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CALEDONIA COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
IOOTH ANNIVERSARY
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This book is given in memory of my parents, Ira Dunn and Clara Dopp Farrow, who were graduated from this Academy in 1913.
Marie F. Forehan 2004
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5 ORIGINAL
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SECOND BUILDING 1842
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PRESENT BUILDING - REMODELED 1886.
CALEDONIA COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
IOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CALEDONIA
COUNTY
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
PEACHAM, VERMONT
REPORT OF THE
COMMEMORATIVE EXERCISES AUGUST 11-12, 1897
PEACHAM, VERMONT PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1900
Copyright, 1900, by G. B. M. HARVEY.
All rights reserved.
TO
THE STUDENTS
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE CALEDONIA COUNTY
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PRESIDENTS.
1795
Hon. Alexander Harvey
1799
1799
Rev. David Goodwillie 1813
1813
Hon. William Chamberlain 1829
1829 Rev. L. Worcester
1839
1839
Hon. John W. Chandler
1840
1840
William Mattocks, Esq.
1841
1841
Rev. Thomas Goodwillie
1845
1845
Dr. Josiah Shedd
1852
1852
Rev. Thomas Goodwillie
1867
1867
Rev. James M. Beattie
1884
1884
Dr. L. F. Parker
1892
1892
Hon. Cloud Harvey
SECRETARIES.
1795
Hon. William Chamberlain
1812
1812
Rev. Leonard Worcester
1839
1839
Dr. Josiah Shedd
1842
1842
Rev. David Morrill
1851
1851
Rev. Asaph Boutelle
1865
1865
Mordecai Hale, Esq.
1870
1870
John Varnum, Jr.
TREASURERS.
APPOINTED
RESIGNED
1795
James Whitelaw
1806
1806
Hon. John Chandler
1840
1840
Samuel A. Chandler, Esq.
1855
1855
Rev. Asaph Boutelle
1856
1856
Hon. E. C. Chamberlain
1870
1870
John Varnum, Jr.
1889
1889
George P. Blair
PRINCIPALS.
COMMENCED
GRADUATED
FINISHED
DIED
Aug., 1797 Ezra Carter, Esq.
Dartmouth Aug., 1803
Aug., 1803 Jeremiah Evans, Esq.
Yale Aug., 1804 1831
Aug., 1804 Uriah Wilcox, Esq.
Dartmouth Aug., 1806
Aug., 1806 Ezra Carter, Esq.
Dartmouth
Jan., 1810 1811
Jan., 1810 Rev. David Chassell, D.D.
Dartmouth
July, 1815
Aug., 1815 Daniel Miltimore Christie
Dartmouth
Oct., 1817
Oct., 1817 Mellen Chamberlin
Dartmouth
June, 1818
1839
June, 1818 James Stuart, Esq.
Yale Oct., 1821
Oct., 1821 Rev. David Merrill
Dartmouth Oct., 1822 1850
Oct., 1822
Joshua Foss
Dec. 1822
Dec., 1822 Prof. William Chamberlin
Dartmouth Feb., 1823
1830
Feb., 1823 James Stuart, Esq.
Yale
Sept., 1823
Sept., 1823 Adams Moore, M.D.
Dartmouth
Sept., 1824
Sept., 1824 Benj. West Bonney
Dartmouth
Jan., 1825
Jan .. 1825 Samuel Long, M.D.
Dartmouth
Aug., 1826
Sept., 1826 Rev. Joseph Thatcher
Middlebury
Aug., 1828 1844
Sept., 1828 John Mason Parker, Esq.
Middlebury Sept., 1830
Sept., 1830 Rev. Evarts Worcester
Dartmouth Nov., 1831
1836
Dec., 1831 Rev. Amos Brown
Dartmouth
Feb., 1832
June, 1832
Rev. John Hopkins Worcester
Dartmouth
June, 1832
Aug., 1832 Prof. Noah Worcester, M.D.
Harvard
July, 1836
1847
Aug., 1836 Rev. Prof. S. Colcord Bartlett
Dartmouth
July, 1838
Aug., 1838 Rev. John King Lord
Dartmouth July, 1839
1849
Aug., 1839 Charles Chauncey Chase
Dartmouth July, 1845
Aug., 1845 William Chamberlin Bradlee
Dartmouth July, 1847
1850
Aug., 1847 John Paul, Jr.
Dartmouth
July,
1848
Aug., 1848 Alfred Rix, Esq.
