Amherst - Academy Building - Various Surnames in article

["Pam Gaudio" <Pam_Gaudio_uid1203@yahoogroups.invalid_ >]

While transcribing an article about Senator David Wark from the "The
Semi-Weekly Telegraph, St. John, N.B. newspaper dated May 2, 1903. On page
5, I came across the following notice.

Hope this helps someone.

Pam

B.C.



Truro's New and Well-Equipped Academy Building



There has just been completed and formally handed over to the Town of Truro
(N.S.) the largest and most complete academy in the province outside of the
city of Halifax. This new building is thoroughly modern and has every
convenience known in an educational building in the Dominion of Canada. The
foundation walls are of Wallace red sandstone, and the walls and body of the
building or red brick trimmed with freestone.

The building is not attractive on the outside as might be expected being
perhaps a little low in appearance and rather plain, but the whole expense
has been placed inside the building in up-to-date fittings and modern
appliances and conveniences.

There are two main entrances - one on the front and one on the end, and they
are of handsomely cut stone with polished red granite columns, oak doors and
tile vestibules. In addition to the usual apartments on the first floor,
there is an assembly hall which will comfortably seat 400 persons. The main
building is 110 feet by 65 feet, with a wing 40x60 feet, and this wing is
taken up entirely with this assembly hall.

In the basement are two large gymnasiums, each with its own lavatory, fitted
with self-flushing closets. Another comfort is that each student is
supplied with an individual movable and adjustable desk that can be placed
in any position and raised or lowered to suit any particular work he may be
engaged at.

This new academy is well lighted and heated through with electricity and
steam and ventilation is about perfect, being regulated with fans.

The erection was under the direct supervision of the school commissioners'
board of the town: William Cummings, chairman; Dr. H. V. Kent, W. K. Murray
and James K. Fraser, councilors, and W. D. McCallum, town clerk. The plans
selected by this committee were from J. C. Demaresque & Sons, of Halifax.

W. B. Campbell, principal, advanced classics. James Little, vice-principal,
advanced mathematics and physics. M. D. Hemmeon, B. A., advanced history
and practical mathematics. G. W. Sedwick, (torn paper) A., advanced English
and junior mathematics. J. E. Barteaux, junior mathematics and science.
Miss L. A. Richardson, B. A., German, junior English, history and geography.
Mill. Lillian Best, B.A ., French, drawing and junior Latin.

The formal opening of this new education structure took place April 7, as
announced in a dispatch to The Telegraph, in connection with the opening of
South Colchester and Pictou Teachers' Institute the meetings of which were
held in the new building.



(Sketch of the front elevation of this building included in the article)





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