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BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1886
NO. 40
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BUTLER ACADEMY.
t) Foundation, Rise and Present Pro-grew.
Dtined to Be One ot the Foremast In
ititotioiiH of Learning in the State.
&i Institution That Should be the Pride
of Every liate t'ounty Citizen.
flatterinC Prospects for its Future
Success.
Over One Hundred Students the First
Term.
A Yvonc and Energetic Superintendent
With an Excellent Faculty.
Educate Your Children at Home.
AH great enterprises from small
beginnings grow, so we can say of
ocr Academy, the pride and boast
ot Butler, and Bates county, which
bat a few short years ago was but a
my doubttul experiment at best.
But a lew indomitable wills, backed
by brains and energy have combined
19 make this school tar outshine the
iDOit sanguine expectations of its
bonders.
In the summer of 1S74, several of
the public spirited citizens of Butler,
recognizing the necessity of a higher
(ride school tor our city than what
she possessed, in order to afford edu
ational advaitages to our growing
footh who otherwise would have to
be ent away from home at an en
vinous expense, conceived the idea
((establishing an Academy in which
the fundamental principles of an ed
Kition could be taught, and if a
(borough college course could not be
pen, at least a higher academic
(lining could be had to prepare
Undents tor such a course. These
gentlemen held a meeting and or
ganized for this glorious work by ihc
election ot Judge David McGaughey
i president. Rev. E. V. Camn
nWll, pastor of the Presbyterian
lldairi
rooms, two on the ground floor ami
two on the second floor. This build
ing was erected in the summer and
fall ot 1877, and by request ot the
Directors, the Presbytery of Osage
rinally took the school under its
charge.
In the spring ot 1S79 Rev. Pow
elson resigned his charge and Prot.
Allison conducted the school during
the summer term. At the opening
of the fall term Prot. J. M. NavN-r,
who had been elected Principal, as
sumed its supervision. The school
had now become an established fact,
and self-sustaining in that it paid all
the expense of running it, including
teachers' wages. In the year 1S80
and iSb'i the numberof full pay stu
dents amounted to one hundred and
thirty. During th;s year the Board
ot Trustees adopted a regular classi
cal and scientific course of study,
obtained a charter and directed that
the degree of "Bachelor ot Science
be conferred upon those who com
plete the prescribed scientific course
and the degree of "Laureate of Lit
erature" upon those who complete
the prescribed English course.
At the close of this year the
first class, of four young ladies and
two young men, was graduated, at
the same time Miss Hathe Henry,
who had completed the course some
time before, was also graduated.
ot school. The con.plelion ot this
new addition made this one of the
finest and most conveniently arranged
school buildings in the southwest.
The Butler Academy is situated
in the northwest part of town, on a
high elevation, one ot the best loca
tions for an intti'uiion ot the kind in
this portion oc '. State. It has a
l.tiye and b-a-itiiul campus, well
-it in ;r;is v i!i 'Oting trees
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cademv and
Prof. W. S. Morrow,
of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, was
elected as Principal. Prof. Mor
row was born in Lawrence county,
Penn. After receiving a common
school education he entered Pine
Grove Normal Academy where he
completed a three year's course,
graduating in the spring of 1SS2.
He then entered Geneva College, at
Beaver Falls, Penn., and graduated
with honors in the spring ot 1SS6,
having t tken a thorough collegiate
training ot tour years. Prof. Mor
row taught the normal term ot the
Geneva College in 1SS5, and receiv
ed much praise tor the very excellent
manner in which it was conducted.
He displayed the characteristics ot
an excellent instructor and a good
disciplinarian, just such a man with
and upward is the watch-cry of the
Academy and Prot. Morrow is the
right man in the right place. He is
gentlemanly and courteous to his
scholars and treats all alike.
After having given the above short
biographical sketch of Prot. Mor
row, who is in every way worthy ot
the praise we have given him and
moie, it would be a dereliction of
duty on our part not to give a short
sketch of the life, worth, competency,
character and general usefulness
of that most faithful and wortliv
associate and co-worker,
PROF. L. B. ALLISON,
who has so long and faithfully labor
ed in the upbuilding ot the Academy
and the educational interests ot the
youth ot Bates county.
