The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-31
URGENT NEED
OF BUILDING
Pressed on Goddard Trus-
tees by Principal
Hollister
MEETING
WAS HELD TO-DAY
Optimistic Reports Of the
Schools Condition
Given

Trustees of Goddard seminary gathered
at the school on the hill this forenoon a.
10 o'clock for their annual meeting. Ther,
was a representative gathering OF thu
men who are directing the affairs of tn,
institution and after an uneventful bus
mess session in which the reports OF
Prin. o. X. Hollister and other officer:
were received and officers elected fol
| l9l6-l9l7, adjournment was taken al
noon and dinner was served in Alumni
hall. Prin. Hollister reviewed at length
the progress made in school affairs since
the last annual gathering and cited some
of the things which Goddard needs if il
is to continue its work as an educational
factor in Vermont. Other reports indi-
Gated that the school is solidly grounded
financially and that more and more par
ents and guardians have come to regard
Goddard as an ideal home school.
Few changes were made in the official
slate. Fred Blanchard of Montpelier sue
ceeds Don Y. Camp as a member of the
executive committee and o. L. Martin is
added TO the auditing committee The
following officers, therefore, were elected (:
President, Charles Fl. Darling. IL D., of
of Burlington; vice president, William II.
Gladding of Randolph; treasurer, Harvey
Z. Averill of Barre; secretary Harvey
+. Averill; executive committee, c. Fl.
Darling. Ira G. Calef of Washington, Ar
thur d. Farwell of Montpelier, c. N Ken
yon Of Barre, Fred Blanchard Of Mont
peler Homer G. Ladd of Barre, Ernest J.
Hewitt of South Royalton and Homer
Fits of Barre; committee on endowment
fund, Ira C. Calef, Albert Johonnott of
Montpelier and w. H. Gladding; audi
tors, $. D, Allen of Barre, Clark King of
Montpelier and 0. l.. Martin of Plain
field; steward, Charles Besls of Barre
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the trustees
convened to discuss some of the recon-
mendations made by the several commit
tees. It was expected that adjournment
sine die would be taken late in the after
noon.
Guy r. Varnum of Barre was elected a
member of the board OF trustees to sue
eeed George b. Milne, whose death oc-
Cured last spring. The following trus-
tees were present. Mr. Darling. Clark
King, Ira c. Calef, DR.. Charles A. Gale of
Rutland, S. ID. Allen. w II. Gladding,
Homer Fits, c. n. Kenyon. Arthur D.
Farwell, Charles A. Chapman of Ferris
bury, George II. Clark of East Montpe
lier, Prof O. X. Hollister. f. j. Hewitt,
Homer c. Ladd H. F. Averill. Fred
Rev. George F. Fortier of st.
Adams, O. l.. Martin and William Bar
clay.
Principal HOLSTERS Report.
ITO the Honorable Board of Trustees.
Gentlemen:
'In presenting my annual report | de-
sire to make some comparisons between
The school of to-day and the one when |
became principal in 1897. These twenty
years have been the critical period in the
ife of every private school, Nearly all
If the Vermont schools have either gone
% the wall or become the local high
chool of their communities. Goddard is
me of the very few that has lived |
through these hard times. Our attend |
Ince in 1897 was l20. Our permanent |
und was 500 ,969 The attendance this |
all is $50 and our fund has grown to
4 10000. Courses in domestic science and |
resent policy of the executive committee i!
n responding to the demand for new
curses and proper equipment, the keep
ny of good teachers in our service in
tead of letting them 90 to other schools
5 soon as they have become valuable,
as been great factor in raising the
chool to the high standard that it en-
oys to-day.
-Four years ago the new building was
INSTRUCTED which gave increased accom-
lodations for equipment and recitation
rork The growth of the school since
hen has been remarkable. Three years
90 this fall our registration was 1873.
n this short time practically 100 stu
ents have been added, the increase this
ear being AZ One hundred and fifty
ght new students have entered this fall,
: more than we had in all three years
90. OF these new students SO are boys, !
n unusual condition. Our students come
-om eight states and Canada. We are s,
rawing students from wider area each
ear Many are coming for the last year E,
I the course or after graduating from +,
her schools ~ secure the preparation !;
" college that we give. We have - ad
tions to our senior class this fall and 4,
ost of them plan to enter college. !,
"Our problem now is, what to do with !,
le students that want to come here.
nr buildings are taxed to their utmost
pacitv. Three and four students are
wing in some rooms and Others are liv- -
o i'm the city. These conditions are not G
yht. We ought to provide suitable ae d
for all. In my report of
st year urged the necessity of another
Hiding. The need of it to-day is still
ore urgent. During the year have not F
und the one who will give the money
r such a building, but the search for
at person is going to continue. We
lst have the building. / see a more ;
Drious future for the school than it has o
er known. There is no question about re
Goddard is destined to be one of the a
eat educational institutions of the East b'
we are only true to the trust that the Il
N and women of the last generation in
We placed upon us. oi
sIn 1919 we celebrate our fiftieth ami II
rsarv. This should be made a memoir te
le occasion. We have achievements to hs
citrate besides the fact that the school fl
: lived for fifty years. We should ded- ki
tie the new dormitory at that time. II
committee should be appointed at this E