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" Quite a popular school was established in the eastern part of the city in 1817. This school was located in a house owned by Peter Smith, and was under the supervision of Miss Mary Hubbell.
" In the year 1820, Thomas Powell opened a school in Genesee Street, just below the present site of the Marble Block. Mr. Powell afterwards seems to have left the toilsome, plodding life of the school- master, and entered the profession of law. He afterwards became quite distinguished as Judge Powell.
"In 1821 a school was established in a building just east of the site where the High School was afterwards located. This school was tanght by our townsman, Hon. Alrick IIubbell.
" In 1823, Prof. Hays, better known by the school-hoys of those days as ' Father Hays,' taught school in a building located in Genesee Street, where John E. Roberts & Co.'s hardware store now stands. The building was known as Minerva Hall. Some of our citizens now living still 'painfully' remember that Prof. Ilays had an assistant who gave thero some striking examples of the use of birch rods.
" In 1826 a seminary for young ladies was established iu a building located on Whitesboro' Street, Mr. and Mrs. Everts, principals.
" Quite a noted institution of learning was established in the year 1827, called the Utica Gymnasium, and was afterwards known as the Utien High School. This was located on Broad Street, in the eastern part of the city. The premises are now occupied as a residence by James Brady. The school building was in the form of a semi-circle, the circular portion being partitioned off into stalls, so arranged that each pupil was in plain view of the teacher, who sat on a high plat- form at a point opposite the centre of the circle. When a papil took his seat he was unable to see or communicate with any of the other students. As this was a school so often mentioned with just feelings of pride by some of our older citizens, I will give the names of the several professors composing the first faculty : Charles Bartlett, A.M., Principal ; Uridge Whiffen, A. M., Instructor in Greek and Latin ; Rev. John Spinner (father of the late United States Treasurer), Teacher of German and Spanish Languages; Asa Gray, M.D., Instructor in the Natural Sciences (Dr. Gray was afterwards the author of some very popular works on botany, and was elected Professor of Natural His- tory in Harvard University ); Lyman W. Colburn, Professor of Mathe- maties ; M. Desbon Monthrum, Instructor in the French Language ; Dadley Bartlett, Teacher of Penmanship ; Ebenezer Leach, Teacher of Musie.
"In May, 1828, a seminary for young ladies was established in Seneen Street, Rev. S. Whittlesey, Principal.
" In April of the same year an infant-school society was formed, the object of which was to give care and instruction to the infant poor, from the age of eighteen mouths to six years ; Mrs. Emma R. Crowley was the preceptress. This Christian and philanthropic enter- prise was no doubt the germ of those humane and benevolent institu- tions which now grace and ennuble our city, by giving food, shelter, and homes, with secular and religions instructions, to its orphan ehil- dren.
" In 1829 a similar school was established, called the Pattern Infant School. Jesse N. Doulittle was secretary of the board, and Miss Han- nah Pnyson teacher. Children were admitted between the ages of two and seven years upon payment of $2.50 per term,
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HISTORY OF ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
"THE SCHOOLS OF 1829.
" I have found the following record of the schools that were in the village in 1829, alphabetically arranged :
"Mons. Abadie, French Teacher, Mansion House.
" Mrs. Adams and Miss Chamberlain's School, Whitesboro' Street, west of Washington.
" Mr. Bartlettt's High School, Broad Street, cast of Mohawk.
" Miss Bowen's School, John Street, north of Catharine.
" Mrs. Burghart's School, Genesce Street, abovo Carnahan.
" Miss Burgess' School, Elizabeth Street, head of Burnett.
" Mrs. Carter's Young Ladies' Seminary, Jobn Street, opposite Utica Academy.
" Miss Dicken's School, Whitesboro' Street, west of Broadway.
" Miss Dickinson's School, Schuyler Street, south of Whitesboro'.
"Mr. Dorchester's School, select and classicul, Washington Street, south of Lafayette.
" Mrs. Edgerton's School, Broadway, south of Pearl.
" Mr. and Mrs. Everts' Young Ladies' Seminary, Whitesboro' Street, opposite Bank of Utica.
" Miss M. L. Harrington's School, Lafayette Street, west of Varick.
" Mrs. S. Hastings' School, corner of Genesce and Pearl Streets.
" Infant Society School, corner Main and Third Streets.
" Miss Jones' School, corner of Hotel and Whitesboro' Streets.
" Mons. Violette, French Teacher, 148 Geneses Street.
" Miss Miller's School, Lafayette Street, foot of Madison Lanc.
" Pattern Infant School, Liberty Street, west of Washington.