Univ. Vt. July, 1850
Aug., 1850
Ira Osmore Miller
Univ. Vt.
July, 1052
Aug., 1852
Thomas Scott Pearson
Middlebury May,
1855
May, 1855 William Kimbail Rowell
Dartmouth July, 1855
Sept., 1855
Stephen Sargeant Morrill
Dartmouth July, 1856
July, 1856 W. E. Barnard
July, 1858
Sept., 1858 C. O. Thompson
Dartmouth Sept., 1860
Sept., 1860 Rev. Lyman Watts
Middlebury Sept., 1862
Sept., 1862 C. O. Thompson
· Dartmouth Sept., 1864
Nov., 1864
Wm. Preston
Dartmouth Sept., 1865
Feb., 1865 Morgan Butler
Sept., 1865
Sept., 1865 Charles Chase, Jr.
Sept., 1866
Sept., 1866 C. Q. Tirrell
Dartmouth
Sept., 1867
Sept., 1867 C. A. Bunker
Dartmouth
July, 1896
Sept., 1896 C. H. Cambridge
Tufts
Feb., 1832
Rev. Jos. Connor Bodwell
Dartmouth May, 1832
INTRODUCTION
IT was the intention of those in charge of the celebra- tion of the one hundredth anniversary of the Caledonia County Grammar School to have this record printed im-, mediately after the exercises were concluded. The only funds available for the purpose, however, were those of the Alumni Association, whose trustees did not feel war- ranted in expending the amount of money required to produce a suitable volume. Arrangements have since been made on behalf of the Association which enable it to issue this publication without encroaching upon the funds in its treasury. All of the money derived from the sales of the book, moreover, will go into the treasury of the Alumni Association for its general use in aid of the Academy as provided by its by-laws and as directed by its trustees.
ILLUSTRATIONS
CALEDONIA COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL . Frontispiece
HON. WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN
. Facing p. 14
REV. D. MERRILL .
16
REV. JOHN H. WORCESTER
66
28
HON. C. C. CHASE
66
34
REV. T. GOODWILLIE
66 38 42
MISS L. P. BRADLEY .
66
46
REV. A. BOUTELLE
.€
48
HON T. S. PEARSON .
50
HON. E. C. CHAMBERLAIN .
52
HON. C. O. THOMPSON
54
REV. LYMAN WATTS.
66
58
HON. C. A. BUNKER .
66
60
MRS. ELSIE MERRILL
62
DR. L. F. PARKER
66
64
HON. G. P. BLAIR
66
66
HON. CLOUD HARVEY
66
68
PROFESSOR C. H. CAMBRIDGE
70
MISS MIRIAM DIAMOND .
74
REV. JAMES M. BEATTIE
66
76
MISS J. CHAMBERLAIN .
66
78
MRS. C. A. BUNKER .
84
MISS LUCY PERRY
66 88
20
DR. S. C. BARTLETT .
32
DR. JOSIAH SHEDD
MISS ABBY L. HITCHCOCK
PREFATORY NOTE
Although a celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Caledonia County Grammar School had long been de- sired by the alumni and friends of the school, no definite plans were suggested until after the Trustees, at their annual meeting in June, 1896, had voted to have a centennial celebra- tion.
During the summer of 1896 plans were proposed by sev- eral of the former students, and, as a result, a meeting was called, September 8, 1896, by Hon. Cloud Harvey, President of the Trustees, to take action in regard to the matter.
At this meeting a nominating committee was chosen consisting of Hon. Cloud Harvey, President of the Board of Trustees; Hon. George P. Blair, Treasurer of the Board; La- fayette Strobridge, E. C. Blanchard, Mrs. C. A. Bunker and Mrs. Herbert Hooker. This committee, after due consultation with many interested in the project, decided upon the appoint- ment of various committees to take charge of the work, and, at a subsequent meeting, reported committees on finance, oratory, history, addresses, odes and poems, music, invita- tions, and entertainment. To these were added a social, me- morial and a reception committee. Hon. George P. Blair was appointed treasurer and Mrs. C. A. Bunker, secretary. A central executive committee composed of the chairmen of the general committees had authority to pass upon the plans of the various committees and had the supervision and charge of the celebration. It was composed of:
CLOUD HARVEY, President of the Board. C. A. BUNKER, Chairman Social Committee. C. H. CAMBRIDGE, Chairman Memorial Committee. NELSON J. WHITEHILL, Chairman Oratory Committee. EDWARD H. MCLACHLIN, Chairman Reception Committee. L. F. PARKER, Chairman History Committee.
