Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-18
FRYEBURG
The Scene of a Grand
Celebration.
The Academy's Centennial
Properly Observed.
Hundreds Of Alumni and Visitors
Crowd the Famous Town.
Addresses, 0ratiOns, Poems, Music
and Letters Of Regret.
Sketch Of frebafg Academy Report Of The
Proceedings in Full.

attend the Fryebnrg Academy centennial
celebration.
The weather was perfect and the exer-
cis..- of the most Interesting character. The
programme carried out at length and
the event " III long be remembered by the
alumni and visitors.
MUSK was furnished byChandler's orches-
ira Of Portland.
Introductory Sketch.
Fryeburg academy was founded by Rev.
William fesseB.en, graduate of Harvard
College. The first teacher of the school
Mas Paul Langdon. also Harvard graduate,
and a son of President I.ang,ion of Harvard
University In i192 the Massachusetts
Legislature. Maine being then ii part of the
Old Bay state, granted charter to the
academy.
The iirst building was an old block house.
In lsU2 Daniel Webster. then 10, came ot
the Vet small academy and became its sec
onI principal. His salary was $500 year.
After Websters connection with the acad-
rmy. Mr.. Amos j. Cook was for 30 years
the principal.
The new principal elected just n few
weeks ago i John G.. Hull, 4. b..
graduate of Bowdon this year, and one of
the best scholars and one of the ahest men
in his class He has thoroughly studied
al the latest methods of classical instruc-
ton and there is every prospect that the
Academy, under hi care, will 90 on to a
larger field of usefulness in Maine educa-
liunal circles than ever before.
Among the many prominent men who
began their higher education by Il full
rnurse at fryeburg Acadcmy were Gen.
Samuel Fes-endcn, Thomas Fessenden u
LAWYER Of New York City, and Rev. Joseph
+, Fessenden, all Of whom are sons of the
founder of the Academy John W. Dana,
governor of Maine. and one time minister
To- Bolivia \. Z. Stone, IL. D., of Spring
feM Hon. w g. Barfows, II former judge
"t the Maine Supreme Court, stephen ii.
Weeks, NJ ID, professor ut bowtoin Medi-
cal school. ). e. Gordon. NJ D.. both of
Portland and many others who have been
prominent in State and national affairs.
rhe first school building was just like
the old fashioned district ,rhoolhouSe, about
80 feet square. In lSoG handsome two
story woorIen building was erected. A bell
Vas given the academy by Hon. John
Phillips, .Jr This builaing in 1850 was
destroyed by fire \ new building of brick,
handsome and substantial was completed
aud Dedicated in august, loI2.
This building still stands. The modern
bindings are located about mile from the
.itc of the original one. \ scheme of the
not far distant future i the erection of n
suitable monument TO mark this site. bne
Vt the things peculiar to fryeburg hcad-
envy ha. been the close bond of union that
hl. always existed among the alumni. So
close has this been that alumni organiza-
tons have been formed at Bowdoin Col
lcge, NJ Boston and in several other places.
After music by Chambers orchestra ,invo
culon bv Rev. u. l.. Furbcr, u. a., ad
,rc-s of welcome by Judge A. II. Walker
cprcsideut ot the board of trustees, the
historical address was delivered by Hon.
& Is. Barrows,