St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-02
ST. JoHNsBURY ACADEMY NOTES


The cadets of ST. Johnsbury Aca-
denny yesterday elected the four cap
tains for their companies, namely:
Wendell CowIes, Edward Cramton,
Paul Farnharn and Fred A. Lougee.
The new officers were elected from a
field of about a. dozen candidates, rec
commended by the faculty.
Lyle Woodwork has returned after
an absence of week at his home in
Enosburg Falls.
At the election of officers held at
the auditorium Wednesday afternoon
by the cadets Of the school the fol-
lowing boys were chosen as lieuten-
ants: Allison. Branch, Bradley, Bell,
Ellis, Waterman and Woods. This
election completed the number of Off
GERS to be selected by the cadets, and
the staff in charge of the unit will
choose the sergeants. 4
The class of 1917 is entitled to feel
reasc nably proud of oneNo of their most
popular members William E. Mills
of Waitsfield. who recently received
notice that he had been awarded a
scholarship of $500 from the Price
Crecnleaf Fund at Harvard University
for next year.
Corcell Stewart has withdrawn
from school and is engaged in the
automobile business with his father IN
MacIndoes. t''3.t'3 ems
Robert Babcock has finished at the
Academy and has a position at the
railroad station.
The newly elected captains took
charge of their companies Thursday
night for the first time. After election
Of heutenants, the boys hiked to the
campus for a strenuous hour session
under the supervision Of Lieut.. Flint.
Miss Fairfax Sherburne. who is a
senior at the University of Yer
mont in Burlington has accepted the
position recently made vacant by the
resignation of William Z. Gould and
assumed her new duties Monday.
Friday morning after the devotion
al exercises in chapel the direction of
the meeting was turned over by DR..
Benedict to President Lougee of the
Students Association of the Academy.
President Lougee, in a short speech,
described the purpose of the meeting
as one which had been appropriately
called that the students of st. Johns
bury Academy might express their
feelings at the regrettable ;resigna-
ton Of William E. Gould. Charles
Branch was the first member to be
| recognized and with a few words of
explanation, he introduced the follow
ing resolution and recommended it's
! adoption: Having learned that our
esteemed and beloved teacher, Will
| liam e. Gould, has responded to the
need and call of his country and be-
/ ing deeply touched and inspired by his
spirit of sacrifice and patriotism. we,
J the students of ST., Johnsbury Aca-
denny take this opportunity to ex-
j press to him our appreciation Of his
work as a teacher and his worth as
| a man. His honesty, sincerity and
nlanliness have won our confidence
and affection; while in his devotion te
his country he has set worthy ex.
ample to all American youth.
Attest: Fred A .Leugee, presiden,
Students Association, Thora McClary
secretary.
Stanley Parker in an excellent tall
seconded the motion for adopting the
resolution; whereupon it was submit.
ted and unanimously adopted.
| President Lougee officially present
ed the resolution as adopted, to Mr.
Gould amid the unrestrained applause
OF the students.
/ Mr.. Gould's acceptance and &C
| knowledgement was unquestionabl,
one Of the best speeches which ha
ever been made in the auditorium am
it tended to conform more than eve.
the belief of the students. that they ar,
losing an instructor of ability as vel
as character. Cheer-leader Harris LEI
the school in rousing yell in homo
of Mr.. Gould: as soon. as the applaus
subsidized.