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The history of Rock County, Wisconsin; its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...to become a very important item in the history of Milton. The moldings of the doors were very plain, and with the benches, which nearly filled the room, were painted a dark blue color. The plastering was rough and fell, after awhile, in spots from the ceiling, which was very soon left almost bare. At the farther side of the room was the rostrum, one step high, occupying one-fifth of the area of the room. This magnificent specimen of architecture stood near the northwest corner of the public square, and its conspicuous sign was visible from all points of approach. The cost of construction, which was paid by the Hon. Joseph Goodrich, who planned and erected the edifice, was $300, and for ten years the building served all the purposes for which it was intended. First Opening.--About the beginning of December, after the building was erected, Rev. Bethuel C. Church came from Michigan, on an invitation, and opened it as a select school, the premises being furnished to him without charge, an arriingement by which he was enabled to live on the income arising from the tuition. He, however, taught only two terms, the winter and spring, and had over sixty students in attendance. It was thus shown that a school of this grade was needed, and a sentiment in favor of sustaining it was created. Following him came the Rev. S. S. Bicknell, a Congregational clergyman and a graduate of Dartmouth College, who remained here two years and a half, during which time he worked the attendance up to an average of seventy students per annum, and formed the basis of the real academic course. The rates of tuition were very low, being only $3 per term, and board in private families cost from $1 to $1.50 per week. Du Lac Academy. Up to the winter of 1847-48, the school had been under the m...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1236390458
- ISBN 13 9781236390455
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages594
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