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? Duplin County was the
home of 16 private educa
tional institutions before the
Civil War. Today our county
has a public school system
which was established about
1839, putting many of the
private institutes out of busi
ness.
A brief sketch of the 16
private schools was pub
lished in the November 25,
W)27 edition of THE DUPLIN
TIMES. The author of the
article was A.T. Outlaw.
The schools listed were
Grpve Academy, Angel
Acmdethy, Greene Academy,
Goshen Academy, Friend
ship Academy. Williams
Academy, Line Academy,
Bethel Academy, Hannah
Moore Academy, Washing
ton Academy, Dunn-Faison
Academy, Warsaw High
ochbol. Magnolia Male Aca
demy, LaPlace Academy,
Franklin Military Institute
and the Kenansville Semi
nary. Historical sketches of
the first seven academies
lisfed above were published
in last week's ALONG THE
W^Y.
Bethel Academy was lo
cated in the lower Goshen
Neighborhood where Wesley
^^fturch was established. The
original trustees were the
Reverend David O. Shattuck,
General Stephen Miller.
Richard Miller, Major
Goo.rge E. Houston, George
Miller, James Pearsall,
Jeremiah Pearsall. James
Chambers, Charles
Chambers. John Chambers
and Howell Best.
Hannah Moore Academy
^fcas located only a few miles
Trdm Bethel Academy in the
lower Goshen neighborhood
of Duplin. The original or
ganization date is uncertain
but the land deeded from
Jahtes Pearsall, dated 1837,
and named General Stephen
Miller. Richard Miller. Jere
miah Pearsall, William D.
Pearsall, Edward Hill,
Thomas Hill, Harold Black
Aiorc, Harper Williams,
Tlabtes M. Larkins and John
Oliver as trustees.
At the time of the pub
lication of A.T. Outlaw's
article in 1937. both the
Bethel and Hannah Moore
Aeademies were still
standing. The Hannah
M<*m&Academy building
stood in its ociginal con
struction owned by a great
ereat-grandson of James
ffcarsall who originally
deeded the land for the
private school. It's owner.
K.D. Pyatt, resided in
Goldsboro and had two win
dows installed in the aca
demy building bought from
the old Duplin Courthouse
structure. The original
Bethel Academy stood as an
annex at the old James
Pearsall Jr. home. A later
^uilding. constructed as
Bethel Academy, was used
as a public school until the
1920s. After the public
school moved into Kenans
villc, the academy building
was converted into a tenant,
house owned by B.F. Cham
bers.
Washington Academy was
located in the community of
Outlaw. It was established
mahout 1848. Captain William
Outlaw deeded the academy
land in 1848 and named the
following men as trustees:
Bryan K. Outlaw. Joseph
W. Outlaw. Grady Outlaw.
James Outlaw and George
Outlaw.
Dunn-Faison Academy
settled in the neighborhood
of the present town of
Faison. The academy was
Organized prior to 1842.
Tlamcs Dunn deeded land for
the academy in 1842 with
G.W. Huffham. James
Hicks, Kilby Faison and
lsham Hicks named as trus
tee?-.
Warsaw High School was
located at Warsaw. General
William L. Hill deeded the
school land January 25, 1855,
naming the following trus
tees: Colonel Abner M.
Faison, Felix B. Millard and
Curtis C. Oates. The original
late of organization was
prior to, or 1855.
Magnolia Male Academy i
was located in Magnolia and I
incorporated March 31, 1858. I
The land for the academy i
was donated by Milton K. i
DeVane, Leonard A. Merri- 1
man, Alfred M. Rackley and (
James B.B. Monk. 1
LaPlace Academy was lo- I
catcd in the northern section s
of Duplin, and was organized I
prior to, or 1861. LaPlace i
received a land deed from f
Benjamin F. Cobb, dated 1
18bl, naming lsham Souther- v
land and Alexander S. Davis c
as trustees.
Franklin Military Institute
located a few miles east of
Faison. The militarv school
opened under the leadership
of Captain Claude B. Denson
a short time before the out
break of the Civil War. The
majority of the students
entered the Confederate ser
vice under their instructor.
Denson.
The Kenansville Seminary
was located in Kenansville
about 1856. Needham W.
Herring deeded the seminary
land July 10, 1856. In 1861
the following men were
named trustees: Ozborn
Carr. James Dickson. Dick
son Mallard. James E. Hall,
Robert B. Carr, James B.
Carr. James M. Sprunt.
Owen R. Kenan, Issac B.
Kelly, Chauncy W. Graham
and William E. Hill. The
seminary was later known as
Webster Institute and was
purchased by Professor R.W.
Millard, who operated the
school.
Health Winner
Of JSTC
Recruitment
Ms. Lillian Heath, a night
student and part-time in
structor at James Sprunt
Technical College, is the ^
winner of the student re
cruiting contest and received
a $50 prize to be used for her
school expenses.
Heath recruited 19 new
students who enrolled for fall
quarter at JSTC. She is from
Goldsboro and enrolled part
time in the cosmetology pro
gram tailing a course in
cosmetology. She is a gradu
ate .of Sampson Tech in
Clinton and holds an instruc
tor certificate in cosme
tology.
Heath stated that she con
tacted people she knew who
were staying at home and
encouraged them to enroll.
She was very enthusiastic
and pleased about the results
of her recruiting efforts. ?
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\MERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
Kenansvillc Mayor Don Suttles proclaims
Education Week as Principals Wilbur Carr
?nd J.G. Henrv look on. The proclamation
?cads as follows: WHEREAS. Nov. 14-20.
1982 has been designated American Edu
cation Week, and WHEREAS, The theme
or the American Education Week cele
jration is "A strong nation needs strong
schools," and WHEREAS. The Town of
(enansville. North Carolina, joins the nation
n paying tribute to the dedicated teachers,
trincipals. and other school personnel, and
VHEREAS. The Town of Kcnansvillc
vishes to have a part in encouraging local
itizen support and active participation in
improved education for our children, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Kcnansville wishes
to seek increased awareness in.the future of
education by making parents, students and
teachers partners to this goal. NOW,
THEREFORE. I. Donald E. Suttles. as
Mavor of Kcnansville do hereby proclaim
Nov. 14-20. 1982 as AMERCIAN EDUCA
TION WEEK in Kcnansville and urge its
citizens to take cognizance of this event and
to participate fittingly in its observance.
Given at Town Hall in Kcnansville. North
Carolina this the 10th day of November in
the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eighty-Two. Signed. Donald E. Suttles.
Attest. Mary Ann Jenkins. Town Clerk.
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than 1 billion tons landing in the sea and building the land outward.
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JSTC Foundation Fund Drive Underway
The James Sprunt Foun
dation kicked off its first
annual fund drive Nov. IS.
The-Foundation hopes to
raise ?10,000 for the college
by mid-December.
To measure the progress,
Malcolm Williams Jr., a
commercial art student at
JSTC, has designed and
painted a sign which is
erected in front of the col
lege. This sign will keep the
citizens posted on the
amount the Foundation
raises week to week.
Dr. Carl Price, president,
stated that he appreciated
the support the citizens of
the county have given and
hopes they will contribute to
this effort to fund sijiolar
ships for worthy students.
Anyone wishing to make a
tax-deductible contribution
should contact Donna S. '
Thigpen, executive director,
at JSTC, 296-1341, ext. 265.
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