The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-05
PROPOSE sPAULDING MEMORIAL.
Old Barre Academy Students Organize an
Association for the Purpose.

At a memorable gathering OF Barr
academy alumni in this city yesterday Z
movement looking toward the erection OF
a suitable memorial TO DIR. and Mrs. ia
cob = Spaulding took tangible form il
/ the organization of an association. Thir
/ teen members of classes in the early
4 70s came together, some OF them for the
| first time in more than 40 years. A re.
union dinner at Hotel Barre was fol
lowed by a gathering in the chapel at
Spaulding high school, which was placed
at the disposal of the older graduates
through the courtesy of Prin. II. II. Jack
son.
In the party who dned together and
afterward gathered on the old grounds
for "reminiscences were Mr.. and Mrs.
George z. C. Wheaton, Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles w. Averill, Mrs. Flora Peck
Burnham. Mrs. Carrie Bowes Carpenter
of Montpelier, Mrs. Clara Peck Osgood
of Lynn, Mass, Virgil +. Ayers, Louis
F. Babbitt of Northampton, Mass, Fred
r. Blount OF New York City, Gregory
Carleton Of Marbehead, Mass, John II.
Pollard of Fair Haven and Prof w. A.
Wheaton.
While the informal gathering at the
high school was in progress, many letters
of regret from all parts of the country
were received. Naturally, recolections of
old days at the academy centered around
the revered names of DR.. Spaulding, I'm
Gle Jake as he was lovingly called, and
his faithful wife. Tribute was paid to
his prophetic eye as a man of affairs, as
well as a ripe scholar. His early en-
thusiasm for the development of Barre
granite found expression in his advocacy
of quarry railroad He foresaw the
day when Barre would make remarkable
strides, and some of the changes that
have come about were Interestingly dis
cussed by his students yesterday.
Among those from whom letters were
received were Mrs. Ella Bacon Clark of
Saltwater, MINI, Mrs. Frances Comings
Parker of st. Paul, Mimi. Mrs, Fannie
Carleton Dixie of Chicago, and DR.. Leon
ard X. Graves of New York City.
The Barre Academy association formed
for the purpose of securing funds for |
has for its officers Frederick |
R. Blount as president. W. A. Wheaton |
rs vice-president, Mrs. Flora P. Burnham |
Is secretary and treasurer. committee |
made up of G. W. Averill " f. Ayers |
md Miss Carrie Wheeock was elected to
with the Barre Board OF Trade
md citizens in the memorial project. An
appeal to all alumni of the academy is to
'e made, and it is stated that any for
ner student OF the academy may CON
der this notice, should it chance to
meet his eye, as an invitation to aid in
he movement. 1t is hoped that older
raduates, who had their tutelage from
lr. Spaulding, will be especially inter.
sted IN the move to commemorate in
ranite and bronze his achievements for
Barre and the cause of education. Men
Tho have made their mark in the world
f affairs have gone out from the old
'arre academy, and the response to the
ppeal is expected to be prompt and
Later in the afternoon, the alumni {
'ent TO Elmwood cemetery. where choice '
overs, contributed by former students, [
ere strewn over the Spaulding family !
IT. In the evening, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. c. I
Wheaton, entertained the party at a re- t
option at their home on Kinney street.