mines. mere boy. and teach hn
lessons from literature and science and Language
little by little the story OF the Bible until ths
inspiration comes 10 him that he must tell II %
others
In the twenty-five years since the school vas
established more than five thousand students have
been enrolled To-day they are engaged IN great
variety Of business callings, professions and
careers; hundreds have worked their way through
college where not few have distinguished them
selves for scholarship, as well made their 4.
fuence felt for righteousness. 4
The last Of the many buildings that have beer Il
erected is the new dining hall called the Con-
mons. It IS Of Colonial STYLE and measures g By
165 feet s.745 square feet In addition there
two cloak rooms, one on either end. each % by g
feet The hall seats 1.500 persons at one time. Ths
exterior Is built OF Harvard brick. with stone Trim
mings: the walls also OF this material, a6OIt
five feet from the floor The ceiling. which s
twenty-sfx feet above the floor. IS made up Of thTss
plastered panels. surrounded by heavy mOGldings
The floor IS Of rock maple. The building Is vel
heated and ventilated The kitchen arrangemsut5
and equipments are complete and the steel ealing
follows the contour OF the roof Plans for q new
gymnasium are being considered by the trustees o,
the HerulOn schools. These institutions ara u0z
supported principally BY subscription L
On hill called Round Top. some distance n tss i
rear Of the Moody homestead. stand side 5y ss f
two stones marking the last resting places Of rs
bodies OF Mr.. MoOdy's mother and himself but z
any doubts that the spirit OF Moody stiE Ives
let him visit the institutions At Mortified sai
Mount Hermon.