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MRS. F. E. PALMER, Chairman Music Committee. J. S. KENERSON, Chairman Invitation Committee. W. A. RICKER, Chairman Entertainment Committee. G. B. M. HARVEY, Chairman Finance Committee. MRS C. A. BUNKER, Secretary. MISS MARY L. MARTIN, Assistant Secretary. GEORGE P. BLAIR, Treasurer.
The time fixed upon by the executive committee for the celebration was August 11 and 12, 1897.
A circular letter addressed to the alumni and friends of the school, for the purpose of awakening interest, was is- sued by the chairman of the finance committee, G. B. M. Harvey. A Centennial Fund was thus started and this fund was to defray the expenses of the celebration. Whatever re- mained in the treasury after expenses were paid was to be used for the school.
Those contributing to this fund were as follows:
G. B. M. Harvey, New York. $150.00
John G. Brown, Utica, N. Y. 50.00
H. K. Elkins, Chicago, Ill. 25.00
F. E. Sargeant, Anaconda, Mont. 50.00
Mrs. Abbie L. Tyler, Boston, Mass. 10.00
Mrs. M. E. Wheeler, Portville, N. Y.
50.00
Mrs. Eliza Mattocks, Enfield, N. H. 5.00
Mrs. Abbie Butler, Windsor, Vt. 2.50
Horace P. McClary, Windsor, Vt. 2.50
Edward W. Wild, Keene, N. H. 2.00
Ex-Gov. C. A. Page, Hyde Park, Vt.
5.00
George C. Sanborn, Snowdon, N. C. 5.00
Martin E. McClary, Malone, N. Y. 10.00
Dr. James Goodwillie, New York. 10.00
Mrs. Margaret S. Hamilton, Waterbury, Conn 1.00
Ira G. Blake, Worcester, Mass. 5.00
Milton E. Blanchard, San Francisco, Cal. 1.00
Ira O. Miller, New York. 10.00
Mrs. Mary Semple, New York. 1.00
Mrs. Caroline Holmes, Barnet, Vt. 10.00
Mrs. Alice F. Stevens, Washington, D. C.
2.00
Miss Amy B. Fisk, Montpelier, Vt.
1.00
A. H. Kenerson, Boston, Mass. 5.00
Rev. S. S. Martyn, Derby, Conn. 5.00
W. H. Ingraham, Watertown, Mass 5.00
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Mrs. Sophia Orton, Chicago, Ill. 2.00
Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman, St. Johnsbury, Vt. 1.00
Horace Warden, Barnet, Vt. 2.00
Henry M. Stevens, Johnson, Vt .. 1.00
Mrs. J. W. Paine, Baltimore, Md 1.00
Miss Anna H. Kidder, Tokio, Japan. 2.00
B. Frank Stevens, London, England. 24.30
Mrs. Alvin Jones, Malcolm, Iowa. 1.00
Peter Faris, Boston, Mass .50
Harry R. Hand, Rockford, Ill. 2.00
Dr. Edward Cowles, Boston, Mass. 10.00
William V. McLachlin, Jefferson, N. H. 1.00
Miss Hannah N. Stuart, Somerville, Mass 1.00
Mrs. W. B. Murray, Montgomery, Ala. 1.00
C. A. Ricker, Groton, Vt. 1.00
Dr. Albert Warden, New York. 5.00
Rev. M. M. Martin, Ovid, Mich. 1.00
Mrs. Helen M. Blanchard, Broadhead, Mich 1.00
Lewis Meader, Providence, R. I. 1.00
$481.80
The following programme was arranged by the executive committee for Wednesday and Thursday, August 11 and 12, 1897.
PROGRAMME.
Wednesday, August 11th.
Sunrise-Anvil Chorus. Conducted by Frank E. Palmer
10 A.M .- ACADEMY HALL.
1. Music.
2. Organization of Alumni Association, .Neapolitan Orchestra
3. Music. Edward H. McLachlin, Chairman of meeting
2 P. M .- TENT.
Music by Sherman Orchestra.
Symposium, conducted by Nelson J. Whitehill, A.M.
