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‘The Academy*
Holds Memories
For Many
“The Academy” at Washington was more than just a school of readinV ’ritin’, and 'rithmetic to several generations of Rappahannock citizens who are now located the country over from California to Maine and if’Iorida. ~ ,
Established with Virginia’s opening of the public sehool system in 1871, The Academy served as the sole educational center until the present building was erected in 1M6... ^ ..
Besides a center of learning, it served as the town hall where dances, lectures, and parties of all kinds took place. It served as a place for prayer meetings, professor Carver used to teach dancing lessons at The Academy, and when occasions arose for a dance to be held, the chandeliers from the Masonic hall-were borrowed to light the rooms. »
Teat books used in the curriculum of the school consisted ofMdGuffey’s readers and spellers, Smith’s grammar, Davis’ arithmetic, and the Spencerian copy book. Music was furnished by the slates
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