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2,800.00
627.66
2.93
Lancaster.
15
311
259
226
.40
3
24
12,900.00
3,119.00
5.47
Milan
10
106
85
160
.84
16
2,700.00
1,220.95
6.39
Northumberland.
10
128
107
108
.50
2
13
1,150.00
925.09
3.94
Pittsburg.
6
39
30
49
.71
11
700.00
439.71
6.35
Randolph.
3
43
34
32
.79
16
275.00|
217.50
5.06
Shelburne
5
47
30
52
.68
13
1,200.00
330.0L
4.28
Stark.
61
70
105
.80
...
11
1,075.00
496.25
3.79
Stewartstown
9
118
117
163
.79
18
1,325.00
1,345.09
5.74
Stratford
9
136
139
166
,60
....
18
3,200.00
1,344.27
4.88
Whitefield.
10
151
158
171
.55
2
16
5,900.00
1,483.14|
4.80
TABLE Of Schools, by Counties
COUNTIES.
Number of Schools.
Number of male Scholars.
Number of female Scholars.
Average attendance for
Per centage of attendance.
Number of graded Schools.
Average number of weeks
Value of School houses
Annual amount appropri-
ated for school purposes.
Average to each Scholar.
Rockingham.
261|
5,106
4,792|
7,187
.72
52|2512
$ 315,185.| $ 82,926.34|
$ 8.27
Strafford
176
3,446
3,278
4,120
.61
58 25
238,375.
54,327.80
8.08
Belknap
154
1.892
1,654
2.488
.70
17 17
87,545.
18,759.45
5.30
Carroll.
187
2 476
1,925
3,113
.71
4 17
57,275.
20,342.56
4.60
Merrimack
346
4,738
4,462
6,522
.71
59|23
256,370.
66,320 00
7.20
Hillsborough
373
6,624
6,405
8,092
.67
93 25
481,680.
121,961.94
10.14
Cheshire
259
3.236
2 964
4,711
.76
49|19
161,120.
43,823.53
7.05
Sullivan
172
2,080
1,725
2,589
.67
16|20
82,025.
29,521.52|
7.66
Grafton
415
4,977
4,391
5,786
.66
33 18
189,925.
51,684.22
5.52
Coos
148
1,954
1,749
2,151
.60
11|16
48,125.
17,779.13
4.78
Total
2491
36,529|
33,345| 46,759
.67|
392 2116 $1,917,625. $507,446.49
$7.38
...
....
16
325.00
37 40
3.70
Gorham
3
124
104
91
.40
24
1,275.00
713.00
3.13
Jefferson
....
..
....
for the year.
and lots.
the year.
...
·
the year.
for the year.
and lots.
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
Dartmouth College, the fourth of the New-England Colleges in chro- nological order-preceded in that respect only by Harvard, Yale and Brown, and but little behind the last named-sprang from a noteworthy germ of christian philanthropy. It was an off-shoot of Moor's charity- school, an institution for the education of Indian youth, established in Lebanon, Conn., in the year 1754. The school was subsequently remov- ed to Hanover, N. II., a charter for a college, to be connected with it and yet a distinct institution, having been previously obtained. This charter was issued Dec. 13, 1769, by the Hon. John Wentworth, the last of the royal governors of the Province of New-Hampshire. The foun- der of the charity-school was named in it as the first President of the college; and, in view of the interest taken in the school by Lord Dart- mouth, an excellent English nobleman, and of his benefactions to it, his name was appropriately given to the college.
One of the most signal events in the history of the Institution is the controversy, out of which arose the famous Dartmouth College case. The legislature of New-Hampshire, influenced by considerations which need not here be detailed, claimed the right to "amend" the royal char- ter. They passed an act to that effect, in 1816, changing the name of the institution to "Dartmouth University," and embracing other important modifications. To this act the trustees were opposed; and, with the de- sign of testing its constitutionality, they brought an action before the Supreme Court of the State. By this tribunal the legislature was sus- tained; and an appeal was taken by the trustees to the Supreme Court of the United States, John Marshall being then chief justice. The cause of the college was there argued by Daniel Webster, and other able counsel, and fully sustained by the court.
