HE ERINI each xx1th 1tN oxxn Nchool bu1ld1nQ, and IH beventeen SlXtX 111ne the nu111be1 of echool d1xt11cts xxax mcreaved to ten The toxx nbpeople xx e1e not satmied ex en then and 111 Nexenteen eex entx dn 1.QSOC1dt1O1'1 vxas formed fO1 the pulpose of p1 OXld1l1g' 1n1p1 ox ed ldC1l1t1Cb for the n1o1e complete educatlon of the xouth o the x1c1n1tx A buck bulldlng xxab const1ucted and teachers of 11 hlgflel cf1l1be1 tl1'1n tnoxe p1ex1ou-lx e111plox ed xx ere p1ocu1ed lt 11121 the 1llNt1l1Lt1Oll 1n tms school xxab I6 t11cted to bnglleh stud1es but lll ex entee11 Nex enty e10ht Imac Co1t, one oi the IOl1Ild9l5, left 61 legacy to flu OLl 1tlOll the lntelebt of xxl11ch xxab to he ufed fO1 the lUtll1t9IlHl'1C nfl 0, e1.111on of 11 L11t111 bchool In the same xefu Lbe11eze1 1QlY'tlJ9ltOll xxas ob111ned te1cl1e1 oi tl1e nexxlx O10'tf'llZ6d 10161gTlldI'lg'l.1dg'6 department and Noon 1tte1xx.11d he xx ae dppolnted p11nc1pal of the ixcademx D111111g the eneulng veau tl1e Academy p1oNpe1ed 1n wexenteen emrhtx txxo fxxo n1o1e bundlngb xx e1e C0l1SlI1lll'U-ld and txxo vedrs latel the t1u tees at l1-. 1c 1dcn11ck bchool 111 ll111nf1e1d xxere 1nco1po1ated bx the Connect1cut Gene1 1l A bemblx The Academv thus became the thlld lncorporated xchool Ill ll Ntate 110111 1K xe1x oe+'111111ng the Acddemx xx S closelv 1el11ted to and -up po1te1l bx tne Co11g1eg1t1on.1l Churcn of Il111nF1eld xxho e p11st01 often doubled 1 p1111c1p 1l of the -Xc11den1x The Ac ndemx 1e.1cheu 1ts pe 1k IH the Seventeen n1net1ee and ln the e 1115 pant of the n111etee11th LClll,L1lW xxhe11 lt had an enrollment oi at leaxt txxo hun d1e'i tudentx 111111x ol XNllOlll cL1n1e 110111 oute1de tlns state and borne f1on1 to th- compctltlon ot othe1 IC 1den11ex 1nd of public schools 1nd putlx to lt 111.1h1l1tx to keep 1hc1d1111wtc1 101 dIlX length of tlme NIo1e than once, mdeed, the school cloned f01 1l8NX xe11N dt 1 t1111c becau e of tl1e sho1t1ge ot 1e11l1f1s 1llllOl fundk NI IIIX of the -Xa 1tlf,l1lX N Wlddu itex xxent on to college l.lllS at 1 t1111e xx llQl1 1o1lef c educatlon xx.1x Il0t so c0111n1o11 lS1lLlN 110xx and nnong lte 1lun1n1 xxc llllfl 1n1b11w 1do1 Nenaton, conurew111en and college presldents xx ell cle g,XlllCll te uhel md 111 IHX hlghlx te pected Lllll6l1H come 01 he bx laxvs ot the old -XCddCI11X xeem l1lth91 st11ct and exen l1un1o1ouN to 111 tod1x O11e pelt unlng to behax 101 on the S xbbath IPdClN o xmhol 1 l1 1ll b 1lloxxcd to