Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-01

ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBERS.
1t seemsIthat before the Academy had
been projected. many subscriptions had
been made to start the "Staunton English
School," and the following of the sub
scribers turned theirs over to the new
scheme and signed paper to that effect:
Alex. st. Clair, A. McClenachan for
Robert Gamble; Robert Grattan, A. Mus
toe, VIM. Chambers, Robt. Douthat,
Jacob Peck, Isabella Abney. John Nc
Dowell, for VIM. Mcdowell; Edward
Burke, Elk 'or, for John Bosang, Joshua
Perry and VIM. Bowyer,
EDUCATION FOR PRODUCE.
At the third meeting of the Board on o.
tober 5th, 1898, it was Ordered that it be
an instruction to the Treasurer to Receive
in Discharge of the several subscriptions
made for the use of the Academy. every
species of Merchantable Grain, Flour, and
Hemp, at the market prices" 1t was also
ordered at this meeting that ''the Treas
urer of this Board be directed to Contract
with Robert Gamble, Gent. for set of
Globes, and also for a compact set of
maps bound together, for the use of the
Academy"
Some changes were already taking place
in the membership of the Board and new
Scents term which seems to have been
used in that day pretty much as Esq. :" IS
in this, were taking their place on it. Rev.
Arch Scott having ''refused to serve as
trustee of the Staunton Academy" John
Coalter was elected sin his room.'' and
James Cooke, Gent. having resigned,
Jacob Kinney, Gent, was appointed in
his room.
THE PAY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND
TEACHERS.
In 1894 we find that the Rev. Charles
O'Neal having sent in his bill for "visit.
ing and experimenting the Inglish
school," the Board voted him $50. pay
able out of the first money that might
come into the Treasury Of the Academy.
The request of Mr.. O'Neal for an assur-
auce from the Board that he should be
paid e1OO for his services during the ensu-
ing year, was met with resolution that
the Board are OF opplnion that the funds
will not Justify the Board in making such
ENGAGEMENT At the same meeting it
was Resolved: that if at any time the
sum arising to the Teacher of the latin
language in the Academy, should in the
opinion of this Board be inadequate to his
support; that this Board will place under
his care the classes to be taught the
Inglish language Dramatically and the
Rudiments of the Mathematics, and the
arrangements of this division shall be from
time to time as Expediency and the Inter
est of the Institution may Require"
Under this arrangement civilian Ster'
rit. Gent, offered his services to the Board
as Teacher of tbs Latinsand Greek Ian
guages together with ye different branches
oil Science usually taught in Academies. >
The Rev. Jno. McCue, John Coalter
Alex. Humphreys, and Arch. Stuart. "or
any two of Them" we're appointed ito ex-
anime the capacity and fitness of Mr.
Sterritt and if favorably impressed to en-
gage him on condition chat the said Ster-
rett should raise sufficient scholars to
command 500, in which case the Board
would raise the rest of his salary"
TROUBLES ABOUT TEACHERS.
At the August meeting. In 1895, the
Board, which by this time included Jacot
Swoope, Alex. Gilkeson and VIM. Nc
Pheeters, had to arbitrate some school
troubles. The Principal, Jno. McCausland,
complained that the Rev. Hugh White
had been given the privilege to teach In
glish in the Academy Building, to the
prejudice of the school founded by them,
which did not now have room enough.
The complainant seems to have been I'M
lucky, for the Board not only ordered that
the Rev. Hugh White have continued
privilege to teach topography, Mathema-
ticks and the Inglish language grammatic
ally" but summoned John McCausland
before them for ''breaking through a
standing order of this Board respecting
the price of Tuition" This meeting Of
the Board was held at the house of Capt.
VIM. Chalmers.
SELF SUSTAINING.
By this time (1SO0) the Academy had
become self sustaining, and Mr.. ames
Clarke made an offer to the Board to take
charge of it without subjectlng the trus-
tees to any fixed salary" The Board
jumped at the offer, but gave Mr.. Nc
Causland permission to occupy the build
ing till Clarke should come. They also
raised the rate of tuition in "writing,
arithmetic and the first Rudiments of the
English education, - to So per quarter.
The McCausIand-C Clarke arrangement,
however. did not move smoothly; for at
the meeting of the Board in 1901 an order
was adopted by the Board that it appear
ing to the Board that James Clarke '.has
not vet taken posseessson of the room in
the Academy which he was permitted to
do by the order of the last meeting, and
that he hath now large school which he
hath been teaching in the small house
called the Dutch schoolhouse, and through
Delecacy hath not taken possession of a
room in tho Academy" the Board now
orders McCausland to give up his room
to Clarke, and to take the one used
by Hezekiah Jones who had gotten no per
mission from the Board for such use.
THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI.
In 1902 the Board appointed John
Brown, Jacob Swoope and Arch. Stuart,
to prepare memorial to the Society of
Cincinnati of Virginia, to bestow on the
Academy certain of its funds, the original
purpose of which had ceased. The memori-
al was prepared and "red" to the Board!and
then forwarded to the Precedent Of the
Society of Cincinnati"
In 1902 the Principalship Of the Acade-