St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-14

I ~ 'o'ii"puly ACdueiily fea0 pape
in which he made frank statemen
:, OF all conditions regarding thi
> school. In part he said:
1t has been stated that student
of the academy are denied admisso,
to colleges upon certificate and ar,
admitted in most instances only upo,
conditions. The matter of admissio,
to college upon certificate is in tn,
hands of the New England Collcg,
Entrance Certificate Board, and tht
certificate privilege is given or with
held for limited periods, depending
upon whether the work Of the pupil,
from any given school has been salts
factory OF unsatisfactory in any OF
the eleven colleges represented on thu
certificate board. The ccrtilicat;
board has recently voted to extenf
to the graduates of our academy, fol
the usual period, the privilege OF
admission upon certificate to the New
England colleges represented on the
board, and the colleges in and outside
Of New England which are not mem
bers of the board accept the ccrtiii-
Gates Of our academy where the certi-
ficatcs of any secondary school are
accepted.
Furthermore, during the last two
years twenty-seven pupils, constitut-
ing more than 40 per cent of those
graduating from the academic co..
at our academy, have entp,--
or other schools -sS - .aca-
ton, and all of| .spsnspiis entered
such institutions Without condition,
except two, who did not decide upon
taking a college course in time to
make the proper preparation. That
their instruction in the academy was
thorough and adequate has been de-
monstlated by their college work, one
of them having won first prize in a
competitive examination in mathema-
tics open to the freshman class num-
bering about three hundred.
! From the foregoing it must clearly
appear that any statement implying
either directly or indirectly that the
present standard of instruction in our
academy does not permit the entrance
| of it's graduates to higher education
al institutions except upon conditions,
| is not only without foundation and
carelcssly made, but is serious in
justice both to our academy and to
the pupils who have the capacity and
ambition to continue their education
in colleges and other advanced
schools.
In opening the meeting President
Edgar II. Brown gave brief inau-
gural, full of helpful suggestions. His
address follows:
When President John W. Thomas
of Middlebury College was asked
some two years ago by a friend who
had never been in st. Johnsbury, what
he could tell him about the place, he
replied: 1T is one of the finest towns
in Vermont and has one of the best
Commercial Clubs in the State" I
was impressed at the time by his
specific allusion to the Club; evident
ly there was associated in his mind a
most intimate relationship, even as
cause and effect, between a fine
town and an aggressive Commercial
Club:
Gentlemen, we all know it is indeed
so. ID
How much then it behooves us of
the present day and generation not
only to maintain the spledid -tradi-
tons of the past that have made the
town so we'll and favorably known but
also zealously to strive by every good
effort to make this the best town any
where in which to live and do ones
work.
at has seemed to your ldifeetors
that initial consideration Of various
important matters requiring attention
can we'll be delegate1 20 representa-
tive committees bun our wish
and expectation that y no wise
shall lessen the interesv I'd respon-
sibility of each in the work of all.
May we not particularly appeal to the
splendid number of young men full
of vigor, courage and energy already
on our roll, and to their fellows, who
are to Join us, to come out to our
meetings, make a study of the prob
lens under consideration and enter
into the discussion? 1t is we'll known
and appreciated that it is a glorious
thing to die for ones country, but
some of us at least must earnestly
and everlastingly undertake to live
for it,, some of our time at least.
citizen is an inseparable part OF the
life of his community, nor can any
rid himself if he would, or response
bility to do his best part.
Let freedom of opinion be exercis-
ed and manhood and energy here
find expression in discussion and ac-
tio..sssSuggestions and constructive
criticisms will not only be gladly re-