Prof. Allison was born in Erie
county, New York, in May 183.
After obtaining common school ed
ucation, received mostly at home,
he entered the Union school at Gow
anda where he remained for two
years. When eighteen years of age
he commenced to teach school, and
after several terms he took a thor
ough course of study at the celebra
ted Fredonia Academv, where he
received his certificate of graduation
in 1S57.
Prot. Allison came to Bates coun
ty in 1S66, and in the fall of 1S6S
was elected county superintendent ot
was gaining a footing and there be
ing a vacancy in the corps of teachers
the faculty knowing the merits and
qualifications ot Prof. Allison, as a
teacher and disciplinarian, sought
and prevailed upon him to accent
the place ot assistant Principal.
On entering the school he was as
signed to the position of Professor ot
mathematics, a position which he
has ever since held, and nn. h,i h
church was chosen as principal, and
I Ike first term W3S opened in the sec
story of a store building on the
orthwest corner ot the public
tfiare. This term began on the
14th day of September 1874, with
only six students enrolled. This
ln was the beginning ot our pres
ent magnificent Academy with an
fymrollment of over one hundred stu
dents the first half of the first term.
Campbell continued in charge
dthe school until December, 1S75,
ben he resigned. Rev. B. F.
- - -, ..v uuhVLllu itl ill 1113
J pastoral charge, was elected Princi-
Plear!y in January 1S76.
In the fall of 1S76, Prof. L. B.
Allison was engaged to assist in the
ork of teaching, the school having
fown to that proportions where an
distant was needed. About this
tone the Board of Directors was or
pnized and an attempt was made to
"toe sufficient funds to purchase a
to sod erect a suitable building.
Aw proved to be the darkest hour
the hi,tory of the Butler Acade
T as the efforts to raise sufficient
ooey failed, and the Board became
uraged and virtually forsook
enterprise, deserted what they
"ceived to be the sinking ship.
J the darkest hour is just before
dwn and thua it proved in this
lor there was found public spir
d and energetic men in the per
oot M. S. Cowles, H. C. Wyatt,
P. Henry and R. D. Williams,
ko held a meeting a ad resolved to
let so worthy an enterprise die
for the want of a proper effort.
they went to work with renewed
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BUTLER ACADEMY BUILDING.
During the year 1S82 the citizens
of Butler and Bates county respond.
ed liberally to a request tor money
to procure chemical and philosophi
cal apparatus, when a substantial
chemical laboratory was added to
this glowing young institution.
At the beginning of the year '83
and 'S3 the increase in patronage
was so great as to require an addi
tional teacher, and Miss Jessie Mur
phy, of DeLassus, Mo., a graduate
ot Cape Girardeau Normal Schools,
was secured as lady assistant. Grad
ually books have accumulated from
valuable donations and purchases
until a very valuable and well selec
ted and assorted Library is had.
The same may be said ot the geo
logical cabinet, the nucleus of which
was presented by H. C. Wyatt, it
being the production of Rev. Wyatt
during his travels in E-iropc, Asia,
and other countries.
During the ummer of 1SS4 the
Board of Trustees entered upon the
M these centtemen went to work
i I very short time had raised
money on subscription stock,
I t only to purchase a large and
1 dutiful lot, in the northwest part
tftowo, suitably located for the pur
I pose, but sufficient to erect a large
building, with tour school
work ot buildine a large addition to
e'ort' Suitable rooms tor the school ! the building. The erowth of the
immediately secured, and seat j school making it imperative that this
improvement should be made. Sev
eral thousand dollars was raised on
subscription for this purpose, and a
fine brick wing was dratted by a
competent architect, and the work
gotten under way, which was com
pleted in the fall of 1SS5 in time for
the force ot character to successfully
govern young people, rroi. Mor
row is a younc man of excellent
character and good moral habits.
He comes among us with the very
best of recommendations, both from
his former instructors and men in
high standing in the State. Prof.
