Milford chronicle., 1912-05-10
CONFERENCE ACADEMY
CLOSING YEARS WORK.
Much Improvement In Building And
Equipment Made In Past Year.

The Wilmington Conference Academy,
the Methodist Preparatory School OF
the Peninsula, is now closing one of the
most successful years of its history.
During last summer the entire prop
erty was renovated so thoroughly that
everything looked new and attractive
inside and out of the building while the
campus was never prettier. The usual
enrolment of students was secured and
with the efficient corps of teachers the
work of the year has proceeded pleas
antly and profitably for all.
During the school year the improve
ments have continued and now the
Methodists of the patronizing territory
have school property of which they
may well be proud.
TO the North Ct the main building
a new brick gymnasium building has
been erected at a cost of about fifteen
thousand dollars and it is now ready for
occupancy. The main gymnasium floor
is forty by seventy-five feet and ten
feet above this floor a running gallery
encircles the room. The clear eleva-
ton for the flying apparatus is twenty
two feet with an elevation to the sky
lights of thirty-five feet. In the base
ment are two new class-rOOms which
are intended for physical and chemical
laboratories which will enable the acad-
emy to do much more advanced scien-
tific work than has been possible here
tofore. A the opposite end of the
basement is the swimming pool meas
uring twenty feet in width and thirty
four feet in length with depth of four
feet at one end and seven and and
half feet at the other end. The entire
gymnasium has been fitted with the
most modern and adequate outfit as the
gift of Mr. William P. Jackson, of Sal
isbury, WHO'S a trustee of the academy.
The apparatus for the gymnasium in
cludes horizontal bars, parallel bars,
ladders swinging and flying rings, trap
ize, chestweights, intercOstal, striking
bag, Indian clubs, dumbbells, wands,
tumbling mats, springboards, medicine
balls, basketball outfit, various anthro-
pometric apparatus, appliances for
vaulting, jumping, high kicking, etc,
and full supply of the most modern
steel lockers for the boys and for the
girls locker rooms.
This gift by Mr.. Jackson has created
the highest enthusiasm among the stu
dents of the academy and is highly ap-
preciated by the trustees of the school
for it puts the institution in a position
to compete with the really well equipped
schools of the country. The new cata-
logue about to be issued shows marked |
al ance along intellectual lines also. |
The three courses, the classical, latin |
scientific and the scientific lead up to |
the same courses in our better colleges |
and the faculty of seven teachers in |
this department are all college grad |
yates and experts in their departments. /
Beside this department the Music De-
partment with three teachers promises
to surpass all former years records.
An arrangement has been made with
the Combs Broad Street Conservatory
of Philadelphia, by which the prepara-
tory work required by the conservatory
shall be taught here, leading up to
certificate of graduation in music at the .
academy, and this work will be fully |
credited to students entering the con-
The Vocal Music will be taught by
Miss Matthews, who is probably the
finest soloist on the Peninsula and a
of very superior training.
The new Art Teacher comes from
the Pratt Institute with the highest
ecommendations- having compile
ted their general art course of three
wears. and also their normal art course
of two years beside having had exper-
ience as a teacher.
The Commercial Course is new for
the academy and opens with character
stic vigor. The two instructors come
highly qualified to their work. The in
stTuctor in shorthand and typewriting,
s a graduate of Pierce Business Col
eye and will teach the Pittman system
IF shorthand and the touch method OF
.ypewriting, and the modern bookkeep-
ng and office methods which are taught