Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-14
1924 TO Be YEAR
OF CENTENARIES
Many Notable Events TranSpired a
Century Ago, Review Shows

The year that has just begun is not
only one of unprecedented Importance
in the effect it is bound to have upon
the future but it possesses a peculiar
interest associating it with the past, for
it will include the centenary anniver-
sarieS of an unusually large number Of
events and achievements which had a
profound influence upon the social,
moral and intellectual progress OF the
age.
A century ago found Europe in a
state OF social unrest suggestive OF
the conditions which exist there today.
The beginning of the year 1929 found
the rulers or other representatives OF
the Powers assembled in congress at
Leibach to agree upon measures for
putting down the threatened insurrec-
tionary movements. The only definite
success accomplished along this line
was the restoration of Ferdinand to
the throne of Naples. Elsewhere the
flames of popular discomfort continued
to burn fiercely. Greece began her
memorable struggle to throw off the
Turkish yoke, and her example was
generally followed by the people in the
Balkans.
The spirit of revolt was abroad, and
its flames continued to flicker up at
widely separated points. The Portu-
guese revolted. In Chill, Peru and
the Argentine popular revolutions were
carried on by San Martin and other
leaders In Mexico General Iturbide
made his proposal for the independence
of the country under a Bourbon prince.
In the United States the year was
one of peaceful progress, the only note
of dscord being political excitement
furnished by the adm sion of Missouri
to the Union, which led to bitter de-
bates over the slavery question.
James Monroe entered upon his SEE
ond term in the presidency. March 4,
1921, fell on a Sunday and Mr.. Mon
roe was the first President to be in
augurated on March S.
The Republic of Liberia will be able
to celebrate its centennial the coming
year, for it was in 1921 that the
African territory was acquired by the
American Colonization Society and the
town of Monrovia commenced.
The city of Lowell. Mass, will have
its Tooth birthday, for it was in 1921
that it was founded by the Merrimac
Manufacturing Co.
Amherst College will reach its cen
tennial and Auburn Theological Semi
nary may observe the Tooth anniver-
sary of its opening. In the same year
the Kentucky State Library was
founded at Frankfort.
The Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Cincinnati and the Roman Catholic
diocese of Richmond, Va, will have
their centennials both having been
in 1921.
In Maine the people gave early evil
dence of their antagon;sm to the de
mon rum" by adopting an ordinance
requiring the seleCtment to post up, in
all places where liquor was sold, the
names of all persons reported to be
drunkards or tipplers.
In Canada the year 1921 saw the
founding of McGill University and the
laying of the cornerstone for Dal-
housie College at Halifax The Wei
land Canal was commenced, also the
Lachine Canal, for passing the rapids
Of the ST. Lawrence.
France doubtless will make note next
May of the Tooth anniversary of the
death Of the great Napoleon, who
passed away in exile at Longwood. St.
May 5, 1921.
The coming year should have a spe-
>ial interest for the students and
lovers OF literature. marking, as it
loes, the centenary anniversary Of the
irst appearance of many notable liter
lry works, Victor Hugo, then a youth
If 10. was welcomed by Chateaubrand
IS "Un enfant sublime" In England
Shelley published one of the most
beautiful of his longer poems
'Adonis' In America appeared "The
Spy. by J. Fennimore Cooper
aud The Ages" by William Cullen
BRYANT. Other literary events of the
rear were the publication Of wilhelm
Meister's Travelling Year" by Goethe,
md Alexander Pushkin's first long
,oem. Russian and Ludmilla."