Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-13

. Miss Webber is better and able to re-
sumo her duties in the district school.
The donation was we'll attended con-
siderlng the great number on the sick
list
Mrs. Chas. Wylie. whose sickness was
mentioned last week, is very little
better.
Geo Dunn has a cow which RECENTLY
gave 66 lbs. of butter fat in 81 days.
Who has better one?
The many friends of Miss Margaret
Chamberlain will be glad to learn that
she is little better
Mrs. Frank McGovern who has been
in Burlington for some time was able
to return home last week.
Miss Rena Barry of Morgan Center
| in working at the Orleans House and
Miss Blanche Cole has finished her
work there
The sophomore class will give So.
cial at Academy hall Friday evening.
j an 22. Admission Is cents Everyone
cordially invited
The Congregational church has do.
mated It's chandelier recently replaced
by gasoline lighting system to the
M. E. church Of South Albany.
The next number of the church lee
ture course Of Craftsbury will be lec-
ture by S. E. Baker at the Congrega-
tional church. North Craftsbury, on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 20.
ACADEMY NEWS
The annual academy banquet was
held at the new gymnasium on We'd
nesday. Dec. 80 About 80 alumni
/ were present. Al the close of a well
served banquet Miss Mary Root, presi-
dent Of the alumni association, acting
as toastmaster, introduced the speak
ers Of the evening Miss Roots own
address was very interesting sketch
Of the history of the academy, which,
she said was founded in 1929. In 1889
Rev Samuel Read was principal with
four assistants. He was also the pas
tor OF the Congregational church and
state geologIst for several years. At
least six of his books are in the
| library, and geography written by
him was used as text book in our
schools about fifty years ago. He
owned some land on the Black river
which is now known as the HAL
place. The school numbered 125
pupils who come from "a different
towns. These were; Lowell, Greens.
boro, Coventry. Thornton, Hardwick.
Walden, Glover. Stowe, Craftsbury,
Randolph, Albany, Lowell, Mass.
Boston, Potion. l.. c., Oxford, N H,
st. Johnsbury, Irasburg, Burlington,
Cambridge, Orwell. Huntington, Troy.
and Essex, Conn. The pupils names,
residences, and the places where they
roomed were gwen in the catalogue
TWenty-one lived with Mr. Pierce in a
house where the academy now stands
They could obtain board for 81 or 81. SO
per week including fuel. washing, and
room. They were required to bring
their own light. either candles or whale
oil lamps, Of which it was said, "these
do not injure the eyes as kerose G
does" The pupils were required to
attend church service twice on Sum
day. There were two churches in this
village then; the Congregational, and
the Methodist which stood where Mr..
Wllley's wheelWright shop now stands.
Inc remarks about the academy con-
tanned In the catalogue are very inter-
estlng and would be appropriate for
the present time 1.-THE academy is
located in pleasant and retired vii
lage, noted for its salubrity of climate
and beauty of natural scenery. The
udent is removed from the noise and
hustle Of a large village and not ex
posed to temptations and allurements
from his business
Supt of Schools Clarence Cowles was
called upon to speak on the subject.
1.-The Academy in the Town" He an
nounced that bill was likely to be in
troduced in the next legislature provid-
ilg for the establishment of Junior
high schools which would consist of
pupils of the present 7th, 9Th, and 9th
grades. DR.. Dustan speaking on the
future of the academy urged it's re-
sponsibility in preparing students for
successful and honest living, and men,
toned the advisability OF giving stu
dents good training in agricultural
science to prepare them for successful
farming Miss Mary Simpson was
called upon to speak for the absent al
umni. She emphasized the3 debt of
gratitude owed the academy Joy the
many graduates now scattered over
thirty states and foreign countries. In
her opinion this school while teaching
students how to make living teaches
them also how to live. After Christ.
mas reading by Miss Ruth Heidger
now studying in Boston, the toast,
merly principal of the academy who
has recently returned from India where
he has been professor in a college. He
told very interesting experience he
had IN attempting to enter the English
Parliament last summer in order to
hear Sir Edward Grey's famous war
beech. He dwelt at some length or
the righteousness and fairness of En-
glish rule in her colonies throughout
the world stating that it is civil as op
+ posed to military rule. Fred Root
toasted the gymnasium, Miss buckles
the class of 1914, and Mr.. Shields
spoke for the Trustees. Mr. Anderson
: furnished violin music of high order
The following officers were elected fol
the year; president. Mary Simpson.
vice-president Fred Root, secretary
Mabelle Hathaway, treasurer Clarence
!, Uric, ex. committee. Abbie Keller
Katie Pike. Mary Dnstan, Edmund