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History of Watertown, Wisconsin
Watertown Seminary
1863
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18 SCHOOL EXHIBITION
A public exhibition by
the students of the Watertown Seminary will take place next Wednesday evening,
the 24th, at which parents and the friends of the institution are respectfully invited
to be present by the principal, Mr. G. W. Case.
We understand the exercises will be of a deeply interesting character
and will enable the patrons of the school to see what progress pupils have made
during the term about to close. WD
08
27 FALL TERM WILL COMMENCE
The fall term of this school will commence next Monday under the charge
of Mr. R. W. Seaman, the successor of Mr. G. W. Case. Mr. Seaman is an accomplished and experienced
teacher and has availed himself of the services of several well qualified
assistants, so that every department of his school will be under thorough and
efficient management. Those of our
citizens who have children they desire to have instructed in the higher branches
of study can send them to this Seminary with the assurance that this object
will be attained. Heretofore this
educational enterprise has met with flattering success, and we have no doubt
that under the direction of the new principal it will be found equally worthy
of patronage and encouragement. If
properly sustained, it will become a permanent institution of our city and
supply a want that has long been felt. WD
11
26 FALL TERM CLOSES
The fall term of the Watertown Seminary
closed on Friday, November 20th, 1863.
This has been a very prosperous term, as manifested by the interest on
the part of both parents and pupils.
The whole number of pupils in attendance during the term was 55. Five of these obtained Teachers’ Certificates
at the fall examination and are now engaged in teaching.
A daily record is kept showing the attendance, scholarship, deportment, excellencies and deficiencies of each pupil in his or her
school duties. The result of this record
is read at the close of each term . . .
For punctuality and regular attendance:
Adams, Hattie; Chadwick, Mary; Clark, Lucy A; Gallagher, Winnie;
McMahon, Bell; Parmelce, Lottie; Porter, Mary; Straw,
Amelia; Baum, Edson; Ford, Ann; Chadwick, Allie; Duffy, John; Duffy, Charlie;
Hall, Frank; Hallowell, Willie; Lewis, Clifton; Nichols, John; Nixon, Eddie;
Smith, Frank; Williams, Thomas.
For scholarship and correct deportment:
Adams, Sarah; Adams, Hattie; Chadwick, Mary; Clark, Lucy; Gallagher,
Winnie; McMahon, Bell; McLaughlin, Eliza; Mullen, Marie; Nichols, Ella; Nixon,
Fannie; Mather, Nellie; Porter, Mary; Straw, Amelia; Straw, Jennie; Baum, Edson; Chadwick, Allie; Enos, Dannie; Hall, Arthur; Hallowell, Willie; Nichols,
Archer; Nichols, Enos; Crandall, George; Sprague,
Freddie; Sprague, Charlie; Williams, Thomas.
WD
11 26 (advertisement)
The winter quarter of the Watertown Seminary will commence on
Monday, December 14, 1863. R. Watson
Seaman, Principal and Professor of Mathematics and the Ancient Languages. Mrs. C. G. Pearse, Preceptress and teacher of English, Drawing, Painting, Hair
Flowers and Leather Work . . .
Regarding Evening Schools.
The time of the teachers is so fully taken up with recitations during
the day that they cannot pay the attention to individual members of the school
which they sometimes need; therefore, one evening each week during the term
will be devoted to study in the school room, when the teachers will have more
time for explanations, etc . . .
Teachers’ Class. For those wishing to prepare themselves to
teach, a Teacher’s Class will be organized to meet one evening each week for
lectures, essays, institute exercises, etc.
Each member of the class will have opportunity for conducting classes in the school, under
the immediate supervision of the Principal . . . WD
12 10 Watertown Seminary – The winter term of this popular and well conducted
school will commence next Monday, under the charge of Mr. R. W. Seaman, its
principal. Mr. Seaman has permanently
established a school here that is eminently worthy of liberal and generous
patronage. He is an experienced and successful
teacher, devoting his time and talents to the full and faithful discharge of
his duties. One important feature of
this school is the Teacher’s Class, intended for the benefit of those who wish
to qualify themselves for this important work.
