Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
The Staunton Academy Leased for Five
Years.
AN EREsTING RECORD OF THE FAST
HISTORY OF THE OLD SCHOOL,

AN INTERESTING RECORD OF THE PAST
HISTORY OF THE OLD SCHOOL,
The Board of Trustees of the old Staun-
ton Academy, composed of Ex-secretary
A. II. 81. Stuart, Maj. VIM. M. Tate, deo.
M. Cochran, Jr.. Capt. T. D. Ransom, Ex-
Senator Jos. A. Waddell, Ex-SpeaKser +, OF
the House Marshall Hanger, and Post-
master W. A. Burke, was on SATURDAY
last enlarged by the election OF the
following additional Trustees-hoh' d.
st. Geo. Tucker. Mayor A. FL. Fultz, Ex-
Mayor A. G. Gordon. Judge John N.fdeD-
dreu, G.. &. Child, Geo. ID. Harrlsons ana
Alex. F. Robertson.
On the 18th of June last the Trustees
leased the Academy to Prof. 5. ID. owens,
one of the most noted Latin scholars ana
teachers in Virginia, and formerly pro-
fessor in Richmond College, ard on Satur-
day last they extended lis lease five years.
Prof. Owens has building that Is ansar-
passed for the purpose, it having oeeh
lately used by the High School OF the
Stanton Public School system. 1t is now
the Virginia Latin school and enjoys an
unexcelled reputation. The grounds are
large, the building excellent, and it Is
good place for both education and heaithV
exercise. A sketch of the old school may
be interesting as it starts out on its new
and more modern mission.
The Staunton Academy, high school
for boys, was incorporated by act OF the
Legislature December 4th, 1902. The first
trustees were Rev. John McCue, Rev.
William Wilson, Rev. Archibald Scott,
Gabriel Jones. Alexander ST. Clair, Samp-
son Mathews. Archibald Stewart, Robert
Gamble, William Bowyer. Alexander
Humphreys. David Stephenson, Robert
Porterfield, James Powell Cooke, Alexan-
der Nelson, John Steel, James Lyle,
Robert Grattan, William Lewis and John
Tate.
AT meeting of the trustees of the
Academy, held May 23d, 1898, DIR. Hum
phreys was appointed President of the
Board. The Rev. Charles O'Neal wa s
elected Principal land the tuition fees were
fixed as follows-fOr the learned Language
es or mathematics, one guinea the quar-
ter; writing, arithmetic and rudiments of
English, 10 shillings; teaching English
dramatically. FL.
In November, 1895, William Sterrett
offered himself as teacher of Latin and
Greek and the Rev. John McCue, John
Coalter, DR.. Humphreys and Archibald
Stuart were appointed committee to ex-
anime him. The Rev. Hugh White, how
ever, was "authorized to teach.' August
q. 1896. Next in 1900 and 1901, James
Clarke and John McCausland taught in
separate rooms under the auspices of the
trustees. AS yet no building had bee n
erected for the academy, and rooms were
provided by the trustees, in the town.
Although the trustees of the Stanton
Academy were Incorporated in 1892, their
pleted till about 1910.
Judge Stuart gave the lot. A part of
the funds employed was raised by general
subscription in the county, and a part was
uOldUCO NY tuO OtoUC Ouu VI plOSCCu6 VI
sale of glebe lands. The Masonic frater-
nifty also had an interest in the building,
occupying an upper room as their hall. In
the year last named, the principals of the
Academy were James q. Waddell and
Bartholomew Fuller. The former taught
the classics, and the latter mathematics.
For nearly seventy Years-until the
building was turned over to the trustees
of public free schools-a succession of
teachers had charge Of the Academy. La
1882. Lyttleton Waddell and William ID.
Cooke became joint principals, The latter
continued for only a short time, but the
former conducted the school for more than
twenty years. During most of that time,
the institution was highly prosperous, at
tracing many pupils from abrosd. In
1872, fortifcation and gunnery we're taught
at the Stauntun Academy.