St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-18
ACADEMY HAS
FULL COMP ANY
1O1 Students Enrolled In
Ready For Business
Military Unit

| the ell OrtS oil It's pIlnclpal, Dr. bene-
| dict, and the enthusiasm of the STU
! dents, organized a company OF l01
| members, which forms a real military
unit. They will be separated into
| three companies to be commanded by
Capt. Henry w. Ellis and Lieutenants
| BaDcock, Flint and Carr, who were
/ chosen by the faculty.
The company is the outgrowth OF
meeting held Tuesday morning, at
which DR.. Benedict rendered his in-
fuencc and support if such an organ
ization were formed. The students
took hold in an amazing manner and
on Wednesday the recruiting officers
were able to report S3 young men en-
listed. At this time it was decided to
put tho organization in the hands OF
q competent man, and through the
efforts Of DR.. Benedict Capt Henry
w Ellis, formerly of the Vermont Ma
tonal Guard, was obtained.
On Thursday morning the number
of recruits had swelled to 93. and at
a meeting in the Armory later in the
day, Capt. Ellis took formal charge OF
the. organization Drills will be held
every afternoon at the Armory, eX-
cepting Tuesdays and Saturdays. Dir.
. Bcnc0lcI Has HHlpliflSiAcu " Tic bOS'
that they are undertaking a serious
work and the response in the face OF
the sacrifices they will have to make
is very gratifying.
The boys Of the Academy have given
up all plans for the forming of base
ball team this season and all tfeir
time will be given over to drilling and
perfecting the company. The spirit
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much credit is due them. Following
is the enrolment form and the list
Of signers:
My object in joining the st. Johns
bury Academy Military Company at
this critical time is to promote the in
terest Of my state and country. !
do so with the knowledge that mill
tary rules require strict and cheerful
obedience to officers: regular attend
ance and prompt appearance at all
meetings.; that joining a military eom-
pany is not for today or for tomorrow.
but for the term of enlistment, which
is until juno IA, 1917. That l join
with the understanding that l cannot
withdraw before that time without be-
ing properly discharged. That all alb
scnces or tardinesscS from drills or
other meetings will require permission
in accordance with military usage
from the commanding officer
To these military rules l cheerfully
ascribc knowing that if | fail to OBJ
serve them 1 will justly merit the dis
approval Of my companions and OF all
right thinking men.
, Claude Edward Hmman
Paul FarnhaT
Brigham Hastings
Fred Alton Lougee
Milton E. Montgomery
Clarence A. Noyes
Wendell CoWles
Charles +. Branch
, K. Freeman Allison
Charles B. RiclxCr.
Kenneth B. Lanpher
Ellsworth II. Hazelton
leonardo RuanO
, Irwin Streeter
Walter Rodgers
Walter Morse
Sylvester PalnO
Harold Goldberg
Roy Collins
} Theodore Beck
George Chamberlain
Bruce Gaffney
Il Carroll Poole
Carlton Macdonald
- Dale Raniels
Howard J. Fisk
A. r. Brunelle
:, ,, Maurice f. Moore
Antonio ROSadO
J.. Dow Farnham
= Amos Scott, Jr.
Leslie G. Moyles
Arthur E. Ripley
: - Harold c. Wells
; Winthrop E. Pierce
= Paul L.. Grow
Clayton w. Silsby
. Roland Smith
y Clarence Campbell
c. Lyle Tillotson
Wallace Carter
Maurice II. Wright
Langdon Cummings
John H. Campbell
" Archie Blair
Stephen G. Carter
Louis Clark Bell
} George f. Clement
& Stanton Harris
= John II. Brodien
II Norman r. Braley
II Edward Hamilton
! Donald McClary
James A. Hunter
u Russell Bailey
IL Luther \. Green
u William f. Mills
7 Franklin Hovey
:. Norman A. Lowe
. Eleory S. Collins
Donald McWain
Melvin A. Lynch
Hewitt +. Moore
e Robert f. May
: Lyle S. Woodworth
\. Rudolf A. Wright
.e Edward Cramton
C William Thomas
J. Banford Carpenter
Is Paul D. Sherry
p Hubert A. Masse
S. Cecil Bowen
Edwin E. Woods