Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-05
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FRYE
BURG ACADEMY.
ul.u, u,rro~s. 81.


.lau sud,a,of In this sketch b bring
to ihe ro',cs ~ the reader such items u
ttcscllrmy as may be- q interest.
ln lTt2 the General Court q Massa-
,hu.ctts granted = to~nshiP 70 Gen.
l0.rph Frc at a place on the Saco River
called piswackct. and ia ICES confirmed
che giant Later Ia che year four faml-
Del. moved toto ihe to~nship and in four
,esn time b,iseea friy and hi,y ian D.
le. bad moved In. Not long after The
grant to Gen fye. a township situated
nrzt to fryc's grant and also part of Pig
wake, properly called PeqaAwkei was
etaafcd to Capt Henry Young Brown,
anI .eiilcmca's wrrc made here aboai
,te same time a.. those of rsqua~kei.
son another settlement wAs established
.a Nes H.mPshire called Consay. laying
next to tae to~ush.p already mentioned
Ihe Pr,pis,ofs of the township granted
Gen. Fnc in l17f Invited. And 10 Oct
lT-f. settled o. Congregational minister,
Es, Wm. Fc.seden. In l556 twas in-
raftaia,od into a towa BY the name u
Fyebafs ln March. 1901. some u the
.nhabifant, of ite towns Of fryeburE,
BrownGtld and ConwAy met % consult
upoa some method or Grammar school
,1 be established Cor The instruction Of
che youth In Engiish, Latin, and Greek
hasuagss. and % such other branches u
literature o. might be useful and benehci.
a. az which meeting they agreed that
subscription should be oPened iof raising
money for erecting and furnishing = suit
able ana convenient building Cor school
house. There was sufficient amount
subscribed Ia a short time. and % per.
.ons enfsrcd into an agreement % open
.rl SUPPORT a school i1f the education q
yoaih io languages, etc. A building,
thirty feet square. was completed Ia Nov.
1921. situated a. th- foot u Pine Till.
ari the ,choo. was opened. Between
fort, and fgy scholars attended In 1892
the frlpuetors. having peiitioned the Gen.
ral Court u Mas ior their AssisiArcr.
wcfs endowcd ~iih 10000 acrcs o. la7d
Tie school having been made an Acad-
emy. With a. board Of trustees. the hr.,
meetiag % ne board wAs held on Sa,ur.
lay. Ma. g, 1922, the birthday Of frye-
bars academy Paul LAngdon wAs chosen
preceptor. With q salary oi 81 pounds
sterling: also 10 was voted 10 have t~o
monitors % assist the prccep;or Ia the
Discipline. Al the same meeting a code of
Rales ard Regulations. tor the govern
meat of ths school. was drawn up. and
va a. follows.
"Eyery scholar shall seAsonAbly attend
a the hour when the Academy opens and
ifthe distance o. abode and other circum.
stances admit before the entrance Of the
Piecep,or a. whose entrance they shall all
rse up Ia their places a. also AZ the en-
trance Or egrcss Of any stranger. and be
Immediately seated.
Tvery scholar shall behave with be-
coming sllemniiy and reverence a. time
Of prayers a. il behooycs al who &C
knswledse = dependence on the supreme
author and governor Of the universe.
Dscency IN apparel and cleanliness Of
BODY arc indispensibly necessary As they
promote Health Of Body and vigor Of
Mind.
livery scholar shall carefully avoid all
immoral. profane. and immodes, discourse
and conversation o. any scurrilons or abu-
sive language unbeooming the character
of a scholar and gentleman.
Decency Of behavior and good manners
shall be carefully observed by every schol-
ar both a. home and abroad.
II j. presumed that no scholar ~il ever
be guilty of quArreling with striking, or
IN any way abusing another scholar OF
any other person
livery scholar shall diligently and ita-
iiously attend the several branches Of
science appointed BY the preoeptor and
yield ready obedienoe 10 his lawful CON-
mAnds
No .holar shall habi,uaie himself 10
the Use Of strong liquors OF sit drinking
a. any house Of public entertainment OF
other place where Liquors are sold o,
associate with Penons Of Infamous
character
Each scholar shall ia he turn at the
direction Of the Preoeptorl prepare wood
for and kindle the FIRE in season Ia the
morning and sweep the house.
No scholar shall wilfully break any
windOw, glass. o. throw stones. snow balls
or any other thing 10 endanger the same.
nor deface or ibjare the building by cut
ting. scratching or any other way.
When school Is dismissed every scholar
shall retire in an orderly and decent man
ner. and before the preceptor leaves the
house excepting the scholar whose turn
Il may Be 10 kindle the FIRE on the NOR
row and shall proceed 10 their several
places Of abode without noise or tamult.
A uansgressioa Of these Or any future
Regulations thA, may Be thought neces-
.ary may Be punished BY AdmOnitiOn.
Imprisonment. or MARKS Of infamy, or Il
Necessary BY corporal punishment or such
other punishment as on representation
Of the crime 10 the Trustees shall Be deem
ed adequate thereto and then 10 Be IN
fieied IN the presence Of one or more
Trastee.