452 HISTORY OF 



incorporating the Lancaster County Academy." In this act 

 certain gentlemen were named as Trustees — the corporation 

 was established with the usual powers — the powers, privileges, 

 meetings and duties of the trustees were prescribed — a dona- 

 tion of ^,000 was granted by the state, and poor children, not 

 exceeding at any one time, four in number, to be educated m 

 consitleration thereof: The Trustees thus appointed by the 

 act, organized, received subscriptions, purchased a lot of 

 ground in the city of Lancaster, and in the year 1828, erected 

 a large and commodious house for their schools. They em- 

 ployed a competent Teacher, and the academy was opened 

 under very flattering auspices. With varied, and at best, but 

 indiiferent success, it continued in operation, until in the 

 Summer of 1839, when, in pursuance of an act of Assembly, 

 passed on the 15th of May, A. D. 1839, authorizing the arrange- 

 ment, the buildings of the Academy were conveyed to the 

 Trustees of Franklin College, and after being considerably 

 enlarged by the latter corporation, the "Hohe Schule" again 

 went into operation upon an entirely new plan, and under such 

 an arrangement, as to secure its permanent existence and use- 

 fulness. So far indeed has it succeeded, that it nov/ supports a 

 professor of the G-reek and Latin, and also one of the German, 

 French, Spanish and Italian languages. The English and 

 Mathematical department is also under the charge of a gentle- 

 man of superior abilitj'. Thus has the intention of those who 

 originall}^ projected the plan and procured the incorporation 

 of the "Rohe Schule" or Franklin College, at Lancaster, been 

 practically carried out. Long may it continue to flourish, and 

 be vvhat it now is — an honor to the county, and the dispenser of 

 riches more " precious than rubies or fine gold !" 



Simultaneous with this movement, in the city, efforts were 

 made with great success in various parts of the county, for the 

 eKtablishment of Classical and Mathematical academies, inde- 

 pendently of those already existing at Litiz and Ephrata. Of 

 these there are at this day, some of very high character and 

 extensive reputation as Boarding schools. Among the most 

 prominent, is "The Mountjoy Institute," at the village of 

 Mountjoy, under the charge of J. H. Brown, Esq.^" The 

 Strasburg Academy," at the village of Strasburg, under the 

 direction of the Rev. Dr. McCarter— "The Paradise Academy,'* 



