Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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X S X J? 119' l708 ,X V. N- xx 'X , X. xx -. Xt X X X 1 Txgxf ' f f , X ' ,, '. f ' f , X, - X g cg U. X X, Xt Q. g T fl ,A , f 4 . M I tg es?-Q Jef .4 '2 ef ,Q-'TN 1 3 A f . 1' -' f-f P' -1 -Xx x He' X . L A ,i'y., .u lu' i : up ,-X. 2 ,, 1 A f ' j sp - M Y P' x r V A W . -s The Academy Buildings and Environs This year the MILESTONE has thought fitting to publish a full-page picture of the new building, yet unnamed and with two additional wings not built, as a frontispiece. This building is the most recent edifice to be constructed on the campus, and appreciation for the amount of effort expended in raising funds for it, and for the convenience with which we are now provided, has inspired this publication to investigate the dates of origin and other historical factors surrounding our older buildings. It was hoped that a continuous account of the growth of the grounds and structures could be presented for the benefit of the school. But investigation has shown unfortunately that at present the facts are too scarce to weave into a com- plete story. When the times beyond the memory of living graduates are penetrated, the information about changes in location of buildings and the changes in the ap- pearance ofthe Academy is not clear enough. It is, however, with enthusiasm that we present the facts that have been gathered, in unembellished form, at the end of this article. We are indebted to Mr. Joseph N. Dummer of Rowley, a trustee of ours to whom this book is dedicated, for the larger part of these facts. Several of our older graduates, among whom are Mrs. Ambrose, Mr. Dummer, and Mr. Kilvert, have on occasions given their recollections of what the school was like between the years 1872-1885, and even by glancing back to that comparatively short time ago we can see how the facilities of the Academy have progressed, and after knowing what the campus was then we can feel very thankful for our present group of buildings. During the years mentioned, there were only three main build- ings used for the actual operation of the school. These were the Mansion House, the Commons, and the School House. A person standing to the East of these buildings and looking out towards Plum Island would then have seen little but the open marshes stretching to the sea. There was, however, at that time a small wooden building, for human convenience placed somewhere near where the Mansion House flower garden is now found. The thought of this small building reminds us that the Parker River provided one of the few means of satisfactory ablution in those times in the same way as it had during the very early days of the preceptorship of Master Moody. Mr. Moody used to excuse his classes at high tide in order that they might bathe. There was also a small lane to the East ofthe three buildings, indi- cating the path of the old turnpike, which was dealt a deathblow at the opening of the Eastern Railroad in 18-10. The marshes would also have been visible further to the south than today. No buildings stood where Pierce Hall and the Lang Gymnasi- um now are located. Just beyond, in the vicinity of the present Mason cottage and Duncan House, a large chicken run could be seen. On the opposite side of the campus Moody House did not then have Perkins as a companion. Nor was the little red schoolhouse in its present imposing position but was part of the carriage house attached to the old farm building which preceded .. . 1 1 .-0.73 k f X- -, . . ,L ,.,l ,cl R n ' 'a- ef ,,Y' 'l ,' N Afigxqll' A I I In H 7

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