Middletown transcript., 1898-03-12
THE M1DDLETowN ACADEMY.

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Among the papers of Miss Sarah J.
Reynolds, of Newark Del, sister of Mr..
/ John A. Reynolds, who were separated in
death by q few weeks only, was found
the following program of the Semi
Annual Exhibition of the Middletown
Academy, held in Forest Church.. on
Thursday Evening, March 26, 1857" This
paper is interesting personally because Of
the many familiar names, names of young
men and youths then, since grown to man.
hood and many passed into the great be-
yond, while others are now in active life
here or elsewhere. Many Of them are
readers of the TRANSCRIPT in distant homes
and look back to their7Academy days with
great pleasure; the paper is interesting
moreover for what the Academy has been
and is not now; it is suggestive also of the
'new woman" whose ante-type was not
apparently allowed upon the public ros-
trumn. The program follows:
order of Exercises:
MUSIC.
| 1. Introductory Address,
Charles G. Heisler, Christiana, Del.
2. Washington,
Robert H. Davis, Levels, Del.
g. Foreign Conquest.
John T. Walker, Middletown, Del.
4. Ambition, True and False,
Joseph g. Gibbs, Levels, Del.
s. The Patriot's,Ambition.
Thomas w. Buckle. Middletown, Del.
| 6. Apostrophe to Washington,
Thomas Cochran, New Castle Co., Del.
MUSIC.
| I. The Worthless Of the Revolution,
Ash. s. Pennington, Middletowu, Del.
s. The Perpetuity of our Liberties,
james Virdin, Camden, Del.
0. The Pilot,
Merritt N. Willitts. Middletown, Del.
10. Poland,
IL. The Constitution,
]. Randolph Holten, New Castle Co., Del.
| IL. Dialogue, "The Poor Mans Labor
Never Done"
Joseph Gary, Kent Co., Md.
John Silcox, Middletown, Del.
MUSIC.
13. Mental Improvement
John T. Wilson, levels, Del.
IA. The 22d Of February,
William b. MaFVels Aeut, OO'I Oel.
15 The Staten1an's Ambition,
William H. Cochran, Levels, Del.
16. The Charms and Missions of Life,
William Green, Middletown, Del.
| II. Young America,
T. Ross Hanson, New Castle, Co, Del;
Fhos. II. Rothwell, Levels, DEL; j.
Frank Cochran Levels, Del; Jos.
M. Vanhikle, Del. City, Del; Frank
/ w. Billopp, Levels, Del; g. Vincent
Reynolds, Levels, Del; William W.
Miller, Wilmington, DEL; Edwin L.
Dyre, Kent Co., Nd; B. Snow. Gill,
/ levels, DEL; Samuel FennimoreI
Odessa, Del.
Is. Education
Henry G. Riley, MiddIetown, Del.
10. Crime, its Own Detector,
Garrett v. Cox, Middletown, Del.
20. Infdelity.
Joseph H. Enos, Odessa, Del.
%. The Patriotism of '76,
EgL ert D. aeisler, Christiana, Del.
MUSIC.
%. The integrity of the People,
George R Holding, Smyrna. Del.
"a. The Gray Eagle,
Joseph Hanson, Jr., New Castle Co.,
Del; Isaac Vanhikle, Middletown,
Del; Slater G. Blaskiston, Middle
town, Del; R. Eugene Cochran, Mid
dletown, Del; Henry s. Cochran,
Middletown, DEL. George Derrickson,
| Middletown, Del; Thos. G. Murphey,
T. Middletown, Del,
25 The Perils of the Early Settlers,
Thos. D. Wood, Winchester, Va,
i 26. Devotion to the Union,
]. NJ. Maxwell, MiddletowR, Del
27. The Refugees Of the Revolution,
John d. Whiting, Chester County, Pa
%. American Enterprise,
Benjamin F. Kanelyr Levels, Del.
MUSIC.
%. The Extension of the Republic,
i William d. Hazel, Smyrna, Del.
30. The Past, Present and Future,
Charles II. McWhorter, st. Georges, Del.
81. The Pilgrim Fathers,
James P Rothwell, Levels, Del.
80. The Old Dominion,
J. Frank Hazel, Smyrna, Del.
49, Massachusetts,,
John Wroth, Jr., Cecilton. Md.
81. Lafayette,
Cuthbert s. Hayes, Middletown, Del.
So. Slavery,
John smalley, Christiana, Del.
MUSIC.
n B.-The exercises will commence at
7o'clock, P. NJ.
The Summer Term will open on the
First Monday of May, with full corps of
teachers.
JAMES B. MCDOWELL. Principal