The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-15
BURR AND BURTON
Y. NJ. c. A. CAMPAIGN
A Most Inspiring Occasion I! Over
sc30.00 Pledged by Teachers and


Fund Campaign" which took place last
week among the students and teachers
of Burr and Burton Seminary was one
OF the most significant and striking
events which has occurred at Burr and
Burton for many year.
The mass meeting Saturday after
noon after the educativc campaign OF
the week previous consisting OF the
morning chapel talks Of Principal
Brooks. war picture exhibit on the
par, of pupils, etc. was a gratifying
surprise TO those conducting the
"drive" and TO the student body itself,
in the splendid response made to the
appeal for unusual sacrifices and de-
votion TO most worthy cause.
Students and teachers alike re-
sponded cheerfully to the $. 0. S. calls
for aid in arranging for the mass
meeting. Students with gifted fingers
printed suitable notices and slogans
for hanging on the walls, flags and
banners decorated the room, and all
stood ready TO help at moments
notice, and most thoughtful, earnest
and responsive student body promptly
gathered TO listen TO the presentation
of the cause in question.
Haymns, "Rally Round the Flag"
and "Onward Christian Soldiers" were
sung. Miss Edna Orvis gave a brief
and thoughtful talk on prisons in gen
eral and war prisons in particular.
Rev. S. X. Perkins, Rev. Joseph 5.
Brown, Walter II. Shaw and Walter X.
Hard all presented different aspects OF
the all-absorbing topic Of the hour.
The special speaker Of the occasion
was Rev. Arthur H. Bradford ID. d. OF
Rutland, who gave first brief ac-
count Of the Y. NJ. c. A. campaign
now on in Rutland county and else
where in the state and concluded with
an account of his experience the past
summer in sctual Y. NJ. c. A. work
among the three thousand Of "Our
Boys" at Fort Myer, Va.
Always a fascinating speaker, Mr..
Bradford certainly was at his best on
this occasion and when he concluded
his audience was manifestly disap-
pointed not tc hear him speak longer
concerning the splendid work now be-
ing done by this organization among
the Army and Navy camps Of our
country, and Of the great work now
opening up--work that must be done
right away If "Our Boys" are to be
heartened and cheered, kept clean and
wholesome body and soul, and fortified
for their great task across the sea
where so soon they are to fight for and
lay down their lives for the preserve
ton of our American ideals of free
dom and democracy.
Mr.. Bradford gave specific accounts
and related personal experiences of
what was being done to successfully
combat the vicious conditions that are
always incident to camp life, condi-
tions that unless promptly and efiic-
iently dealt with, invariably sap the
health, morals, and morale of any
army encampmcnt.
After Mr.. Bradford's address, the
students were called uron by cfasses
beginning with the Freshmen" TO in
dividually sign pledge cards, redeem
able preferably before Jan. LIST, but
with time-limit of June LIST, 1918, for
really sacrifcial gifts, sacrifcial be-
cause the students agreed to procure
the amounts subscribed either by
denying themselves customary indul-
gcnccs, etc, or by earning the money
by their own unaided efforts.
A dollars grade" thermometer, on
the black board, graduated in degrees
OF $1,000 each up TO $4,000 maxi
mum as the "goal' marked the rap
idly rising temperature rs the sub /
scriptions came in, prof" Foster
registering the thermal rise by means
Of rcd chalk. When all pledges were
in the "glsss" broke at the top reg
is,ering $4,000 and more to be heard
from. The amounts subscribed by the
students ran all the way from sl00 up
20 $500. Of the total amount the
teachers subscribed over $1,000. The
total which may reach as high as
$3.50 90 has certainly set high stand
ard for saerifcial giving in the great
cause to which all patriotic Americans
every man, woman and child now
siand committed.
In the citizens Y. NJ. c. A. "drive"
now on In Manchester to raise s2500,
as its share Of the s35,000,o00 fund
which America viii raise before the
end Of November, the splendid record
Of Burr and Burton viii surely be re-
fected.
In the campaign at the Seminary
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