Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-27
SCHOOL EXHIBITS

SCHOOL EXHIBITS
The school exhibit which was We'd
nesday evening, Jan. 20. in connection
| with the supper given by the high
school boys, was big success in every
| way. Nearly all of the grade rooms
| and the high school rooms were, literal
| ly speaking. crowded with the work
| which the pupils had been doing from
day to day for many weeks The
pupils work was attractively dis
played on the walls and desks of the
various rooms. The exhibition of the
work done by the domestic science
cooking and sewing classes, was espe-
clally worthy of mention AS many
remarked. the cakes, pies. cookies,
doughnuts. ETC.. looked good enough to
eat. There was goodly number of
townspeople in attendance and after
| everybody had filled the inner man
with the tempting supper served by
the boys the following program was
presented by members Of the elocution
class and the girls glee club: Selec-
ton, Glee club; reading, "King Bruce
and the Spider" Miss Thorp; reading,
Somebody's Mother" Miss Nye
reading, "Miss Edith Helps Things
Along Miss Carpenter; selection,
! Glee club; reading, "Afterwhiles,
Miss Chase; reading, In School Days."
Miss Hanson; Barton Academy songs,
Glee club
Attractive souvenirs consisting of a
b A. catalogue and mimeographed
copies of the B. A. songs and two
themes on ''School Spirit" were given
to all visitors. This exhibit served the
purpose of showing the public Just
what sort of work the school is doing
from day to day and-what is probably
the most important-of bringing the
| citizens of Barton and surrounding
towns into closer touch with the teach
ers and pupils of the schools
A CIVIL WAR VETERANS EX-
PERIENCES
On Ian. ID. Mr. Collision, one of
Barton's honored Civil War veterans,
entertained the high school with an
account of numerous and varied incl
dents and anecdotes of his prison life.
With the aid of an excellent chart of
Andersonville prison, Mr.. Collision
gave vivid description of the terrible
life there. He also showed US a piece
of wood from the stockade at Ander-
; sonville. Mr.. Collision opened his
talk with an account of the Battle of
Cold Harbor, after which he was taken
prisoner. He was then confined in the
all valuables. After a few days he
was transferred to Andersonville.
where days of suffering and hunger
followed About 35, 900 ragged, sick
and hopeless men were subjected to
; terrible heat, privation and horrible
brutality. The Confederates in charge
built ''desd line," where not a few
poor soldiers met their deatn Mr..
Collision gave a graphic account of the
meagre rations supplied at the prison.
Cornmeal and raw beans was the
regular food. with a small piece of
bacon or beef once in ten days. Each
bit of food was carefully watched by
the starving men lest one man should
receive more than his share. After a
careful division one man would turn
his back and when the sergeant pointed
to pile and asked who should have
1t. this man gave some number In
this way no partiality was shown.
Deaths lnnumerab,e occurred each dav
as result of the unbearabIe heat. lack
of food and water, and the cruel pun
ishments.
At last, fearing the arrival of the
Union forces. Mr.. Collision together
with his comrades, was ordered. to
leave the prison. So his PRISON life
passed. until one day the Union men
were packed into Southern freight cars
like cattle and shipped to Florence.
There the men were examined and
those who were sick or dying were
paroled. Mr.. Collision stated that he
and his friend. "Jony, were becoming
desperate. In vain they attempted to
feign sickness by bIacklng their faces
and the like. But they We're too young
and healthy to show inactivity At
last they crept out on hands and knees
and succeeded in gaining the verdict of
''Take him along. he'll die before he
gets home. So Mr. Collision re-
turned home and happy day it was
for him. However. after short stay
he felt it his duty as Union soldier to
return again to active duty. This per-
sonal account proved vastly interesting
to us and we were sorry to have the
talk close. We were made to feel the
horror and uncertainty of those war
times as well as the pleasure and honor
derived by serving ones country in
good cause.