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District 12 | True-Etheridge School | Potash School | Private Schools | Weed School
Private Schools of Sandwich
Beede Normal Institute
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School building
& home
of Daniel G. Beede |
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Few families have played a larger role in the history of Sandwich than the BeedesOne of the well known Beede men that has contributed
so much to Sandwich and it's history was Daniel. Daniel Beede
established the Beede Normal Institute in Center Sandwich, and it was known as one
of the best training schools for teachers in the State. The school was
established in 1839. It did develop a reputation for
preparing Few families have played a larger role in the history of Sandwich
than the Beedes very qualified teachers.
All the buildings for this Institute were
built at Mr. Beede's expense. The school also had never
been endowed. Daniel Beede was its head for more than
thirty years and never received any financial aid from friends or State.
Students attended this Institute in the hundreds.
If more information about this school is desired it
can be found in "The Statistics & Gazetteer
of New Hampshire" 1874 by Alonzo J. Fogg.
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Some of the
students:
Celia N. Ambrose
Carrie M. Atwood
Anna E. Beede
Lillie M. Beede
Ella C. Blanchard
Lizzie M. Caverly
Amy M. Clark
Lulu Clark
Mattie B. Calley
Fannie S. Fellows
Carrie L. Hoag
Hattie E. Horne
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Annie O. Mack
Mary E. Pierce
Grace Stanton
Annie M. Tappan
Emma L. Wallace
Carrie E. Willey
Laura J. Wallace
Sarah P. Quimby
Frank J. Atwood
Harry A. Atwood
D. Edward Beede
Carl G. Beede
George A. Blanchard
Thomas Burleigh |
Melvin A. Fogg
George E. Hanson
Arthur M. Heard
Walter D. Hill
Asa J. Horne
Elmer B. Harte
Warren J. Moulton
Leonard Mudgett
Charles L. Wallace
Eugene Wallace
Frank J. Webster
Frank C. Folsum
Herbert H. Mack
Samuel B. Smith
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George Dorr's School -
In
1875 George Dorr opened a High School in Center Sandwich. This school did not
continue long as Mr. Dorr felt the need to leave and study for the ministry. While
the school was in session it was ten weeks long, the Spring term ending in time for the
students to help on the farm. The tuition cost, subjects offered etc may be
seen at the Sandwich Historical Society House.
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Smith Singing School- James A. Smith was
one of the famous singing school teachers. Mr. Smith had a love for music that he
wanted to teach to others. Not only did Mr. Smith sing he was also considered a very
talented musician. The admission to this school was by a card. The exact way
the card was used is not known, but it is assumed that possibly the student had been
tested in some way or else a fee could have been charged. This school was held in the
upper floor of the Smith Tin Shop, in the Beede School House. Source: Sandwich Historical Excursion
- The Sandwich Academy-The chance to get a
higher education in the first half of the century were rare. It was usually provided
by small academies sponsored by leading citizens. Sandwich was lucky enough to have
one on Wentworth Hill from 1837-1949. Below is a partial list of the students that
attended.
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Students of Sandwich Academy:
Samuel Ambrose
B.F. Beede
James M. Beede
James R. Bradbury
John Butler
David S. Bean
Langdon G. Clark
Daniel L. Choate
Wm. H. Chandler
Asa Clark
Charles H. Dow
H. D. Eastman
Daniel Furber
Josiah Fogg |
Edmund Frost
Norman French
Ezekiel French
Elden McGaffey
Oliver Goss
Alfred Goss
Samuel Haley
Josiah M. Haines
H.G. Hanson
Daniel Hoyt
Aaron Hyde
Moses Hyde
Amos A. Hill
Thomas D. Jewett
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Alfred Mason
James Mason
Wm. McCrillis
John B. Norris
James S. Severance
Nathaniel Shannon
Moses Scribner
Nelson Vittum
G.W. Wentworth
Moses V. Wallis
John Wedgwood
Mary Ambrose
Maria Batchelor
Eliza G. French |
Maria Hoag
Lydia S. Hayes
Sarah Leach
Irene McGaffey
Ann G. Moulton
Sarah Norris
Mary J. Pratt
Lucy Quimby
Susan Quimby
Augusta M. Quimby
Sarah A. Quimby
Sarah S. Scarlett
Ann E. Shannon
Eliz. W. Stevenson
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Teachers of Sandwich Academy:
John R. Varney- held a Professorship in
Dartmouth College
Joseph McGaffey- graduate of Dartmouth College and was an
accomplished scholar.
Aaron B. Hoyt- was the last Preceptors of Sandwich Academy. A man of
great knowledge, far beyond the average college graduate.
Others are: Samuel French, James Osgood, Edward
H. Greely, John Riley, Wm. A. Kimball, Joseph McGaffey, and Aaron Beede Hoyt.
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Expenses:
The tuition was $3.00; instruction in Languages,
$4.00. Board was usually with good families in the village at a cost of 8-10
shillings per week. Students could also make arrangments to board themselves with good
rooms at a moderate charge.
School Term/Vacation: School had
four terms divided into 11 weeks each. The first week starts on the first Wed.
in December; the second on the first Wed. in March; the third on the first Wed. in June;
the fourth on the first Wed. in Sept. There was a vacation of two weeks at the end of each
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Second Sandwich Academy- There was a
second Academy and this one was directed by Rev. Albert Ethridge, in
1829. He was the son of Samuel & Lydia (Cook) Etheridge.
The Academy was in a building that later became known as Grand Army Hall.
Students are:
Ann T. Burleigh, Sarah L. Sherman, Susan Ann Sherman, Mary Abbie Smith
and Charles H. White
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