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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26

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Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-03


 forty years. Here, in the house ia,ea' owned and occupied by the Greenwood family, many Norwich boys gained their first knowledge of the classics. Several of the preceptors were in after years distinguished in professional or literary pursuits, among them pr. Jonthan Knight of New Haven, Charles Wyllis Warner, Roswell C. Smith, the writer of school books. the Rev. Hor- ace Bushnell, D. D., of Hartford, and the Rev. Dr. William Adams of New York.
 Not long before this, about the be- ginning of the new century, a select school for both boys and girls was opened by Pelatiah Perit, who had Just then graduated from Yale college. at- though still under 19 years of age. Lydia Huntley, afterwards Mrs. Sigour- ney, attended this school and ~oeaks of Mr. Perit as "a young gentleman of superior talents, education and posi- tion in society" s"The order of the school" she writes, was perfect. The classes were excellently well taught, as were also the English studies. Among the latter I recollect graphy was quite a favorite, probably because it was deepened by our construction of maps and charts, in which we were strenuous for accuracy andaSome de- gree of elegance. The former we dec orated by painted vignettes and devices and for the latter had immense sheets manufactured at the paper mill on purpose for us. These being divided into regular parallelograms by lines of red ink, we wrote on their left the name of every country on the habitable globe. filling it's even line of regular compartments according to their desig nation over the top-Length and Breadth. Latitude and Longitude, Boundaries Rivers, Mountains, Form of Government, Population, Universi- ties, and Learned Men, where they ex- isted, and whatever circumstance of history was reducible to so narrow a compass
 After Mir Perit resigned. to enter business in New York the school was taken in charge by the Rev. Daniel Haskell, a man greatly beloved" MT. Haskell, was also a graduate of Yale, a ripe scholar, of literary taste and ability. He delighted to lead his pupils in thoughtful study of their mother tongue, in the derivation of words in their delicate shades of meaning. He read to them from the best English authors. and encouraged them in the expression of their own thoughts. Af- ter leaving Norwich MT. Haskell taught at Bacon academy. Colchester, and finally, after a few years of pastoral work, was elected president of the University of Vermont. which position he held until 1921.
 Nor, in the multiplicity of school masters, did the schoolma'am go en- tirely out of fashion. Miss Perkins tells is that 'in the old Rufus Lathrop house, later in little building in her own grounds, and again in the old brick schoolhouse opposite Gager's store, and in several other locations, Miss Sally Goodell taught the rising generation of
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Norwich citizens, under the wise and enthusiastic leadership Of the Rev. John>P. Gulliver. The Academy open ed with eighty pupils. and now num- bers over five hundred in the various departments, for the courses of study as first planned have bean Extended to include flourishing art school and manual training department To the original building have been added from time to time the Slater Memorial hall the manual training building and the Converse art gallery. The old Academy building, dear to the hearts or so many former pupils, is now a tnlng of the past, and the coming months will witness the erection of a modern school building, adapted to the growing needs of the institution.
 The public school system of Norwich today includes twelve incorporated districts, with twenty-onc schools. The central, West Chelsea Town street, and Greeneville schools are supervised oy their respective boards of educa- ton, the others being cared for by school committees. The studies are those prescribed by law for the gram mar schools of the state with such additions as may be thought advisable by the local authorities Fully ninety per cent. of the graduates of these schools are qualified to enter the Academy, the average age of the grad uates being fourteen years and six months, although a few have been much younger.
 Evening schools offer an opportuni- ty for study to those who are at work through the day, and especially to those of foreign birth who desire in- struction in the English language They have fine teaching force. and many scholars have been enrolled and great interest has been manifested.
 Excellent schools are conducted by the Roman Catholics in connection with St. Patrick's church on Broad way, St Mary's church in Greeneville, and the Sacred Heart church in Taft vile. These schools are among the first in the city as judged by the com petitive examinations for entrance to the Norwich Free Academy.
