Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-22
nj. A. CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY
Woodstock School Founded o5 Years
Years Ago-Rapidly Growing

rs Aso-Rapidly Growing
The members of the Virginia Ola,
Sis OF the Reformed Church who me
IN Woodstock, turned from the eels
bration of their one hundredth ar
nIversary to participate in the exc,
elses Friday at Massanutten Acad
envy concentrating the 25th ann
yersary of the founding Of the Acad
envy by the Chassis.
Members of the Chassis and tn
assembled visitors gathered on tn
Massanutten parade grounds at
O'Clock TO witness the formal parad
and review of the cadet battalion
The scene was a splendid one, tn.
cadets, under command of Lieuten
ant Alan Richardson, doing mos
creditably.
Following the review banoue
was given in Sperry Hall, in honor
of the Chassis. DR.. Benchon, Presi
dent of the Academy, presided az
POSTMASTER and short words Of
greeting were given by DR.. Wilson
Gearing. one of the members of the
Massanutten alumni: Prof. Oswin S
Frantz of the Theological Seminary
at Lancaster, Pa; Prof. E. ]. Mid
dour, representing Mercersbure
Academy; DR.. Howard Omwake,
Dean of Franklin and Marshall Col
lege; Dr. Charles E. Wehler of ~Ur-
sinus College; Prof. G. Nevin Reb-
ert, of Hood College, and Rev. A. r.
Tosh, president of the Virginia Clas-
sis. DR.. W. D. Keene, of the Wood
stock Methodist Church, and Prof
Frederick Moss, a former professor
in Massanutten's English department
and a graduate of Mercersburg Acad-
envy and Princeton University, also
gave short address. All paid tribute
to the splendid growth of the Acad-
envy and especially under the 20
years of DR.. Benchoff's administra-
ton. Following short comedy
sketch given by two of the Acad-
envy students, the guests adjourned
to LAM Hall for the formal services
concentrating the Academy's 25th
anniversary.
Rev. A. NJ. Gluck, president of the
Board of Trustees of Massanutten
Academy, presided at this service.
and gave the Invocation, followed by
music from the the student body.
Dr. Benchoff followed with the his
torieal address, covering the history
of the Academy from 1899 when the
Academy consisted only of the one
building, Riddleberger Hall, and the
limited grounds surrounding it, to
1925 with the Academy consisting
of five buildings, a beautiful ath-
letic field and large grounds and
campus with new s40,O0O.0O an
mex to Lantz Hall just being started.
In his address DR.. Benchoff paid tri-
butte to those members of the loyal
Academy alumni who had contri-
buted so generously to the develop
ment of the school.
Other speakers of the evening
were Judge E. D. Newman, of Wood
stock, charter member of the
Academy Board; DR.. E. NJ. Hartman,
Headmaster of Franklin and Mar
shall Academy; Dr. Calvin A. Brown,
of Mercersburg Academy, and DR.. ].
C. Leonard, of Lexington, n. c.,
president of the General Synod All
brought messages of cooperation and
encouragement to the Headmaster
of the school One of the speakers
voiced the general sentiment when
he said:
Both the Academy and its Head
master are in their prime of life,
and our sincere hope that they
may grow old together"
Rev. J. Silor Garrison, of Harri-
sonburg. pronounced the benediction,
bringing the celebration to close.
DR. Garrison is the founder and pro-
moter of the Academy and was its
first Headmaster. He arranged for
the purchase of the site of the Acad-
envy and helped organize the institu-
ton During the celebration, sew
eral of the speakers paid tribute to
the Harrisonburg preacher for his
great work and vision.