Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
PR|NC|P AL OUNTON
RESIGNS CHARGE
Head of Troy Conference Acad-
envy to Retire after Service
of 81 Years.

Rutland. Jan DIR. Charlie II. Dun
ton. for over - years principal of Troy
Conference Academy at Poutney, has re-
signed on account of i'll health. his rcsig-
nation to take effect at the close of the
present school year. He vii! be succeeo.n
by the Rev. Charles l.. Leonard, 1r.~i-
dent of the board of trustees. Dr. Dun
ton has spent practically oil OF his active
life at the school and through hic rare
personality. intellectual attainmen.s and
discipline and management of the acad-
envy has done remarkable work. He
came to the school in August. 1874. as Il
teacher. occupying that position COR three
years, when he was elected principal and
has been the choice of the conference con-
tinuously since. In 1897 he was gwen a
leave of absence for three years on ac-
count Of i'll health and two years ago he
wished to resign but was persuaded to
continue in the office Last summer his
final resignation was handed In but the
conference was lOath to act upon it and
did not do so until this weeks meeting
of the trustees in Albany, n. Y. DIR. Dun
ton will remain in POultney.
The Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Leonard, VINO
has been elected 10 succeed DIR. Dunton.
and who will take up the duties of the
principal in June. has been p prominent
pastor in the Troy Methodist conference
and president of the board of trustees OF
the conference for several Years. During
his pastorates he has been stationed at
Pittsfeld. Mass, and at Saratoga, y. T..
: and he was AT one time pastor of tine
Poultney Methodist church. DIR. Leonard
is graduate OF Middebury College and
held IL professorship there for time. tie
has Travelled extensively IN Europe and
Asia and has attained some nctc from his
lectures on Palestine.
DIR. DUNTON's CAREER.
| Di' Durtcn, who Is retiring at the age
| of 81 years, was born In Urderh!N, y. Y
! lie received his preparatory education al
tho New Hampton Institute at Fairfax
| and was graduated from the University
Of Vermont in the class OF 1870. He then
70: n year supplied :he Methodist Church
1t johnson, anl in 1s1l-72 took a post
graduate course at the Boston University
Having b~en admitted to the Troy con
fcrsrce OF the Methodist Episcopal
| Church. for two years he discharged III,
duties Of pastor at Manchester and Eas
DORSET In lY4 he was elected Il teaches
| OF natural SeienSC IN Troy conference
Academy. which. after some years OF
| suspension. WAS at that time reopened
| DR. Dunton has spent most Of his summer
vacations in trsveliog abroad and amoni
| Tho States,
IN his pslitical views he Is republican
but his lifcwork and energies have beer
more especially devoted to his profcs
sional duties. In 1883 he was one of 'h'
State representatives to tho interstate
convention held at Louisville. KY. which
| Originated the Blair bill, Three year
after this Time he received the degree +"
y. d. from Syracuse University. ana TO
a long period has. by successive appoint
ments. been State examiner Of norma
schools
In his denonlnatio,,. DR.. Dunton =
without question tho foremost man u
the stAtc. IN 1852 nc was a member y
tho gcn~al conference OF the Methods
Episcopal ChGrch. Dr. Dunton serve
during the Civil War in Co. +. 18th Yer
mont regin,snt. being discharged afte
six months credieablc service on accou7
Of physlcal disability.