 Miss Butts's School Tor Girls. A boarding school, offers the pest advan- tages for study and sensible recrea- tion. with a regular course of studies fitting the pupils for entrance to col lege .H
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 The third proposition was to buy the "Asher Perkins property, at the junction of Broadway and Union streets, the location which was finally chosen as the site of the present court house.
 The fourth lot named was that where the American house stood and still stands on Shetucket street, with the rocks and the old Boswell house beyond.
 Union square was decided upon as the most central place of all. The Merchants hotel lot was on a narrow part of Main street in crowded and contracted locality. Already there was not elbow room inf that part of the city, and it was not considered good policy to locate public building there, the tendency of which would be still more to centralize and crowd bus mess into that neighborhood.
 The old controversy with New Lon- don as to whether there should be one or two shire towns in the county, was renewed. In the procession at New London on July 4, 1885, appeared an excellent model of the old New Lon don court house. The length of the model was ten feet, it's breadth and height five feet. On each end was the following: Established in 1666-- too old to go to Norwich" And on the roof was, Fire proof and lobby proof; Senate all in but three" But in some mysterious way the model was brought to Norwich. being dis covered one morning in Franklin square. It was moved from one place to another in the city and finally spent it's last days on the West Side. The method of it's removal from New Lon- don remained a secret, but it was ru- mored that Judge Holbrook "waded up the river and lowed 1t up."
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Boston boasted only one private coach. Sedan chairs, so Fashionable and plen- tifui in the mother country, were sometimes used m New England. but we find no record of such chairs in Norwich. The earliest carriages were known as calashes and chariots, chairs and chaises. The chairs are described as two wheeled gigs without top, and the chaises as much the same, but with the addition of a top of some kind.
 Even as late as 17s2 coaches were of little use save for short journeys. Alice Morse Earle speaks of the ."anx- ious letters of Waitstill Winthrop to his son in TIT, at the latter's propos- al of bringing a coach overland from Boston to New London. He warns him that there are no bridges in Narraganett: lie urges him to bring a mounted servant with an axe to cut bows in tn eways.' to bring a good pilate that knows the cart ways to be sure to keep the coachman sober, 10 have axle and hubs prepared for rough usage-and in every way discourages so rash an endeavor."
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of Church street As a small boy, MT. Bromley was sent to this school from his home on the West Side, as an ex- pertinent, he thinks, to see how eastern seed would grow in western soil. A favorite mode of punishment in this school was to sentence a boy to stand on. one foot in the middle of the room for given length of time. Mir. L'Hommedieu said to me- writes MT, Bromley. If they were giving out prizes to scholars of long standing that would be entitled to the first prize.
 Doubtless many of the older residents can remember the days of the Norwich Female Academy. incorporated in 1928. The brick building in which the Acad- emy was located (reeently owned by MT. Behrisch) was at the time of it's erection higher than any other building on the hill. Neither courthouse nor jail had as yet been built, and the school had the rugged, well forested hill for it's ,background. The most hourishing year of this school was 1888, when the day and boarding pupils numbered nearly ninety
 For fifteen years, beginning in 1S45, an. excellent day and family school was conducted by pr. Ciaudius B. Webster, occupying for long time the building now owned by the Arcanum club.
 In 1888 began throughout Conneeti- cut movement for the lettering of the public schools. A convention was held in Norwich addressed by the Hor. Henry Barnard, who urged among other things the consolidation of districts and the establishment of a high school. The following year the two school districts in Greeneville were united, a second school house was erected and the new system of graded schools inaugurated in Decem- ber 1899. Two years late a class of boys was prepared for college in this school, which gained the reputation of being the best district schoole in the state.
 But as a whole the schools of Nor wich at this time were in a most de- plorable ondition-crowded. ungrad- ed and offering nothing beyond the rudiments of an education. The teach CTS were inadequately paid, and there was little public interest in the whole matter.
