The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . David C. Chamberlain The grantees were Asa Parker, LukeHowe and John Fox. It was namedfor Jonas M. Melville, who gave lib-erally in aid of the enterprise. In1833 the building was erected, whichis now the district school. Theschool was opened in fall of 1833, thefirst principal being Horace Herrick;assistant, Aurelia Townsend. Otherteachers were Roswell P. Hitchcock,Wm. Eaton, Harry Brickett, CharlesCutter, David C. Chamberlain andSarah French. It continued till theestablishment of the Conant Fre
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . David C. Chamberlain The grantees were Asa Parker, LukeHowe and John Fox. It was namedfor Jonas M. Melville, who gave lib-erally in aid of the enterprise. In1833 the building was erected, whichis now the district school. Theschool was opened in fall of 1833, thefirst principal being Horace Herrick;assistant, Aurelia Townsend. Otherteachers were Roswell P. Hitchcock,Wm. Eaton, Harry Brickett, CharlesCutter, David C. Chamberlain andSarah French. It continued till theestablishment of the Conant Free(now high) school. David C. Chamberlain graduated atAmherst College in 1844, taught inPelham, Mass., and Fitzwilliam, : was principal of Melville Acad-emy from 1845 to 1857, when he re-moved to Winchendon, Mass., andtaught the high school there eightyears, returning to East Jaffrey, Old Academies of Cheshire County 13 where he died iu 1897. He was al-ways much interested in the schools. Melville Academy of the town, and a member of theschool board many years. KEENE ACADEMY In the sprino of 1837 the Acad-emy of Keene, afterward changed toKeene Academy. was opened by aprudential committee of the FirstCongregational Society, consisting ofJ. Eliphalet Briggs, William Lamsonand S. A. Gerould. The academywas under the direction of Mr. BreedBachellor of Roxbury, a gradviate ofDartmouth College. A brick building was erected, twostories high with a basement, on landof A. & A. Wilder (consisting of 110square rods), which they gave for thepurpose. The funds for the build-ing were raised by subscription,chiefly through the efforts of Rev. Barstow and William Lamson. Itstood on the lot now occupied by thehigh school buildings, and was deededto fifteen trustees: Joel Parker,Amos Twitchell, Z. S. Barstow. A. , James Wilson, Aaron Hall, Azel Wilder, William Lamson,Elijah Parker and Eliphalet Briggs,all of Keene; John Sabin of Fitz-william, Elisha Rockwood of 8wan
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