The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-23
Academy Fund Com
mittee Have Meeting
"CAP" STUBBS
Continued from page u


Johnsbury had subscribed $17,2S6.
This brought up the total sub
Scriptions to $56,779,65. After the
meeting was over Mr.. Hazen was
called to the telephone by one who
was present at the dinner who said
he was so much impressed with
the good that the money could do
that he wanted to increase his
subscription from $500 to $500.
Mr.. Hazen urged that the drive
he carried on first as a business
proposition, as bigger academy
meant that more students would
come and that more money would
be distributed through the com
munity. But more than that the
academy that this endowment
would create would provide the
best education that money could
buy. He praised the people Of
Lyndon for the civic pride mani
Tested when they met with the loss
of Lyndon Institute, saying that
while the building was burning
friends of the school had subscrib-
ed 100000 for a new building.
This amount was quickly raised to
100000 and with the $4,000 in
Surance the trustees had erected
a new building worth $140,O0O
Principal Wilson explained the
advertising plan adopted last sum-
mer of carrying an advertisement
in two Boston dailies and three
magazines of national circulation.
As a direct result he said three
students from outside OF Vermont
were now in the academy and
there was promise Of two more
next year.
Three families, said Nj. Wilson,
had told him that their chief rca-
son in coming to st. Johnsbur5' |
was to educate their children in |
the academy. He then spoke of the |
tremendous lack of indoor athle- I
tic facilities and Intimated that a !
new gymnasium would be pro- !
vided when the endowment was I
completed. He said in closing that /
even with the present limited |
funds the academy was able to fit |
boys and girls 70. college and that
with a larger endowment the
school could do much better work /
along every line /
c. W. Steele spoke Of the start
ng of the fund last summer and
If the splendid enthusiasm, and |
,he many generous subscriptions
which We're made at that time. He
said he felt sure that St. Johns
Dury people would do their full
hare and more toward raising
his fund.
Answering question, Nh Ha-
zen said that a large portion of
he subscriptions had already
been paid and that no part of the
of the money, now being
subscribed, would be used until
lfter $250,000 had been raised.
After that amount had been rails
ID funds might be used for new
building.
Dr.. V. G. Kicker, chairman of
he school board, said that the
most cordial relations existed be-
Ween the public schools and
academy management. He said
hat arrangements had been per-
ected by Joint conference of the
'ubllc school authorities and the
cademy 80 that a course of study ,
etWeen the two institutions was
n complete harmony There is no :
uphcatlon Of work; the student,
rom the Junior High come to the
academy thoroughly prepared to
axe all of the tlrst year work
lthout break. This insures St.
ohnsbuly children a first class
ducatlon of the best that can be |
lovided for them.
j. H. BROOKS stated that there
as little to add to what DR.. Rick
I SAID except to endorse every :
ord of it, and he also agreed
nth the statement of a previous
peaker that money subscribed
or improvements for St. Johns
ury Academy, would result as
inve,tment for st.
people.
1t was decided to make an addi-