 As a natural result of such condi- tions, private schools grew and four ished. At Norwich Town we read of the Norwich Town high school, taught by l.. Catfy and c. K. Bushnell in 1S42, and later by D. F. Gulllver. Eugene A. Hyde, and Miss Juliette F. Hyde. Also Norwich Town high school in brick building at west end of green, conducted by Rev. T. ID. r. Stone. Two terms each year, including two ses- sions of II weeks each, beginning on the first Wednesday in May and No- vember Tuition: Classical dept, $6 per session English dept, S4 per ses- sion, Juvenile dept. $3 per session. Teachers dept, 30 cts per week and one hour a day devoted to Seminary interests. .Board may be had for S2
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At the Landing, such schools as the
 Norwich Female Academy. Miss F. M. Caulkins, Principal. English branches; Latin and French; Piano. Tuition moderate. Opened 1S32(?).
 Writing Academy. Round and Running hands; also, Secretary and Italian, German Text, Old English, Roman and Italian Print. "The art of making elas- tic Spring Pens taught in one hour. MT. Elisha Tucker, Mansheld's Hall, directly opp. P. O. Sept, 1883.
 Manners and Dancing. MT. Hagen. From to , D. b. for Ladies, and from 6 to for Gentlemen. $3.50 per quar- ter, with deduction of 90 cents on each Scholar. where more than two attend from family. Dec, 1883.
 Select School for Young Ladies, in the Proprietors' School House, east of the Town Hall. E. B. Huntington, Tu- itiOn $6.00 per quarter. Languages, $2.00 extra. Opened March 2S, 1S42.
 Landscape Drawing, Stenography, and Penmanship. Preston R. Bowen, IT Shetucket St Sept, 1S42.
 Norwich City Select School. William Harrington. Common branches s2.0o; higher branches, $2.50 per quarter. 20 Shetucket
 French, Bookkeeping ana Writing. MT. Hoyt. Second story, corner Main and Shetucket. over Huntington's jew elry store. Dec, 1S42.
 Select School for Ladies and Gentle men. MT. Phineas Howe. from Graf ton, Mass. Tuition, in Languages. per term, $4.00; Common English branch es, including writing, $2.50; Higher do. $500.
 We also read of the school taught by Calvin Tracy, company of bright boys, gathered from the best fami- lies of the place. President Timothy Dwight of Yale university, who was one of these lads, says that somehow, either Toy reason of what MT. Tracy did. or because of natural gifts and subsequent advantages, a goodly num- Der of those tDoys had an honored place in the world.''
 In 1S49 tine school question was again agitated. At this time of 1900 children of school age in the society," more than 500 were not connected with any school. public or private Gradu- ally the people became convinced of the facts. and a reaction set in which has led to the present excellent sys- tenn of public schools.
 The Colt lot" on Broadway was purchased in 1854, for 5000. a school house was built, and two years later the Broadway school was opened The First and East Chelsea districts were united, forming the Norwich Central Society,"
 ln 1856 the upward movement of the schools ctIlninafed with th,s eSta ahlish
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Toll Bridges.
 The land upon which the original settlement of Norwich was made lay between the Yantic and Shetucket rivers. with brooks and small streams crossing it in all directions so that the work of building bridges must have been commenced almost as soon as the town was laid out. for the roads could not have been opened in any direction without bridges of some description by means of which to cross these steeams. Soon after the settlement of the town a horse bridge was built across the Yantic at the west of Mr. Fitch's home lot, and on account of the fre- quent freshets it was necessary that it should be often rebuilt All of this earlier work in constructing bridges was done. as was the highway work, by the men working together
 In April. 1717. a petition was pre- sented to the general assembly for assistance in building cart bridge over Showtucket at the falls" There is no record of any assistance being granted by lottery or in any other form. and this bridge was probably built in the usual way. by the inhab- itarts turning out together.
