The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-28
CITY OF NEWPORT
Three Newport Boys Receive Com
missions, Aubrey Akin, Perley
Hill, Ralph Gautier. All
From N. H. S. Class 1916

Word was received in Newport
last week that two more of Newport
young men had made good at the
Students Army Training Camp at
Plattsburg, N. Y, and had received
their commission as Second Lieute-
nants in the Infantry. When the U.
V. M. was given the privilege of
sending several of her young men to
the Plattsburg camp in July these
Newport boys were fortunate enough
to be selected. They left Newport
for the training camp July Is, where
they put in 2 months of hard train
ing and study and received for their
efforts commission as Second Lieu
tenants in the Infantry. Akin being
under 20 years of age was not eligl-
bic Tor commission as up to the time
none had received commission under
70 years OF age, but a message was
received al the camp on Sunday
morning, Sept. Is, to commission ali
men that were eligible, and Akin was
one of the first under 70 years of age
TO receive commission.
Lieutenant A. w. Akin is the old
est son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Akin
OF our city and was born in Newport
December 22, 1898; entered the New
port schools and worked his way up
through the grades, entering the n.
H. S. in 1912, graduating in the
spring of 1916. In the fail he went
to the u. v M. at Burlington, where
he took d two years course IN cleo
trical engineering, also receiving the
military training offered at that col
| lege. Aubrey was a member of the
Delta Psi fraternity, young man OF
excellent character and made many
friends while in college, as we'll as In
his home town, all OF whom will be
proud of his appointment and wish
him success. Lieut.. A. w. Akin ar
rived home the 18th to spend a few
days with his parents and will report
to Canisius College, Buffalo, N. Y, as
instructor in the infantry branch OF
service for three months, when he
will enter the field artillery service as
a student.
Lieutenant Perley Hill is the oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Hill OF
Glen Derby. He was born May g.
1898. He went to school in Glen
Derby, later attending the N. H. S
for four years, graduating in 1916
He entered the u. v. NJ. at burling-
ton, taking two year classical
course. Perley was a member OF
the following fraternity orders;
Lambda Iota 1886, Key and Serpent
Society, Melissedon Society. He was
also editor ir-chief of the Vermont
Cynic and president Of his class 1917
18. Lieutenant Hill is one of New
ports fine young men and has a host
of friends who are interested in him
and wish him success. He arrived
home from Plattsburg Monday the
23rd to visit his people and went
Tuesday night to Camp Grant, Rock
ford, ILL.,, a; instructor.
Ralph Gautier, another member OF
class 1916, N. H. S., is the oldest sor
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gautier OF
Newport, born July 27, 1896; went
to the paroehial schools; entered the
public school in the 7th grade, grad
uating from the N H. S. in 1916. He
enlisted in Co. L, Newport, April 2
1917. He went to Fort Ethan Aller
April 6, later going to Camp Bartlett
Westfeld, Mass. He was then sent
to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. A
member Of Co. L, LIST Vermont In
fantry. On January he was select
ed to go to the Reserve Officers
Training Camp at Chattanooga
Tenn, where he received a commits
sion as 1st lieutenant of the military
brigade April 10. He was then sent
to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ca, where
he took six weeks course in the 5tl
Infantry Replacement Regiment. He
then took six weeks course at the
Machine Gun Training Camp, al
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ca, and is
now instructor in the oath Co., 9Th
Battalion, I'd group, at Camp Han
cock, Augusta, Ga.
Of the remaining six boys of the
class, Olney Morrill, and Harry Ste
vens are in the aviation service, Har-
ley Stevens is in France, Homer No
lette is with the marines, Porter
Moore, having completed thirty day
course in Plattsburg camp the past
summer, will enter the military
school at the U. V. M. in a few days,
and Merton Lafountain has entered
the training course at Middlebury
So that every boy in class '16 is
taking some active part in the
great struggle.