The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-30
A VENERABLE INSTITUTION.
Pbilllps Exeter Academy and Some Of
It's Famous studenta-Two prinoi-
pals who have Served Eighty-ono

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Phillips Exeter Academy and some o.
It's Famous studenta-TWo princi.
pals who have Served Eighty-on'
Professor Bowen, 81 Harvard College
has prepared q concise history OF tho ori
gin and fortunes Of Phillips Exeter Ac0d
omy, Of which he is one of the Trustees
and II has been published rs q ''prefatory
notice" TO o catalogue of this ancient
school, which gives the names Of all The
instructors and students during its eighty.
six years Of existence. The school wal
established at Exeter, N. H., in 1888, and
n writer in the Springfield Republican says
at gives the name, residence and age nj
entering of 1856 pupils of tho academy,
among whom were Bushrod Washington,
Daniel Webster, Lewis Cass, Edward Ev.
crett, James Sparks, John G.. pallfey, Geo.
Bancroft, Richard Hildreth, John j. Halo,
Gen. John a. Dix, DIR. Peabody, of Spring
field, DIR. Peabody, Of Boston, Theo. IS-
man, J. @. Richmond and many moro who
have become famous in one way or anoth-
or since they left Exter. Among the in
struotors who we're not also pupils we find
Rev. Horny Ware, Jr., President Walker,
Of Harvard College, Alexander II. Everett,
and Chancellor Hoyt, OF Washington Uni
versity. Tho two Principals who have
rCignod eighty-one yenrH, were DIR. Bonia-
min Abbott, whose torn was half n centu-
ny, and DIR. Soule, the present head of the
school, who first entered IL as n pupil 60
years ago, and rs m instructor 81 years
ago. Such constancy in position Is re-
markable anywhere, and still moro so in
America, where things change, and men
with them pretty rapidly. IL is less ro-
marknbic in Rockingham county, Now
Hampshire, however, than anywhere olso
On this continent, for that is q corner OF
tho world that changes less than any other
place we know Of, from one generation to
another. SO much the better for IL say
we, and certainly so much tho better fora
quiet old classical school, not much dis
turbod rs yet by tho controversies about
philosophy and the seioncos, which threat
en- 10 destroy tho usefulness Of other
schools.
"rTho founder OF Exeter Academy was
DR.. John Phillips, one Of tho family 20
which Wendell Phillips belongs. He wns
born &C Andovor, just q century and q half
ago, graduated ut Harvard College and
studied theology, as did his noighbor,
President Wcare, of Hamilton Falls, but,
like him, avoided the pulpit lie became
n merchant ut Exeter, and acquired n hand
some property, which no gave mostly 10
tho two schools bearing his namo, in Exc
ter and IN Andovor. 10 Exeter Academy
he gavo about SG5, 900, TO Andovor about
S31, 900; the hitter was first founded in
1873, whilo that at Exeter WINS chartered in
1871, and opened in 1883; DIR. Abbot be-
oamoi its principal in HISS; its first teach
er, Mr.. Woodbridge; being called 'precept-
or Dr. Abbott was n rare teacher, and
gave the now school u great reputation.
lilo was also n courteous gentleman, aud
IL soon became, tho correct thing for
gcntlemcn's sons from all parts Of the
country 10 go TO his school. Lees and
Washingtons, Taylors and Ogles came
from Virginia and Maryland; Cushings and
Perkinses, Swatcs and A%phorphes from
Boston; Pickmnns and Derbys from Salem;
Thorndykes from Beverly, and Dwights
from Springfield, not TO mention the de
sccndants Of tho great ccnturions' in Rock
inChhm county-tho GilmAns, Sullivans
aud Pcabodys of EXtor; Chleys of North
ampton Plumors Of Epping; Shoafos, Cutt-
scs, LAngdons and IAngdon-Elwins of
Portsmouth, etc. Good schools wero then
few, and teachers like DIR. Abbott are
always few. Holeft his place in n blaze of
glory reflected from his distinguished
pupils, Webster, Everett, Saltonstall and
the rest, who gathered at Extor TO celebrate
their cid teachers somi. centennial. DIR.
Soule, his worthy successor, has MAIN
tanned the reputation, while advancing the
scholarship of tho academy, and now has q
hundred and twenty boys under his charge,
among whom are the son and namcsako Of
General Grant md the son of Montgomery
Blair. Tic commendable feature Of tho
school is the provision made for poor
scholars, who are maintained 'on the foun-
dation, ns il is called, as VOL M taught
gratis. Twenty such scholarships are now
supported, and moro will soon DO added;
while tho necessary expenses of scholars
80 maintained are kept very low by
furnishing them lodgings and club-rooms
without expense. Professor Bowen states
that IL will soon be necessary to rebuild
the old academy Mt n cost which he osti-
mates at $4,000. IL would DO n grateful
offering from the survivors of tho four thou
sand pupils Of the school, if thoy should
contribute the amount, and allow the
present funds of tho institution TO 90, as
they do now, TO maintaina good and cheap
classical course for boys fitting for col
lege."