 This bridge crossed the Shetucket just above its junction with the Quin- ebaug. Miss Caulkins says: Tt con- nected Norwich proper with Newent society. in the crotch of the rivers. and the road leading from it over OK Hill was the path by which the early inhabitants of Newent came on the Sabbath to attend religious services in the own-plot. crossing the river. before the bridge was built. on scow or ferrvhoat." A bridge has been kept up at this place or near 1t since that time, and has been known as Lathrops bridge It has been damaged and de- stroy& by freshets many times. and the work of repairing and rebuilding has been almost constantly going on. The following notice appeared in the Chelsea Courier of August IS, 11s9:
 The Selcctmen of the town of Nor wich hereby notify the Inhabitants and the publie--That-th Bridge near Mir. Zeph Lathrops is about to be re- paired. and will not be in situation for Horses or Carriages to pass after THIS DAY, until the repairs are com pleted.
 JOHN BACKUS,
 ANDREW PERKINS,
 JOSHUA HUNTINGTON,
 "SIMEON BREED.
 JAMES ROGERS,
 Select men"
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Resolved by this Assembly. That tho president and directors Of said bridge company be. and they are hereby au- thorized and empowered to contract by the year for the passing said bridge. with such persons as may apply for the same. and in case Of disagreement between such applicants and said pres ident and directors to refer the same to the commissioners appointed on said bridge. whose determination shall be final and conclusive between said applicants and the president directors and company of said bridge. Provided, that said reference be made by the mu- tual agreement of the parties"
 The building of a bridge over the mouth of the Yantic river, connecting the west side Of the river with Nor- wlch Landing. was proposed in 1767 by Mr. Gershom Breed. Objections were made Co the plan because of danger from the high banks of the river. be- cause the span required wasf lonRef than that of any bridge that had beez built fn eastern Connecticut. and also because the communication with the west side was not thought to be of sufficient importance to Justify the ex- pense.
 Hut in spite of these objections tho bridge was built i'm 1771. The under takers" were Gershom Breed E'eaznr Waterman and Jonathan Lester: and the builder. Christopher Reed
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The, history of education in Nor wich, of schools public and private, begins almost with the original pur- chase of the nine miles square in 1859. Many of the earliest teachers were women who held the position for life, often having in their charge the chill dren and sometimes the grandchildren of former pupils. Miss Caulkins de- scribes this school ma 'am of former times as always teaching little girls and boys to sit up straight and treat their elders with respect; to conquer the spelling book; repeat the cate lie; the boys to write copies, and the girls to work samplers"
 The first sohoolmaster of whom there is any record was MT. John Bir- chard, who in 1877 was appointed by the town to keep "a school for nine nonthes, according to law" and who received for his services the sum of E15 in provision pay, Ss. to be paid by each scholar for the nine months, and the remainder to be made up by &he town. Tn 1879 it was agreed, and yoated by the town that Mir. DanilI Mason shall be employed by the town as a schoolnaster for the town for nine months in the year" His salary was s sss
 propriatiohs for it having been made three years earlier. In 1880 a Mir. John Arnold was accepted as an in- habitant." He is spoken of as a mer- chant, but also taught school in var rious towns, and very possibly in Nor wioh. In 1897 Richard Bushnell serv- cd for a while, and in the next year David Hartshorn.
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NORWICH SCHOOLS.

Daniel Msson's School in 1679-SohooIs in 1746-other Schools in the 18th
 century-Dyar Harris School Which
 John T. Wait Attended-Schools Public and Private in 18th Century --The School System as 1t Is Today.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-03

Norwich Town. Raps on the head with a thimble, suspensions from the wall in bags, the tying of bashful boys to the apron strings of pretty girls, to whom they had presumed to whisper during school hours, were punishments that finger yet in the memories of some of her pupils; but though painful at the time. these were the severest penalties which her gentle nature could infiict, and her scholars seem to cherish none but tender recollections of their former teacher" Very different from Miss Sally Smith of painful memory, who fourished about. the beginning of the eighteenth century. and was chiefly re- membered for her success in teaching spelling and for her severity with the rod.