With such occasional ebbs and eddies as pertain to all like institu- tions, but with remarkable steadiness on the whole, the college has gone onward from its small beginnings to its present condition of en- largement and prosperity. The whole number of its alumni, as given in the last " Triennial," is three thousand, nine hundred and seven. These have come from all parts of the land; and, as graduates, have been scattered as widely. While a considerable number have entered from the cities and large towns, the great majority have come from ru- ral places. The average age of admission has been somewhat above that of many other colleges; and to the maturity thus secured has been added, in many cases, the stimulus of self-dependence. From these and other causes, Dartmouth students, as a class, have been character- ized by a spirit of earnestness, energy, and general manliness, of the happiest omen as to their life-work. Most of them have gone, not into the more lucrative lines of business, but into what may be called the working professions. To the ministry, the college has given more than nine hundred of her sons. Dr. Chapman says, in his "Sketches of the Alumni :" "There have been thirty-one judges of the United States and State Supreme Courts; fifteen senators in Congress; and sixty-one rep-
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resentatives; two United States cabinet ministers; four ambassadors to foreign courts; one post-master-general; fourteen governors of States, and one of a Territory; twenty-five presidents of colleges; one hundred and four professors of academical, medical, or theological col- leges." From the last Triennial Catalogue, this list might be consider- ably enlarged. Perhaps the two professions that have drawn most large- ly upon the institution have been those of teaching and the law. We recall a single class, that of 1828, one-fourth of whose members have been either college presidents or professors. Dr. Chapman states, that at one time there were residing in Boston, Mass., no less than seven sons of the college, "who were justly regarded as ranking among the brightest luminaries of the law. They were Samuel Sumner Wilde, 1789; Daniel Webster, 1801; Richard Fletcher, 1806; Joseph Bell, 1807; Joel Parker, 1811; Rufus Choate, 1819; and Charles Bishop Goodrich, 1822.
Dartmouth has aimed, in all her history, at that true conservatism which blends felicitously the old and the new. She believes in the an- cient classics, but she favors science also, For the last seven years, much more has been expended on the scientific appointments of the in- stitution than on the classical; and other improvements are contemplat- ed in the same direction. Though she adheres to the old college, as has been said, yet around that she has already grouped-though with no ambitious fancy for the name of a university-a number of collateral or post-graduate institutions offering diversified opportunities of general and special culture. The various departments, as they now exist, are as follows :-
1. The old Academic Department, with its four years' curriculum, in- cluding the privilege of a partial course, and a number of particular options.
2. The Chandler Scientific Department, with a regular course, chro- nologically parallel to that of the Academic, and having with the option of a partial course through all the years, several elective lines of study in the last year. Latin and Greek are omitted, French and German in- cluded, and scientific branches are made most prominent.
3. The Agricultural Department, so called, or the New-Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This is based on the Congressional land-grant. It has a regular three years' course, with an option, after the first year, between an agricultural and mechanical line of study. See in the next article, a more particular account of it.
4. The Engineering Department, or the Thayer School of Civil En- gineering. This is substantially, though not formally, a post-graduate or professional department, with a two years' course. The requisites for admission are in some important branches, even more than a college curriculum commonly embraces ; and it is designed to carry the study of civil engineering to the highest point.
5. The Medical Department, or the old New-Hampshire Medical Col- lege. This was established in 1797, has had a long and prosperous ca- reer, and ranks now with the best medical institutions in the country.
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LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
There is connected with it, in addition to the lectures, a good course of private medical instruction.
6. Moor's Charity-School. This has now no distinct organic exist- ence; but there is a small fund which is appropriated, under the direc- tion of the President of Dartmouth College, to the education of Indian youths, in any department for which they are prepared.
During the late war, the college, in common with most others in our country, was somewhat depressed; but it has since been resuming, and even surpassing, its former status. The last catalogue embraces a fac- ulty of instruction, thirty-six in number, and, in all the different courses of study, four hundred and twenty-one students. As an indication of the national relations of the college, it may be remarked that these students come from twenty-five different States and Territories, at home and abroad; and that, of the ungraduates, more than one-fifth are from places out of New England. While the insitution is still in need of ad- ditional funds for various purposes, it has been prospered financially. Within the past ten years, not less than five hundred thousand dollars have been secured for the different departments. Three new buildings have been erected, making the whole number ten, and two of the old ones have been enlarged and renovated; and funds have been obtained, in part, for a new Library Building.
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
There may be some schools which we have failed to notice, but have endeavored to give all a notice according to information received.
We gladly would have given a more extended account of these impor- tant institutions of our State if we could have obtained the facts relative to them. We requested the immediate managers of their respective schools to be kind enough to forward us the facts, also stating why we
desired them. In many instances our request has been attended with success, and the gentlemen receive our sincere thanks for their courtesy, and we trust that the benefit derived therefrom, will be mutual both to their school and the State. In other cases, our solicitations have not been responded to, and if people in some towns see that their Academies have not received that notice which they merit, they can attribute it to the faculty who refused or neglected to give us the necessary informa- tion.
