The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-09
EDW. H. EVERETT
POUNDS SCHOOL
FOR boys HERE
Open To Sons of Soldiers of the
Allied Nations
TWO FARMS ARE BOUGHT
Another splendia Gift 20 Bennington
-WilI be Located on the Wilson
and Grant Farms.

a training school for the sons of
soldiers OF the great war is TO be es-
tablished in Bennington by Edward II.
Everett. It viii be located on the
Grant and Wilson farms south Of the
village. -
This is another Of the great bene.
factions which have come to Bennine.
ton through the generosity of men
VINO have found here the best town
in New England Mr. Everett has
not yet fully worked out the scope of
the plan, but has made start and the
beginnings OF the school will soon be
under way. N
The two farms include about $40
acres of land ideally situated for q
school of horticulture and other
branches which will be included In
The curriculum of the new institution.
The school has been incorporated
under the laws of Vermont. The ar
ticles of incorporation are as follows:
We, the subscribers, hereby associ.
ate ourselves together as a corpora.
tion under the laws of the state of
~ NC hllON ny Iu6 UdIIl6 oil
the Green Mountain Home, Inc, for the
purpose OF founding and maintaining
at Bennington in the state of Vermont
OF home for the care, maintenance.
education and scientific instruction in
agriculture and horticulture of the
minor sons of the soldiers or sailors
who have served in the armv or navy
Of the United States Of America, or IN
the army or navy OF any of its Euro
pean allies; and hereafter for!the like
care, maintenance, education and
scientific instruction Of the lineal de.
scendants of such sons; upon the FOL.
lowing conditions:--that the corpora
tion, when organized, shall adopt by-
laws not repugnant to the laws of this
state for the election of its officers
and the conduct Of its business af.
fairs. This corporation is not orga-
nized for profit.
The principal Office shall be located
n Bennington, in the county of Ben.
! nington, in the state of Vermont.
Dated at Bennington. In the county
Of bennington, this twenty.eighth day
/ "a -NoNeupeT, A. u, 1918.
G Fl. Dewey, Bennington, Vermont.
w. H. Bradford, Bennington, Vermont.
Geo. F Graves, Bennington, Vermont.
f. 7. Morhous, Remington. Vermont.
Edw. l.. Bates, Bennington, Vermont.
A temporary organization has been
made with w H Bradford as presi-
dent, George + Graves as treasurer
and Edward L. Bates as clerk. They
and vice president. and Edward L.
Bates as clerk The trustees elected
are VIM n Bradford. George F.
Graves and Edw. l.. Bates and they.
viii carry ont Mr. Everett's plans in
regard to the work to be done.
II will he noted that the scope OF
the school does not limit the pupils
70 the sons of American soldiers but
opens the school to the sons OF
America and Its allies.
Mr.. Everetts DAUGHTER Is the wife
Of an officer in the Italian army and II
is guessed though not authoritlvely
announced that the students will in.
c'ude boys from italy and Belgium as
well as from France and Great
Britain.
Mr. Everett's plan Is TO make a
home as well as a school for boys.
They can enter as Young as ten years
and will be given an academic educa-
tion as well as training IN horticulture
and agriculture In short II is Mr..
Everett's intention to give them train.
ing which will NJ them to become
successful men in their after lives.
The buildings Of the school will be
located probably on the Grant place
while at the Moses Wilson farm will
be other departments for training in
practical work.
There is already a large house on
} the Grant place and II will not be
strange II a principal and matron are
installed there within a short time
and an actual beginning made.