The Newtown bee., 1893-01-06
THE NAMES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS
to the extra stock required and tn, amount subscribed hy each is annended

 Frank Mitchell, p Some Improvements have been added. The building has now a cellar under it which it did not have before, and it is thought that before another winter the building will be heated by furnace. 4 change has been made in the upper ! story of the building by which the two rooms on the eastern side have been part ly thrown together to give increased ac- commentators for the primary depart ment and at the same time affordng am- pie room for class room for the inter- l mediate and academic departments. Both the teachers of the preparatory department are doing good work and all the pupils are we'll pleased with the fine rooms and desks that they possess now. The trustees of the Academy are very highly satisfied with the management of the school and tho work that is being done by the nealy es-abl' shed graded course.
 MORE APPARATUS WANTED. The handsome gift of Belden Brothers of Toronto to the Academy, mentioned else where, is, it is hoped, only the first | of series of such generous offerings, as | the school stands in need of more and better apparatus. The institution as it is I to-day is a credit to the town and should | receive the loyal support of all the citi- zens. The entertainment to be given in the town hall next Monday night for the l benefit of the Academy should be hand somely patronized.
 | SOME ACADEMY HISTORY. It is now B years since the Academy I was founded. From an article relating to the history of Newtown Academy. written by F.. l.. Johnson, and published in THE BEE in March, 1881, the follow- ing facts are gleaned of it's early history {: l It was in the fall of 1887 that the Acad- emy was first opened under the charge of George l.. Foote, afterwards Rev George
 l.. Foote. MT Foote had just finished his studies at Trinity college and it was I mainly through his efforts that the Aca- demical association was formed and the
 necessary stock of 5000 was subscribed l for starting the school. Rev Samuel c. Stratton. Henry Beers, David H. Belden,
 David V. B. Baldwin, Josiah Glover, Ca leb Baldwin were the principal stock
 holders and the first meeting of the asso-
 citation was held at the dwelling house of
 Caleb Baldwin on February s, 1887. At the May session of the Legislature,
 1858, the association petitioned for an act
 of incorporation and a resolution to that effect passed the General Assembly in-
 
 sociation.
 MIR FOOTE CONTINUED
 principal of the Academy until the spring of 1840, when he resigned to enter the ministry. The school had over 100 pu- pills under MT Foote's management. be- ing more than it has had at any time
 since until the present. Quite large number of the students were from the
 Southern states, particularly from Vir' ginia.
 In the spring of ls4O, Rev Levi H. Cor
 son succeeded as principal. Besides
 teaching, he was also hired for the year
 to supply the pulpit of Trinity church
 He continued in charge only one year
 He was succeeded by Rev Thomas T
 Guion, graduate of Trinity college : Hartford. The following year, Charles w. Wooster, another Trinity graduate took charge of the school. The attend
 ance was not SO large as in it's earlier years, but it reached as high as 80 stu dents under Mir Wooster. He was fol !, lowed for a short time by young law yer who had entered upon the practice O law in town, Amos s. Treat of Bridge ; port.
 Elizer w. Keeler was next in charge
 Mr Keeler taught several terms (th length of time not definitely knbwn) ant maintained we'll deserved popularity a : an efficient teacher. It was boarding a : well as day school then, many of the pu Is coming from abroad and boarding with the principal.
 IN THE FALL OF 1852, after all interval of about two years ,dur ing which the building was closed, tn trustees secured as teacher J. Home - French. who came from Clyde. N. '
 Before the close of the first year, tn {, building was repaired and furnished wit < revolving chairs and more modern desks a Previous to this time benches were used ], During the second year. Mr French open . ed boarding house and had quite a larg
 number of pupils from out-of town II
 had three assistants besides teacher Q
 music. At the close of the spring tern f April A. 1854. the atfendande had reach z ed 92 pupils, he highest number since it Il first years. Mr French was an exceller f mathematician and was associate autho | of Adams sar'es of arithmetics and, lal ' CT, author of Frencf1's arithmetic MT French was succeeded in Septeu