Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-09-17
WEST JERSEY ACADEMY.
Preparations for the Coming
School Year. The Magnificent
Grounds.

UfOuuUs.
The West Jersey Academy begins
it's fortieth year on Wednesday the
23d inst.
The preparations for this years
course of instruction have been made
with more elaboration and fuller de-
tails in every way than ever before in
any year. The Trustees have laid out
and perfected their plans most wisely,
and the school gives promise of
thorough efficiency. Some of the
greatest institutions of learning in this
country are represented ia the Fac
ulty. The Principal, Phoebus W.
Lyon, A. III. Professor of History and
Literature comes from old Princeton
Albert H Wilcox, A. B Professor of
Greek and Latin, already endsared to
the boys of the school, comes from
Rochester University ; Clinton Clark,
A, b. Professor of Science and MaEbe
matics, new professor to the school,
come from Amherst College; Henry H.
T. Noble, A. B. Professor of Modern
languages and English, also a new
man from Williams College P. Ken
nedy Reeves, NJ. E. one of our own
best people, whose work, at the head
of the Mechanical Drawing depart
ment at Ferracute Machine Works, is
known in all civilized countries, is in
charge of the Department of Mechani-
on1 hrov of hn
comes from the University of Penn
sylvania.
The only lady teacher is Miss Eliza
beth W. Trenchard, and she is the as
sistant in English branches.
Specialists in music, military tactics
and all other departments are provid
ed as required.
Professor Lyon himself is thor
oughly practical and indefatigable
worker, of an active, kindly and per-
sistent temperament; man who at
once makes himself endeared to the
boys of the school.
The building, a handsome edifce of
native sand stone, has been thorough
ly renovated, the painter and the pa
per hanger having beautified the iu-
terror in a superior manner.
The Academy has become the pos
SCISSOR of DR.. Chas. H. Dare's famous
collection of Indian relics, which is one
of the finest collections of relics repre-
senting the stone age of New Jersey
in existence. The collection has been
eagerly negotiated for by some of the
highest universities in the lana. For
the reception of this collection, the
front west room on the first floor has
been turned into museum. Other
contributions to the museum are glad.
ly received. The armory has not yet
been arranged.
In the rear of the museum a read
ing room has been prepared which will
be supplied with the current periodi-
cal literature of the day.
The school room has been changed
to extend across the entire north side
of the building, and is nicely arranged.
On the second floor, above the school
room, is the department of Mechani-
cal Drawing, and in the rear of this is
the room for the smaller scholars, and
most beautiful room it is, under the
charge of Miss Trenchard.
The bath rooms are fitted up elab-
orately and are more inviting of hot
day than otherwise. The closets and
sanitary drainage system is perfect.
The dining room in the basement is
newly carpeted and we'll arranged; the
pantry is stored with jams, jellies and
preserved fruits, jars upon jars loading
the shelves.
The dormitories on the third floor are
up with all the necessary requirem ents
of beds and bedding and clothes clos
cts, each pupil having a separate bed
and closet to himself.
THE GROUNDS.
The grounds have been and are be-
log teautifed mcst handsomely. The
circle starts out from the front p portico,
extending to Broad street, fine mall
stretches away, upon which the stu
dents will drill ard have their parades.
The base ball and foot ball grounds, in
two separate portions of the enclosure,
and as, rha new lawn tennis court,
have all bet n handsomely laid out.
Tn ne " gymnasium, a large build
ing fire ue TO stand west of the main
edifc h heen begnr.
ii a 'errs will stretch away
along - ;" oai tire ct side of the
grou'h.. h.tAe.u the mali and the
new Hr', II street entIance.
Visi 80 the West Jersey Academy
Will t,s.d;v know the place when
schoo' opens this ysar, and every in-
d'catioo GOES TO ow that the Acad-
elny will have a pre- sperous and de-
lightful year.