The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

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Chancellor Wythe another abode at one
and the same time on another square.
as will be observed from what follows:
The square on which no (Wythe) re.
sided, was pre-eninent as was Its owner,
1t was on the highest spot In the city,
as nscertained by Mr.. watkins, who first
surveyed 1t, and who erected n small
dwelling on the same square, which wae
taken down not many years ago to 10 re.
placed by Mr.. Dunlop's residences Mr..
James Dunlop, Of the firm OF Dunlop,
Moncure & Co., Is referred to in this con-
rection. Hc built about o half century
ugo the flnc residence which Is still In
tact, at the northeast corner of Frank
lin and Fifth Streets. Tho Watkins
dwelling, so supplanted, may have pro-
coded another on the same site which
was known and called by the name OF
.Shnw's Academy. After Shaw an Irish
gentleman OF tho name Of Reynolds Open
ed school there during the years 1878. 1t
was closed the latter year (1S3S) If I re-
member Alright, and the most of its
pupils entered subsequently, DR.. Socrates
Maupins CLASSICAL English and mnthemnt-
ical school, newly established on Eleventh
Street, between Marshall and Cay.
"The school-bsy spot
We ne'er forget, though there we are
forgot"
Reputed to Be Highest Point.
The academy upon the northeast angie
of Franklin and Fifth Streets. was q
frame structure, one story high, which
set few feet off from the latter street.
and us many as dozen or SO from
the former. Trees of the common null
berry variety gave q. deep shade In sum-
mer"to its front side; the playground in z
its rear took up the fourth part of the
square, was an open, grassy park with
wooden paGngs on the Fifth Street line.
and n heavily plnnked fence which might
have not been lightly scaled from the
descending ground Of Franklin Street.
The interior OF the long school-room
appeared to have been adapted by Its
builder to the uses of u school rather than
to those of dwelling. The flooring was
not plane except between front door
10 each other. Aisles of narrow width
and rear door, which stood oppostely
led up from this level floor by graduated
steps to the masters seat at one end and
to the sub-teacher's desK at the other
Pairs Of pupils sat at desks held in
common. The house was we'll lighted by
the sun. The appearance OF the academy
from the outside was striking. The mid.
die portion slightly raised above the join
ing OF either wing, and wooded cupola
crowned the centra. top.
iCAc Is Az ALI plOpdUiiity 1Ao OluSI VI
all Mr.. Reynolds pupils living but he
who traces these lines. The young gen
,lcmen of the upper classes. some OF
whose names 7 am able to recall, have
space and time. One, or more than one,
Of the sub-casses may survive but If so
am not aware Of the fact.
AS it may be u matter Of interest to the
former school fellows, shall give an
alphabetical list Of tho names OF those
readily occurring to me: - Ancker, LIS
ton Brown, II. Coalter Cabell, Grattan
Gabell Peter " R R:,,,a, no, Hard nioS
| ard Heath Howard. John Lay. Robert
Munford William ?. Munford, John G.
Rutherford William stanard, Joseph
Tate, Reynolds Trent, Petcriield Trent rent
ney Writ, myself. The school numbered
In all about sixty pupils. Although am
not able TO say who made up the array
of class and class in the higher branches
of the school. can name with little fear
of contradiction the names OF all who
stood with me In the infantine. or lowest,
class In school. These were John z.
rutherford, - Hardwny, John Lay,
Peterfleld Trent. Ancker. myself.
The three first named were the bright
est scholars, and mono Of them ever lost
head unless to each other. Whether the
lesson rccited by these We're IN Ruddl-
man or Lindley Murray. or IN Walker or
pike the retentive memory Of one or the
other stood the test OF question.
I recall the name OF worthy sub
teacher-ono Macnulny. an Irish gentle
man, who in lessons from iiKe's Arlth-
matte ,vns the wonder Of the class for
in in CORRECTING 20, our symbols no seemed not
to think. but to do. The hcadmastcr
usually heard our other lessons by array
fclt like stretching his legs by dcscend
/ Ing to the middle of the room. His mode
~ correcting our errors OF memory was
by rule of llgnum-vitac: In other. words.
| he would seize with firm grip the de-
| iinnuent's hand, and after turning up Its
naked palm. secundem artem.. administer
| whack inter whack to the evident nmuse-
mcnt Of the lookcrs-.on. We who have
outgrown the prejudices OF our school-
| DAYS are well satisfied that the master
! has always been In tho right. and We