Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-12
A CENTURY OLD.
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President, John Chandler; vice.
president, j. Belden; secretary,
Matthias Blossom; committee to form
bylaws and report at the next meet
ing, S. Howard, j. Boles and J. Belden.
A vote was passed to build d school
house and a committee was appointed
to procure subscriptions and eXpend
the amount subscribed. John l.. Rob-
bins, S. Howard, Ichabod Baker and
James Norris We're appointed members
of this committee.
This committee, with the fund Sc
cured from the general court and by
subscription erected the building in
1908. 1t was occupied Immediately after
being completed.
The institution was first known as
the Monmouth Free Grammar school,
not being Incorporated as Monmouth
Academy until 1909.
The first preceptor of whom there is
any record to be found was Ebenezer
Herrick, who taught one term, in 1910.
He heads the long list of men who have
wrought there during the years since
then. They number As, including Mr..
Chick, the present principal; the names
and dates being as follows: EbeneZer
Herrick, 1910; John BoutelIe, 1S10-12;
James Weston, 1912; John Davis, 1876
IS; Joseph Joslyn, 1820-24 Ezra Will
kinson, 1S24-26; Henry w. Paine, 1927
81; Henry A. Jones, 1881; John Baker,
1892; William V. Jordan, 1S33-34; Ma
thaniel M. Whitmore, 1S35-37; Nathan
lei II. True, 1S37-46; William b. Smell,
1S4751; Milton WEIGH, 1851; Flavius
V. Norcross, 1S55-56; George w. Nc
Lellan, 1856: Abner G. Stockin, 1853
61; George w. Frost 1S63-64; Nathan
iel 7. True, 1864; William B. Smell,
1S66-67; James Pownel, 1868; j. B.
Clough, 1868; James Atwood, 1870;
John b. Smith, 1870; +. r. Timberlake,
1871; A. f. Richardson, 1872; Anthony
Woodside, 1872; Giles A. Stuart, 1873;
harlcs E. Smith, 1875; Nathaniel S.
Melcher, 1876; William H. Ham, 1875;
H. NJ. Pratt, 1S77-7S; A. M. Spear 1873;
Martin 2. Judkins 1879 c. f. owen,
1S79-80; Wilbur A. Judkins, 1881; J. w.
Golf, 1886; S. S. Wright, 1887; b. M.
Avery 1888; e. F. Heath, 1891; f. w.
Small, 1896; w. S. Masterman, 1896
90; A. L. Dennison, 10000; and A. J.
Chick, 1901.
The average annual salary of the
early instructors was about $475 per
year In 1886 the principal was given
the tuition and $500. This plan was
followed until 1916, when the tuition
only was allowed.
Following is the list of all of those
who are known to have served on the
board of trustees of Monmouth Acade-
my
Rev. Jonathan Belden, elected in
1903, resigned in 1908; Dudley 3. Ho-
bart, 1S03 John Chandler, 1S03-2S;
Matthias Blossom, 1903; Ichabod Bak-
er, 1903: Joseph Norris. 1803-23; Luth-
er Robbins, 1SO3-21; John Boles, 1903;
Seth Howard, 1S03-22; DR.. James
Cochrane, 1SO9-32; Abraham Morrill,
1S10-43; DR.. Issachar Smell, 1S1O-22
benjamin Porter, 1910; Rev. Thomas
Francis. 1912; Simon Dearbon, Esq.
1815-41; Josiah Houghton, 1921; Rev
David Thurston, 1922; Oliver Herrick
1922: Joseph Norris Gre elected), 1926
BENJAMIN Alden,-1S2S; John Neal
1928; Arthur Given, 1928; Rev. Johr
Butler. 1928; Hon. Benjamin White
1929; Isaac S. Small, Esq, 1929; Fran
els J. Movies, 1881; John A. Chandler
ESQ. 1872; Ichabod B. Andrews, 1873;
40; John Andrews, Jr., 1S33-49; Johi
Dennis. 1898; Edward Fuller, Esq.,
DIR. Afford Pierce, 1S31-60; Stillmal
Howard. ESQ, 1S34-60 Nehemiah
Pierce, ESD, 1s34-49; Asa Bachelor
1s31-46; Col. Jonathan Marston, 1881
! 40: Hon. Samuel P. Benson, 1876
Hon. Isaac S. Small 1919; Ebenezer S
WEIGH, 1s49-51; Jonathan NJ. Heath
| ESQ. 1S49-51; washington Wilcox
| 1851: Charles T. Fox, 1S5S-75; Angus
tus sprague, 1861; G. H., H; andrews An! re
1866; William G. Brown, 1888; Hen
ry O. Pierce, 1s7s-o1; Albert e. Carr
1878; Virgil o. sprague, Howard
1892 H. S. Bent; Elliot Wood
Charles L. Andrews G. S. stetsor
=; ]. G. Gott,-; H. S. MARI; Rus
| sell Pettingill.
| The first academy building stood YER
near the road, quite a distance south
east of the location of the present one
Nothing remains to show its site, bu