Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-09-19

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An official investigation of the Allie
gany County Academy was undertaken
yesterday afternoon by the trustees of
that institution, under the chaperonage
of the principal, Prof NJ. G. Allaben, who
has had personal supervision of the eX-
tensive improvements recently made at
the Academy, improvements within and
without, which have restored the build
ing to its former state of perfection.
This institution is now i'll its one hun
dreth and fifth year, having been found
ed in 1893. From the beginning its
are the distinguished and learned men
whose education was obtained at the
Allegany County Academy. 1t is an in
SiitutiOn that deserves to be perpetuated,
not alone for the good it has accom-
plished. but for the benefcent influence
which it will continue to exert, under
its present efficient management.
Prof. NJ. c. Allaben, the principal, is
a young man, splendidly adapted for
educational work. He combines with
his superior education and collegiate
training an experience i'll teaching that
is thorough and complete. He is grad
uate of New York University and has
been the principal of two preparatory
schools. Prof. Allaben will be assisted
by Prof. II. j. Phipps, a Harvard man,
who will have charge of the department
of mathematics, physics and chemistry; ;
Prof. Winslow Hutchinson, il graduate
of Radcliff and Kansas Universities,
will instruct i'll French, German and
Euglish Miss Margaret II. Kable, IA
graduate of the Mary Baldwin Semi
nary, will have charge of the inter
mediate department, and Miss Della l..
Cox. a graduate of the GeneseO Normal
School, will preside over the primary
department. 1t is splendid faculty,
perhaps the best that has ever had i'll
charge the educational affairs of the
Academy.
The building, as previously noted,
has been put i'll complete repair. The
exterior has been painted, while paper
linoleum, varnish and paint have been
generously employed to beautify the in
terror. New equipment has been pro-
vided, il physical and chemical labor
atory has been fitted up and all the
modern educational requisites such as
charts, maps, apparatus, etc, has been
secured. One hundred and twenty
pupils can be comfortably accommo-
dated and this number is expected to
matriculate this year.
The board of trustees of which Mr..
7. Leiper Patterson is president and
Messrs. Robert II. Henderson, James A.
Millholland, Robert Shriver and Daniel
Amman are members, are especially de-
sirous to restore the Academy to Its for
mer power and usefulness. They have
completed the improvement of the i'll
stitution at large cost. They have se-
cured the services of superior faculty.
In brief, they have so improved the in-
stitution that its educational advantages
equal if not surpass many of the cole
giate preparatory schools of the coun-
try. There is no reason for citizens of
Allegany county to send their children
to foreign schools to prepare for college
work, when we possess the same or bet
ter educational opportunities at home.
Indeed there is strong argument why
this step should not be taken, for with
the present facilities offered by the Ale
gany County Academy, which are
superior to the average preparatory
school, the cost is materially lesSened,
and the parent is not deprived of the
society of his offspring, nor is the child
removed from the father or mothers
care and guardianship.
The Allegany County Academy will
begin it's 105th school year Thursday,
September 18th. In the meanwhile the
building will be open to the public for
inspection from to ~ IA. III. and to
3 p. III. The principal will be at his
office for consultation from 0:30 to II a.
m, and may be seen at any other time
by ent.-Cumberland NeTS of
SeDtember 10,