St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-31
AT THE ACADEMY.
Roll Call Of the 81 Students Who
Volunteered for the War SO Years
Ago Called. Responses.

4 pr0-memOr1aI observance In the state
of Vermont was held at st. Johns
bury Academy last Monday afternoon
when assembly haH was well filled
with students, veterans and visitors.
1t was a 'srol call'' of all the stu
dents who so years before enlisted
as soldiers in the Civil War. To
Elisha May and Principal Benedict
should be credited the plan of the
exercises. 1t was suggested to Prin-
cipaI Benedict a year ago when Eli
sha May spoke before the students
i of the academy and presented the
school with Roll of Honor" con-
tanning so far as known at that time
| the names of all the students of the
academy who enlisted for the war.
| When he received the roll Principal
| Benedict at once thought that it
would be especially fitting to have
all the surviving members of that
roll present at the pre-memorial day
exercises this year and respond to
the calling of the roll. The two men
have been planning since that time
for the meeting that was held at cne
academy Monday afternoon.
The years research on the part
of Mr.. May has brought out some
more valuable information and it is
doubtful if another school, not
strictly a military school can show
such a record. Out of the 81 volun-
teers two became generals, two col
onels, two lieutenant coloneIs, three
majors, two sergeants, Ia captains
and 13 lieutenants.
There were 81 students who vol
unteered and of this number 27 are
still living.
The program for the afternoon fol-
lows:
l. Entrance of Post.
2. Song by the Boys Glee Club.
8. Remarks by the Principal.
4. The Academy at the Opening
of the Civil War, DR.. Fairbanks.
5. Song by the two Glee Clubs:
America the Beautiful"
6. Roll Call and Responses.
Z. Song by the Boys Glee Club:
"Unfurl the Banner"
s. Address by Rev. Mr.. Black.
8. Song by the two Glee Clubs
and the school esThe Star-spangled
Banner"
10. Adjournment.
The corrected list of survivors fol-
lows:
Henry C. Hastings, Elk River,
Minn., Maj. Edward D. Redington,
Chicago, ILL.,, Walter c. Hawes,
Chicago, ILL.,, William H. Gilchrist,
McIndoes, Perry Porter, West
Burke, Josiah Grout, Newport,
United States Soldiers home, Napa,
Co., California, Frank G. Grant, Los
Angeles, California, DR.. Frank W.
Goodall, Bennington, c. e. Har-
rington, Bradford, Pa, Edward P.
Warner, Maine, Hiram R. Steele,
Brooklyn, N. Y, Thomas Bishop,
Brooklyn, N. Y, Edward P. Lee,
Waterford, Elden J.. Hartshorn,
Iowa, DR.. Henry G. Newell, Lyndon
Arnold, Charles Ross, Edward F.
Griswold, Henry G. Ely, Samuel w.
Hall, Carlton Felch, Elisha May, all
of st. Johnsury, Charles w. Owen,
East ST. Johnsbury.
One event. not on the program, was
the vote of thanks from the student
body to the Soldier Students of the
Academy, the motion being presented
from the floor of the hall by Mr..
seconded by Mr.. Nelson of Barnet.
The calling of the roll was an un
usually sad proceeding as there were
When the name of E. D. Redington
of Chicago, Ill, was called a letter
from him was read by Professor
Wood. Henry G. Ely, Fl. C. Newell,
Charles Ross, William Gilchrist, and
Lyndon Arnold answered present
as their names were called. When
the name Of DR.. Frank w. Goodall
of Bennington was called Professor
Wood read a letter from him. Sanu-
el Hall answered present and Hen
ry G. Hastings of Elk River had a
letter which was read by Professor
Wood and the Rev. Edward P. Lee
made short speech in response to
his name in which he said that there
had been six wars in which Ameri-
can people had been engaged, more
than one to every generation of
American history, therefore the boys
of each generation were liable to be
called upon to defend their country
and while he appreciated the efforts
made to establish world wide peace |
he believed that war would never
end ecause it was sometimes used |
as an instrument of punishment by
the Almighty. Letters were alGc |
read from Hiram Steele of New
York, Josiah Grout of Newport, c. 3. |
Harrington of Bradford, Pa, Frank
G. Grant of Los Angeles, Cal. Elisha
May made a short speech in response |
to his name in which he paid a high |
tribute to the principal Of the Acad-
emy in the COS, Professor James K |
Colby. and called special attention
to the large proportion of the stu
dents from the Academy that won
commissions in the army and saiu
that their success as soldiers was due
largely to the strict obedience they
were compelled to observe under
Prof. Colby's teaching.
Responses were also made by Per-
ry Porter of West Burke and Cart |
John Mcdonald, Commander of
Chamberlin Post, G.. A r. and Carl
fon FaIof