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In contrast with the modern • hue system of transporting students to and from school, the pupils who attended The Academy wfco did not ride horseback ware compelled to walk two or three miles to school and back home each day. The back street to the school was a mud-hole .in bad : weather—-as were "he other streets of the town and all the roads in the county.
According!, to the nvataorte*-**" William E. Compton, one of % oldest living students who attended the school, the student# participated fuil-spiritedly in numerous games—and, no doubt, a normal share of pranks. The games played , in that day were corner ball, paddle ball,f “bumper”, marbles, mumblety-^eg, and • others. The paddle bill and ‘‘bumper” stuck close to their names in results to the loser. It’s safe to say” they were slightly on the rough side and not recommended for the one who was easily . injured. The season of hilarity, came with the Christmas hpliday and at that season there were bon-fires in the streets and maybe a gate or two disappeared, or a fence got piled up in the road.
Miss Margaret Compton, sister of Mr. Willie (who says she knew every man, dog and cat in town , in those days) furnished the fol- - lowing list of teachers who taught
(See ACADEMY, page 8.)
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