ADAMS FEMALE ACADEMY is located at East Derry, and was incorpor- ated in 1823, being the oldest female academy in New-Hampshire. Be- sides convenient school buildings, it has a fund of $ 3,200, donated by Jacob Adams of Derry. There is a boarding house connected with the institution to accommodate young ladies from abroad.
It has always maintained a popular reputation as an institution wor- thy the patronage of young ladies who wish to acquire a first class edu- cation. It is situated in one of the most beautiful New-England vil- lages, peculiarly free from injurious influences, and embracing scenery
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which, for simple beauty, is not often surpassed. The place is easily accessible, being on the line of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad.
This institution is under the immediate charge of Miss Emma L. Tay- lor, who has attained a high character among the most distinguished schools in the country, for thorough, systematic, and refined education.
There are three terms, of thirteen weeks each, every year, with an average attendance of fifty females.
ANTRIM HIGH SCHOOL-James E. Vose, Principal.
ATKINSON ACADEMY is pleasantly located in the town of Atkinson, about three miles from the city of Haverhill, Mass., and two from the Boston and Maine Railroad.
This institution is one of the oldest in the State, being founded in 1790. It has a fund of $ 6,000. The building is located on elevated ground, and contains six rooms. It has a library, philosophical and chemical apparatus, cabinet &c., all in a fine condition. It has been suc- cessful and maintained a high reputation as being a first class literary institution. Its present number of scholars is about sixty. H. B. Wes- ton, A. M., Principal. Rev. Jesse Page, President of the Trustees.
AUSTIN ACADEMY is situated at Strafford Centre. It was incorporat- ed in 1834. G. C. McClellan, Principal.
BEEDE NORMAL INSTITUTE. This institution is pleasantly located at Sandwich Centre, and was established in 1839, by Daniel G. Beede, to supply the pressing want, at that date, of more well qualified teachers.
This school has never been endowed, and now is under the manage- ment of Mr. Beede, as principal. The school buildings were built en- tirely by himself, and the institution has been sustained through his un- aided effort. The expense of the recitation-hall and boarding house was about eight thousand dollars.
The number of pupils who have received instruction here, is nearly four thousand-many of them making popular teachers, while others have filled honor able positions of trust, with credit to themselves, and to their instructor. But few men in New-Hampshire have, by their own individual efforts in the past thirty years, imparted more useful knowledge, to the young men and women of this State than Mr. Beede. He now fills the responsible office of Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion in New-Hampshire.
BRISTOL HIGH SCHOOL, Bristol. Miss Alice French, Principal.
CHARLESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. Mrs. Alice Pitts, Principal.
CHESTER ACADEMY-Chester. Miss E. S. Gale, Principal.
CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE-This school, at present located at Wolfe- borough, was incorporated and established at Andover, where, in Feb- ruary, 1857, it was opened for the instruction of students. In 1866, the Institute was transfered to its present location, having been discontin- ued one year at the time of its removal.
The school year consists of thirty-eight weeks, divided into three terms. During its fourteen school years, the institute has had an average annual attendance of 200 students. It has four established courses of study, viz. Business course of three years; Academic, four; College
518
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
Preparatory, three; and Young Ladies Graduating of four years. Stu- dents completng either course, and passing satisfactory examination, receive diplomas.
This is the only school in New-England maintained and conducted by the Christian Connection. It rejects all sectarianism and bigotry, and cordially opens its doors to all well disposed youth. The teachers and officers constantly aim to promote thorough and accurate scholarship, refinement of manners, a high moral sense and a pure religious life.
The institute possesses a fair Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus, and has an endowment fund of $ 10,000. The officers have recently made provision to reconstruct the school, another year, upon an en- larged and broader basis, and permanently establish it.
PRINCIPALS. John W. Simonds, 1857; Rev. S. W. Whitney, 1859; Rev. John W. Haley. A. B., 1860; Rev. Thomas Bartlett, 1861; Edwin Moulton, A. M., 1866; John H. Lary, A, M. 1868; George A. Chase, A. B., 1869; John W. Simonds, A. M., 1870-74.