" Messrs. Phillips & Kingsley's Utien Classical and Commercial Lyceum, Washington Street, north of Liberty.
" Miss Pratt's School, Cooper Street, west of Broadway.
" Miss Stevens' School, Whitesboro' Street, west of Division.
" M. Tills' School, Bridge Street, head of Franklin.
" Mons. Vient, French Teacher, Washington Hall.
" Mr. Walker's School, Pearl Street.
" Miss Walker's School, Burnett Street.
" Rev. Mr. Whittlescy's Seminary for Young Ladies, Whitesboro' Street, foot of llotel, late York House.
" Miss Williams' School, John Street, north of Catharine.
" Mrs. Wright's School, Brond Street, cast of Mohawk.
" Miss Wright's School, corner of Bleecker aud First Streets.
" Utica Academy, John Strect.
" Utien Common School, Catharine Street, hend of Franklin.
"Making thirty-three schools in a village of less than 8000 inhabi- tants. If the children of those days were not educated it certainly was not for lack of schools.
"In 1830 a school was kept by Irn Chamberlain in a building ad- joining the engine-house in Devereux Street. Mr. Chamberlain was succeeded by Mr. W. W. Williams, who taught the school very acceptably until he was appointed teacher in the Utica Academy io 1836.
" In 1832, John Williams established his Classical and Commercial School, which he successfully conducted for a period of forty-one years, terminating with his death, in 1873.
" At about this time, 1832, a classical school was opened on Wash- ington Street, with Lewis Bailey, principal.
"Io 1832 a Catholic school was established oo John Street, above Bleecker, opposite St. Jobn's Church ; Professor Patrick Finnegan, teacher. This school was mostly maintained by private subscrip- tions, one individual paying tbe tuition for forty pupils.
" In 1833 a school was kept in a small wooden building in Genesee Street, on the site now occupied by the residence of E. S. Brayton. This school was taught by Miss E. Fox.
" In 1833 the Utica Female Institute was established, with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson principals, who were succeeded by S. Hume McLaren. This school was located near the foot of Hotel Street, in the York House, then one of the most spacious buildings in the city.
" Many of our older citizens remember attending a school kept by William Barrett, about the year 1835. This school was located on Genesee Street, where J. H. & N. A. Williams' store aow stands. Mr. Barrett afterwards studied law and located in Little Falls.
" About the same date Miss Luce taught a school located where the Opera-House now stands, ou Fayette Street. This school was quite popular, and is well spoken of by several of our citizens.
" The Utica Female Academy was opened io 1837, with Miss Shal- don as principal. It is a noticeable fact, and ous which bespeaks ite
own commendations, that this is the only private institution which has survived the vicissitudes of human affairs, maintaining an ex- tended usefulness until the present time, a period of thirty-ning years .*
"In 1844 the the Pine Street Academy was organized. The school was conducted in two separate buildings, located on Pine Street, as the advertisement stated, 'away from the noise and bustle of business.' The school was under the principalship of Alanson Smith. Tbe mals and female pupils occupied separate buildings, and were not allowed to visit ench other except by special permission, and then only in the presence of some of the faculty.
" The first common school of the city was established in the year 1816 (Utien then being a small village in the town of Whitestown), one year before it was constituted a town, and sixteen years before it was incorporated one of the cities of the State. Joseph Carter was the first principal, who was succeeded by Mr. Eliasaph Dorchester, with Miss Susan Wright as teacher of the primary department.
"In 1831, after an interval of fifteen years, a second public school was opened, of which Nicholas Smith, James Mapes, and Adam Bow- man were trustess, and Miss Adaline O'Toole teacher. The population of the town at this period was 8500, with two public and more than thirty private schools.
"In 1834 a third public school was added to the list, with Abraham Yates ns teacher. A primary and intermediate school was established io a building on the corner of Whitesboro' and Washington Streets; William Osborne, teacher. This brings this sketch down to the organ- ization of the present public school system, the records of which have been published.
" Io 1843, when the common schools were placed in charge of the school commissioners, the city owned three school-houses, valued at $3100. I give the following list of school furniture in No. 1, copied verbatim from the records :
"FURNITURE.
1 Stove ond Pipe .. $3.00
1 Table 3s., 1 Chair 1s 50
1 Binck Board 11s., 2 Brooms &c. 1.66
I Pail 1s. 6d., 1 Cup 6d. 25
5 National Readers 4c .. 20
6 Emerson's Arithinctics 6c 36
6 Testaments 6c., 4 Desks 8 4.30
$10.33
" TEXT-DOOKS.
