York College of Pennsylvania - Horizon Tower Yearbook (York, PA)

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Y. C. A. The old York County Academy on Beaver Street was erected in 1787. The Academy was incorpo- rated with the St. John ' s Episcopal Church, to which the institution then belonged. Children of the town and county paid forty shillings tuition; others, three pounds per annum. Along with reading, writing, and arithmetic in the curriculum were: Latin, Greek, and French languages, rhetoric, experimental phi- losophy, geography, astronomy, history, moral phi- losophy and divinity. On March 1, 1799, the Academy was tendered as a non-sectarian public school for the young people of York County. Girls were first admitted as pupils around 1800, but in 1870, the female department was discontinued. RULES FOR 1812 SCHOLARS 1. No scholar is allowed to speak to another scholar or to leave his seat with- out special permission. 2. No scholar is allowed to be idle in school a nd must attend to his studies with diligent application. 3. No scholar is permitted, at any time, to tell a falsehood, or to use indecent, vulgar, or profane language. 4. No scholar shall go to any person ' s lot for fruit without permission from the owner. 5. Scholars who are boarding in York (not being constant residents here) are not allowed to be absent without permission from teachers. Note: To parents and guradians: You are respectfully desired not to suffer those youth, who attend York Academy, to be out in the evening, in the street, as they DO learn many BAD things, and can learn NOTHING GOOD by it. Y. C. I. Before 1870, Samuel Small, Sr., conceived the idea of providing means for the liberal education of York youth. He selected a quarter square on the northeast corner of Duke Street and College Avenue. In 1871, the corner-stone of the first endowed building was laid. A charter was obtained August 27, 1873, and on September 1 5th the institution was opened for students. The faculty consisted of five members. Fifty students were ready to be enrolled. On December 7, 1885, the building was entirely destroyed by fire. The new building was dedicated March 15, 1887. The plan of the school was two-fold: to give the young people of York and vicinity a well-rounded literary and scientific education, and also to fit for college any boys who were preparing for a higher education. The closing words of the founder on the day of dedication express his hope for the Institute: And may God ' s blessing ever rest on this Institute and make it a means of promoting sound Christian education. Page 4