BELLEVILLE OLD HOME WEEK
ON UNION ACADEMY CENTENIAL ANNIVERARY

TO INVITE ALL OF ALUMNI

Elaborate PLans Are To Be Perfected For Celebration At Jefferson County's Famous Educational Institution Next Winter

Elaborate plans will be perfected during the coming winter to observe the centennial anniversary of the founding of Union academy at Belleville. Jefferson County's most famous educational institution. Those in charge of the school propose an appropriate program to mark the 100 years of Its history in association with with the annual commencement next June. At that time reunion of alumni and an old home week for Belleville village will be promoted.

Belleville and Union academy have attained national fame through the publicity given it by the bureau of study and betterment of rural communities, federal department of agriculture, the community, through the influence of the academy, having been chosen as one of the three modem rural communities by the experts of the government.

In 1921, following an exhaustive study by Miss Emily F. Hoag. assistant economist of the department, a [illegible: possibly 65] page pamphlet was Issued at Washington recounting the history and achievements of Belleville and Its school. In that It was thrown [through] now Union students have become governors of three states. Invented chloroform, produced such famous educators as the introducer of manual training and a long roster of educators, leaders in various professions and business masters.

All living graduates and those who have attended the academy will be sought for next year's reunion and famous sons and daughters of Union will comprise the program of speakers who will recall the history of the institution. Among those who will be sought will be Miss Marietta Holley, better known to the reading public as Josiah Allen's wife, famous authoress of Pierrepont Manor.

Records of the institution prior to 1840 have been lost so that early details relative to the academy are not available. It was first opened as a private academy through efforts of Rev. Joshua Bradley who brought about the Union Literary society which managed the academy for a period from 1821. In 1830 the school enrolled 3O students.

Article as it appeared in the Watertown Daily Times
Thursday July 17, 1924
from www.fultonhistory.com

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