Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-01

two small room.. ska, IN one ~ whicl
I. located the llhmlln Library, and IL
the other part ~ the fair supply oi
philosophical apparatu., ih" r.maindei
frum nec-.sity heing scattered Ia th'
ruOms ~ the different Teachers, from
which the different piece. are taken q
the bulldlng when needed.
According a. the rccords of the i'oar'l
of Trustees the bullding co.t $50 ir
each In addition to the materials u.c'l
from the oil builiing which formerlS
stood upon It, sits. II has b--n used by
students fOr fOrty.two years, aud as YOU
would reasonably expect " to b., !.
shabby In the extreme and utterly unit
and insdc1uat" for prr.ent needs.
The CHAPEL !. one-.tory wooden
bullIlng crrcted In l~Gs and cost about
slyO. IL was pah for partly by aca'
dcmy funds and partly by contribution.
from member. II the Bsptist church and
society. n u usci for general sNerCi."'
by the school anil for Nr.try purPo.e, by
the church, IN pursuance ~ an arrange
mcnt entered Into ~ the time II it. con-
stniction. Thrrv !. only on" room la
the buildlng. INl5, snd In TIL. hrg.
apartment, difficult Ia keep warm IN cold
weather, the voice ~ the teacher -choing
aud rr-erholng from one .ilc Ia the 9TH
~. the principal 4. compelled Ia hear all
hl. rrrltation.. The eniirr bulldlng.
therefore. furnish only thr-- rooms for
recitation purposes, aud neither ~ the.s
In H.. furni.hing. l. equal to the average
country school hou.e.
Mr.. ". E. sargent, .Ou of veteran
Baptist minister lately gone Ia hi. re-
ward, anl Que ~ the most enthnsiastls
teacher. In Maine. nov la. charge Of the
Institution. students tn ID" number oi
~. coming from thirty town. and seven
countir. arr registered the prrsent term.
81 whom about thirty are taking q col
leg, course, i've are Intending tO enter
the ministry. and one Young lady of
marked ability I. to enter the foreign
Held. Two-thirl. of these student.
buanl themselves.
4. has been .aI, the academy !. lo-
cats,I in q rural community. The eniir.
population ~ the town I. only about tDl
Whlls the valuation ~ u. property real
aud personal I. about -lp0,Hp. There
are not more than Twenty dwelling
hou.e. within the radius ~ q mile from
the school. The.c are all fxn houses
and ru1m. can b. obtsln-S~n only
twelve II them, an aNerhgr of Tour rOoin'
In each house. Many ar" merely aiilc-
exceedingly inconyenient and poorly
lighted. Hut every available room, from
cellar Ia attic. within mile of the aca.
DENY. /. fillrI Nith students, and several
the present term have actually b"en turn
Ell away for lack ~ place to lay their
heads. The health ~ the pupils !. en-
d,ngerrd aud the efficiency of the teach
cr. embarrassed by the meannc.. and
poverty of their pr--ent accomInoda-
iion.. something ought to h. done At
once Ia relieve them.
Hut, you ask, why locate an academy
In such an out ~ the Nay placer Well
Mr.. President. thl. present generation
had very little a. do With u. original lo-
cation. bat Why maintain Il thercf The
answer I. plain. Anin.lltutlon of learn.
Ing doe. not consist wholly of bricks and
mortar or other tangible and visible
thIng., or Il. social surroundings. The
.chool la. been doing IL. benehcien'
work for nearly century. Three gen'
.ratlon. II STUDENT. at least have recciN.
,d Instruction there. Tie tradition. oi
age arr connected With II and the oioT
of antiquity peryade- It, atmosphere
Tier, 4. inspiration tO a student la the
thought that men eminent AMI success
ful In every walk of life, A. pupil. once
troi the same paths, beneath th" same
m,ples, entered the same doOr. and al
. upon the same seats. hut there !. q bst'
ter answer .till. BOYS aud girl. Ia larg,
numbers, larger than can nov be- cared
for are knocking at It. gates, and that u
. enough. school houses are for the bene
: III of boy. aud girl., and should IT, 10
Gated aud maintained where they are
} hut, Mr.. President, u YOU could gaH'
ulon the great rock. which abound ou
every .i,le, and catch the breeze. a- thel
. sweep down from the everlasting hills
. you would consider Il worth something
Ia a young man Ia receive fundamenta
Imprr..Ion. amid scene. of such granite
; .oIldliy and mountain purity.
: When Ia 1874 the prospect Ia endoN
!. three preparatory schools for Colby
University was entered upon, iIebroi
: the oldest baptist school In the common
, wealth was at once designate'i'as tn
{. institution. In the western part of thu
E state. You we'll know the history %
: the movement Ia sndov these school.
E There la. been PAIL during the la.
thirteen years on account of the thr-c Nc
3 adeinie- the sam of ssDi.5oo ~ which tn
! Wording estate contributed $1,000 |
, gentleman Ia New Hampshire 800, ih'
Z peopl. of Mass. sis.J2l While ly,'
(; different men. women and childref
e In Maine have contributed slSi.lsr
r Hebron Academy now has In the hand
r OF Colby University an assumed endow
u ment of $4,000 not a dollar of whlcl
> however by the term. of the origina
gift. can be- used for building purpose.
r. The three school. are 80 located tina
! they do not compete with each other o
. With other Institutions. The Cobur
. Institute presided over by the vetera
n teacher Dr. J. ~. Hanson, IL at WateI
!. Vile. Hebron IL ~ miles To the wesi
> while the Kicker Institute nj iIoultou
q 225 mile. BY rail- to the northeast. IN
n distance from IIoulton to Hebron
about 30O miles. Our distances In Main
y are magnificent.
q With suitable accommodations ther
y l. no reason why the students at IIebro
e sllould not number more than two hunt
~ red. The Seminary at kent's Hill,
, rural hamlet before referred To, Wit
], real estate worth more than $1,000
y and q new building about to be erectes
= has nearly 300 students Ia attendance.
'e In order that the Institution may me-
x present and prospective demands, a
ol acsdemy building, . dormltory aud
- rrsLirns,e for the Drincipal are absolutel