The Newtown bee., 1908-04-03
CHRONICLES.

For long time previous to the year 1853. the good people of the village of Newtown had indulged in rather dilatory habits, which seemed to say, "they cared little how the young idea learned to shoot.
 In the fall of 1853 by an accidental meeting of one of the trustees of the Newtown Academy with our present Principal, arrangement was made for re-opening our Academy. This gave quite an impetus to our hitherto retired and quiet village.
 The school commenced in October. On the morning of the first day the scholars had nearly all arrived at eight o'clock and were waiting with im- patience to see their new teachers. They were soon gratifed. The school bell rang; the scholars took their seats and attended to the business of the day. The teacher first read a chapter from the Holy Bible and then classified the school. The week passed away very pleasantly. We were much pleased with our new teachers.
 At the commencement of the second week the teachers proposed that we should write compositions. Then came the various words, as "Oh dear" T never did see the like!" another says, What do you think of one? l have never written a composition and l can't" But there was such a word as >"I can try" and we did try and suc- ceeded.
 The third week the third teacher came. Her principal teaching was mu- sic. This first quarter of the winter term passed as swiftly as Time passes away, and with one weeks vacation in which we all enjoyed ourselves to the best of our opportunities, we com. menced the second quarter of the term.
 l. With the commencement of the yeal 1853 the students of the Academy com menced the publication of a monthly Paper, thus showing the good peep le of the quiet village of Newtown that we had talent and energy sufficient fol any emergencies, even to the conduct ings of a newspaper. When the first sheet made its appearance, it brought forth many exclamations like the fol lowing ;;"Oh! pshaw! Nonsenser' not taking into consideration the youth ano inexperience of the contributors to saic paper. Now, l very much doubt 'wheth. CT with the benefit of age and exper- fence these same persons would, or could do any better.
 ' Other persons more considerate, were pleased to look with favorable eyes tuporH our first attempt at literature belles-lettres, and encouraged us iu oul enterprise by subscribing for our paper
 This paper is called the Academi- clan. In applying to home individuals to subscribe for the paper, their an swers were, "I take several papers now; and besides, l do not think i worth fifty cents." But when they read that useful hint, Count tht cost" they immediately changed theil minds and subscribed. The next thing that happened in our school worthy o1 note at this time was preparing fol examinations. This was worse thar all tn raor # "''r tasks, even to writ ing compositions, for we could have some one to help us about those buI in preparing for examinations we hat 4 to get along ourselves without even ; prompter. Then we wished we hat attended more to our studies at the frs of the term. But those hours spent il idleness could not be recalled and we had to trudge along ourselves the bes way we could.
 Mary Jane Beebe.
 Errata-In writing History it is i'm portant to correct errors in dates. Il "Bits of Ancient history" of recen date in the article "Newtown" for, h' was horn in 1772 if should read 1878