An educated youth
Education for the children was important to the early settlers of Hallowell, Maine. The first Academy was founded on August 31, 1791 in an Act signed by Governor Hancock. This academy was very successful teaching students from the Hallowell, Augusta and Gardiner region.
“Here I show a youth running with school books to symbolize the enthusiasm for education.
The model was a young kid I saw running on Front Street one day. I asked him to run back and forth while I took photos . Great kid. I neglected to write down his name. “ ~ Chris Cart
In the 1800’s The Hallowell Lyceum, a debating forum for education and entertainment, met at the old Hallowell Town House, the building on Second Street and Perley’s Lane, which later became the Hallowell Fire Department. At the lyceum debating “club” youths were expected to debate the important matters of the day.
Hallowell’s ship-owning merchants, wanting capable officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to teach advanced mathematics to boys who wished to pursue careers at sea.
a classical education
The Classical and Scientific Academy was chartered in 1872 to teach youth of both sexes. It was a high school level boarding as well as day school. Its board of trustees and management, some of them clergymen, were affiliated with the Congregational denomination in Maine. Hallowell secondary level students attended day school.
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