Those who contemplate engaging in the business of teaching cannot do
better than this excellent opportunity and amply qualify themselves for so
useful and responsible a profession. WD
1864
Advertisement, Watertown Democrat
The fall term of this school will open Wednesday, August 15th,
and close
Winter term will open Monday, January 2d and close Friday March 16.
1865.
Tuition
In the fall term, Seventeen Weeks, varies from $ 6.00 to $8.00 according
to the studies pursued.
In the Winter term, Eleven Weeks, from $4.00 to $6.00.
As heretofore, no trouble or expense will be spared to make this a first
class school. The attendance the first
year has been large. We still solicit
the patronage of the people of Watertown and vicinity.
R. Wason (sic
Watson) Seaman,
Principal
Watertown,
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08 11 THE
FALL TERM
The fall term of this flourishing High School, as will be seen by the
advertisement in this paper commences on the 15th inst. Mr. R. Watson Seaman, its accomplished and
successful Principal, has given his school a character for thorough and careful
instruction that almost renders it unnecessary to say any
thing in its favor. He is a
well-qualified and popular teacher - bringing to the discharge of his various
and important duties talents and experience in the highest degree useful and
valuable. We hope rooms crowded with
students, will be the proof that his efforts to establish and maintain here a
first class Seminary, are properly appreciated and encouraged by our
citizens. His is such a school as is
needed here, and the range of studies pursued is sufficiently extensive and
liberal to meet the wishes of all classes of pupils. WD
12 22 The fall term of the
Watertown Seminary closed Friday. Whole
number of pupils in attendance during the term was 82. The following names are placed upon the Roll
of Honor this term:
Hattie
Adams, Viola Ament, Ada Barber, Lois Barton, Ruth Boughton,
Sarah Boughton, Inez Brown, Lessie
Breakenridge, Lucy Clark, Anna Crandall, Mary
Chadwick, Jennie Davies, Libbie Dennis, Anna Ford,
Dorn Fuller, Ella Guilder, Celia Hyland, Lena Labaree,
Mary Mitchell, Hattie Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Fannie Nixon, Mary Northrop, Maggie
Peebles, Rose Rogan, Katie Scott, Emma Stockwell,
Amelia Straw, Jennie Straw, Julia Searles, Ida Wells,
Cleopha Weston, Uranah
Cole, Emma Ford, Bell McMahon, Ella Nichols, Maria Searles,
Mary VanAlstine, Frank Barber, Willie Baesant, Alfred Commell, Charlie
Duffy, Dannie Enos, Elwin Fuller, Arthur Hall,
Charlie Moak, Arthur Moulton, Lewis Sanborn, Frank
Smith, Fred Webb, Frank Hall
The
winter term will open January 2. WD
1865
09 07 WATERTOWN
SEMINARY: PLEASANTLY situated on Main St, east of J. J. Enos
This institution, under the management of Prof. R. W. Seaman,
its able and accomplished principal, will commence its fall term on Monday, the
18th. The building, which is pleasantly
situated on Main Street, just east of the residence of J. J. Enos, has been greatly enlarged, repaired, newly arranged,
and so improved as to make it convenient and commodious for school
purposes. It can now accommodate a
larger number of pupils, and possesses additional facilities for carrying
forward the work of instruction. Prof.
Seaman is an experienced and successful teacher, and the general satisfaction
he has given should secure him the continued favor and encouragement of the
community. Parents who prefer sending
their children to a private
school cannot have a better opportunity to do so than is now presented. His card will be found in another
column. WD
BOTH
FROM 1866-67 city dir SEMINARY (PRIVATE) NOT SAME AS UNION SCHOOL No. 1
Cross references:
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin