PITTSBOROUGH ACADEMY UNDER POE.
PITTSBOROUGH ACADEMY.
Examination.
On Wednesday the first of July commenced the Examination of the Students of the Pittsborough Academy, and continued three Days. On the Evening of the third Day, the Students performed the celebrated Dramatic Piece, called the "Honest Farmer," in which they acquitted themselves with great Credit. * * *
N. B. The Academy will resume its Exercises on Monday the 13th of July, under the Direction of Mr. Poe, second Teacher—the Trustees, as yet, not having been fortunate enough to engage a Principal Teacher. James Baker, Secretary.
Pittsborough, July 8, 1801.
—Raleigh Register, July 28, 1801.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914) |