"School-hooks consist of Testaments, Hale's History United States, English Reader, Cobb's Render, Nos. 1-3, Cobb's Spelling Book, Ele- mentary Spelling Book, Smith's Grammar, Kirkham's Grammar, Murray's Grammar, Day's Algebra, Mrs. B.'s Conversation, Mitchell's Geography, Malte Brun's Geography, Huntington's Geography, Smith's Geography, Mitchell's Small Geography, Olney's Geography, Peter Parley's Geography, Daboll's Arithmetic, Smith's Arithmetic, Davies' Arithmetic, Pike's Arithmetic, Emerson's Arithmetic, Col- burn's Arithmetio."
UTICA ACADEMY.
This institution was incorporated on the 28th of March, 1814, upon the petition of the following citizens, drawn up on the 31st of December preceding : Jeremiah Van Rens- selaer, Arthur Breese, John Stewart, Jr., Thomas Walker, Bryan Johnson, David W. Childs, Ebenezer B. Shearman, Samuel Stocking, Angustus Hickox, Gurdon Burchard, Benjamin Paine, Abraham Varick, Jr., A. Van Santvoort, James Van Rensselaer, Jr., Erastus Clark, James S. Kip, Joseph Kirkland, John Bellinger, and Nathan Williams. The petition was presented to the Regents of the University asking for the incorporation of the Academy, and stating that they had already contributed more than one-half the value of the real and personal property collected and appro- priated for the purpose.
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HISTORY OF ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
By the charter, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, F. A. Blood- good, J. Stewart, Jr., A. Breese, Apollos Cooper, Thomas Walker, Solomon Wolcott, E. B. Shearman, Thomas Skinner, Bryan Johnson, Talcott Camp, D. W. Childs, and Anson Thomas were named its first trustees. " A select school had been previously established, which was taken in charge by the trustees, and in 1816 a subscription was started by the patrons and friends of the Academy, and another by the village corporation and citizens generally, for the purpose of erecting an academy, town-house, and court-room by their combined efforts and means." In 1816 the lots were purchased of Mrs. Brinckerhoff for $2000. The title was made to the trustees, but in trust, and on the condition that the Academy should permit " all village or town-meetings, and courts of justice sitting in said village, to be holden in said building."
The building was completed in 1818 sufficiently to be occupied for school purposes, and Rev. Samuel T. Mills became the first preceptor, with a Mr. Whitesides as assist- ant. The building was repaired and improved at various times, and during the prevalence of the cholera, in July and August, 1832, was temporarily fitted up and used as a hospital, during which occupation the Academy library was mostly lost or destroyed.
The original building was taken down and replaced by the present fine building in 1867-68. The lot upon which it stands is located on the corner of Bleecker and Academy Streets, fronting on Chancellor Square, and is 188} by 190 fect in dimensions. The building is constructed of red brick, and is about 60 by 80 feet in dimensions, with a fine tower projecting 12 feet from the Academy Street front. It is in the modern style, two stories in height, and surmounted by a French roof covered with slate. The height of the lower story is 13 feet, and of the upper 21 feet. The tower is 98 feet in height. The building is well ventilated, and sup- plied with gas and water. It has sittings for about 200 pupils. The library, according to the last school report, contains 550 volumes, selected with much care, and com- posed mostly of books of reference. The library-room is handsomely furnished with black walnut and chestnut hook- cases. The building also contains a complete philosophical and chemical apparatus, valued at $1069.37. The grounds are tastefully ornamented with a fine variety of trees and shrubbery, and the walks are substantially paved with superior flagging-stone.
The value of the property of the Academy is as follows :
House and lot $85,000.00
Outhouses, walks, etc ..
4,631.00
Heating apparatus
2,125.00
Chemical and philosophical apparatus.
1,009.37
Library
1,117.36
Furniture.
2,800.00
Total $96,742.73
Seven teachers are employed, and the average annual attendance is about 100.
ADVANCED SCHOOL.
This school is next in grade to the Academy. The original building was erected about 1847 on the corner of Elizabeth and Charlotte Streets. In 1875 it was greatly enlarged and improved, to meet the increasing demands of
the school department, and is now a model building, 63 by 102 feet in dimensions, and is three stories in height above the basement, which is used for storage and for the heating apparatus. The building, which is of brick, is splendidly lighted, ventilated, and heated, and will comfortably ac- commodate 702 pupils, and can be arranged to seat 756 without crowding.
Thirteen teachers are employed, and the average number of pupils in attendance is 450.
The value of this property is as follows :
Building and lot $88,000
Outhonses, fences, and walks 3,458
Heating apparatus
5,000
Furniture, etc.
