Book: The History of New Salem Academy 1913-1995

Book: The History of New Salem Academy 1913-1995

McGinnis, Eleanor and Steven Blinder. The History of New Salem Academy 1913-1995. In 1795 an act for the establishment of an academy in the town of New Salem by the name of New Salem Academy was passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Academy was established for the purpose of “promoting piety, religion, and morality…and in such of the liberal arts and sciences as the Trustees shall direct.” One of the founding trustees was John Goldsbury, Esq. The following topics are govered: 1795-1913, 1913-1968, 1968-Present, Buildings and Property, Anecdotes, Board of Trustees, Headmasters, Teachers, Students, World Wars, Houlton, ME.

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