1. Address by the Chairman.
2. Music. Ira G. Blake
3. Address by President of Board of Trustees. . Hon. Cloud Harvey
4. Music .. . Neapolitan Orchestra
5. Letters from Noted Alumni. Read by Dr. Edward R. Clark
6. Music .. .Sherman Orchestra 7. Five-Minute Speeches, interspersed with music by William Ingraham, Dr. L. F. Parker, Mrs. M. C. Wheeler, J. S. Kenerson, Rev. Henry Shaw, Judge Waterman, Miss Abbie Chamberlain, Mrs. M. S. Hunt, Judge John G. Connor, Dr. Albert Warden, E. H. McLachlin and others.
8. Hallelujah Chorus .Led by Prof. H. H. May
9. Poem. Fred L. Gibson
10. "America' .'The Audience
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8 P. M .- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-GRAND CENTENNIAL CONCERT.
Thursday, August 12th. 10 A. M .- TENT. Rev. Dr. E. E. Strong, Chairman.
1. Music. Sherman Orchestra
2. Prayer. .. Rev. S. S. Martyn
3. Chorus. .Led by Prof. H. H. May
4. Welcome .Rev. J. K. Williams
5. Music Orchestra
6. Historical Address
.Hon. C. A. Bunker
7. Music .Neapolitan Orchestra
8. Poen. .Prof. H. D. Wild
9. Music Sherman Orchestra
10. Present and Future Needs. .Prin. C. H. Cambridge
11. Music Neapolitan Orchestra
1 P. M .- DINNER. Prayer by Rev. C. W. Robinson. 2.30 P. M .- TOASTS. Martin Eugene McClary, Toastmaster.
1. Our Green Mountain State. Hon. Charles D. Bell
2. Old Peacham. Rev. S. S. Martyn
3. Caledonia County. Charles A. Choate
4. Our Academy. Hazen M. Parker
5. In Days of Old. A. H. Kenerson
6. When We Were Boys Together. .. L. H. Meader
7. The Press of Peacham. .Dr. E. R. Clark
8. The Men We Breed. T. S. Varnum
9. Song. Prof. H. H. May
10. The Old Lyceum. John C. Stewart
11. The Education of Woman Fifty Years Ago .. Miss Sara A. Bailey
12. In the Early Fifties. ... Rev. Moses M. Martin
13. The Rising Generation. .Mrs. Nina Merrill Hooker
14. Our Friends.
15. Chorus-"Te Deum. Marshall Montgomery and Others
7.45 P. M .- ACADEMY HALL.
Instrumental and Vocal Music by the Sherman and Neapolitan Orchestras followed by an Interview.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE
CALEDONIA COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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REPORT OF THE
COMMEMORATIVE EXERCISES AT PEACHAM, VERMONT, AUGUST 11 AND 12, 1897
Prepared by Mrs. Charles A. Bunker, Secretary of the Committee in Charge
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Wednesday morning, in spite of threatening clouds and frequent showers, the quiet of one hundred years was broken. The "Anvil Chorus" conducted by Frank E. Palmer began at sunrise.
A large tent in which the exercises were to be held had been erected on the Academy grounds. Booths had sprung up here and there and preparations for satisfying the wants of the "inner man" had been made at the Congregational and Methodist churches. The school building had been gaily decorated and the rooms were bright with flowers and bunt- ing. At 10 o'clock a meeting was held in Academy Hall to organize an alumni association. Edward H. McLachlin, A. M., superintendent of schools in South Hadley Falls, Mass., presided, and Miss Mary L. Martin was elected secretary.
On the motion of Prof. N. J. Whitehill it was moved and seconded that the chair appoint a committee to nominate trustees of the association. In accordance with this motion the following committee were appointed: H. M. Parker, M.
E. McClary, Miss Lydia Strobridge. The committee presented the following names for trustees of the association:
John B. Gilfillan.
John D. Flint.
John C. Stewart,
G. B. M. Harvey,
Mrs. M. C. Wheeler.
John G. Browne,
Wm. D. Harriman,
N. J. Whitehill,
Miss Abbie Chamberlain,
The report was accepted as a whole. Miss Elizabeth Parker was elected in place of Miss Abbie Chamberlain re- signed. Col. G. B. M. Harvey then offered the following reso- lutions as suggestions to the trustees:
RESOLVED, That the Trustees, or the officers elected by them, be empowered to secure the incorporation under the laws of the State of Vermont as the Caledonia County Gram- mar School Alumni Association.
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees be and are hereby authorized to prepare a constitution and by-laws which shall be binding upon this association.
