Topics pupils studied are also mentioned. For example, the 1896 edition reveals that 1898 literature classes would study Milton's Paradise Lost, Books I and II and Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables . The 1896 edition also names the specific texts used for many of the courses. The 1899 edition includes the morning schedule for all grades at the Academy. Names of the trustees and teachers appear in each catalogue.
Many editions list names of current pupils and of alumni.
Some include the pupil's residence and father or guardian and the alumnus' residence and husband.