OFFICERS. Rev. H. M. Eaton, Westerly, R. I .. President; Rev. S. A. Hutchinson, Kittery, Me., Secretary; N. A. Moulton, Esq., Newbury- port, Treasurer. Trustees-Rev. J. A. Perry, Providence, R. I., ; W. H. Cate, Esq., Manchester, Rev. D. A. Wiggin, Tuftonboro, Rev. C. P. Smith, West Randolph, Vt ..; Mr. I. K. Gage, Esq., Fisherville; Rev. J. W. Tilton, Hanover; Rev. O. J. Wait, Franklin; Mr. P. C. Shaw, Hill; John W. Simonds, Franklin.
CLINTON GROVE SEMINARY is located in Weare, about three miles from North Weare Railway Station.
This school is founded on strict moral principles, and the pupil knows in the commencement what is before him as to his conduct out of school. In the prospectus it expressly says, no fire-arms nor tobacco is allowed to be used on any consideration ; that they must come prepared with thick shoes and rubbers, for daily exercise in the open air, which must be attended to, as well as books in the school-room.
There is a large and commodious Boarding House, connected with the school, which is under the immediate care of the Principal. Charles A. Jones, Principal.
CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL, Concord. J. D. Bartley, Principal.
CONWAY ACADEMY, Conway. W. W. Bates, Principal.
CONTOOCOOK ACADEMY, at Contoocookville, Hopkinton. Charles Hardon, Principal.
Rev.
CONANT HIGH SCHOOL. This school is situated at Jaffrey, on the Monadnock Railroad. It has a fund of $ 7,000, through the bequest of the late Hon. John Conant, a resident of the town.
The town has built a school house at an expense of $ 12,000. The school is well managed, and is at present under the instruction of Elial S. Ball, Principal.
DARTMOUTH HOME SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG LADIES, is situated in Hano- ver, and has been in successful operation for eight years, or since 1865.
This school has all the advantages for furnishing young ladies with an education, in classical as well as in all branches of English literature.
519
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
The school year includes thirty-nine weeks, and is divided into three terms of equal length. Miss L. J. Sherman is Principal, with three as- sistant teachers.
DEARBORN ACADEMY, is located in Seabrook, and was founded in 1854, through an endowment of $ 15,000, by the late Dr. Edward Dearborn, an eminent physician, and distinguished citizen of Seabrook. It is pleas- antly situated on elevated ground, and commands a fine view of the Ocean. J. O. Emerson, Principal.
DEERING ACADEMY, is located at Deering Centre.
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, Dover. H. P. Warren, Principal.
DUNBARTON HIGH SCHOOL, Dunbarton. John B. Mills, Principal.
EXETER HIGH SCHOOL, Exeter. Eben S. Stearns, Principal.
FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, Farmington. E. J. Goodwin, Principal. FRANCESTOWN ACADEMY is located in the pleasant village of Fran- cestown.
The first High School in town was established in a public school-house in 1800, and was attended by Levi Woodbury, Moses Wilson, Mary Woodbury and others, who became prominent men and women, in their day. The high schools met with varied success, until June 24, 1819, when the present academy was incorporated. Among the eighty-four schol- ars, who attended the first term after its incorporation, was Franklin Pierce, who completed here his education, prior to entering college at Bowdoin.
Mr. S. Ingersoll Bard was the first Principal, but the next year, (1821) Mr. Isaac O. Barnes was employed. Mr. Barnes married the daughter of Hon. Peter Woodbury, practiced law, and in time, moved to Boston, where he received appointments as Naval Officer, U. S. Marshal, and Pension Agent, which latter office he held at the time of his death, some ten years ago. He was the most eccentric man in Boston, and his reputation was wide-spread by the many good stories told about him, of which he was either the author, or hero of the exploit.
Francestown Academy is a popular Institution, and receives its full share of public patronage. J. E. Vose, A. M., Principal.
FRANKLIN ACADEMY, Franklin. Charles A. Jewell, Principal.
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL, Freedom. John Villiken, Principal.
FRANKLIN ACADEMY, Dover, incorporated in 1805. John Scales, Principal.
GILMANTON ACADEMY is pleasantly situated in Gilmanton, and is one of the oldest literary institutions in the State, being incorporated in 1794. It has always maintained a popular reputation, and has, at the present time, its share of the public patronage. Its buildings are large and convenient. There is a library of 500 volumes connected with it. R. E. Avery, Principal.
HAMPTON ACADEMY, Hampton, incorporated in 1810. Miss Lucy E. Dow, Principal.
KEENE ACADEMY, Keene. Mrs. T. H. Leverett, Principal.
KEENE HIGH SCHOOL, Keene. S. H. Brackett, Principal.
KINGSTON ACADEMY, Kingston Plains. John W. Sanborn, Principal.