RESOLVED, That terms of office of the Trustees be fixed as follows: Three to serve three years; three to serve four years; three to serve five years; and, be it further resolved that the Nominating Committee be empowered to designate the members of the three classes of Trustees.
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this meeting that an initiation fee of 50 cents be charged as a prerequisite for membership, and that the annual dues be 50 cents, payable at such time as the Trustees may designate.
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be authorized and re- quested to open a membership book at once, so that applica- tions for membership may be received; and, be it further resolved that the Secretary be authorized to receive initiation fees pending the appointment of a Treasurer by the Board of Trustees.
These resolutions were adopted by the meeting. On the motion of Mr. Ira G. Blake the Board of Trustees were requested to organize and report on Thursday evening.
The meeting then adjourned.
Original members of Alumni Association:
Adams, Daniel L. East Peacham, Vt.
Bailey, Mrs. Clara Whitehill Peacham, Vt.
Bailey, Clarence S. South Peacham, Vt.
Bailey, Mrs. Flora Martin. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Bailey, William S. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Bailey, Laura C. Peacham, Vt.
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Bailey, Sarah A ....... 60 Prospect St., Cambridgeport, Mass. Bayley, Mary Louise .. . Peacham, Vt.
Bayley, Mrs. Nellie Parker . Peacham, Vt.
Bayley, Walter H . Peacham, Vt.
Ballard, Mary Wood 106 St. Botolph St., Boston, Mass.
Bell, Adine Merrill . East Hardwick, Vt.
Bell, Jennie. East Hardwick, Vt.
Bell, Julia A. Littleton, N. H.
Bickford, Flora M. . Peacham, Vt.
Bickford, Mary M.
Peacham, Vt.
Bigelow, Lewis A.
8 Forest Ave., Everett, Mass Bigelow, Mrs. Mary Whitehill, 8 Forest Ave., Everett, Mass.
Blake, Albert. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Blake, Ira G .. . Worcester, Mass.
Blanchard, Mrs. Ada Atwell. .Peacham, Vt.
Blanchard, Edmund C. Peacham, Vt.
Blanchard, Lewis H. Woodstock, Vt.
Blanchard, Mrs. Sarah Harriman. .Peacham, Vt.
Blanchard, Walter N. Peacham, Vt.
Bole, Rev. Andrew S. .Turner, Me.
Bolton, May Evelyn. Peacham, Vt.
Bridgman, E. G. Hardwick, Vt.
Browne, Alice M. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Browne, John G .. . Utica, N. Y.
Butler, Mrs. Abbie Locke. . Windsor, Vt.
Choate, Charles A. West Barnet, Vt.
Choate, Lucy E. Watts. West Barnet, Vt.
Clark, Charles A. . Lynn, Mass.
Clark, Dr. Edward R Castleton, Vt.
Clark, E. Wesson. 46 Princeton St., Boston, Mass.
Clark, Florilla F. Plainfield, N. J.
Clark, Jesse M.
E. Peacham, Vt.
Craig, Mary E. Peacham, Vt.
Dana, Frank M. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Darling, Dr. J. B.
.S. Ryegate, Vt.
Esden, Isabel G East Peacham, Vt.
Flint, John D. . Fall River, Mass.
Gates, Charles C. N. Hartland, Vt.
Gates, Elisha B .. N. Hartland, Vt.
Gates, Mrs. Ella Gibb N. Hartland, Vt.
Gates, Mary J. N. Hartland, Vt.
Gibson, Frederick L.
Ryegate, Vt.
Gilfillan, W. N
So. Ryegate, Vt.
Guy, Tirzah M ..
So. Framingham, Mass.
Harriman, Fred S.
. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Harriman, Mrs. May Emerson.
. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Harvey, Cloud.
. West Barnet, Vt.
Harvey, Mrs. Elizabeth. West Barnet, Vt.
Harvey, Fannie. West Barnet, Vt.
Harvey, Walter B West Barnet, Vt.
Harvey, Mrs. Alma Parker . . 1 West 72d St., New York, N. Y.
Peacham, Vt.
Hardy, Mrs. Jennie Parker
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Harvey, George B. M .. 1 West 72d St., New York, N. Y.
Harvey, Nellie May East Peacham, Vt.
Hidden, Mrs. Belle Sargeant. Peacham, Vt.
Hidden, Martin S. . Peacham, Vt.
Hooker, Herbert .. Peacham, Vt.
