MIDWAY EXAMINATION, JUNE, 1822.
MIDWAY ACADEMY,
Franklin County, N. Carolina.
The Examination of the Students of this Institution took place on Thursday and Friday the 6th and 7th instant—which closed the first Session. The Exercises will be resumed on Monday the 17th inst. The Trustees deem it sufficient to say, that under a very close examination, on Spelling, Beading, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geometry and Algebra; on the whole course of Latin and Greek, the young Gentlemen acquitted themselves with the highest credit, which is the best testimonial both of the assiduity of the Students and of the abilities of the Bev. C. A. Hill, A. M. Principal of the Academy.
John Brodie, Prest.
Wm. Williams,
Francis Pugh,
W. D. Jones,
H. G. Williams,
Trustees.
June 8, 1822.
—Raleigh Register, June 21, 1822.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914) |