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Miss CauIkins gives the names of fifteen bridges which were maintained by the town in 175O( or about that time.
 l. over Bradford's or Susquetom- scot brook on the road to Lebanon.
 ?. Great Pond brook, on the road to Colchester.
 ;. Pease's brook. There were the three branches of the Yantic.
 {. At Bean Hill. !. Quarter bridge. 6. The Court House bridge. :. No-Man's Acre bridge. These four crossed the Yantic
 8. Beavers brook. in West Farms society (now Franklin).
 9. Trading Cove brook, on the road to New London.
 10. Elderkin's bridge, on the road to Windham.
 II. Woods bridge over Showtuekett. north of Pettipaug' This was after ward Lords bridge, uniting Franklin with Lisbon.
 12. Lovett's bridge.
 13. Lathrops bridge.
 The last four were over the She tucket.
 A. Johnson's bridge over the Quin- ebaug, on the road to Plainfield.
 15. Pachaug bridge, east of the Quinebaug.
 These were all constructed and kept in order by rates and highway labor. Writings bridge, at the mouth of the Shetuclet. was extant at this time but was supported by toll"
 Lovett's bridge, named in this list, was on the road between Norwich and Woodstock, about three miles above Lathrop's bridge. Near the bridge stood the large Lovett farm house which was also house of entertain ment for travellers. and which. with it's horse sheds and other outlying buildings, presented the appearance of small village. In this spot in later years has grown up the village of Ea- gleville.
 The first bridge near the mouth of the Shetucket. leading from Chelsea Landing to Preston. was built by Capt William Whiting. a resident of what is now Norwich. In i737 Captain Whiting was granted a loan of ESQ from the treasury of the town for the building of this bridge. and in order that he might meet the payment of this loan subscriptions were opened. and the amount of ef3O was pledged for his use. It was designed for free bridge. but sas the contractor stated that the cost was 1850. he was al- lowed to collect toll.
 Six years later this bridge was re- paired. and in 1751 q lottery was granted by the general assembly and Edgerton's bridge was constructed. It was 200 feet long. and permission to take toll was granted by the assembly. This bridge was swept away by the freshets of 1762.
 The next bridge at this point is de- scribed as follows in newspaper of the day:
 June 20. 1764 I.efingwelrs Bridge over SlAintl.afI rftf.4r at f.b Landing k completed. It is 124 feel m length, and 2S feet above the water Nothing Is placed between the abut- ments. but the bridge is supported bv ,ieometry work above and calculated to bear a weight of 500 tons. The work is bv Mr. John Bliss. one of the most curious mechanics of the age The bridge was raised in two days and no olie hurt. The former bridge was 2S days in raising The nresent Laurel Hill bridos spena
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ln 1856 the upward movement of the schools culminated with the establish ment of the Norwich Free Academy, founded endowed and furnished
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"The aforesaid rates of toll shall not be collected from persons travelling to attend public worship. funerals. or, te town, society, or freeman's meeting and returning therefrom. officers and soldiers going to or returning from military duty. persons going Co or re- turning from mill. for the use of their families. all of which persons shall bo exempted from paying toll as afore- said.
 And 1t is further resolved. that bonds shall be given to the Treasurer of this State. to his acceptance, on pr before the third day of September next in the penal sum of $15,000. condi- tioned that said bridge shall be built by said company to the acceptance of said commissioners. by the first Mon day of November. A. D. 1877. and in default of such bond being SO giver. this grant shall be void and of no effect.
 "The stock of said company shall consist of one hundred shares. which shall be transferable on the books of said company, and the towns of Nor wich, Preston. and Griswold. be. and they are hereby capacitated and em- powered to become subscribers by their respective agents for stock in said company, and to be members thereof. and as such to act by their respective agents, and each member of said com pany present at any legal meeting thereof. shall have power to E.ve ono vote for each share .standi-- In the name of such member. and the said stockholders at any legal meeting shall have power Co dipSct bv "A major to time on the shares of said capital aiOrE