The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-08-19
Elizabeth Female Academy.

Bishop Galloway recently published
in the CldrioR-Ledger a sketch Of this
Academy which was one OF the earliest
institutions Of learning established in
Mississippi Mr.. Galloway says:
"The institution was located AZ WASH
ington, about ten miles cast Of Match
ez. The grounds and buildings were
donated to the Mississippi conference
Of the Methodist church IN 1918 by
Mrs. Elizabeth Greenfield. a Quakercss,
and in her honor It was called the
Elizabeth Female Academy.
/" rhe school opened Nov. 18th, 1913.
under the presidency OF MIR. e. Stiles,
and Mrs. Jane B. Sandcrson as COVER
ness. Mr.. Stiles remained in charge
OF the academy until his death IN 1922,
aud was succeeded by the accomplish
cd and eloquent Rev. John e. Burruss.
At this time Mrs. Caroline NJ. Thayer
became gOverness, and under her adj
ministratiOn the institution achieved
high distinction and enjoyed It's larg-
est prosperity. Mrs. Thayer was n
woman OF rare scholarship aud rather
extraordinary executive ability. She
was the niece Of Gen. Warren, the he
70 OF Bunker Hill.
"From 1923 to 1882 Rev. DIR. Il. NJ.
Drake was president, with Airs. Thay-
er rs gOverness. An elaborate notice
Of the commencement which embraced
Aug l2st, 1929, was published in the
papers of the young state-'the first
detailed account of such an event i'm
Mississippi II will be interesting to
many yet living to give the names of
the graduates, and those distinguished
in the several classes:
Graduates: Miss Anna w. Boyd,
Ireland; Miss Susan Smith, Adams
county; Miss Mary e. Hewitt, Wash
ingtOn, Miss; Miss Mary j. Patterson,
Port Gibson; Miss Sarah II. Chew,
Adams county; Miss Eliza a. Fox,
Natchez.v
Miss Patterson here mentioned is
Mrs. Mary..Stanford, well-known to all
OF our older citizens. She is still in
vigorous health, and spends most of
her time in Claiborne county.
Among the young ladies who won
honorary distinctions for proficiency
in thoir studies and for good conduct,
we note the name OF Miss Susan e
Robertson, Of Port Gibson, now Mrs.
Loury, still resident of Port Gibson
and ono of its most honorcd matrons.
OF the surviving graduates Of the
academy Bishop Galloway names these:
Mrs. DIR. Ross, aged s5, Mrs. DIR.
Branch, Mrs. La Trobe, Mrs. Robt.
Buckncr, Mrs. j. +. II. Claiborne, AIRS.
Wall, Mrs. ID. B. NJ. Drake, Mrs. Bish-
op Kayanaugh, Mrs. DIR. G. X. Mar
shall, Mrs. DIR. Sullivan, nee Miss Oc-
lavia Van Dorm, and many others.
Two of these venerable ladies, Mrs.
Buckner and Mrs. Drake, are residents
Of Port Gibson, the former living with
her daughter, Mrs. DIR. Anderson, and
The latter with her son, Il. S. Drake.
Mrs. DIR. Sullivan, named among
The graduates, was a Port Gibson girl.
Her home now is in Washington city.
The article continues:
ain 1888 DIR. Drake resigned, anil
was succeeded by Rev. j. 7. Thomas.
In 1886 Rev. Bradford Frazee, OF
Louisville, Ky., was elected president,
who conducted the school successfully
until 1889, when the Rev. II. ID. Smith
vas called to the headship Of the ia
YOrcd institution
ION account of several epidemics of
iellOw fever, the removal Of the capi-
ol TO Jackson, and other causes, after
iome years of varying fortune, the
academy suspended. But on that WELL
aid foundation other educational en-
erprises In the state were erected and
ire to-day doing great work"
1t is not perhaps generally known
hat Warrcn's niece, the Mrs. Thayer
Ibove alluded TO, afterwards taught ia
'ur town. This, however, is the fact.
'he became principal of the Port Glib.
on Female Academy In October 1882,
s appears from a Port Gibson Core
p0ndeRt Of that date.