Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-06
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ACADEMIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS ~
OXFORD COUNTY

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OXFORD COUNTY.
otfori County, has. doring the Prueui
century. been highly favored 10 regard 10
10 educational Advantages The pioneers
generally favored he Psblic school. the
nigh school, AMI the acA emy
In i-9s Fycbarg Academy was incor-
pora,ci and pat 10 operation. sod Is a..
ways broadly acknowledging Daniel Web
stsf among 10 early pFccsP,,rs. Amos
Cook sas Tor many years a ssccs.sfai
teacher II IA. enlarged L. fani AMI
has live nan for H. Principal, Prof
Richardson. at 4 nov on The roai 10
prosperity
Hebron Acafemy vas incorporated In
isot. IL l. located 10 a rural community
AZ The place 70 make studsuts siudy. No
academy In Che State IA. been more care
:ui oflis nuis. which have bsou Increased
b abou, sso.oco Macy prominen, men
received their early cducstioa In this acad-
cay. II nov successful under the TO.
siructlon OF Prof Mayo. IL IL designei
a. a ntilng school Cor Colby University.
In isos Brisgton Academy was lnooF'
poraied rhoagh Just os,side The bound
aries o. Orford County, yet u has eduested
large number OF lie staisbts. II has a..
most always hal a good patronage. ], Is
located In The Little village Of No. Bridg.
ton. overlooking wyanhe Lake. beautiful
sAes, of water Ten miles In length. II has
recently enlarged 10 facilities, and has AZ
lis head Prof Moody. q man % great en-
ergy and executive ability. The school Il
now full
Goulds Academy In Bethel. was organ
lfei 10 ls36. This school has always IA
bored under great advantages for want
ossuficlen, finds. sun II has had q, TINES
very large numbers Two years ago ,he
Cd academy was torn down and q large
and elegant building took - place. IL
has been undsr The care Of Prof Johnson
and maintains high raDk Tor IL discipline
and course % instruction.
These four academies have been 90 vast
beusdt 10 thousands OF the rising genera.
tlou 10 this County during the present
century. The pupils yery largely came
from the remote districts Of the adjacent
towns. where they had alrcaiy acquired
siatious and correct habits from the pub
Ne schools. instead OF the narrow policy
adopted several years ago 10 break down
these academies. they are needed more and
more % MEET the wants Of the present
generation when they can get no eqaivs-
lent Tor q good edacAtlOn.
Bat the academies are not all The forces
that have been At work In this County. 10
lsle, Norway Liberal Institute was lneor-
poraied and a fre building erected bu, In
ally was resolved Into = village graded
high school. sni has been very successful
~ managed under the direction Of Prof
Collins. bat who has recently resigned.
AMI Is now In charge OF Prof Roberts. !,
10 an Invaluable school TIE sane year
(lsls) Oxford Normal Insiitute was found
Cd at South Paris. bat AFTER few years IL
wisely resolved itself Into graded village
high school. having all the essential adj
vAntAges OF q frst-clsss academy. IL has
a nne new balldlng aud Il under the care
OF Prof Everett. an accomplished teacher.
Brldgton has for several years sustained
= very successful high school. Dixneld
has erected a new baildlng and We believe
sastalns sfree high school. oxford erected
doe balldlng several years ago, and good
schools are held 10 several other towns
In some Of the minor towns good free
high schools are kept
II h believed that educstion stsnds a.
well among the masses Of the peopia ~
among The same population In any other
portion OF the State. We have. some In.
temperate people A. elsewhere, and very
few very unedueatei people. Crime 10
rare. We have well conducted newspa-
pers which are well patronlxed and lean
strongly 10 the side OF virtue. intslli gent
men an the professions from whom. N ne
eessary. enough men can be drawn to
govern the State. There are not more
than one or two villages In the County
where the schools need 70 be better graded.
This viii be brought about ere long. Very
small school districts will be consolidated,
and In few towns II wouhl be better II
the district system were abolished, - has
already been done In many towns. Great
revolutions cannot be brosght about sod
denly. We must work slouly. eautioasly.
prudently. Our schools generally have
better quaiined teachers than formerly.
There are some failures; there always VIII
be. But every town can boast Of sons
superior teachers. Violent seolding WIN
never improve things. II Il by carefully
watching, encouraging and helping whee
We can, that win eject important changes
In our schools. ~ T.