3,987
Total
$100,445
WHITESBORO' STREET SCHOOL.
This building was erected in 1853. It is of brick, and two stories in height, and has accommodations for 250 pupils. The school is supplied with spring water. Teachers employed, 4; number of pupils, 178.
Value of property as follows :
Building and lot. $9,000
Outbuildings, etc 614
Heating apparatus 315
Furniture, etc 1,405
Total $11,334
AIKEN STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick; two stories ; erected in 1852-53; sittings, 148; teachers employed, 4; average daily attend- ance, 156.
Value of property :
House and lot.
$9,855
Outhouses, fences, etc.
807
Heating apparatus. 375
Furoiture, etc.
1,325
Total.
$12,362
UNION STREET SCHOOL.
Building two stories, 51 feet 8 inches by 75 feet 4 inches, and 49 feet high ; sittings, not given ; number of teachers, 8 ; average daily attendance, 348.
Value of property :
Building and lot.
$35,000
Outhonses, fences, and walks.
1,200
Heating apparatus.
1,175
Furniture, etc.
2,420
Total
$39,795
BLANDINA STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; two-story ; erected in 1852; sittings, 248; teachers, 4; average attendance, 154.
Value of property :
Building and lot.
$8,500
Outhouses, eto.
688
Heating apparatus
360
Furniture, etc.
1,225
Total.
$10,773
HAMILTON STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; two stories. Erected in 1851. Sit- tings, 248; teachers, 4; average attendance, 180.
Value of property :
EBENEZER B. SHEARMAN.
Ebenezer B. Shearman was largely identified not only with the early settlement of Utica, bot with its growth and business for nearly half a century. Ha was born in the State of Rhode Island in 1783, and at the nga of eighteen laft home to seek hia fortunes in the theo far weat. He settled at Utica early in 1801, and first found employment in the mercantila establishment of J. Ballon. At the age of twenty-one he entered open business on his own acconot, with Judah Williams, Jr., as a partner. Thay conducted extensive and successful mercantile operations for some years. Afterwards he carricd oo business alone for a time, and at a subsequent period of life with his brother, Stukely B., and afterwards with his nephews, Joseph A. Shearman and Theo- dora P. Ballon. His business waa very extensive during the ' war ;. but he suffered seriously by depreciations incident to its close.
Ha loat also at different times from conflagrations of property in which he was largely interested ; but his admirable business telent and indomitable energy enabled him to weather all financial storma. He died in 1845, in possession of a handsome competecca. Influenced by his early anccess, sevea of hie eight brothers left their native State, and, principally through his auspices, were successfully established in business in this Stata. In an obituary notice of the last sur- viviug of their nomber, viz., Willett H. Shearman, who diad at Vernon, in this county, in 1868, we find the following brief sketch of the brothers :
"Jonathan, the aldest, who had been bred a physiciao, settled in Madison County in 1806, where he practicod his profession successfully many years, afterwards removing to Montgomery County, where he clied in 1863, at the age of eighty-four years. Gideon settled first at Vernon, but afterwards removed to Genesee County, where ha engaged largely and successfully in farming oporations, which he continued till bia death, in 1851. Daniel C. commenced business as a merchant, at Rutland, Jefferson County, shortly before the war of 1812, in connection with his brother Jonathan. Ha subsequently retired to a farm in that town, whare ha died in 1863, venerable in years and venaratad io character. Robert will be remembered by most of the earlier ichabit- ants of Utica now surviving, as an upright and popular marchant, for some years successful, bat overtaken in midlife with reverses from which broken health did not permit him to recover. He died in 1838. William Pitt commenced business in Utica, in connection with Seth Dwight, and subsequently with his brother Rubert, who had closed business in Providence, R. I., in 1816, located as a merchant at Rochester, when that now thriving city was a small hamlet, and did not live to enjoy the fortune which his forethought provided for his de- scendants. Stukely B., one of the most gifted of the brothers, and whose genial, generous natura mada him tha loved of every circle in which ha moved, was the business partner of his brother Ebenezer. He died in early manhood. Arnold, the father of Joseph A. Shearman, remained to
guard the old roof-trae in Rhode Island. Under its shada he lived end died."
Of Willett H., the foregoing gotica states that he was for nearly thirty years the superintendent of tha extensive window-glass works of the Oneide Glass Company, at Vernon, and was also largely engaged in mercantile and farming operations, and held many important public and private trusts.
" As a man of business he was the soul of punotuality and probity. His industry was proverbial. He took an activa interest in public affaire, and wss io all things ao honored and useful oitizan." He died at Vernon, in 1869, aged seventy-seven years.