Hooker, Mrs. Mina Merrill. Peacham, Vt.
Howard Mrs. Hattie Hopkins Lisbon, N. H.
Hunt, Mrs. Augusta Martin.
East Peacham, Vt.
Hunt, Merritt S. East Peacham, Vt.
Ingraham, William H. Watertown, Mass.
Jackson, Mrs. Alice Blanchard, 727 N. Ave. W., Baltimore, Md.
Jeffers, Mrs. Jane Marsh. .25 Acorn St., Malden, Mass.
Kenerson, Austin H. 13 Tremont Pl., Boston, Mass.
Kenerson, Josiah S.
. Barnet, Vt.
Kenerson, Royal B.
13 Appleton St., Boston, Mass.
Kennedy, Josephine B. .15 Tenth St., Lowell, Mass.
Kinerson, Charles F. Peacham, Vt.
Kinerson, Mrs. Ella Currier Peacham, Vt.
Kinerson, Russell B ... Peacham, Vt.
Kinerson, Mrs. Lucy Bailey . Peacham, Vt.
Kinerson, James R. Peacham, Vt.
Kinney, Frederick W . Barnet, Vt.
Kidder, Mrs. Electa Miner
East Hardwick, Vt.
Laughlin, Rollo K . Barnet, Vt.
Lowe, Abram E. Groveton, N. H.
Mackay, Dr. Albert J
Peacham, Vt.
Marsh, B. K. . Louisville, Ky.
Marsh, Priscilla H. 25 Acorn St., Malden, Mass.
Martin, Ashbel
Peacham, Vt.
Martin, Mrs. Hannah Wesson.
Peacham, Vt.
Martin, Mary L.
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Martin, Rev. Moses M
. Ovid, Mich.
Martin, Moses W.
.Peacham, Vt.
Martin, William B.
Peacham, Vt.
Martin, Thomas
. McIndoes, Vt.
Martyn, Frederick S.
Derby, Conn.
Mattocks, Mrs. Eliza Brock. Derby, Conn.
Enfield, N. H.
McClary, Mrs. Abby Staples
Peacham, Vt.
McClary, Horace P. Windsor, Vt.
McClary, Martin Eugene. Malone, N. Y.
McLachlin, Edward H. So. Hadley Falls, Mass.
McLachlin, William V. Jefferson, N. H.
Meader, Lewis H. 88 Auden St., Providence, R. I.
Mears, Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill. Holliston, Mass.
Mears, Merrill B. Boston, Mass.
Merrill, Mrs. Elsie Choate
Peacham, Vt.
Miller, Mrs. Emily Gray.
Ryegate, Vt.
Miller, Mrs. Jennie Strobridge,
82 Pennacook St. Manchester, N. H.
Ryegate, Vt.
Morrison, Ethel V
44 Pine St., New York, N. Y.
Martyn, Grace F.
Martyn, Herbert S.
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Morrison, Phebe . Ryegate, Vt.
Morrison, J. C .. West Barnet, Vt.
Morrison, Mrs. Tina Shields West Barnet, Vt.
Morse, Harry F .. Cabot, Vt.
Morse, Hazen H. 20 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Orr, Mrs. Margaret Abbott. Peacham, Vt.
Paine, Mrs. Susan McClary, 422 W. Biddle St., Baltimore, Md.
Park, Nelson A. So. Ryegate Vt.
Parker, Elizabeth .Peacham, Vt.
Parker, Hazen M. Minneapolis, Minn.
Parker, Dr. L. F. . Peacham, Vt.
Pedley, Mrs. Martha Clark .. Niagata, Japan
Richards, Mrs. Roxanna Kidder. Plainfield, Vt.
Ricker, Harry M. Ricker's Mills, Vt.
Ricker, W. A .. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Ricker, Mrs. Carrie Esden. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Ritchie, James. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Rowe, Hiram E. East Peacham, Vt.
Sanborn, George C Snowden, N. C.
Shaive, Frank G. . So. Peacham, Vt.
Shields, Agnes E. West Barnet, Vt.
Shields, James West Barnet, Vt.
Somers, Albert G. Strouseton, S. D.
Somers, Warrington .Auburn, N. Y.
Stevens, Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson. . Peacham, Vt.
Stewart, John C .. York Village, Me.
Strong, Rev. E. E Auburndale, Mass.
Strong, William C. . Waban, Mass.
Stuart, Marion. . West Barnet, Vt.
