The Newtown bee., 1894-06-15
pills and the lasting regard of his patrons. He is now an Episcopal clergyman liv- ing at Newark, near Rochester, N. Y.


 in the Academy were frequent and the at tendance small owing to various causes beyond control both of the trustees and teachers. Miss Susie Walker of Lowell, Mass. followed MT Goodhue, then Miss Martha Jane Morris, sister of our pres- ent governor, and Miss Mary Jane Sher- man, both of Newtown, were associate teachers. Then came Henry K. Lever of Concord, N. H., then Messrs Sindey B. Frost, Fuller Beach Hill, Henry Beard, Misses Alice Bradley and Frances A. Marble, both of Newtown were as- sociate teachers for d time. Then fol- lowed Rev Charles Lewis and Messrs J. k. Farnum and John Betts. So that in the interim between 1858 and 1874, per iod of l6 years the school passed through the hands of b different instructors, which. however faithfully the teachers might work, would not be conducive to healthy growth of the institution. In the fall of 1874 the Rev James P. Hoyt, pastor of the Congregational church here, took charge of the school and con- tinued for seven years. His connection with the school was of longer duration than that of any of his predecessors. Beginning with l2 pupils, the number increased to 63 and at the end of seven years, he reported 200 different pupils, over 100 of whom finished full course of study, II prepared for college and 40 became teachers. Under him, the school took on new lease of life, new desks were put into the building, oil l cloth covered the floor and other im- provements were made. He resigned his charge in 1881 and was succeeded by D. B. Hummer of Boston, Mass, whose brief stay was followed by Prof Francis Wilson. The stock of the Association had been transferred from time to time so that in 1885 a large majority of 1t was owned by David B. Beers and at his death it fell to the daughter, Mrs Emma $. Beers. She, being anxious to have the building removed from the site adja- cent to her house, made a proposition to the Association, which was accepted. By it, Ahe agreed to, and did pay to the Association 5000 for the land on which the building stood, and transferred to the same the amount of stock she held, and the land was deeded to her in return therefore. October 2G, 1885, | the Academy building was sold at pub lie auction for $500, and is the same now 1 used for the postoffice and the hive from yUhi oh 95An More money would soon be needed and in March, 1886, the capital stock was in- erased 100 additional shares, and 94 shares were soon disposed of at $25 per shares. A new site was purchased on Sun Set Hill for $500 and new Acade- my building was erected by contract, l costing $3450, added to which the ex- pense of foundation, grading and fur nishing would increase the cost to about 1 $5000.
 A half century's history of the school has been briefly told and we are brought to standpoint from which, down to the present time, it's history is familiar to us all In the spring of 1887 the school opened in the new building with Prof | Wilson as principal, followed in 1888 by Prof Schultz, and he soon by Prof J. D no introduction to you who have learned to esteem him so highly for his works sake, took the school in charge. The school in it's new location did not meet l with the natrnnaoa that had hoap 1 dicted for it. As to the cause, public opinion was divided, but the prevailing sentiment was it was too far from the geographical center of the town. Sever. al meetings of the association were held to discuss the question and at meeting held July 30, 1892, for the purpose o1 considering the expediency of removing the Academy building from it's present site on Sunset hill and locating near San dy Hook, S3 shares of the capital stock were represented and by unanimous vote the trustees were authorized to sell the lot on Sunset hill and purchase lot o1 William l.. Terrill adjoining the proper ty of Charles H. Gay, for a new location and contract for moving the building onto 1 the same.
 August l5, 1892, it was voted to in crease the capital stock of the association 40 shares to raise funds to meet the ad ditional expense of removal. Public in terest in the enterprise was sufficient tt l cause the stock to meet a ready sale much of it being taken by citizens ot Sandy Hook. The contract for moving | the building to the new site was awarded to Bridgeport parties for S650. We al remember what herculean task it look ed to be, to take the building in it's entire ty from the peak on Sunset hill and place it on it's present site, how we watched i in it's tortoise like pace as it wound it circuitous way to the valley below, many of us predicting it's complete demolition
 before it should accomplish the first hal of it's journey. We followed it as i
 moved down the valley, until, at last, a
 the November winds were whistling thu requiem of the dying year it reached it present site, to become the central poin
 of interest to scores of our youth wht
 had been eagerly waiting to cross it
 threshold once more. Nearly three SCOT, l years have passed away. He whose mint l gave birth to the idea of starting the in stitution whose history we have been con sidering together with all but one O
 those (Philo Clark who so readily joined in the enterprise, have finished their life work. They lived to reap tn, reward Of their labors in the advantage their children received, and ia these late years their children's children have il ! Eke manner heen blessed As amaroen