Many
years ago, when Starr didn't have the look above but the look on
the right, on Christmas Eve 1864 the building burnt down leaving
only its walls still erect.
Having
in view the schools policy about fire,
I thought it would be interesting if I presented some facts about
this incident. Not only it was a cross point for the struggling
college, that it strenghtened the relationship between the college
and the town, but also it brough tougheter some of the most representative
people at Middlebury as faculty, staff or students. Please click
on the picture on the right to find out more about the fire.
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To
understand better the event I''m about to present, I will first
put the year 1964 in context. The Starr Hall fire happened under
the presidency of Benjamin Labaree
when another illustrious figure, future president Ezra
Brainerd, studied at Middlebury College. Based mostly on
Ezra Brainerd's future writings (articles and adresses at the college)
and on some other student's jurnals, I will try to depict the life
at Middlebury around 1864 and describe the fire, it's consequences
and it's finality.
The
picture on the right shows how Middlebury College looked in the
1960's. Please click on it to find out more about the life
at Middlebury in that period.
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