wt1oll tl1e t1eet, Ol f1elds on Sl1Ild1N, but It wh11ll hc fccluncd ot ex t,1XOllt to attend 011 pubhc xxo1 h1p, .md to behavc xx 1th be onnng fllg ll1X 1nd p10p11etx A11othe1 of 111the1 unreasonable n.1tu1e It quned 1l11t INO llCll'llJLI ofthe 1-lcf1Ce111x shall 1ttend .1 dclHLlI1g' school lll thc 1oxx Il dU1ll1g'tl1C tune he lw 1 111e111ber of the Amdemx An HIYCIC tlllg' exent lll tl1e lil-'COIX of the Academx xx In the ll'1UOLll1Ltl0ll lll e1f1l1tecn io1tx e1gl1t of sexenteen I1d1 111 xoutht ot the Ch1ck11b.11x 111t1o1 App uentlx the Clllll 1te dlSd2,1CCd xx1th tl1e111 because xx1th1n th1 ee V6d1S NIX ot them had d1ed 1110 tl1e rest 1etu111ed to then oxxn l.1nd ln L?l,l'ttQQll lllllfitt the Ac ldCINX x1 TX fmced to close permflnentlx bc 14 T H I A D ,. . V Y i . . Q , . 1 . 7- . 4 , li' , , ' ' , k Q , 1 . QL , , , 1 Q ' ' ' -' 1 ' ' v 1 - 1 . . . , ' ' ,1 . ' . C U Q , 7' Ll v , ' Y , , I 1, 'wth - 1- . ,...Q11' - - . -. 14 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 , ' Q - Y. . - ' 1 -.f ' ' .. ' 1 Y. 1 1 , 1 1 v , 1, 1 2 115s 1 ' , ' 1 1 ' ' ' -' 1 1, - 2' Q RA -3 -- 1-' . 1 ' . . I L. Lv L . ' . J 1 1. Y. 4- ' -14 - - - ' - 1 - . ' ' . ' . . . . 1 1 1 A D1 , V , K. Z ' . .W . V. A . ' .' ,' , A ,, ,. 1' ' ' ' ': ' ' 1' ' : ' : 1 ' '- v V - - ' 1 . . , . - . . . 1 H . 4 . K 2 f , 3 . ,, A 1 .. ' 1 . ' ' 77 . ' . 1 1. , ' .1 S. tv' . V . ' L. 1 ' tl 's ' .1 l 1 1 I 1.1 1 A 1 V ' 1 .1 ' . .1 ' 1 1 ' 1 Q . , . 1 c as ' ' 2 , 1 ' . Q 4- 1 - ' 1 y' . '1 1' ' 1 . 4 1, z1b1'oz1d. After eighteen forty the Acz1de111y began a slow decline due partly ' . ' ' -- H 2 ,E 2 L. 4 . ' . 1 lv - ' ' A 4 . ' ' 'z' 1 ' 1' s ' 1' 'z ' ' .1 ' 1 1' 11. 1 v ' 1- X vyf u 1 - v . . 4 4 . I 1 1 A 1 1 A 1 5 1 1, - 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 's, 1' ' ' Q 1'1i ' 1' as ' :ls A 11- 1- , 1 ' 'sz ' 2 K' ' 3 - s . ' f E -- . - K1 ' A . tv K. M 1 F. 1' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 15 2-'. 'z' ' ' ' 1 ' 1': N 1 21' w a ez -' 1' ' 5 ' ' ' 1' ij ' 1' ' vl-1, '. ' -,.- X 1 ' 1 -S' .A . Y, I - 6- ' , ' .1 '4 - . . .' V 77 1 1-1 1 1 1 1 . . 1. ,- ' . .V 11.1 , 1 1 W . 1 , . . 2 . 1 .' .1 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 '1 1 . ' 1 j. ' 1I,, ' .'-,- 'A '. . I 'i .Y Af ' ' . -1 . 2 ' in ' 2 . .Y ' 1 ',. M- 1 -' . S ,' A' - .V 1 -'4 K-' ' 1 V 1 1 W - 4 . L ' 1 v 1 ':v- ' v A 1: .V 120- 1 . ' A. 1 sv 1-
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