Morrow has already proved that he
will be no lagard in an enterprise,
but is energetic, full of fire and vim
ot youth, and takes hold of the work
in hand like he had been used to it
all his life. He realized that it re
quires indefatigable labor to sustain
and push forward to greater attain
ments this noble work for which he
has become responsible, and he is
determined to do his part. He is
constantly in communication, when
outside of his school room, with
parents and guardians urging upon
them the importance of educating
their children and charges and set
ting forth the advantage of the But
Ier Academy. With no desire to
flatter Professor Morrow he has done
more hard and effective work since
he has been in charge ot the Acad
emv than any ot his predecessors,
About the first thing he did in taking
charge was to issue a handbook
ot the Academy setting forth its ad
vantages, terms, etc., and made fre
quent trips into the country,to Adrian
and other towns in the county in the
public schools, which position he
held for two years with credit to
himself and entire satisfaction of the
public. He took great pride in his
work and before his term of office
had expired he had succeeded in
haying erected a large number of
new school buildings throughout the
county, brought up the standard
grade ot the teachers and through
his large experience as a teacher in
many ways materially improved and
benefitted the school ii terests of this
county. Prof. Allison is justly proud
of his official record as superinten
dent, and well he might be for he
can point with the finger of pride at
his work accomplished and no man
elected to the same position either
before or since can say he did more
or better work for the educational
interests ot Bates county.
In 1S73 he was chosen Principal
of the Butler public schools, a posi
tion he held tor three years to the
entire satisfaction of the patrons aad
general public and one which he
could have held as long as he desir
ed had he not been compelled on
account ot failing health to resign,
and seek a climate more congenial to
him. He went from here to Color,
ado and after spending a season and
regaining his health, returned tn the
fall of 1S76. At that time the proud
Butter Academy, (a correct photo-
pecuharly fitted for, being a born
mathematician. Prof. Allison has
had upwards ot thirty years ot con-
inuous experience in the school
room, and we doubt it there is a man
in this section of the State better
qualified tor the position he holds.
The Board of Trustees made a wise
selection in securing his services and
from his long retention in this insti-
tion by the Board, from 1S73 to 1RS6,
and the gradual growth and yearly
increase ot scholars is proof enough
to the public and patrons ot the
school, that they made a wise selec
tion.
MISS I.UELI-A c. SCOTT,
who has been elected to take charge
of the primary department, vice Miss
Abell resigned, is a graduate ot
Hedden College, 111., in the degree
ot Batchelor ot Science. She has
four years experience as a teacher
and until recently was a member of
the faculty of the Western Conser
vatory ot music at Rolls, Mo. She
comes with the very best of recom
mendations, and will no doubt sus
tain her part ot the work with honor
to herself and credit to the school
The present prosperity of the
Academy is in a measnre due to the
great interest taken by the Board o
Trustees, who have labored zealous
ly in its interest at all times for which
they deserve great credit. The
Board is composed ot the fol 'owing
gentlemen: Dr. Elliott Pyle, Presi
dent, a prominent druggist ot our
city who has been in business in
Butler ever since it was a town, and
by close application has accumulated
considerable property, in tact he is
consideied one ot our wealthiest cit
izens ; Dr. J. Eveiingham, Sec'y, a
prominent physician, who has grown
gray in the service and is now one
of our wealthiest and most influential
citizens, is an old residenter, having
been among the first to locate in
Butler after the war ; D. N. Thomp
son, E. P. Henry and H. C. Wyatt,
our most prominent and influential,
as well as public spirited c.tizens
complete theJBoard.
PROF. MORROW,
has charge ot the literary depart
ment, which includes the dead lan
guages, but his specialty is intellec
tual philosophy and metaphysics.
He teaches by a system of lectures,
and closely questions his students,
thereby forcing each one to think for
himself.
Prof. Allison has charge of the
mathematical department. His long
experience as a teacher, and his thor
oughness in this branch of study well
fits him to start students upon that
road to knowledge which has lor its
limit an expanse as broad and deep
as eternity itself. He requires each
pupil to work out problems for him
self and to thoroughly master each
step taken. A student started under
Prof. Allison's instructions has the
nucleus for a magnificent mathemat
ical training, which with self adapta
tion could be prosecuted indefinitely.
