Even
if Starr was reconstructed shortly after, it took long until it
was to be used back at its fullest. By 1880 the student body got
reduced to 38 because of disciplinary problems and because the Civil
War had started. During the Civil War (between 1865-1879) the enrolment
rate dropped to an averege of 55. In 1866 president Labaree resigned
and Harvey D. Kitchel took his place.
Future
president Ezra Brainerd entered the college in the class of '64.
The enterence in the class was decided after an exam in Math, Latin
and Greek, conducted by one of the faculty members. His class was
formed of 28 menIn his article for the Middlebury College Newsletter
he talks about the life at Middlebury, the way the war affected
the people, the impression the faculty and other students had over
him, etc. I have attached a copy
of this article since it's most relevant to our discution about
that period. Later on, there were several articles published in
the Undergraduate about student's life during the war and their
experiences. I have attached some articles
about the war.
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