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164 | HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE.
male education. Provision. is made for the boardiug
aod particular care of young ladies from abroad in the
Seminary, aud with the family of the Principal. Be-
sides the large school-room in the lower part of the
building formerly used by the second Congregational
Church for the worship of God, there has been erected
a large brick building of three stories, for the use of the
Principal and the boarding department; containing also
convenient rooms for study. ,
The Berkshire Gymnasium, established in this town, |
has been in operation nearly two years, though not in-
corporated until the commencement of the present year.
For the accommodation of teachers and pupils, three
large and elegant brick buildings have been erected, on
the ground formerly occupied as a cantonment by the
government of the United States. A view of these is
presented in the accompanying plate. _'T'his school is
under the superintendence of Prof. C. Dewey, assisted
by teachers in the usual English branches of education,
Mathematicks, Philosophy, Greek and Latin, and the
modern languages. It is conducted on the general plan
of the Gymnasia of Europe, and it is designed to ena-
ble the pupil to obtain a more complete education ina
shorter time, by employing more teachers and more
hours in study ; and by various exercises for the body,
to give strength and firmness to the ,constitution, and
elasticity and energy to the mind; and by particular
watchfulness and attention to morals and manners and ©
religious duties, to form the pupils to a high and noble
character, and the performance of the great duties of
this active and interesting age. It has been so far suc-
cessful in its operations. It educates lads and young
men of fair character, and prepares youth for college —
or for business.
In 1823 an Academy was incorporated in Williams-
town; and in the same year, another was incorporated
-in Stockbridge. Though the latter has not gone into _
operation under the incorporation, a school of the na-
ture of an Academy has existed in that town for the
most part for several years.
Williams College, in Williamstown, was incorporated
June 22, 1793, and held its first commencement in
1795, on the first Wednesday in September, which is