The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-14
NEW BUILDING
IS ASSURED
Goddard Alumni and Friends
Rally 10 Support Plans
AND CONTRIBUTE ) .'ty
Appeal Was Made = 1dent Daring
Of the Truste s. ~ aud Within
a Short y. the Needed
Aniount was Raised
AND CONTRIBUTE - ..e'

Through the contributions Of many
slumai ard frtevds OF Goddard seminary,
made near thc elcso of the 43d annual
comnencemnr. exercises IN Goddard
chapel this Afternoon, Tie board
!of trustees authorized the start
ing of the work on the new alumni build
ing, which is to be located or the campus
in the rear OF tbs main structure. The
beginning OF the sntarpriss IL made pos.
Isible through tie response made TO tie
appeal Of President Charles H. Darling
OF ;he board OF trustees, who came TO
the platform iua. before the graduation
exercises closed and announced that the
sum OF $1,000 was necessary TO com
meace operat.ons on tho proposed add.
tion to Goddard's equipment. The pres.-
ident's request met with ready response
and before dinner was served. shortly
before 9 o'clock, the entire amount had
been subscribed
| President Darling stated IA mis- report
OF the progress made in securing funds
Tor launching the project that Of the
$4,000 necessary to build and equip ths
building, $4,000 was already in hand. /.
had been previously planned 70 start
the foundation when the sum OF $40 900
had been secured but the board of trus-
tees had promised to authorize contract
ors to prepare their bids If the sum OF
$1,000 could be made up. In urging upon
those gathered to answer his appeal,
President Darling stated that Goddard's
banner graduation class Of this year bore
witness to the fact that the school was
Ioutgrowing its quarters, that new
fstructure was needed, and that addi-
tional space for new equipment was nee
Icssary.
The appeal once made, Ira c. Calef
lof Washington arose and promised to
add Sl00 to the large sum which he had
already contributed. Others arose in
rapid succession. and the sum grew apace.
A contingent of students in the balcony
greeted each new donation with rous-
ling cheer and enthusiasm was contagious.
Don V. Camp of South Barre was ehos-
len secretary, and subscriptions were re-
ported to him. Among the larger con.
tributons were the following: Principal
4. w, Peirce of Dean academy, formerly
principal of Goddard, 500, to $3.50 al. !.
ready subscribed; Dr. John F. Ridlon,
TO, of Chicago, Sl00; James NJ Boutwell,,
Montpelier, 500; Mrs. Webster, Bur.
lington, $50; Mrs. o. X. Hollister, Barre,
500 to sum already subscribed; Wade
Titus, 5000; J. G.. Morrison, Cambridge,
Mass, 5000; D. X. Hollister, to SUM al.
ready subscribed, added 500; Albert Jo-
honnott. Montpelier, 500; c. H. Darling,
Burlington, 500; Mrs f. ]. Hewitt,
South Royalton, SIS; DR.. C. A. Gaie,
Rutland, guaranteed $50; Mrs J. X.
Hooper, 70 Englewood, ILL.,, $50: Mrs.
b. F. Martin, Barre. Goddard TT, $50,
Mrs Dole, Northfield, $50; Homer G
Ladd, Barre, $50; Rev. :. 3. Reardcns
Barre, 500. conditiona! OIL completion Of
s., 900: c. n Kenyon, S25; Mrs. G. A.. !
Gale, Rutland, $50.
Paul w Waterman OF Barre, '0s, made
a motion that Il committee be appointed
to canvass the gathering for snbscrip.
tions The chair appointed M, Water-
man sCmmittee OF one, and 1hils hs
was cnsag~c' in collecting ecnS7isuticrs.
me d.,.at:ors continued frosn els foo.,
Goddard faculty members gave ssS. The
class of 1912 gave s25, n. V. Camp gave
s25 and Mrs. Holiistor and Mrs. Camp
gave $40 additional each Many other
cCHlTlbutioHh OF CD ana SlU came from
the floor, and the junior class at Goddard
gave $40. The members of the loll class
present gave sll, and Mr.. Waterman, re-
turning from his canvass Of the floor and
balcony, announced that $4S had been
collected. The hour was growing late,
however, and prior to Mr.. Waterman's
announcement, Miss Lucy Calef arose
and offered to complete the s2,0o6. At
more short of the desired amount. Miss
Caief's generosity brought the figures up
to the wishedfor height, and the report
OF the committee of one lifted the total
to we'll up over $1,000.
Before announcing the next number on
the commencement program, Principal
Hollister promised that work on tho new
building would not be delayed.