New England Magazine - March 1900 - Page 104
New Ipswich Historical Society
Recap of Page 103
Page 104
arithmetic, Music and the Art of Speaking, practical Geometry, Logic, Geography," etc. This was the second academy incorporated in New Hamp- shire, Phillips Academy in Exeter having been established and incorporated five years earlier, in 1784. There was a stipulated union between the New Ipswich Academy and Dartmouth College, the Academy students having certain privileges at Dartmouth.*
When, later on, the Academy was in want of pecuniary aid, it was through the generosity of Mr. Samuel Appleton that the institution received not only substantial assistance, but a new impetus and vitality. Indeed the Academy is inseparably connected with the name of Appleton, for various members of the family made valuable donations during the early period of its existence. It was Mr. Samuel Appleton who presented globes, philosophical apparatus and a hundred well-bound volumes for the nucleus of a library, when the institution was weak and struggling; while his brother, Isaac Appleton, donated a large and curious folio on genealogy; and Mrs. Dolly Everett, a sister, gave a fine bell to the building in 1831.
The Appleton family was one of the most influential in Hillsborough county, and came from a long and aristocratic line of English ancestry. The descendants of Deacon Isaac Appleton and his wife, Mary, have married into some of the most distinguished families of New England. One granddaughter became the wife of the poet Longfellow, while another (both daughters of Nathan Appleton) married James Mackintosh, son of Sir James Mackintosh, who was governor of one of the British West India islands.
One of the most interesting features of New Ipswich is the Appleton mansion, in one or two rooms of which the old French wall paper is still intact. The design of this paper is quaint and beautiful, representing…
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*Much information was given the writer of this sketch by Mr. William A. Preston, the present president of Appleton Academy, whose family has been for generations officially connected with the institution.
On this day - January 15, 1898
William Jurian Kaula diary
15 JAN 1898
I have avoided almost every "celebration" held by the boys this winter and I am thankful too because most of them have ended in a way far beyond a "good time." I have ommitted [sic] mentioning but few of the events except when I saw those who belong in this building when they returned in the early hours of the morn. These ______ are not imitations of the French students of the traditional Latin Quarter fame - if there is any Bohemian life in this neighborhood it is what is created by the Americans after the ideas brought over here. It is easy to raise a rumpus in Paris and without much fear of interference. However, matters reached somewhat of a climax a few days ago when two young fellows (who shall be nameless) got roaring drunk and their companions had considerable difficulty in getting them to their respective studios. Drunkenness is not more common here than elsewhere where there are young men who like the flowing bowl. Still I have not seen two men so completely helpless for many a day. Before one secummed [sic] he fought like a fiend with those who were taking him home. Being a powerful fellow from the West and used to the life on a ranch, he struck out with telling force and created no little excitement at midnight in front of the Gare Montparnasse. The police wanted to take him in charge but when he finally collapsed he was loaded into a cab with another fellow; both were as stiff as two logs by that time. They were dumped out on the sidewalk at No 9. and were carried upstairs where the rest arrived. The noise of the affair woke me up at this time and I dressed to see what was the matter as I heard voices in English and sounds of some mighty effort on the stairways. As I was naturally the most sober man in the crowd I was able to assist in bringing the two bodies upstairs and to help put them in bed. Neither of them had any recollection of what had transpired. The next day they woke up in a slightly battered condition.
Last night there was another "blow out" somewhere and when the crowd returned the concierge came up and objected to the noise. There was a lively row in a few minutes in the hall and some emphatic language used and if the concierge had beaten a hasty retreat there would not have been much left of him as the men were not sober enough to realize how furious and indignant they were. As there is to be a great celebration tonight at one of the boy's studios I have decided not to go as usual, and to get a decent sleep, I will take a room outside for the night.
On this day - January 15, 1909
James Roger diary entry
15th (Friday)
Frosty fine day warm in sun growing colder and freezing at night wind W to N. David choring round. Daniel and him took out Pete for a drive in afternoon. I helped to clean up in Hall and swept it in afternoon. Got letter from Mr. Loudon today, also from Hamish. Dance at Academy at night. Went to W. Preston’s and paid him $3300. 23 for buildings, and 10 for Stock and Implements.
I now have a better 'feel' of James' situation. No bragging or criticism. Just telling it as it is. Nice portrayal of life in a rural New England town. Another reference to a letter from Hamish. I understand James a little better now. I can remember when my son went off to college 300 miles from home how letters from him were highpoints of my day. The same happened when my daughter went to college. Letters were also important when they were both in Europe, my daughter as a struggling artist in Amsterdam, and my son, a major in the Army stationed in Grafenwoehr Germany. It would have interesting to know some of the content of those letters, but I understand not sharing some very personal experiences. I much prefer the Roger diary over Kaula's diary. These diaries tell me New Ipswich was a place I'd rather be in than Paris at that time.