Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-06-22
house Of the principal and under his full
and immediate charge dates from that

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Rev. Seth B. Paddock, rector Of Christ
church, Norwich, graduate of Yale
college in 1920, became principal In the !
autumn of 1874, when DR.. Beardsley re-
signed to become rector of st. Peters
church. DR.. Paddock's two distinguished
sons, the late bishops of Massachusetts,
and Washington, were already students In
Trinity college. DR.. Paddock died In Office |
In 1862. He found fifty three pupils and
then the number arose to above seventy, |
averaging rather more than sixty. He had |
~ assistants one or more young men from |
Trinity college, among them the honored |
DR.. Charles A. Lindsey of New Haven.
DIR. Paddock's reports in the diocesan |
journals have an old time flavor, as when |
in 1849 che respectfully solicits his breth- |
rem of the clergy and friends Of the church
to aid him by their prayers and patronage
to carry out the designs of the pious
founders of the institution"
Rev. billiard Bryant, rector of 81. Peters
church, had assisted DR.. Paddock In the
latter part of his service az principal and
was in charge while the transfer was made
to his successor, Rev. Edward Ballard, who
continued in Office until 1858. BE was
from the diocese of Massachusetts and aft
or his resignation he went to Maine and
became superintendent of schools in that
6G&t6. UloA Ill low AAo 0C0eACAAy was
we'll attended in his time, the number of
pupils rising as high as seventy. he was
a kindly, warm hearted. man of gentle
manners and disposition. In 1866 he re-
ported the purchase of the house and prop
erty adjoining the academy, long occupied
by the principal and boarding pupils.
From 1868 to 1861 Rev. John b. Bahcock
was principal. The number of pupils rose
from 30 or 40 to 40 or so, but the school
did not prosper. In 1861 there was little
left save the old academy building and the
old frame house upon the corner, which
was burned In 1878.
come now to speak of the longest term
of service as principal of the academy and
of its most prosperous days as regards at
tendance of pupils and increase of build
ings. Because these changes have taken
place within the memory of most of us, 1t
Is less necessary to speak of them In de-
tail. DR.. Horton came to Cheshire with
fourteen boys from Windham, where he
had a school, January /. 1862. 1t
must have required great courage
winter. The school was practic-
cally suspended. There were, but the old
academy building and the old frame house
upon the corner, i'll adapted for board
ing house for pupils. DIR. Horton was
graduated at Trinity college in 1843 and
bis experience had fitted him for the hard
task before him. He knew how to get
had large knowledge of the practical con-
Germs Of life and power to manage and d.
rect. He had tact and perseverance,. I'm
| mediately boys were drawn towards the
school. 1t was in the midst of the war and
the Introduction of military discipline and
| uniform and drill made an attractive feat
| ure in the school. The old dwelling house
grew too small and was enlarged. The
| moderate funds of the academy of about
So, 900 were supplemented by DR.. Horton
| from the receipts of the school, and large
addition was built upon the north side,
full three stories in height. The Junior
house across the street-Beardsley hall
made possible the separation of the young
| or from the older boys. Soon through the
generosity Of Mr.. Slater, Bronson hall
stood beside the old academy with it's
chapel, school room and recitation rooms
Other improvements came, too numerous
to be named. DR.. Horton gathered about
him strong teachers. may be pardoned
and Fuller of my own time, to whom many
of us we'll on in middle life owe debt.
The school grew and prospered and boys
came from all parts of the county, from
the West Indies and South and Central
America. There were more than a thou
sand boarding pupils and the school went
on doing good work in quiet, we'll ordered
way.
On September rs, 1878, the fire swept
away the group of wooden buildings in
which the principal and the older pupils
lived and where all were fed. There was
nothing left of the group of buildings upon
the corner. L. was just at the beginning
of new and promising school year and
the emergency required courage and great
wisdom. DR.. Horton carried the school
through that critical time, but the school
never quite recovered from 1t. The fund
of the academy and the insurance received,
amounting in all to SIS, 900 were put into
the new building which cost $4,000, SO
leaving q debt of $4,000. The new
building was completed in the sum.
mer of 1874 and named Horton hall
The change from the old .bt.Huild ipq
the large field east of the board
ing house must also be noted. In a ser.
mon preached fifteen years after coming
to Cheshire DR.. Horton said that about SOC
pupils had been In the school. Fifteen
moro years of service were to be added
and then DR.. Horton resigned his trust
principal of the academy, the principal who
knew in some mysterious way what all the
boys were doing. For thirty years, and sc
longer than anyone before him, he was the
head of our diocesan school. A great COM
pany of boys have come and gone in
these thirty years. They were watched
over and kept in health. They
were uniformly we'll taught. They
were we'll fed. Religion was presented
to them in q reasonable, scriptural way.
They are widely scattered now and the
doctor and the academy and Cheshire and
st. Peters church keep their places in
their minds and hearts and hold them up
to their work. Many of them must owe
great debt of gratitude to the doctor for
what he did for them. All hope for him
an age of quietness and peace. His name
is bound In with nearly one-third of the
century of the life of the school. 1t is too
soon to say how these thirty years will ap-
pear in the history Of the academy. 1t is
happily not too late to recognize the work
of DR.. Horton.
is new principal at the head of the acad-
envy, Connecticut man born and bred,
one Of our own presbyters, we'll equipped
for his work. He Is in his place by ap-
pointment of the diocese of Connecticut,
the representative of US all, with the right
to look to all of US for support. The
school belongs to the diocese of Connecti-
cut, and it's prosperity is her gain. The
trustees have been obliged to incur large
financial obligations in order to make the
buildings suitable for their purpose in a
time when the demands in respect to
equipment are very great. Again, Trinity
college, as is fitting. gives US our principal,
and other colleges are represented in the
instruction. Mr.. Stoddard has, with great
courage and self sacrifice, undertaken the
work. A good beginning has been made.
The change of administration has been
brought about without the break so
often noted in the history of the school,
The demands upon the principal are great
or than ever bsfore. do not know how
any man could have done more than Mr..
Stoddard to set the school towards the fu-
ture in . good way. More has been done
in the way of renewal and Improvement
than can be here described. The equip.
ment of the school commands respect. We
believe that the future has more for the
academy in the way of usefulness and rep
utation than the past. We believe that
the Oldest of our diocesan institutions will
not fall behind the later born in the work
for sound learning and true religion. Mr..
Stoddard must give US strong, enlight-
ened, far-seeing leadership and Connecti-
cut churchmen must stand behind him.
The changes which had to be made have
come at q time of general depression and
discouragment in the country, but we must
pluck up courage and push on. LIDO not
believe that the diocese of Connecticut will
fail to meet the obligation of the time or
sacrifice her great opportunity.
Great changes have come in education
and new methods must be followed. Cities
| and towns have schools of high rank as