The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-29
c. FL. DARLING RESIGNS
AS G.. S. PRESIDENT
No Selection for His Successor as Head
of Board of Trustees Was Made at
Annual Meeting-R. L. Richmond
of Rutland Is New Trustee.

At the annual meeting of the board
of trustees of Goddard seminary yes
terday afternoon, the resignation Of
Charles H. Darling of Burlington as
president of the board was received by
letter and was accepted, Mr.. Darling
stated in his letter of resignation that
he did not have the time to give to the
duties of the position, and so he consid
cred it advisable to resign. He has been
president of the board since 1908, hav-
ing been elected to succeed William r.
Shipman. He still remains on the
board.
The office of president was net filled
but it was left to the nominating com
mittee to make recommendation for
the place.
Another resignation from the board
of trustees was that of Rev. j. B.
Reardon, who recently resigned as pas
tor of the Universalist church of Barre
to 90 to North Charlestown, n. H., to
reside Mr.. Reardon's resignation was
accepted, as was the resignation of W..
II. Gladding of Randolph from the in
yestment committee, after more than
20 years service on the committee with
Ira G. Calef and Albert Johonnott. Mr..
Gladding, who was vice president Of
the trustees, still remains or the board.
Following the reports of various of
fieers, the trustees proceeded to the
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follows: Vice president, Fred Z. Kim
ball of Burlington; secretary and treas
urer, Harvey f. Averill of Barre. The
executive committee remains the same
as last year with the exception of the
removal of Charles H. Darling's name !;
and the committee is now made up of
Arthur Farwell of Montpelier, c. N.
Kenyon of Barre, Fred Blanchard of
Montpelier, Homer c. Dadd of Barre,
Ernest j, Hewitt of South Royalton,
William Barclay of Barre and Adolph
b. Lane OF Barre.
The auditors are the same as last
year, being Hon. Clark King, Dean p,
Town and w. g. Reynolds The com
mittee on the endowment fund is com
posed of Arthur Farwell, Harvey +.
Averill and S. D. Allen. The matter of
an increased endowment, which the
school feels very much in need of, was
discussed at some length but no def
mite action was taken. The endow
ment fund now amounts to Sl60,000
and the income Of that has not kept
pace with the increase in the cost Of
living or with the wages and salaries
paid throughout the country, inasmuch
as the income of the endowment is at
fixed rate.
One new member was elected to the
board of trustees. the man being R. J..
Richmond, an influential business man
of Rutland He fills the place made va
cant by the death of Albert Johonnott
of Montpelier. Miss Julia A. Holland,
class Of '92, of Montpelier, and David
T. Montague, class of So, of Boston
were elected as alumni trustees.
There were present at the board
meeting yesterday the following trus-
ties Hon. Clark King, S. d. Allen, G,
IN. Kenyon, Arthur Farwell, D. V. n.
Camp, Charles A. Chapman, George H.
CLARK, Orlando X Hollister, Homer c.
Ladd, Harvey +. Averill, Fred Z. KIM
ball. Rev George r. Fortier, William
Barclay, O. L. Martin and Dean p,
Town, and A. b. Lane. The meeting
was held in the library of the school
and was presided over by o. L. Martin,
in the absence of Mr.. Darling, the
president, and Mr. Gladding, the vice
president.