Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
BANQUET
Alumni Day mtg Event Of brigham
Academy commencement

envy marked a forward step on the part /
of the Alumni association to keep the
academy in the front rank of college
preparatory schools. At the alumni BAN /
quet. which filled the large auditorium
to its capacity, the association unani
mouSly and with intense enthusiasm,
elected a progress fund committee with
fun executive power to proceed at once
to secure a secretary to lead in raising
several thousand dollars with which to
realize the needed improvements in the
material and personal equipment of the
Academy. Warren X. Austin Burlington,
one of the leading graduates OF Brigham
Academy, headed the list of donors to
the new fund with the pledge of gen
erous sum. The progress fund committee
consist of Leonard l.. Story of East
Fairfield chairman; Warren r. Austin OF
Burlington and Eugene Ayres of Swanton,
the latter betting member of the hrst
class to graduate from the academy The
alumni day program began at 1000 a m.
with baseball game at the athletic field
between the regular academy team and
the alumni team. The school team is
unusually strong. having competed for
the championship of the State. Never
-theless, after a most interesting game, 1t
was defeated by a score of IL to l. Inose
who played on the Alumni team were
Frank b. Maynard. manager and captain,
Sheridan Dow, Dewey Potter, Luke Clapp,
Carl Pomeroy, William Holmes, Mark
Stephenson, Howard Farrell, Dana Cook
and Guy MeCun, The annual business
meeting of the Alumni association was
held in the main school room at 2U
y. m. 1t was well attended, 1t being
three or four times the. size OF the
usual alumni business meeting, and be-
, in fhn
of the organization. Arthur c. Wells
was elected president; Il. Lloyd Chance
of Enosburg. first vice-president: Reuben
Soule of East Fairfield, second vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. w. r. Hyde of Bakersfield.
secretary; Mrs. G.. f. Wheelock, treas
urer; and for executive committee Mrs
H. A. Churchill, chairman, Mrs. Morton
Marsha and Mrs. F. A. Start. Prin.
| Charles II. Morrill,. chairman of the COM
mttee on memorials for those of the
Brigham Academy family who had made
the supreme sacrifice in the World War.
| reported the decided preference of the
committee against the honor roll and in
favor of bronze tablet. Leonard l..
Story was toastmaster at the alumni ban
quot. which was the browning feature
| of alumni day. as of the entire commence
| ment, for which preparations on a large
scale had been made by the following
committee of arrangements: Gordon c.
Gates 90, Winfrcd o. Start, 49, Arthur
c. Wells '9s, Homer d. Ovitt. 'os. How
! ard J. Farrell III. Mrs. II. A. Churchill,
% Caroline C. Nutting. &c. Mrs. +. A.
start. 04, Mrs. w. o. Start 'Ol, and l.. l..
Story. '01. The committee is to be highly
commended for the efficiently in bringing to
| completion every needed detail for the en-.
! tire success of the banquet. Following the
| singing of Home to Our Mountains" by a.
double trio of Academy students. the Rev.
John Irons of East Hardwick, offered
prayer. Principal c. II. Morrill, present
ed diplomas to the graduating class. gave
an address of welcome on behalf of the
school to the assembled banqueters. and
| introduced the newly graduated class to
the alumni association. Response to the
welcome, and greeting TO the incoming
class of 1890 were made by Arthur G..
Wells, president of The alumni assoca-
ton. Richard Smith on behalf of his
class, made response to the address of
greeting, after which A. Richard Martin
sang as a solo, odd Friend of Mine"
The Rev. Frederick Wells. 1885, of Pur-
chase, n. Y, who has been engaged for
some years in social service and com
munity work. gave an address on Brig
ham Academy as a Community Center"
While we live in a time of extensive COM
munity projects and buildings he ex-
pressed the belief that Bakersfield would
be more harmed than helped by the ad-
dition even Of a. community house" to
her already large quota of public build
/. ings. pointing out that Brigham Academy
is the one agency that most unites all
classes in the surrounding locality and
! is a social center Of very high order
Brigham Academy is training for citizen
ship and for leadership in social progress
as we'll AS for the purely indivduaIistir
ends of education. He strongly urged tho
, fuller equipment of Brigham Academy
as a community center, and expressed his
confidence and enthusiasm in being called
, upon to assist through his address, il
promoting a plan for the improvement
and expansion of Brigham Academy
Following a vocal duet, 90, Vert Tho,
f in the Cauld Blast" by Irene NJ. Potte
, and Hazel +. Farrell, Francis S. Irons
also of the graduating class. made a clear
forccful statement on Some Modern
b improvements Suggested from stu
dents Viewpoint" in which he urge
the assistance of the Alumni Asso
citation in the making of improve
n ments in the gymnasium. in the HON
economics and manual training dc
partments. on tho athletic field. and i
the large assembly hall. Frank :
9 Maynard, 1895, "A member of the Brig
e ham Academy committee, made
statement of the financial conditio
y of the school. showing how the pro
:, ceeds of the endowments Of tn
i Academy, as the major means of sup
port for the school. were at the pres
cnt time totally Inadequate to NEE
tn demands for maintaining the usus
d high standards of Brigham AGA lem,
;, both as to material equipment and t
- pay the salaries of teachers as neces
: sary now to cope with the high cost @
s living. A telegram was read fror
:, Warren r, Austin. 1895, who was ur
able to be present to give the eX
: pected address on How Can Brigham
Is Academy Meet the Demands of tn
l. Tines in which he urged the AlumT
to stand by Brigham Academy in II
- work of Americanization and declar
ed his pledge toward the Progress
le fund. The banquet closed with a rous
ing discussion of the needs of tn
school and the bright prospects befor
lie the new committee which was Pre-
m posed in an informal but business
-, like and convincing address by Euger
~ Ayres, seconded by Dr. Irving s, Cobur
S; of Milton.