COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES and M iss Jones, o f T roy, N . Y ., were the first teachers. George W aller and Jo e l £ . Bradley were also among the instructors con* nected with this institution during its thirtythree years o f existence. A fram e building fo r the academy w as erected in 1839 by Thom as Connelly on the site of the old m ar ket house, but w as removed in 1873 and the proceeds applied to school purposes. The languages, sciences, higher mathcnutics, music, drawing and painting were taught, and the academy ranked as a very fine educational institution. T he M arket street school building was erected in 1870. In 1875 Sixth street addi tion w as built, and in 1893 the F ifth street end w as added. T he directors under whose care the present handsome edifice was completed w ere: J . U . Kurtz, C. C . Evans, Dr. A . B. M acCrea, W. F . Hough, John W. Hvans, C . C. Fensterm achcr. T h e Berwick Academy w as abandoned in 18 70 and the classes were removed to the M arket street schoolhousc. T liis school grad uated its first classes in 18 7 1. In January, 1887, the high and gram m ar grade pupils en t e r ^ the (then) new high school building on T h ird street. T h e school at Foundryville which had supplanted the one taught previ ously in the old Q uaker church was installed in the M arket street building, which accommo dated all grades up to the sixth, inclusive. T he M arket street schoolhouse accommo dated all the grades and the high school until 18S6. In that year C. R . Woodin donated the lots on Third street upon which the pres ent high school stands, and the main portion of the building w as then erected. T he classes w ere moved from the M arket street school in the fall o f 18S6, and in Ju n e, 1887, the first class w as graduated, under the principalsbtp o f Professor Clark. T he addition to the high school was made in 19 0 1. T he school directors o f that time w ere: Dr. F. P . H ill, Thom as Sherwood. S. W . Dickson, H. E . W alton, J . E . Smith, W. S. Johnson. From 1887 to 1890 the principal o f all the schools had personal supervision over the M arket street school. Since the removal of the high school in 1890 the principals of the M arket street school have been as follow s: Lloyd Bullard, 1890-93; O rval II. Yetter, 1893-94: A . U . l-eshcr. 18 9 4 -19 12; Fxkley H oyt. 19 12 to the present lime. T he Chestnut street schoolhousc was erected in 1 9 1 1 . The school directors o f that date w ere: Henry T raugh, W. S. Johnson,
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B . H. Bower, J . E. Smith, W aller Suit, H . P. Field, J r .. L . E . H ess, Dr. F . P. H ill. H arvey Doan. T he principals o f this school have been: John Hausc, A tlee Crydcr and Howard F . Fenstermachcr. On .April 16, i p i j i a bronze tablet at the entrance of the M arket street school in honor o f Professor Leshcr. who died the summer previous, was unveiled by- Helen Leshcr, the IV ofcssor's daughter. T he tablet bears the following inscription: In M e m o r y o f P r o f. A lb e r t U ly s s e s L c s b e r . T e a c h e r — S c h o la r— P o e t — P a tr io t P r in c ip a l of the M a r k e t S tre e t S c h o o l F r o m Sept., 1694, t o June, 1912, T h is ta b le t is p la c e d b y th e teachers, pupils, d ir e c to r s and frie n d s of the B e rw ic k p u b lic sch ools.
Songs composed by Professor Lesher were sung by children and addresses made by P rof. R . M . Ebert. Rev. E . A . L ou x. J . U, Kurtz, William F . L ow ry, Rev. B . S . Botsford, Rev. E . .A. I-ong and Rev. J . K . Adams. T he principals of the high school have been: Tim othy Mahoney, 18 5 8; Michael Whitmire, t 8 S9 i Joseph Yocum, i8 6 0; H enry Keim . i 8 6 t; J . G . Cleveland, 18 6 2; Samuel E . Furst, 18 6 3; Recce W. Dodson. 18 6 4 : William P at terson. 18 6 5; J . H. H urst. 1 8 ^; S. C. Jayne, 18 6 7; H . M . Spaulding, 1868; H . D. Albright, until 18 7 2 : J . G . W illiam s, 18 7 3; H . D. A l bright, 18 7 4; C . F. D iffcnderfcr, 18 7 5; A . H. Stees, 18 76 : W . E . Sm ith. 18 7 7 -8 1: J . T . Bevan, 18 8 2; U T . Conrad, i w j; Amelia Arm strong. 1884-85: lic n r y G . C lark. 188688 (re sig n e d ): Andrew F rcas, A pril. i888, to Ju n e, Charles Dechant, 1889 -9 1; E . K . Richardson, t ^ i - 9 7; Elm er F . G arr, 1897-99: Charles H . W inder, 1899-190 2; Jo h n W . Sny der. 1902-06 (resign ed ): Jam es S . Sigman, 1907*13 (resign ed ): E . R . Ebert. Jan u ary to Ju n e. 1 9 1 3; S. Irvine Sbortcss, September, 19 13 . to present time. J . Y . ShamKich was elected supervisory principal of the schools in 1 9 13 for three years. T he principal departments of the schools which have been added since their establish ment a rc : T he English department, added in 1900. with M iss M arie Kschinkia in charge, to the high school; the prim ary department, added in 1901 as a special branch, M iss Sarah M . Ilagcnbuch being given the position o f su pervisor, which she has held ever sin ce: draw ing, introduced in 1902 in all grades, xvith M iss Grace Conner as instructor: the com mercial course, established the same year in
