The Newtown bee., 1894-06-15
THE NEWTOWN ACADEMY.

THE NEWTOWN ACADEMY.
 TIE BEE, with it's usual thoroughness in covering the local news field, gives generous space to the report of the com. 1 exercises of the Newtown !, Academy.
 The historical article by F. ', john | son VIII a'"",e repay :, careful perusal, "S ~'eed will every line of the page and halt devoted exclusively to the com mencemcnt.
 TIE BEE does this firstly because it believes that an institution of the char acter and scope of the Newtown Acade- my is great benefit to Newtown, and this section of Fairfield county, and be- cause also it desires to impress upon the minds of the parents and the rising gen eraton the value and importance of a good education as u foundation on which to begin life,
 The commencement was an event not only a credit to the school but to the town, and people who had friends from abroad on that day were proud of what we could do here in an exhibition of school work. Many people have pro nounced the graduating exercises in the Town hall one of the finest exhibi- tions ever given in Newtown. It was refining and elevating in it's nature, and calculated to inspire our young people to greater achievements in :cducational work.
 We voice the sentiment of the prcsi- dent of the board of trustees when he says that he hopes that the time has now passed in Newtown and it's surroundings when it is considered anything but dis credit to cut short ones education, by what may be perhaps over-zealous haste in seeking business responsibilities be- fore being thoroughly equipped for the realities of life.
 It has been too often the case in this and other country towns that young people when they reach the age of l5 ol lG yea rs, think it is not much to theil credit to be classed as school girls ol school boys. In the cities and larger centers nowadays, it is considered ar honor to be seen carrying a Vergil ol a Shakespeare or d music book, attend ing some institution of learning, even al the ages of 20 and 21 years. They wist it to be understood that they are taking an advanced course in literature or clas sics or music or painting, and not whii ing away their time on their fathers sofas reading the light novels of the day
 We hope the example set by tn, graduating class of '94 of the Newtowl Academy will be followed by all who come after them in the school. We hop, our young men will make even greate sacrifices to complete the 'course of tn school.
 There is nothing at this day tha
 speaks so highly for community as good school. The course in Newtow , Academy is four years one, and vii continue to be such, we understand Even with this high standard, it is no
 expecting too much, from what W have already seen, that there will b D some among,th number of it's graduate , who will even take post-graduat course.
 Bedding, Monroe, Southbury, Ro1 bury, Brookfield and other towns wer
 all represented at the closing exercise of the school, and may they continue { Q be as deeply interested. It is 8 goo < deal better to have good, strong eel f tral school than it is to have three ( four struggling ones in this section { + the county.
 :, Let us each one do our part to assi the progressive teachers of Newtow
 Academy in making the institution or
 of the best in our land.