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adding to it the $400 State Donation to Public Schools, with
'such other amounts as the Board of School Commissioners
may find at their disposal, to revive the academic system
under the name of——— County High School. These High
Schools are designed to prepare boys for practical business life
or for admission to college, and to give girls a complete edu-
cation, thus removing to a great extent, the necessity of
sending children out of the County to secure higher education.

In Cecil and Talbot Counties, High Schools have been or-
ganized. Arrangements are now under consideration for
extending this feature of the School System to other Counties,
in such modified terms as will adapt it to the wants of the
community.

The following report was received for the Brookeville
Academy, in Montgomery County.

REPORT OF BROOKEVILLE ACADEMY, FOR THE YEAR 1866.

This ancient academy has, during the past year resumed
its course of prosperity.

Thirty-four pupils have attended the institution; six free
schools have received the benefits of instruction, and have
been furnished with books free of charge. Two of these have
been instructed in the ancient languages. Instruction has
been given in Greek, Latin, French, German, Geometry,
Algebra, and the various branches of an academical educa-
tion. Examinations have been held at Midsummer and
Christmas, when the Trustees expressed themselves fully
satisfied with the result.

Boarders 20. Day Scholars 14.

J. DUBLIN PARKINSON A. B., Principal.

BROOKEVILLE, Dec., 1866.
REV. Da. VAN BOKKELBN,

Dear Sir,

I send you the report of the Brookeville academy for the
past year. I am glad that it is so prosperous.

We require many improvements to bring it on a level with
modern plans of education. I am most anxious for the Trus-
tees to dispose of their property in the village, and buy 20
acres of ground at the distance of half a mile from Brookeville.
There they could erect new buildings in the modern style,
and lay out the grounds in a style similar to those of the
public schools in England, for I think that the minds of
youth should be influenced by the beautiful in nature and
art. In such a case the pupils would be removed from the
contamination of the village, for the observation of Quintilian
was just that we should look to the associates of our pupils.
If you could urge this measure, you would much oblige.

Your grateful,

J. DURLIN PARKINSON.