Strobridge, Lafayette. Peacham, Vt.
Strobridge, Lydia S. Peacham, Vt.
Taft, Mrs. Mattie Esden
East Peacham, Vt.
Trussell, Jacob
East Peacham, Vt.
Varnum, Jennette
. Peacham, Vt.
Varnum, Jessie. Peacham, Vt.
Varnum, Thad S ...
. The News, Detroit, Mich.
Warden, Dr. Albert W. 130 West 104th St., New York, N. Y.
Warden, Mrs. Rosa Ray West Barnet, Vt. Waterman, A. N. Chicago, IlI.
Wheeler, Mrs, Murilla Clark, Portville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. Whitehill, Dr. George E. 16 Norwood St., Everett, Mass.
Whitehill, Nelson J. Montpelier, Vt.
Whitehill, Mrs. Nellie Strobridge. Montpelier, Vt.
Wild, Henry D .. Williamstown, Mass.
Williams, Mrs. Helen Harvey Hudson, Mass.
Williams, Mrs. Helen Way . Harvey, Vt.
Williams, John K Peacham, Vt. Wilson, Charles H. Danville, Vt.
Woodbury, Sarah E ..... 123 Washington Ave., Chelsea, Mass.
During the exercises in Academy Hall lively music was furnished by the Neapolitan orchestra whose services through the Centennial were furnished by Col. G. B. M. Harvey, of New York.
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
After dinner the exercises were held in the big tent, which, notwithstanding the rain, was well filled. The large stage was trimmed with flags and ferns and music was furnished by the Sherman orchestra of Burlington, and the Neapolitan orchestra, of New York.
The symposium was opened by greetings from Prin. Nelson J. Whitehill, of Montpelier, who presided over the exercises of the afternoon. He said:
This to me is a gladsome day and one to which I have looked forward for the past ten or fifteen years with fond anticipations, thinking that here I should meet face to face many of my old friends and schoolmates. Virgil, as you will recall, makes Aeneas say to his assembled friends, on one oc- casion: "The long-expected day has arrived." So I would say to you now: the longed-for day has arrived. Celebrate it with your wives and children, with your sweetheart and lover, with your friends of the early happy days. On this 100th anniver- sary of the old Academy the praises of our foster mother will be sung many times, and I am sure that those who met this morning in Academy Hall will need no words of mine urging them to celebrate this occasion with joy and gladness.
As we enter upon the new century I can detect many signs of vigor in this venerable institution, which is indeed a light set on a hill, shedding its beneficent rays far and wide. Foremost among these is the forming of the Alumni Associa- tion, which will prove, I have no doubt, of great assistance to the school. If there is anything that meets your approba- tion on this occasion, do not fail to show your approval. Let the people know that you appreciate what is being done, for as ye give so shall ye receive.
Ira G. Blake, of Worcester, Mass., former instructor of music in the school, then sang a solo, "My Dream."
Hon. Cloud Harvey, of West Bernet, president of the Board of Trustees and grandson of the first president of the Board of Trustees, gave the following address:
In behalf of the Trustees of the Caledonia County School and the citizens of Peacham we thank you for your presence on this occasion and wish to assure you we feel honored by it. We extend to you as hearty a welcome as grateful hearts and open hands can command. We ask you to feel at home among us, to visit with us the various places of resort for rest and pleasure. We ask you to command us in any way that will contribute to your enjoyment while with us.
We who have passed our lives under the shadow of this institution and enjoyed the accumulated influences of the past hundred years rejoice that so many of you have felt dis- posed to unite with us in showing affectionate respect for this Academy.
We desire to express to you the pride we feel in the records you have made in the various positions you have been called
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to fill, giving our school a reputation as a training school for youth second to none in our State. We wish to acknowledge with gratitude the aid this school has received from former students, making it possible to erect the present commodious building, and to make this gathering a success.
We earnestly desire that the interest you have shown be continued, and hope you may find sufficient warrant for in- creasing that interest. We believe an immense influence for good has been exerted over the people living within sound of its bell call, and it behooves us who are heirs to this inheri- tance to so build to-day that in the years to come that good be not only continued but increased as the new years demand.
At this juncture Mr. Whitehill called for the Chautauqua salute for the two oldest graduates present, Leonard Martin, aged 95, from Dixville, P. Q., and Mrs. Jacob Blanchard, aged 92, from Peacham. As these stood together on the platform they were greeted with hearty cheers.
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