Miss Luella C. Scott has charge
ot the primary department, and with
patience and perseverance does she
start the little ones upon the right
narh to a higher education. No bet
ter academic faculty can be tound in
the State and those parties having
children to educate could not do bet
ter than to let them tae a thorough
course tn the Butler Academy
Prof. Morrow informs us that he
will inaugurate a musical depart
ment in the Academy by the begin-
blv, if the school will sustain it, a
commercial college. These are feat
ures which would greatly improve
tiie present splendid ti r t.'nl
Academy and be but another notch
n its onward course.
THE ACADEMY
s situated in ihe center ot a two-acre
tract of ground, joine four or five
blacks northwest of the main busi
ness portion of the city. n,j build.
ng is a large two story brick with
seven rooms, six ot which can be
used for school purposes. The lo
cation i high and heahiiful, and the
building is well ventilated and es
pecially adapted to the purpose for
which it was built, and is open to
both male and female. The school
year is divided into three terms of
thirteen weeks each. The fall term
eguu Monday, Sept. itth. 18S6;
the winter (or second) term begins
Monday, Dec. 13th, next, and the
spring term will begin Monday,
March 21st, 1SS7.
EXPENSES.
Tuition, per month, $1 ou to $3 do
incidental tee, per term. .. i do
Board in private tamiliex,
per week 2 00 to x Co
Board in clubs, per week., i ooto 1 CO
Room rent, per month t 00 to 3 CO
TO THE PUBLIC.
This school ranks with best insti
tutions ot learning in the state. Its
graduates aie among the leading
teachers and young business men of
our county. The teachers of this
school spare no pains in tutoring the
pupils entrusted to their care, and
use every endeavor within their
power to give them a thorough edu
cation and make them useful and
moral citizens.
In conclusion we would urge upon
the
the commencement of the fall term j interests of the school. Onward
BUSINESS MEN OF BUTLER,
to use their influence for the success
and prosperity of the Butler Acad
emv. Work tor it, and persuade
your friends throughout the county
to patronize it. By doing this, you
will not onl be reaping advantages
lor yourself, but you will be materi
ally benefitting and enhancing the
interests ot the town in which you
live. Take Lexington, Mo.. Colum
bia, Warrensburg, Rolla, and a num
ber of other places we might name,
and these towns are almost support
ed and kept up by the schools which
their citizens have built and encour
aged. The facts are, a college in
this city with five hundred students
would be worth more to the business
men of this town (and we will m
cude the farmers too) than two rail
roads. If vou don't believe this
statement go to Lexington or Colum
bia before vacation and then after,
and it you do not agree tbat we are
right, then your expenses shall not ,
cost you anything. The Butler
Academy is growing rapidly and in
creasing in favor. In proof of which
you will only have to go back with
us a few years and we will show you
that the beautiful and attractive
building which now ornament the
northwest part of our city and fur
nishes seating capacity for five hun
dred students, was bom in an upstairs
room over one of our stores on the
public square. This growth and
prosperity of the Butler Academy
is due to the pluck and persever
ance ot its founders and teachers,
who firmly believed in the old
adage, that "from little acorns large
oaks grow."
A parting word to our
FARMER FRIEXDS
who have children to educated an
are desirous of sending them to a
first class school at the least pos
sible expense. To all such tn our
cuntv, would say, patronize your
home school. Your boy or girl wiu
receive the same training, and better,
than you could posibly expect t 2
foreign school, beconrt, tney wm
be near home and you can visit them
and watch their progress. I niro,
you have no railroad expense or high
board bills to pay. Fourth, you can't
find a better school or more compe
tent teachers in the State. Fifth, n
things being equal it is your privil
ege and your dutv to stand by and
patronize vour home scnoois, awt
we hope and believe you win on. .
It is the deep interest the Times
feels in the success of the Butler
Academy and the education of the
young men and young ladies of our
county, that has prompted us to go -to
so much trouble and expense m
giving our readers this elaborate his
tory of this college, its teachers, ad
vantages, etc., and all we ask in re
turn is vour approval ot our euons
hearty co-operation witt me scnoo
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