The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Mt. Caesar Seminary This sentiment culminated in a callfor a county convention to considerthe subject. The towns having Uni-versal ist societies elected delegates,consisting of clergymen and laymen,numbering in all sixteen. This con-vention voted to locate the seminaryin the town that would subscribe the Old Academies of Cheshire County 17 most funds for the raised the full amount re-quired, and the convention voted tolocate in that town. This body elected a board of trus-tee
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . Mt. Caesar Seminary This sentiment culminated in a callfor a county convention to considerthe subject. The towns having Uni-versal ist societies elected delegates,consisting of clergymen and laymen,numbering in all sixteen. This con-vention voted to locate the seminaryin the town that would subscribe the Old Academies of Cheshire County 17 most funds for the raised the full amount re-quired, and the convention voted tolocate in that town. This body elected a board of trus-tees as follows: Hon. Elijah Carpen-. Rev. L. J. Fletcher. D. D. ter, Col. Carter Whitcomb, DavidParsons, Capt. Edward Aldrich, Esq., Isaac Stratton,Esq., Israel Applin of Swanzey, Clark of JafPrey, JonathanRobinson, Esq., of Surry, Calvin May,Gilsum, Danforth Tyler, building of suitable size, two andone half stories high, was first floor included two rooms forthe assistants. The second floor wasused by the principal,^ and the thirdfloor contained the hall for lectures,lyceums and entertainments. A boarding house, containingtwenty rooms or more, was erected forthe use of the pupils. It is now usedfor a hotel. Notwithstanding this was a Uni-versalist school, it was always conserv-ative, students from all denomina-tions attended it, and later, the prin-cipals were selected without regard to religious belief. It was opened to thepublic in the fall of 1843. The first faculty consisted of thefollowing teachers: Rev. J. , A. B., principal; L. Wins-low Blanchard, A. B.,
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