134 History of Hingham. 



" Voted, That the projection of the new Academy be so constructed that 

 a bell may be placed in it, and that said Academy be painted once and 

 the trimmings twice." 



The amount expended for the erection of the new Academy 

 was $3,930.10. 



"Nov. 8, 1820, Voted, That Martin Lincoln, Esq., be emjDOwered to 

 procure a bell, weighing about one hundred and fifty pounds, and cause 

 the same to be huiiir on the Academy. 



"Nov. 10, 1841, Voted, That the female department be suspended until 

 March 1, for the purpose of making the above alterations [new seats and 

 a new floor]. 



"November, 1843, Voted, That on and after the 1st of June next the 

 male school be discontinued to Dec. 1, and that the treasurer be author- 

 ized to make arrangements for the necessary repairs on and about the 

 building. 



"June 4, 1849, Voted, That the present vacation be extended to Mon- 

 day, the 11th instant, in order that a doorway uniting the two schools may 

 be opened in the partition-wall dividing them." 



The above vote seems to have been the first definite move 

 towards uniting the two departments into one school, which it 

 will appear was effected not long afterwards. 



"May 19, 1852, Voted, That the schools be closed for one quarter, in 

 order that the following repairs and alterations in the building be made, 

 viz. : Throwing the two school-rooms into one and enlarged by including 

 the back entries therein ; enlarging the lower entries so as to give more 

 room for the garments of the scholars to be hung, and for other need- 

 ful improvements ; and placing a furnace in the cellar for warming the 

 school-rooms ; and any other incidental improvements that may suggest 

 themselves to the standing committee. 



"Aug. J, 1860, Voted, To accept the Report proposing to prepare reci- 

 tation-rooms in the hall. 



"May 30, 1863, Voted, That a piano be hired for the ensuing year. 



" May 18, 1864, Voted, That the treasurer be authorized to purchase 

 of Messrs. Chickering, on the terms proposed by them, the piano now in 

 use in the Academy. 



"Dec. 20, 1882, Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to fit up the 

 upper room to make it comfortable for a recitation-room." 



This last vote marks the date of a new departure in the Acad- 

 emy ; for, at the meeting of June 20, 1883, the matter of a pre- 

 paratory department was referred to a committee, with power to 

 establish the same if they thought proper. This department was 

 established and it was designed to receive, under the supervision 

 of the Trustees and the Preceptor, pupils at a younger age than 

 could be admitted to the Academy itself, upon payment of a tui- 

 tion fee. After passing satisfactory examinations the scholars 

 in this department are admitted to the Academy. At the begin- 

 ning of the fall term of 1885 still younger pupils were received, 

 and the school is virtually a primary school connected with the 