Ebenczer B. Shearman was one of the principal founders of the system of manufactures that have given to Oneida County ao much of its pros- perity and prominence. The large cotton-factory in Naw Hartford that bore his name, and of which ha eventually became the principal owner, was one of the first, if not the first, established in the county. The manufactory of window-glass at Vernon, before raferrad to, was at its establishment the only one in the State west of Albany, and for many years supplied the westoro country with its aash lights. During the period Mr. Shearman waa angaged in mercantile business, western New York principally depended on the manufactories of Oneida County for its supplies of cotton fabrica, and to a large extent for its stock of imported merchandisa, and Utica was thus the distributing point for a very large amount of home and foreign prodnotion. In his deal- ings with the northern and western merchants Mr. Shearman was enterprising and sagacious, and his establishment always drew a larga share of trade.
Dr. M. M. Bagg, in his admirable sketches of the " Pioneers of Utica," thua refers to E. B. Shearmad :
" His interest in public affairs was conspicuous, and the shara con- siderable which he bore in the civic affairs of his time. For three successive yeara he was village trustee, for thirty years a trustee of the Utica Academy, and most of that tima its seoratary, while as a fireman and watchman in the carliar epochs of the village history, when these offices wore voluntarily assumad by its foremost citizens, his sarvices were arduous and commandable. From its foundation he was, so long as he lived, a director of the Utica Bank, and in 1828 he was one of the electore of President of the United States.
" Ha possessed a judgment of remarkable soundness, a mind in all respects eminently practical, and a heart aver truo to the kindast impulses. To children ha was especially kind, while among associates of his own aga uone were more welcome for his ohaary laugh and his ovorflowing fun, uot. less for his sense and his general usafulness. His store was a favorite place of retreat for the leisure hours of the busy men of the town. In person, Mr. Shearman was portly and imposing ; in hearing, dignified and courteous."
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Building and Jot $9,220
Outbuildings, fences, and walks. 835
Heating apparatus
375
Furniture
1,487
Total.
$11,917
CATHERINE STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; two stories. Erected in 1852. Sit- tings 248; teachers, 4; average attendance, 210.
Value of property :
Building and lot
$8,200
Outbuilding, etc ..
760
Heating npparatus
300
Furniture, etc.
1,012
Total
$10,272
ALBANY STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; one story. Erected in 1858. Sit- tings, 60; teachers, 2; average attendance, 69.
Value of property :
Building and lot. $3,600
Outbouses, etc.
500
Heating npparatus.
85
Furniture
257
Total.
$4,442
LANSING STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; two stories, with wing; erected in 1858. Sittings, 188. A new building has been crected for the primary department of this school. It is of wood, and will accommodate 70 pupils. Teachers, 5 ; average attendance, 227.
Value of property :
Buildings and lot.
$7,300
Outbuildings, etc.
970
Heating apparatus
224
Furniture, etc.
1,030
Total
$9,524
COURT STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick ; two stories; located on Asylum Hill ; erccted in 1860; sittings, 194; teachers, 5; average at- tendance, 203.
Value of property :
Building and lot. $14,500
Outbuildings, ete
1,186
Heating apparatus.
1,150
Furniture, etc .. 1,625
Total
$18,461
This is from the report of 1877. The building has since been enlarged and improved, but we have not the amounts expended.
SOUTH STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick; two stories; erected in 1867 ; sit- tings, 254; teachers, 5; average attendance, 211.
Value of property :
Building and lot.
$12,170
Outbuildings, etc ...
935
Heating apparatus.
381
Furniture
911
Total
$14,397
FRANCIS STREET SCHOOL.
Building of brick; two stories, with a wing; erected 1867. Sittings, 244; teachers, 4; average attendance, 17.
Value of property :
Building and lot .. $9,200
Outbuildings, etc .. 940
Henting apparatus. 281
981
Total. $11,402
FAXTON SCHOOL.
On the 24th of January, 1868, the Hon. Theodore S. Faxton, with that large liberality which he has so often manifested, presented to the city of Utica the commodious and handsome building known as Faxton Hall, with the express provision that the school commissioners establish and maintain a public school in the building, cqual in ex- cellence and duration to the other public schools of the city. This building was completed, furnished, and made ready, in all respects, by its munificent donor, for the re- ception of the school established there in the spring of 1868. The Faxton School was then organized as one of the public schools of the city. Thus room was provided for 108 children who could not find accommodations in the other school-houses, already overcrowded, in that section of the city.
Teachers, 2; average attendance, 80.
Value of property :
Building and lot. $22,000
Outbuildings, etc ... 180
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