520
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
KIMBALL UNION ACADEMY is pleasantly situated on commanding ground in the beautiful village of Meriden, within the present limits of the town of Plainfield. It was incorporated in 1813, and organized in 1815.
It is sectarian, but still receives scholars whose parents are of other religious belief. It is incorporated in its charter that the trustecs and instructors of the Union Academy, shall be professors of the Christian religion, and each shall be a regular member of some Congregational or Presbyterian Church.
This school has always held a high position among its contemporaries. It has given instruction to over 7,000 pupils, and has aided over three hundred young men for the ministry, at an expense of over $25,000.
At the commencement of the Institution, the Hon. Daniel Kimball donated $ 6,000 as a permanent fund, which was afterwards increased to $ 30,000, and the whole fund is now over $ 50,000. Efforts are now being made to secure an additional endowment of $ 100,000, which will estab- lish it on a solid basis.
In 1824, the building, together with a valuable library, was burned. The second building, now the wing of the new edifice, was completed in 1825. The main building was finished in the autumn of 1839. The natural decay of the buildings, and the imperative demands of the times, require larger accommodations, which no doubt will be furnished, with- in a few years. In these days of progress, in every department of educa- tion, this Institution must not only hold its own, but it should keep pace with the general advance in the educational world.
Rev. Charles A. Downs, Lebanon, President of Trustees. Rev. L. A. Austin, Principal.
LANCASTER ACADEMY. Lancaster.
LANDAFF HIGH SCHOOL, Landaff. H. H. Clark, Principal.
LITTLETON GRADED SCHOOL, Littleton. F. D. Hutchins, Principal. MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL, Manchester. W. W. Colburn, Principal.
MARLBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, Marlborough. Charles E. Houghton, Principal.
MARLOW ACADEMY is located in Marlow, and has been organized . nearly forty years. It has met with varied success, depending large- ly as to teachers, &c.
MCCOLLOM INSTITUTE is located in Mount Vernon, and was incorpo- rated in 1850. It is a popular Institution, and well conducted. There is a library of 600 volumes connected with the school. George W. Todd, Principal.
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL, See Milford. George French, Principal.
NASHUA HIGH SCHOOL, Nashua. T. W. H. Hussey, Principal.
NASHUA LITERARY INSTITUTION is located in the city of Nashua, and was commenced in April, 1835, under the name of the " Nashua High School." G. S. Brown, and David Crosby, Instructors.
In 1840, it was incorporated under its present name, and has been un- der the immediate management of Mr. Crosby ever since.
The building is two stories, the upper being used as school room, with
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90 seatings, while in the lower story is a recitation room, and apparatus room.
This Institution is liberally patronized, and each term has from thir- ty to seventy scholars. At the September term, 1873, there were forty- nine scholars.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE SEMINARY AND
A
FEMALE COLLEGE.
This Institution is located at Tilton. N. H., on the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad, eighteen miles north of Concord, near the outlet of Winnipiseogee Lake. The site is elevated, and commands a view of natural scenery that, in extent, variety and beauty, is seldom equal- led; and in healthfulness it cannot be surpassed.
On the third day of July, 1845, the first meeting of the Trustees of the " New-Hampshire Conference Seminary" was held at the Brick Church, in the town of Northfield. The preliminary meeting, which ordered this, had been held at Winchester, June second. On the 9th of Novem- ber, 1852, initiatory steps were taken to enlarge the charter of the Sem- inary so as to comprehend, also, a Female College. This arrangement was consummated December 29, 1852.
On the 7th day of November, 1862, the stately edifice of the Institution was consumed by fire. Immediately, however, the trustees planned the erection, of an edifice and a new site was procured on the Sanbornton side of the river-now Tilton. Three commodious buildings were erected on the new campus, and by an act of the Legislature, approved June 24, 1863, the change and removal were legalized. By the efforts of friends, the resources and conveniences have gradually enlarged to date. Grad- ual prosperity has attended the Institution from its opening day until now.
Its buildings and grounds are worth forty thousand dollars. It has an endowment of about twelve thousand. The last year its students num- bered 256. In the current years of its existence, it has had 8,600 students. It has graduated 225. The library has 1,183 volumes; the cabinet is quite large, especially that of Mineralogy. There are four flourishing Literary Societies. It combines Seminary and College. It has three regular courses ; a Classical and a Belles Lettres for ladies, and a Col- lege Preparatory for gentlemen. It has also six special courses, viz. Music, Book-keeping, Penmanship, Painting and Drawing, Normal De- partment, Theological Department. Its students from abroad generally
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