A History of the Germantown Academy, Svazek 1Press of S. H. Burbank & Company, 1910 |
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History of the Germantown Academy: Compiled from the Minutes of the Trustees ... William Travis Náhled není k dispozici. - 2017 |
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Academy boys Academy of Philadelphia advertisement appointed April Ashmead Assembly Avenue Benjamin Board of Trustees boarders building Charles Bensell Charles W charter Chas Chelten Ave Chestnut Hill Christopher Meng Christopher Sauer College and Academy committee contributors Deceased Deshler Dungan Edward elected Engle English master English School Frank Franklin Frederick George German school Germantown Academy Germantown Union School Harry Harvey held Henry Henry Hill institution Jacob John Downey Johnson Joseph Galloway Keyser Leibert Livezey Main Street meeting minutes Morris o'clock Paul Engle Pelatiah Pennsylvania Phila Present Member President principal Public School Quakers Queen Lane resigned Richard Robert Samuel scholars School Lane School of Germantown schoolhouse Sept Smith teacher Thomas Wharton tion town Treasurer tuition Tulpehocken St Walnut Lane Walnut Street Walter Washington Lane Wayne Ave Webster William William Kershaw Wissa Wissahickon Wister Withington
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Strana 234 - Will you seek afar off ? you surely come back at last, In things best known to you finding the best, or as good as the best, In folks nearest to you finding the sweetest, strongest, lovingest, Happiness, knowledge, not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour...
Strana 48 - ... in broad day-light, the bell all the while tingling, were they escorted through the streets to school. As Dove affected a strict regard to justice in his dispensations of punishment, and always professed a willingness to have an equal measure of it meted out to himself, in case of his transgressing, the boys took him at his word ; and one morning, when he had overstaid his time, either through laziness, inattention, or design, he found himself waited on in the usual form.
Strana 104 - That persons of every religious denomination shall be capable of being elected Trustees; nor shall any person, either as President, Professor, Tutor or pupil, be refused admittance into said College or denied any of the privileges, immunities or advantages thereof, for or on account of his sentiments in matters of religion".
Strana 48 - His birch was rarely used in canonical method, but was generally stuck into the back part of the collar of the unfortunate culprit, who, with this badge of disgrace towering above his nape like a broom at the masthead of a vessel for sale, was compelled to take his stand upon the top of the form for such a period of time as his offence was thought to deserve.
Strana 45 - As the Scheme formed by the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, for the regular Education of their Sons, has been happily carried into Execution; the Ladies excited by the laudable example, are solicitous that their Daughters too might be instructed in some Parts of Learning, as they are taught at the Academy.
Strana 54 - Humble Attempt at Scurrility In Imitation of Those Great Masters of the Art, the Rev. Dr. S — th, the Rev. Dr. Al — n, the Rev. Mr. Ew — n, Esq., the Irreverend DJ D — ve, and the Heroic J — n D — n, Esq.
Strana 33 - Brief Commentaries on such Parts of the Revelation and other Prophecies as immediately refer to the Present Times...
Strana 46 - Peters, an early pupil of his, as a "sarcastical and ill-tempered doggerelizer, who was but ironically Dove ; for his temper was that of a hawk, and his pen the beak of a falcon pouncing on innocent prey.
Strana 49 - Chestnut street. It counted a number of scholars of both sexes, though chiefly boys ; and the assistant, or writing master, was John Reily, a very expert penman and conveyancer, a man of some note, who, in his gayer moods, affected a pompous and technical phraseology.
Strana 43 - ... after their next meeting. Is it impossible for you to make us a visit in that time ? I hope by the next post to know something of your sentiments, that I may be able to speak more positively to the Trustees concerning the probability of your being prevailed with to remove hither. The English master is Mr. Dove, a gentleman about your age, who formerly taught grammar sixteen years at Chichester in England. He is an excellent master, and his scholars have made a surprising progress.