115) _ ll _ ‘ .
Historical Sketch (First entry, p. 115)
, to section in l822. Another Baptist preacher, the Reverend James Nall, also
n the taught school on the creek before his marriage in 1822 to the daughter of
K, Enoch Boone." (35) Although details of these early private schools are
ime lacking, they were most probably of the "old-field" typo described by
Lewis in his History of Higher Education in Kentucky. (36) Ridenour,
quoting from.the_§ainlei§hdE§nuscript,—eit§s some interesting comments
on the early educational methods followed during this period in Heade
County. Studying was done aloud, and the more noisy a child was, the
more studious he was considered to be. A peculiar custom of "turning
out the teacher" prevailed. Since the schools were taught by subscrip-
tion, the teachers, not wishing to lose time, often refused to dismiss
schools on holidays. When a teacher arrived at the schoolhouse on the
morning of a holiday, he would find every door and window barred. If
'he was unsuccessful in gaining entrance, he would compromise by treating
the pupils to apples, cakes, and cider. (57)
Under provisions made by legislation in 179% allowing counties in
which seminaries had not been provided for, to have located 6,000 acres
, of vacant and unappropriated land (58), at the January term of court in
ithcy 1826, Willis Morgan was appointed to locate the seminary lands due _
bg Meade County. A later order authorized Thomas 5. bndows for the same’
purpose, but in October l829 these orders were set aside by the court,
"Endows being personally present in court and consenting thereto and
the court being fully satisfied that said Icrgan has failed to make the
location aforesaid." The court, therefore, ordered waters F. G. Lans-
dale "to locate and have surveyed and carried into grant, six thousand
acres of land for the benefit of a public academy or seminary." He was
to be allowed, as compensation for his services, one-fourth part of the
land to be so located, provided said land was surveyed and carried into
grant by the larch term of court. (59)
, an act approved December 25, l83l, authorized the grant of 6,000 `
acres of land to Brandenburg Academy and,the trustees appointed by the
sane act were empowered to have a survey made of the "quantity of land
JO allowed on any vacant land in the state, on the east side of the Tennessee
River, and such land shall be free from taxes as long as it re;ains the
property of said aeadeny." (40) In l356, legislation provided for the
appropriation of dl,000 for the erection and construction of a seminary
in Brandenburg, and commissioners were appointed to superintend the build-
ing. (dl)
in
this 35. Rnoswoos, gg. ppl., P. 69.
36. A. F. Lswrs, Hnswosv Q; aromas €¤ccAT»cN ll Ksmrucxv, Wnsnxmcron, l899,Pr. BO, 31.
i--- 37. Rroawoua, gg. pll., PP, 70, 7I.
38. L1TTsLL, vcr. 2, !798, PP. 107-109, IT4, 175.
39. Osocns Couwrv COURT, vcr. B, PP, 120, l2I, sca cMTPv 220,
40. Apls, 18B!—32, P. 2lO. P _
V 41. ERIE, l835~36, P. 165.
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